Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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

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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

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533 matching releases

Parking spaces and modes of transport for Saughton House staff: FOI release

How many parking spaces you provide for your staff at your Saughton House offices. I would like to know how many staff operate out of your Saughton House offices. I would also like any statistics on the mode of transport those staff operating out of Saughton House offices take to or from their work.

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence
Published
2019-06-03
Reference
FOI/19/01360
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector, Transport

Scottish Government and travel bookings: FOI release

You asked for details of: How many contracts the Scottish Government hold with third-party companies or organisations for the provision of travel bookings? What specific contractual business function do each of these companies or organisations perform for the Scottish Government? How much does the Scottish Government ...

FOI unclear 55 score 6 working days correspondence contracts s.20 s.17(1)
Published
2019-05-23
Reference
FOI/19/01255
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Ministerial cars and mileages: FOI release

1. Ministerial cars used within the last year. 2. The mileage that the driver has to travel from their home to the ministers home for all journeys where ministers are being brought into Parliament and St Andrews House and vice versa.

FOI unclear 55 score 2 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2019-05-15
Reference
FOI/19/01233
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Data breach notifications submitted to the Scottish Government: FOI release

You asked for security breach notifications submitted to the Scottish Government for the past two years, which after clarification, resulted in requesting information relating to data breaches notifications over the last 2 year as a whole figure.

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence
Published
2019-03-21
Reference
FOI/19/00619
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Various questions surrounding the expenses/financial repercussions of the case against the former First Minister: FOI release

1) What is the total costs the Government must pay Mr A Salmond 2) What were the total costs of legal advice used by you defending the charge 3) From which budget does this cost came from as it was unbudgeted? 4) Will any employee be made redundant due to this [unclear] cost - directly or indirectly 5) Will you continu...

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)
Published
2019-03-15
Reference
FOI/19/00501
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Website traffic data for www.parentclub.scot since its creation: FOI release

Website traffic data for https://www.parentclub.scot/ since its creation. I would request that the information includes: 1. The number of ‘hits’ the website has had broken down by each financial year from 2015-16 to 2018-19 up to the 23rd January 2019 (a hit = someone clicking onto the site). 2. The number of differe...

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence s.2
Published
2019-03-13
Reference
FOI/19/00430
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Replacement of single sex toilets with gender neutral toilets: FOI release

You asked for information regarding the policy decision to replace a number of single sex toilets in Scottish Government Buildings with gender neutral/mixed sex/unisex toilets, including how this policy decision was reached, what consultation was undertaken with staff, what impact assessments were carried out, how many...

FOI unclear 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.25 2 attachments
Published
2019-03-05
Reference
FOI/19/00361
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Total cost of creation and maintenance of the website parentclub.scot: FOI release

The total cost of the creation and maintenance of the following website: https://www.parentclub.scot/ You requested the information includes: 1. The cost (initial and annual) of the domain name. 2. The cost of the design and creation of the website (including components such as Graphical User Interface, items on the...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending
Published
2019-02-12
Reference
FOI/19/00120
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Scottish Government contracts awarded to the security industry: FOI release

A list of all Scottish Government contracts awarded to the security industry since January 2013. Please include a breakdown for each of the name of the firm awarded the contract, the value of the contract, and details of what the contract involves.

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence contracts
Published
2019-02-07
Reference
FOI/19/00223
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector