Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) gives you the right to request information from the Crofting Commission. We must provide it unless there’s a good reason not to.
Before Making a Request for Information
Before making a formal request, please explore the large amount information already available on our website, including the Publication Scheme, Annual Reports, Publications, and Board Papers. If you are specifically looking for details regarding individual crofts, croft lists or associated individuals, you can find this via our Open Data and our Register of Crofts. While we are committed to transparency and providing information whenever possible, please also keep in mind our guidance on vexatious and repeated requests and our Charging Policy.
How to Request Information
Requests must be in writing and must include:
- Your full name
- A contact address – this can be a postal or email address
- A description of the information you want
If possible, please provide a daytime telephone number so we can contact you if we have any questions about your request.
To request information you can email or write to us with “FOI” or “Freedom of Information” in the subject line or body of the request.
- compliancehub@crofting.gov.scot
- Crofting Commission
Great Glen House
Leachkin Road
Inverness
IV3 8NW
You can also find our guidance on vexatious and repeated requests, and more information on your rights at the Scottish Information Commissioner’s website.
Fees and Timescales
- Will there be a fee? We do not normally charge for providing this information. You can read our Charging Policy for details.
- Timescale: We will respond to your request within 20 working days. If a request is complex, we will contact you to explain the delay and let you know when you can expect a full response.
Review and Appeal – what to do if you’re unhappy with our response
- Request a review: If you are not happy with our response, you can ask for a review within 40 working days. We will look at your request again and aim to provide a new response within 20 working days.
- Appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner: If you are still not satisfied, you have the right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner. You should keep all your correspondence with us, as you will need to provide copies to the Commissioner.
FOI requests
We keep a public record of all freedom of information requests we receive. You can click on a request’s date to see a summary. If you want a full copy of a response, email us at compliancehub@crofting.gov.scot and include the case number.
We are strongly committed to complying with legislation that gives you the right to request information and for that information to be provided to you unless there are good reasons not to do so.
Recent Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Requests
Freedom of Information Requests
640 results
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FOI Request: 125599
Request any correspondence, documents, letters, maps, names, address and organisation and any other information pertaining to any other parties, individuals or companies that have registered any claim or interest over Arivegaig Common Grazings, register number CG31, for any alternative use of/for Common Grazings.
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FOI Request: 125384
Information regarding: 1. The number of meetings that the Crofting Commission has with Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Island, over the Scottish Government’s proposed Agriculture Bill between 30 June 2023 to date? 2. The minutes of the aforementioned meetings?
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FOI Request: 125412
Information regarding: 1. The number of heat pumps installed on crofts from 31 December 2020 to date? 2. The number of solar panels installed on crofts from 31 December 2020 to date?
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FOI Request: 125180
Request for information on the Eyenort Common Grazings Committee between 01/11/1982-30/11/1990
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FOI Request: 125106 (EIR)
Information regarding: 1. Do you have a target to cut emissions from air and/or business travel? 2. Please provide copies of any corporate policy your organisation has on the reduction of emissions from business travel? 3. Please provide copies of any corporate policy your organisation has on the reduction of the use of air travel for business travel purposes? 4. Please provide details of the number of flights your staff have taken from Edinburgh & Glasgow Airports to London Airports for business purposes in the past 12 months (or your most recent 12 month reporting period) for travel to destinations within south-east England? 5. Please provide details of the number of rail journeys your staff have taken from Edinburgh & Glasgow railway stations to London railway stations for business purposes in the past 12 months (or your most recent 12 month reporting period) for travel to destinations within south-east England?
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FOI Request: 125102 (EIR)
Request for all information pertaining to Croft 10 Halistra.
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FOI Request: 124954
Request for the following information: 1) The total amount spent on compensation payments in the financial years: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24? 2) The total spent on rectifying errors in the financial years: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24?
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FOI Request: 124955
Request for the following information: 1) The total financial loss on written off inventory and IT equipment for financial years: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24? 2) The total cost of replacing/fixing broken or out of date IT equipment for financial years: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24? 3) The total spent in severance pay in the financial years: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24?
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FOI Request: 124956
Request for the following information: 1) The total amount of money that has been lost as a result of fraud in the financial years: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24? 2) The total amount of money spent to retrieve the money lost to fraud in the financial years: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24?
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FOI Request: 124827
Information regarding: Q1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following? Q2. Does your organisation have plans to procure any of the following services: a. Cloud computing, b. Software as a Service (SaaS), c. Platform as a Service (PaaS), d. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), e. Anything as a Service (Xaas)? Q3. Does your organisation have any plans to procure the following services: a. Network Security, b. Cloud Security, c. Endpoint Security, d. Mobile Security, e. IoT Security, f. Application Security? Q4. Does your organisation have any plans to procure following services: Data and Analytics, AI and Automation, Digital Transformation?