Reserved
Immigration, nationality, most social security, defence and macroeconomic policy sit with the UK Government. Scotland cannot rewrite those rules. Asylum support and AASC are reserved — they are not mixed into devolved pots on this desk.
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Law
The judgment and the statute are the authority, not commentary. Reserved and devolved duties are kept apart. FOISA is how missing national lines are asked for — after the public file has been read. Asylum case law is not loaded on this desk.
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Devolved
Health, education, housing, local government, and most justice sit with the Scottish Parliament, ministers and 32 councils. Refugee integration programmes are devolved — New Scots pennies are not added to TME here.
FOISA / FOIA
Scottish public bodies: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Home Office and other reserved bodies: FOIA 2000. Read the published file first. Do not send a request that duplicates a table already online.
FOI packAudit
NAO and PAC cover reserved UK departments. Audit Scotland covers devolved bodies and 32 councils. They are not the same auditor.
FOI packNamed statutes
The Act is the authority. These are the public papers already used on this record. Not a complete statute book.
Scotland Act 1998
Reserved and devolved competence. Immigration is reserved.
legislation.gov.ukFreedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Scottish public bodies. Not the same as FOIA 2000.
legislation.gov.ukFreedom of Information Act 2000
Reserved UK bodies, including the Home Office.
legislation.gov.ukPublic Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000
Audit Scotland and the accounts trail. Not NAO.
legislation.gov.uk
Auditors
They are not the same auditor. Do not mix reserved UK and devolved findings into one trail.
Audit Scotland
Devolved bodies and 32 councils. Not the NAO.
Open publisherNational Audit Office
Reserved UK departments. Not Audit Scotland.
Open publisher
- LegislationActs and SSIs that create duties and spend.Partial
- JudgmentsPublished cases.Next: published ScotCourts / BAILII when openedLast checked Not opened
- Audit and inquiriesAudit Scotland, NAO, public inquiries. National FOI is on this site. Asylum-depth investigation is not this pack.Next: Audit Scotland / NAO national reportsLast checked Ready to fill
- FOI and transparency rulesWhat must be published.Partial
Missing is not zero. Do not mix pots. Method.