Scottish Government FOI Index

22,640releases indexed

40,478attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,386partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-09-02newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,386 unclear 7,405 not held 3,239 released 1,581 already published 700 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5149 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3727 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 2994 s.17(1) 2922 s.25(1) 2520 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1223 s.2 1222 s.3 958

Timeline

2026-09 1 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,312 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 978 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 961 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 737 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 702 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 665 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 657 releases · 25.6 avg days

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299 matching releases

Scottish Government job titles containing "manager" or "team leader": FOI release

How many Scottish Government civil servants have manager or team leader in their job title, compared to how many are employed at this time?

FOI unclear 75 score 1 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-25
Reference: FOI/202600516510
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Correspondence between Scottish Government, ILI Group and Apatura Limited: FOI release

Please can the Scottish Government provide all correspondence between its ministers, officials, advisers, or civil servants and the companies ILI Group and Apatura Limited. This should include emails, memos, minutes of meetings, text messages and exchanges on messaging apps, and any other relevant correspondence.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings whatsapp s.29 s.33(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-25
Reference: FOI/202600519985
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Family C Learning Review information: FOI release

Review notification and progress 1. Any notification, terms of reference, progress report, update or completed report concerning the Family C Learning Review received by the Scottish Government. 2. Any record showing when the Scottish Government became aware of: the decision to conduct the review; the appointment of...

FOI not held 70 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.3 s.5 s.6 s.17(1) s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-25
Reference: FOI/202600528245
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Number of paid influencers, creators, and public figures used by Scottish Government: FOI release

The total number of paid social media influencers, creators, or public figures used for campaigns, promotions, or advertisements by the Scottish Government, for each year of 2024 and 2025 - as well as 2026 to date. I would like the number of influencers used broken down by year. Please note: I am not asking for any co...

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600515468
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

List of all ETZ Ltd grant agreement values: EIR release

Please provide a list stating the value of all grant agreements between Scottish Government and ETZ Ltd (https://etzltd.com/) based in Aberdeen which have been entered into by year: 24/25 25/26 26/27 For each agreement please state the name of the project being funded and value of grant awarded. Where the grant comes...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: EIR/202600514873
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Total spend on engineering and energy expertise including Energised Environments Limited contract: EIR release

Please can you provide me with the following information: 1. The Scottish Government’s total spend on this public contract, awarded to Energised Environments Limited in October 2022. 2. The amount of spend on technical or specialist services, providing expertise or expert advice/assurance, relating to engineering, ene...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: EIR/202600514547
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Social Security Scotland - number of successful claims for Adult Disability Payment involving certain conditions: FOI release

Request for information 1: The number of successful claims made for adult disability payment involving the following CD10 conditions, from 2022 to 2026: 1. F40 - Phobic anxiety disorders 2. F41 - Other anxiety disorders 3. F42 - Obsessive compulsive disorder Request for information 2: The number of people claiming ...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600514280
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Money and tax, Public sector

International Network Offices information: FOI release

Information about the External Office Network for the year ending 31st March 2025 including: 1. Location of office. 2. Date of opening. 3. Staff numbers for each office. 4. Total staff costs, including National Insurance & pension contributions. 5. Any other administration costs in running the offices. 6. The number o...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.5 s.6 s.25(1) s.38(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600514490
Directorate: Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Transport Scotland - social value management queries: FOI release

Please could you inform me if you have a person responsible for managing social value? If you do, who are they? If you do not, who is managing your social value? Please could you inform me if you are using a social value platform? If you are using a platform, which platform are you using, and when does the current cont...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence contracts s.17(1)

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600514884
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Total Scottish Forestry staff attendance at Todrig judicial review hearing: FOI release

I would like to make a FOI request, in relation to the Todrig judicial review, in which Scottish Forestry were found to have broken the law after a two-day hearing in the Court of Session in January 2026. How many Scottish Forestry staff attended this hearing in person (in the Court of Session) for this judicial revie...

FOI not held 45 score 2 working days correspondence spending s.15 s.17(1)

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600516258
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Law and order, Public sector

Transport Scotland - cost of acquisition of Ardrossan Harbour from Peel Ports: EIR release

The following information in relation to the acquisition of Ardrossan Harbour from Peel Ports: 1. The total purchase price paid for Ardrossan Harbour. 2. Any breakdown of that price, including land, assets, or associated rights acquired. 3. The total estimated cost to the public purse of the acquisition and any asso...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts spending s.4 s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: EIR/202600512378
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Terms and conditions of Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan Scheme: EIR release

1. Administrative Inconsistency: How is it possible for the Scottish Government to have "paid out" public funds for a device that it simultaneously defines as an "ineligible measure"? 2. Failure of Parity: If a precedent was set in 2025 for the funding of a NIBE S735, under what legal or policy framework is the Scotti...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.11(2) s.34(1)

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: EIR/202600514053
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

HM Fire Service Inspectorate in Scotland - cost of net zero staff and external consultants used: FOI release

1. Climate-related posts a) The number of posts (headcount, and FTE where recorded) employed with job titles that include any of the following terms: Climate; Net Zero; Sustainability; Carbon; Emissions; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Climate Action; Climate Policy; Climate Programme; Climate Project; ...

FOI unclear 50 score 5 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600515594
Directorate
Topic: Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

Information regarding publication of rural payments: EIR release

Rural payments in Scotland used to be published on DEFRA's CAP Payments database https://cap-payments.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx but the last year that happened was for 2024 and DEFRA has announced the website will close in May 2027. While the website states 'The UK Government remains committed to full transparency in t...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 1 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: EIR/202600516262
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Materials relating to Dumbarton Health Centre and the primary care programme: FOI release

The following information: A note of the decision makers i.e. who determined the successful projects; A copy of any guidance issued to decision makers; If additional to such guidance, a copy of any scoring matrix issued; A copy of the information issued to decision makers on the relative merits / requirements for each...

FOI unclear 55 score 30 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.2 s.6 s.8

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600512570
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector, Scottish Budget

Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and politically restricted posts information: FOI release

The Scottish Ministers are required, by section 3(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, to appoint a person to carry out various specified functions in relation to politically restricted posts. 1. Who has the Scottish Ministers appointed to this role? One of the functions which the above person is required ...

FOI not held 45 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.3(1) s.1 s.2(3) s.3 s.2(2) s.17

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600513774
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Utilisation of annual funding provided to RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) for Abernethy Reserve: FOI release

I was wanting it to show what the funding was given for - eg, agricultural, forestry or whatever. Could you update this to show the what various grants were for on a yearly basis?

FOI unclear 50 score 1 working days correspondence

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600516035
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Public sector

Queries relating to Police Scotland's ‘Operation Broadcroft’ investigation: FOI release

I would like to make a FOI request for any recently updated information that may have been made available regarding 'Operation Broadfoot'. 1. When exactly was the investigation started and what was the trigger for it being initiated. 2. When exactly was it given the name Operation Broadcroft and by whom? 3. When were ...

FOI not held 45 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1)

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600515095
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Social Security Scotland - Pension Age Disability Payment stoppage queries: FOI release

1. Why are PADP payments stopped when someone goes into hospital / council-funded care? 2. If someone has disability support needs beyond what the hospital / care home can provide, and these are not being met (or fully met) via the care home / hospital or via other council funding during the period in which the person ...

FOI unclear 55 score 10 working days correspondence meetings spending s.20

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600515345
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Money and tax, Public sector

Funding provided to the Acorn Project since February 2022: EIR release

How much money has the Scottish Government given to the Acorn Project since February 2022?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 9 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: EIR/202600515370
Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Data on purchase and return of home-working equipment: FOI release

I would like data on the number and cost of equipment purchased for civil servants to work from home in 2024 and 2025. I would also like information on how much of this equipment has been recovered from civil servants who have left the Scottish Government and a copy of the central asset register for this taxpayer funde...

FOI released 70 score 16 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600514571
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Transport Scotland - details and cost of newly-implemented 20mph signage: EIR release

-The total cost of implementing 20mph signage in Moray -The total number of new signs installed, and any signs removed or replaced -The specific cost of installing signage on the A95 at Aberlour and Craigellachie, and on the A96 at Elgin and Keith -Details of any funding or resources allocated for enforcement of the ne...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence ministers spending s.20 s.39(2) s.19 s.10(4)

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: EIR/202600513768
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Transport Scotland - number of closures and accident reports on A75 and A77 roads: EIR release

I wish to make the following freedom of information request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA). I request the following information relating to the A75 and A77 roads: 1. The number of planned road closures on the A75 and A77 between the 1st and 31st March 2026. 2. The number of unplanned roa...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 13 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: EIR/202600514378
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Details of funding provided for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) provision: FOI release

1. What amount of funding did the Scottish Government provide to the organisation ESOL Scotland for the delivery of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) provision delivered online during the financial year 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026? 2. Was this funding extended beyond 31 March 2026? If so, please provide...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600513819
Directorate: Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Education, Public sector, +1 more … Work and skills

Total expenditure on Digital Champions as part of digital inclusion initiatives: FOI release

The total expenditure by the Scottish Government on training, recruiting, and supporting community or volunteer Digital Champions as part of digital inclusion initiatives (for example, Connecting Scotland, Digital Lifelines Scotland, Digital Inclusion Programme, or any similar programmes) for each financial year from 2...

FOI released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending 4 attachments

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600513601
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector