Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,792releases indexed
39,278attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,073partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

Timeline

2026-05 339 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263 2025-10 217

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days
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Mairi McAllan briefing for appearance at the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee on 25 January 2023: EIR release

The briefing given to the then minister Mairi McAllan for her appearance in front of the Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee on 25 January 2023. As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs)...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) 6 attachments
Published
2024-01-05
Reference
202300355989
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Mairi Gougeon meeting with Ranil Jayawardena 17 October 2022: EIR release

All internal and external correspondence within and sent or received by the Scottish Government including attached documents, meeting handouts, memos, briefings to ministers, attendee lists, location of meeting, notes, minutes, or OneNote memos, linked to Mairi Gougeon's meeting with Ranil Jayawardena on October 17, 20...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-05
Reference
202300338450
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Cabinet Secretary briefing Rural Affairs and Islands Committee: FOI release

The briefing prepared for the Cabinet Secretary, Mairi Gougeon, for her appearance before the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 24 May 2023.

FOI already published 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-04
Reference
202300358875
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Suckler beef climate scheme: EIR release

Any briefings created for the Cabinet Secretary relating to the ‘suckler beef climate scheme’ after 1 January 2021.

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.6 6 attachments
Published
2024-01-03
Reference
202300346956
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Salmon farm waste: EIR release

All information held on; destinations, receivers, disposal sites and disposal methods of all controlled wastes and salmon mortalities from salmon farms. Does any form of salmon mortality waste end up being used as “fertiliser” for agriculture or as a constituent of animal feed, pet food or anything other than being bu...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1)
Published
2023-12-28
Reference
202300347850
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Farm Advisory Service: FOI release

The level of funding given specifically to the Farm Advisory Service since 2019-2020, on a financial yearly basis up to the most recent budget.

FOI released 95 score 9 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-22
Reference
202300342877
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Exercise Holly report and Scottish Government involvement in disease related exercises: FOI release

Under the FOI (Scotland) Act 2002 please confirm if the Scottish Government has a copy of the Exercise Holly report referenced in the PQ below. If yes, please provide the final report on the exercise (detailing lessons learned, concerns raised by participants, improvements needed, areas of good practice, what exercises...

FOI unclear 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) 6 attachments
Published
2023-12-22
Reference
202300342589
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

National Farmers Union of Scotland and gene editing: EIR release

Correspondence (including emails, attachments, typed or handwritten notes, letters, notes/records of phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefings, WhatsApp messages or otherwise) between Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon MSP, any other Scottish Government representatives and the National Farmers Union of Scotland, the Ros...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 37 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.5(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) 28 attachments
Published
2023-12-20
Reference
202200280877
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Rural Payments to organisations managing/owning Hopetoun Estate: EIR release

Information about the Hopetoun Estate: The details of all Rural Payments to all the organisations that were or are managing/owning this land over the last six years. Which organisation(s) received what payments. A breakdown of these payments and what they were for. If there were any payments for heather restoration, h...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-20
Reference
202200286958
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence regarding 'seed potato' 'Pepsi' and 'trade with Russia': FOI release

Correspondence received by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP regarding ‘seed potatoes’, ‘Pepsi’ and ‘trade with Russia’ between 1 January 2022 to 23 March 2022. Correspondence received by Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon MSP regarding ‘seed potatoes’, ‘Pepsi’ and ‘trade with Russia’ between 1 January 2022 to 23 March 2...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.28 s.29(1) 4 attachments
Published
2023-12-19
Reference
202200289962
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence received by Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon MSP regarding ‘fertiliser’ and the ‘price of fertiliser’: EIR release

All correspondence received by Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon MSP regarding ‘price of fertiliser’, ‘shortages of fertiliser’, ‘price of ammonium nitrate fertiliser’, and ‘shortages of ammonium nitrate fertiliser’ between 8 May 2021 and 16 March 2022 including, emails, Whatsapp messages and meeting minutes. As the inf...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.10(5) 12 attachments
Published
2023-12-19
Reference
202200288436
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Briefings given to Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon MSP and/or Minister Màiri McAllan MSP for the Rural Affairs and Islands portfolio questions on 24 March 2022: FOI release

All Scottish Government briefings given to Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon MSP for the Rural Affairs and Islands portfolio questions on 24 March 2022. All Scottish Government briefings given to Minister Màiri McAllan MSP for the Rural Affairs and Islands portfolio questions on 24 March 2022.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 35 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.17(1) 18 attachments
Published
2023-12-19
Reference
202200291612
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish land fund: EIR release

1. A breakdown of spending from the Scottish Land Fund per year, since 2021 2. The amount of funding left over in the budget allocated to the Scottish Land Fund per year, since 2021 3. The number, names and locations, of projects awarded stage 2 funding by the Scottish Land Fund, broken down into a table, since 1 June ...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence meetings spending
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
FOI/202300381983
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Agriculture and rural development stakeholder and agriculture reform implementation oversight group: EIR release

1. When did the Agriculture and Rural Development Stakeholder Group last meet? 2. The minutes of the last meeting of the Agriculture and Rural Development Stakeholder Group 3. How often does the Agriculture Reform Implementation Oversight Board meet? 4. How long does a meeting of the Agriculture Reform Implementation O...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
FOI/202300379808
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Breaches of cross compliance regulations: EIR release

1. Please state how many breaches of the cross compliance regulations have occurred in the last five years for which you hold data (ie from 2017-18 to 2020-21). 2. For each breach, or case of non-compliance, please state the specific requirement breached e.g. SMR 6 or SMR 7. 3. For each SMR 7 breach, please state the...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 8 working days correspondence spending s.11(2) s.34(1) s.20 10 attachments
Published
2023-12-07
Reference
202200308348
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus: EIR release

1. Which piece of scientific research demonstrates that the H5N1 virus actually exists in nature? 2. Which piece of scientific research demonstrates that the H5N1 virus is present in Scotland? 3. Which piece of scientific research demonstrates that the H5N1 virus is the sole causative agent of Avian Influenza? 4. Wh...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.10(4)
Published
2023-12-05
Reference
FOI/202300379039
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Number of birds which have been culled in Scotland in 2022 due to Avian Flu: EIR release

The number of birds which have been culled in Scotland in 2022 due to Avian Flu, or due to the risks the disease poses, organised by location and species. As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are re...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2023-12-05
Reference
202200323194
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Returns submitted by Scone Estates / Mansfield Estates / North Logiealmond: EIR release

Under FOI can you please provide us with the following information. Returns that have been submitted to Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Division by Scone Estates/Mansfield Estates/ North Logiealmond under an Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) Moorland Option, which includes the supporting option ...

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-04
Reference
202300354671
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Carbon Neutral Islands Project: EIR release

The Scottish Government tender or briefing documents that were created and provided to applicants, who were in competition to carry out the net zero skills gap and sector analysis research, which is being undertaken in relation to the Carbon Neutral Islands Project. The proposals that were provided by contractors/organ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence briefings contracts s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2023-11-30
Reference
202300340321
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Meetings and minutes with Crofting Commission: EIR release

1. The number of times that crofting was discussed at Cabinet between 29 March 2023 to date. 2. The number of times that Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Island had with the Crofting Commission since 29 March 2023. 3. In addition, the minutes of Mairi Gougeon’s meeting with the Crof...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2023-11-27
Reference
FOI/202300377245
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Information on croft regulatory applications at Portanreidhlein, Islay: FOI release

SGRPID Oban for all of their records regarding croft regulatory applications at Portanreidhlein, Islay, including all internal emails and timetables in regard to this case, and your request to the commission is over and above this. You requested all of the 'paperwork' that SGRPID has in regard to processing this applic...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-11-23
Reference
202300343219
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Number of mobile abattoirs that receive funding: FOI release

The numbers of mobile abattoirs that receive funding by the Scottish Government per year from 2007 to the present day. The amount of funding per year that the Scottish Government has spent on or invested in mobile abattoirs from 2007 to the present day. The amount of abattoirs that receive funding by the Scottish Gover...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence
Published
2023-11-23
Reference
202200316331
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector