FOI Release: Country of Origin Reporting and the RCI

Published: 27 February 2023
Freedom of information class: How we're performing

Information request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

FOI reference: CW-2023-036
Date received: 31 January  2023
Date responded: 23 February 2023

Information requested

  1. the ‘detailed dossier’ that is mentioned in this story please? https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/nicola-sturgeon-orders-officials-draw-26396790
  2. how many people have registered on the RCI portal.

Response

  1. I enclose a copy of the document that was provided to Scottish Government. The country of origin report mentioned in the document can be found on the data and statistics section of our website.
  2. As of midday on Friday 10 February, a total of 577 submissions have been made to the register. This is the number of submissions made by recorded persons over a piece of land.

Further information on RCI can be found on our RCI summary page and guidance which covers the register in detail. It also provides an update on the Scottish Ministers proposal to extend the submission deadline from 1 April 2023 to 1 April 2024.

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