Information Watchdog Demands Scottish Government Hand Over Independence Analysis

Document reportedly says it would take up to eight years for Scotland to rejoin EU

Pro-Union activists wave a Union flag (C) as Scottish Saltire and EU flags fly during an anti-Conservative government, pro-Scottish independence, and anti-Brexit demonstration outside Holyrood, the seat of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Feb. 1, 2020. Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Scotland’s information watchdog has ordered the government in Edinburgh to hand over an internal analysis it has conducted into the possibility of Scotland re-joining the European Union after independence.

Following Britain’s exit from the EU in January 2020, the Scottish National Party (SNP) has reiterated its commitment to an independent Scotland rejoining the bloc.