Scottish Government FOI Index

7,100releases indexed

11,002attachments found

26.0avg calendar days

2,867partially withheld

2024-09-02oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 2,867 unclear 1,842 not held 1,127 released 500 already published 296 cost limit 255 clarification 112 withheld 82 transferred 19

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 1974 s.20 1461 s.34(1) 1456 s.39(2) 1227 s.30 1195 s.17(1) 1022 s.25(1) 898 s.10(4) 763 s.11(2) 607 s.29(1) 519 s.2 448 s.3 342

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 491 releases · 27.4 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 425 releases · 27.5 avg days Marine Directorate 274 releases · 26.7 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 267 releases · 25.4 avg days People Directorate 243 releases · 23.7 avg days Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate 229 releases · 31.2 avg days Population Health Directorate 228 releases · 24.7 avg days Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate 199 releases · 23.6 avg days

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Documents regarding accuracy of public statements concerning hospital waiting times: FOI release

Please provide all information held by your authority relating to the accuracy, verification, or internal assessment of the following public statements made by your organisation regarding waiting times in hospitals in Scotland? This request includes, but is not limited to, internal emails, briefings, reports, meeting n...

FOI clarification 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings spending s.12

Published: 2026-05-13
Reference: FOI/202600505091
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Governance and ownership structure of MyCare.scot queries: FOI release

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 regarding the governance and ownership structure of the MyCare.scot digital health and social care platform. Specifically, I would like to request the following: 1. A breakdown of the ownership and governance responsibilities for...

FOI clarification 80 score 20 working days correspondence contracts s.5 s.25 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-02-10
Reference: FOI/202500492747
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector