Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
FOI Reference: FOI/202400426576
Date received: 6 August 2024
Date responded: 27 August 2024
Information requested
Request for information 1: A copy of where information is that if staff identify themselves as staff they will be passed to a specialist team (who have restricted access to the details of the application).
Request for information 2: How many people have accessed my information that possibly could have worked with me when I was at Social Security Scotland?
Request for information 3: I would like to know how many times people have accessed my information who possibly could have worked with me when I was at Social Security Scotland.
Response
We have interpreted your request in the context that you believe your application should have been designated as restricted access (and as such can only be accessed by a specialist team who deal with applications from staff) as you are a former member of staff.
Request for information 1: Please find attached a copy of the internal guidance (provided to staff on our internal Knowledge Base) which explains that a staff member that specialises in staff claims will handle applications from permanent members of Agency staff where the applicant’s National Insurance Number appears on any case as a primary client or participant.
Request for information 2 and 3: While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Social Security Scotland does not have the information you have requested. This information is not held as you were not a permanent member of Social Security Scotland staff at the time of your case being transferred to Social Security Scotland, and as such, at no time would access to your details have been restricted in line with the relevant process for applications from permanent members of Agency staff. We do not hold record of staff who may have worked with you when you were employed by Social Security Scotland.
This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that Social Security Scotland does not have the information you have requested.
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FOI 202400426576