Gov should ‘disclose’ its indy advice

THE Scottish Government should publish legal advice it received about a second independence referendum, the information commissioner has ruled.

Daren Fitzhenry, the Scottish Information Commissioner, said disclosing some of the advice would “significantly enhance public debate on this issue”.

It comes after the government refused a Freedom of Information request from The Scotsman newspaper which asked for any legal advice provided to ministers on the topic of a second independence referendum in 2020.