{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002/section-27",
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  "legislation": "asp/2002/13",
  "legislation_title": "Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-scotland-act-2002",
  "path": "section/27",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Information intended for future publication",
  "text": "(1) Information is exempt information if—\n(a) it is held with a view to its being published by—\n(i) a Scottish public authority; or\n(ii) any other person,\nat a date not later than twelve weeks after that on which the request for the information is made;\n(b) when that request is made the information is already being held with that view; and\n(c) it is reasonable in all the circumstances that the information be withheld from disclosure until such date as is mentioned in paragraph (a).\n(2) Information obtained in the course of, or derived from, a programme of research is exempt information if—\n(a) the programme is continuing with a view to a report of the research (whether or not including a statement of that information) being published by—\n(i) a Scottish public authority; or\n(ii) any other person; and\n(b) disclosure of the information before the date of publication would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially—\n(i) the programme;\n(ii) the interests of any individual participating in the programme;\n(iii) the interests of the authority which holds the information; or\n(iv) the interests of the authority mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) (if it is a different authority from that which holds the information).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/section/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:59.929274+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}