Officials at Scotland’s new benefits agency are planning to follow the example of other public bodies on keeping information hidden from the public.

Social Security Scotland has redacted minutes of its executive advisory body meeting in April, removing details about its budget and conflict of interest policy. In one email, seen by The Times, a staff member said they had suggested adding extra information to the documents, which was “highly uncommon”.

However, after being told by another official that the benefits agency wanted to remove an item that had already been made public, they wrote: “For future, if we have confidential items we might need to come up with a mechanism whereby we’re not adjusting agenda after the fact.

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