Home Resources Enforcement Practice Recommendations Practice Recommendations The Commissioner can issue a Practice Recommendation if a public authority appears not to be conforming to the good practice described by the Scottish Ministers' Codes of Practice under sections 60 and 61 of the Act. Practice recommendations are not enforceable, but the Commissioner expects authorities to comply within a reasonable time (generally six months from the date of issue). If an authority fails to comply after that time, the Commissioner may consider issue of an Enforcement Notice. The Commissioner issues many fewer Practice Recommendations than Decision Notices (formal notices on FOI appeals). View the Commissioner's Decision Notices in our Decisions Database. View our Practice Recommendations 001/2021 Aberdeenshire Council - Responsibility for FOI within an authority; consulting third parties Issue date: 07/12/2021 Compliance due date: 28/02/2022 Status: Awaiting compliance Download full report here. 01/2012 University of the Highlands and Islands - Training; management and culture; procedures; reviews; monitoring Issue date: 07/06/2012 Compliance due date: 07/12/2012 Status: Authority complied Download full report here. 01/2010 Scottish Borders Council - Training; timescales for responding to requests; monitoring; refusals of requests Issue date: 06/07/2010 Compliance due date: 06/10/2010 Status: Authority complied Download full report here.
001/2021 Aberdeenshire Council - Responsibility for FOI within an authority; consulting third parties Issue date: 07/12/2021 Compliance due date: 28/02/2022 Status: Awaiting compliance Download full report here.
01/2012 University of the Highlands and Islands - Training; management and culture; procedures; reviews; monitoring Issue date: 07/06/2012 Compliance due date: 07/12/2012 Status: Authority complied Download full report here.
01/2010 Scottish Borders Council - Training; timescales for responding to requests; monitoring; refusals of requests Issue date: 06/07/2010 Compliance due date: 06/10/2010 Status: Authority complied Download full report here.
