"Perhaps worse than the fact that Scottish ministers have once again failed to comply with one of my decisions, is that they appear to have tried to conceal this breach of trust with unjustified delays and a wall of silence. The excuses I have now been given, both in writing and in person, are preposterous and unacceptable."
"I can no longer trust the government to handle this information unsupervised and will explore more intrusive options to ensure compliance."
"Ministers have repeatedly missed deadlines to publish correspondence about the Sturgeon inquiry, which cleared her of misleading parliament during a Holyrood probe into the handling of harassment claims against Alex Salmond."
The Scottish information commissioner David Hamilton is considering legal action against the Scottish government for failing to comply with orders to release documents related to ethics investigations into Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond. The government has repeatedly missed deadlines to publish correspondence about the Sturgeon inquiry, which cleared her of misleading parliament. Hamilton stated he can no longer trust the government to handle files unsupervised, citing preposterous and unacceptable excuses for non-compliance. The commissioner is dealing with six freedom of information appeals relating to both inquiries and expressed dismay to Scotland's permanent secretary about the government's apparent attempts to conceal breaches of trust through unjustified delays.
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