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The [[Scottish Information Commissioner]] is responsible for enforcing and promoting the right to access public information created by the [[Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002]] and the [[Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004]] both of which came into force on 1 January 2005. The Act and the Regulations give anyone, anywhere in the world, important rights to access information held by more than 10,000 public authorities in Scotland {{ref|1}}.

[[Kevin Dunion]] was appointed as the first Scottish Information Commissioner in February 2003.

==Senior Staff at the Commission==

In addition to the Commissioner, there is a staff of 20 individuals based at Kinburn Castle in St Andrews:

* [[Margaret Keyse]] - Head of Investigations
* [[Sarah Hutchison]] - Head of Policy and Information
* [[David Lowrie]] - Head of Operational Management
* [[Jann Sangster]] - Finance and Administration Manager
* [[Euan McCulloch]] - Deputy Head of Investigations

==Freedom of Information Officers==

* [[Jill Anderson]]
* [[Andrew Campbell]]
* [[Caitlin Dalgleish]]
* [[Alison Davies]]
* [[Julie Frew]]
* [[Martin Hughes]]
* [[Colin MacFadyen]]
* [[Paul Mutch]]
* [[Lucy Scharbert]]
* [[Claire Sigsworth]]
* [[Claire Stephen]]

==Administrators==

* [[Pauline Keith]] 
* [[Liz Brown]]
* [[Kim Berry]]

== Notes ==

1 {{note|1}} Scottish Information Commissioner [http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/aboutus/role.htm Role of the Commissioner]. Last accessed 21/04/07