Scottish Government to extend coverage of FOISA? Hold your breath!
With a General Election looming, the Scottish minority SNP Government has decided to put clear “Skye-Blue” water between its attitude to Freedom of Information and that of the Labour Party – the main opposition in Scotland. Scottish Minister for Parliamentary Business Bruce Crawford has confirmed the Scottish Government will consult in spring 2010 on whether to extend the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 [FOISA] for the first time to cover a wider range of bodies who deliver public services in




