Copies of Inbound, Outbound and Internal Communications Relating to Changes to Published Audit Summaries for Approved Establishments

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I would appreciate if you could please provide the following information; Copies of inbound, outbound and internal communications relating to changes to published audit summaries for approved establishments from 1/1/21 to date.

Attached you can find all the internal communications Food Standards Scotland (FSS) holds, which reference the changes to published audit summaries for approved establishments from 1/1/21 to date. To note that the email exchanges and consideration of this matter have taken place in 2022, as the new audit system was rolled out in 2021 and all plants, progressively, have entered a 12 months inspection cycle. The final audit outcomes only started being issued in 2022. Section 38(1)(b) (Personal information) FOISA applies to the content. In addition, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) would like to mention that the Head of Division issued the decision to a Food Standards Scotland (FSS) member of staff verbally during an one to one meeting, also in agreement with Option C. Finally, the above mentioned Food Standards Scotland (FSS) member of staff informed the meat industry via verbal updates during regular catch-ups between this Food Standards Scotland (FSS) member of staff and meat industry members