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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1,312 matching releases

Cost of living website costs and statistics: FOI release

You asked for information about the Scottish Government's website, gov.scot/costoflivingsupport and the associated media/promotional campaign designed to direct members of the public to it: The total cost of media and promotional campaigns, including development/agency costs for the content, for promoting the website ...

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202200335955
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government's Twitter accounts: FOI release

For each member of the government, can you release details of the accounts they have blocked on Twitter? Can you release details of all accounts blocked by each of the Scottish Government's Twitter accounts? Clarification We wrote to you to clarify the scope of your request with regards to “each of the Scottish Gover...

FOI unclear 55 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.17(1)

Published: 2023-10-27
Reference: 202300337483
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Ministerial engagements, travel & gifts (January-February): FOI release

I note there are no entries yet for 2023 placed on the public webpage Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts - gov.scot (www.gov.scot). Please confirm when January & February will be available.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2023-10-27
Reference: 202300346457
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Spend by Scottish Government promoting interlinked smoke and fire alarms: FOI release

Please tell me how much money was spent by the Scottish Government on promoting the change in law which meant all homes had have interlinked smoke and fire alarms by 1st February 2021, before it was delayed in December 2020, broken down by type of marketing tool (e.g door to door leaflet, television ad, promoted posts ...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-10-26
Reference: 202200329803
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government media and social media expenditure for 2022: FOI release

The Scottish Government media and social media expenditure for 2022, with expenditure broken down for television, radio , newspapers, and social media companies.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-10-26
Reference: 202200329888
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: December 2021 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: December 2021 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346455
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: November 2016 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: November 2016 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346461
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: October 2017 publication (published 6th March 2023): FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: October 2017 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346486
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: October 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: October 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346466
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: February 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: February 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346470
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: June 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: June 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346477
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: November 2021 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: November 2021 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346484
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: September 2021 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: September 2021 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346487
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Breakdown of Scottish Government groups: FOI release

1. Which of the groups listed here at this page (https://www.gov.scot/groups/) are still active? 2. For each of the groups listed at https://www.gov.scot/groups/: (a) when their last meeting was (b) the budget and/or number of Scottish Government officials servicing each group.

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: FOI/202300374105
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

FOI Lists of ministers' interests and actions taken to avoid conflicts 2011 to 2016 parliament: FOI release

Please supply the following in respect of the 4th session of the Scottish Parliament, which ran from 2011 to 2016. all the information in all the lists of interests (including spouse, partner and family interests) provided by each minister serving in the Scottish Government upon their appointment, including the inform...

FOI cost limit 70 score 47 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts spending s.11 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300346538
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Further information in response to FOI 202100236696: FOI release

What qualitative research is referred to in Freedom of Information response 202100236696 - and, if this research is not already in the public domain, can you provide the research? if the Scottish Government sought any further advice on the use of celebrities in campaigns to promote people to take up COVID-19 vaccinatio...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence s.33(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300349530
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Various First Minister questions: FOI release

Full expenses and itinerary for Nicola Sturgeon's trip to London on March 20 2023, including hotel costs and transport costs. All correspondence (including calls, emails and whatsapps) between the Scottish Government, Nicola Sturgeon, her office, her special advisers and ITV/Loose Women producers regarding her appearan...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers spending whatsapp 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300349982
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: January 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: January 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300346456
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: March 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: March 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300346459
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Patrick Harvie's expenses for trip to Rome: FOI release

In the ministerial engagements for October 2022 there are various details pertaining to a trip by Patrick Harvie to Rome which it shows he used to attend the Europe Regional Meeting, but there is also a domestic trip to London at the same time. He has claimed the following expenses, can you please detail how Mr Harvie...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300347103
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: April 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: April 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300346469
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: May 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: May 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300346481
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Bute House Agreement: FOI release

Any correspondence (e.g. e-mails, texts, letters) between the First Minister and SNP MSPs regarding any concerns about the Bute House Agreement from 20 August 2021.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: FOI/202300378438
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Gifts received by First Minister: FOI release

Please provide me with a list of all gifts received by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon over her term in office. Please tell me what the items are, when they were gifted and by whom. If possible, please include a value. Please also tell us whether Ms Sturgeon was able to keep these gifts or not.

FOI partially withheld 65 score 9 working days correspondence ministers s.11 s.25(1) s.17(1) s.27(1)

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300348626
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Information regarding First Minister’s Visit and Events Team: FOI release

When was the First Minister’s Visit and Events Team created? How many people are within the First Minister’s Visit and Events Team? If the First Minister’s Visit and Events Team sits within another team, I require only the details of those who are dedicated to Visits and Events. What is the role/purpose of the First Mi...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.39(1)

Published: 2023-10-23
Reference: 202300344381
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector