Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Katrine Bussey

Government launches appeal against Sturgeon investigation information ruling

The Government has lodged an appeal at the Court of Session against a ruling by the Information Commissioner (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Scottish Government is appealing a ruling by the Information Commissioner that it wrongly withheld information that was part of an investigation into whether Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code.

Last November’s ruling related to a long-running request for information from the investigation into whether Ms Sturgeon breached the ministerial code in dealings with her predecessor the late Alex Salmond over harassment allegations.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.