Dear [redacted]
REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 (FOISA)
Thank you for your request dated 15/10/2025 under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).
Your request:
You requested information on the total number of former employees at Consumer Scotland who failed their probation and had their employment ended, broken down into a table to reflect every financial year since 2021-22.
Our response:
Consumer Scotland has had no employees who have failed their probation resulting in their employment ending between 2021-22 and the present date, 15 October 2025.
Therefore, we are presenting a nil return to your request.
Your right to request a review:
If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by writing to;
Sam Ghibaldan,
Chief Executive
Consumer Scotland
Thistle House,
91 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh,
EH12 5HD
Or by email to: corporateservices@consumer.scot
Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 40 working days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review in accordance with FOISA as soon as possible, and not later than 20 working days from the day following the date we receive your review request.
If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner. More detailed information on your appeal rights is available on the Commissioner’s website at:
https://www.itspublicknowledge.info/YourRights/Unhappywiththeresponse/AppealingtoCommissioner.aspx
Yours sincerely
Sally Sandground
Data Protection Officer
Consumer Scotland