FOI Requests and Responses
PROACTIVE PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION RELEASED UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2001 (FOISA) AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2004
Under section 1 of FOISA, a person who requests information from a Scottish public authority which holds it, is entitled to be given it by the authority (subject to a number of exceptions set out in FOISA). In addition to responding to individual requests for information, the QLTR also makes available a range of material through our Publication Scheme.
In order to expand on our commitment to greater transparency under FOISA, we also publish information we have provided to applicants where that information is of wider interest than to the person who requested it. This can be found below, which lists requests and responses from April 2011, in date order, starting with the most recent.
While we do try to provide as much information as possible, there are some requests which relate to exempt information (which does not require to be released under FOISA) where we are not able to provide information to applicants.
Date of Response Details of Request
23 February 2021 - request for information regarding QLTR sale of land at South Queensferry: request and response.
7 August 2020 - Request for information relating to QLTR's mobile and telephone systems
Response - 12 August 2020 and see https://www.copfs.gov.uk/freedom-of-information/published-information/responses-we-have-made-to-foi-requests regarding responses made by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
28 February 2020 - Request for information regarding names published on the QLTR's list of Estates on which administration has been completed and which remain available for claim (see further our Estates / Ultimus Haeres page).
Response - 2 March 2020
4 November 2019 - Request for information regarding Block 8, Unit 43 Port Glasgow Industrial Estate, Glasgow.
Response - 7 November 2019
15 September 2018 - Request for information regarding notices recieved by QLTR from prospective claimants under Section 43 of the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012
Response - 25 September 2018
14 March 2018 - Request for information regarding the office's annual procurement reports
Response - 27 March 2018
9 February 2018 - Further request for information regarding the SS Spirit of the tay
Response - 7 March 2018
2 February 2018 - Request for information regarding the SS Spirit of the Tay
Response - 2 February 2018
22 October 2017 - Request for information regarding the roadway known as Elliot Terrace, Falkirk
Response - 16 November 2017
16 May 2017 - Request for information regarding Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Panel (SAFAP)
Response - 24 May 2017
9 February 2017 - Request for information regarding bona vacantia property/funds on individual cases since 2010
Response - 6 April 2017
8 March 2017 - Request relating to genealogical information the QLTR may hold in relation to UH202/09 and UH/198/09
Response - 13 March 2017
9 February 2017 - Request for information regarding bona vacantia property/funds on individual cases since 2010
Response - 21 February 2017
2 September 2016 - Request relating to information held regarding title investigations for an area of land at Travebank Gardens, Monifieth
Response - 2 September 2016
18 April 2016 - Request for information regarding the roadway known as Elliot Terrace, Falkirk
Response - 18 April 2016
17 March 2016 - Request for information regarding (1) Two carved stone balls (2) two romano-celtic and celtic heads
Response - 17 March 2016
20 January 2016 - Request for confirmation of number of staff working at QLTR
Response - 20 January 2016
28 September 2015 - Request for a copy of the files including maps, reports, files and any photographs in relation to 5 Treasure Trove finds and to be advised if all of the items been handed over to Stewartry Museum.
Response - 28 September 2015
28 September 2015 - Request for of all correspondence, including telephone records and emails and all documents received by and issued from QLTR in respect of the sale of the grass verge adjacent to 10 Springfield Road, including any negotiations, offers or intimations of interest from the person to whom we have sold the subjects or any other party and for the same materials for the valuation of £3000, how it was reached and copies of any correspondence in relation to that valuation between QLTR, the District Valuer and any other relevant party or party.
Response - 28 September 2015
30 March 2015 - Request to be supplied with all email correspondence sent out or received between 17th March and 19th March by every member of our senior management team which contains any of the following words: Daffodil, Mombasa, Maersk, Hephaestus, Vaccine.
Response - 30 March 2015
24 February 2015 - Request for contact details for the people that are responsible for purchasing Staff ID Cards and card wearing accessories such as lanyars, card holders etc, door access/swipe card or Fobs, plastic card printer ribbons and any other ID card related consumables
Response - 24 February 2015
11 July 2014 - Request for details as to number of employee who were given voluntary redundancy, compulsory redundancy, early retirement, compromise agreements or any other form of severence in the financial year 2013/14 and costs of these and total of full-time equivalent staff headcount in the same financial year
Response - 11 July 2014
12 June 2014 - Request for information on the title to property of a dissolved company and documents.
Response - 12 June 2014
9 May 2014 - Request for identification of those parties who have intimated an interest in subjects with a view to submitting an offer.
Response - 9 May 2014
26 March 2014 - Request for information about the number of contracts awarded by the QLTR to a supported business in the last 5 years.
Response - 26 March 2014
7 August 2013 - Request for information as to a deceased's family members, wives and children
Response - 7 August 2013
26 July 2013 - Request for information re how many staff employed directly by the QLTR were employed on a Zero Hours contract in each of the past five years
Response - 26 July 2013
1 February 2013 - Request for information re ulimus haeres estates and QLTR procedures
Response- 1 February 2013
31 January 2013 - Request regarding land at Harvey Square, Lochwinnoch
Response - 31 January 2013
10 January 2013 - Inquiry sent to the Treasure Trove Unit for information on finds on the Abercairny Estate, Fowlis Wester in the last 10 years.
Response - 10 January 2013
7 January 2013 - Request regarding land at Harvey Square, Lochwinnoch
Response - 7 January 2013
7 January 2013 - Request for all genealogical/disclosable information held by QLTR re Michael Curran (aka Coron) who died on 9 July 2007 in Edinburgh.
Response - 7 January 2013
18 December 2012 - Request for information to assist in locating the deceased Dmytris (formerly Dmytro) Kalka's place of birth and family
Response - 18 December 2012
23 November 2012 - Request for information re voluntary redundancies, compulsory redundancies, early retirements, severence or other payments on termination of employment and comprise agreements for individuals in each financial years since 2007/08.
Response - 23 November 2012
06 November 2012 - Request for a list of estates fallen to the Crown in Scotland, which seems to be unavailable from the website. In particular Murlaggan, Bohenie and Achnacoichan area
Response - 6 November 2012
4 October 2012 - Request for details as to legal costs for advice or legal opinion re how to respond to FOI enquiry.
Response - 4 October 2012
25 September 2012 - Request regarding land at Harvey Square, Lochwinnoch
Response - 25 September 2012
16 May 2012 - Request for information re the estate of Carole Ann Denmark and general information re the advertisement of high value estates.
Response – 16 May 2012
20 April 2012 - Request for information re media and press officers, their salaries, expenditure and expenditure re external PR agencies
Response – 20 April 2012
11 November 2011 - Request for Employee details, childcare schemes and how scheme providers procured
Response – 11 November 2011
11 Ocotber 2011 - Request for information re the estate of Felicja Mazurek.
Response – 11 October 2011
22 July 2011 - Request for information re the estate of Ivan Werhun.
Response – 22 July 2011
7 July 2011 - Request for information re the estates of Margaret Nora Ritchie, Theresa O’Brien, Catherine Langley, Kathleen Mulligan & Elizabeth Boswell.
Response - 7 July 2011
18 May 2011 - Request for Request for information re the estate of Michael McLoughlin.
Response – 18 May 2011
11 May 2011 - Request for information re net receipts transferred to the Scottish Consolidated Fund since devolution.
Response – 11 May 2011
9 May 2011 - Request for information re the estates of Katherine Stronach, John Stevenson, Felicja Mazurek, Norma Jarvie, John Lloyd, John McGill, Mary Macauley,Derek Hardie, Ian McDougall and Patrick Glynn.
Response – 9 May 2011
3 May 2011 - Request for information in relation to what basis finds are to be reported to the Treasure Trove Unit rather than the Police under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act, what legal advice the Unit have had and copy papers regarding the compatibility of procedures under the 1982 Act.
Response - 3 May 2011
12 April 2011 - Request for information re the estate of Patrick Glynn, Robert Renton, Andrew Murphy, Ian McDougall, Crighton Finlay, and Isabella Bell.
Response – 12 April 2011
8 April 2011 - Request for information re the estates of Patrick Glynn, Robert Renton, Andrew Murphy, Ian McDougall, Crighton Findlay and Isabella Bell.
Response - 8 April 2011