Scottish Government FOI Index

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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Briefing papers produced on behalf of the former First Minister for Scottish Parliament statement: FOI release

All briefing papers produced on behalf of Nicola Sturgeon MSP ahead of her statement to the Scottish Parliament on 28 June 2022.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.30 s.38 4 attachments

Published: 2025-11-19
Reference: FOI/202500480391
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

UK Parliament's Scottish Affairs Committee correspondence: FOI release

All emails between the Scottish Government and Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee, and all minutes/notes from meetings between them from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 85 score 20 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500479579
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Scottish Independence correspondence and spend: FOI release

(1) Please can you share any correspondence sent to or from Scottish Government Ministers since January 2025 relating to Scottish Independence. (2) Please can you share the total cost of any spending by the Scottish Government since January 2025 on any research, media or other activity relating to Scottish Independenc...

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

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500479693
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence on UK Government bypassing the Scottish Government and/or the Scottish Parliament: FOI release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, which mentions UK Government bypassing the Scottish Government and/or the Scottish Parliament, from the last three months?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-03
Reference: FOI/202500477242
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence between Scottish Government Officials mentioning Hamilton, Larkhall, and Stonehouse: FOI release

1. "Any correspondence (including emails, letters, phone calls, handwritten notes, WhatsApp messages or any other documents) between the office of the First Minister and any Scottish Government Official with a rank of Deputy Director or higher regarding the following terms “Hamilton”, “Larkhall”, “Stonehouse” or “Hamil...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers whatsapp s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500470140
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Meetings involving Constitutional Futures Division and Scottish Government ministers: FOI release

This is a follow up request to a previous FOI response. Your ref: 202500461036 The above referenced FOI response provided an item (number 19) with the title: "CFD discussion with Minister for Independence – 19 December 2023" That item includes the following remark: "Stakeholder discussions London – being planned" P...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500470786
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Closure of the Constitutional Futures Division: FOI release

Any internal communications (emails, briefings or memos etc) discussing the closure of the Constitutional Futures Division and its merger into the Constitution Directorate between 1 November 2024 and 31 January 2025.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence briefings s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500468244
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Meetings between Constitutional Futures Division and Scottish Ministers on Building a New Scotland independence paper on pensions: FOI release

For the period 1st May 2021 - date, please provide a list of all meetings (in person or virtual) between civil servants in the Constitutional Futures Division and ministers in the Scottish Government which discussed the drafting of the Building a New Scotland independence paper on pensions. For each meeting, please pro...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-17
Reference: FOI/202500465531
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Meetings involving Constitutional Futures Division civil servants and Scottish Government ministers: FOI release

This is a follow up request to a previous FOI response. Your ref: 202500461036 The above referenced FOI response provided an item with the title: "Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy and Minister for Independence: Discussion on [R...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.29(1) s.30 s.38 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-17
Reference: FOI/202500465524
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence from the Scottish Government relating to Scottish Independence: FOI release

1. Could you supply all correspondence and minutes/notes from meetings between the Scottish Government and UK Government about Scottish independence from the last three months, and also any briefings about this? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and re...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.17(1) s.38 s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-09
Reference: FOI/202500461262
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee correspondence: FOI release

For the period 4th July 2024 - date, please provide all correspondence between the Scottish Government and the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.28(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-25
Reference: FOI/202500467668
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Building a New Scotland series documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/note from meetings, briefings and analysis, about the Building a New Scotland series, from the last three months. How much was spent on the abandoned papers in the series, with a breakdown of cos...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500470226
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Meetings involving the Constitutional Futures Division and Scottish Government Ministers: FOI Review

Original request 202500461036 This is a follow up request to a previous FOI response. Your ref: 202500455797 The above referenced FOI response provided a list of meetings involving CFD civil servants and Scottish Government Ministers. For each of the listed meetings, please provide all briefing materials prepared ah...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.29 s.29(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500470324 Review of 202500461036
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Voter identification requirements at the General Election documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about voter ID requirements at the General Election, between November 1 2024 and May 1 2025.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500470457
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Building a New Scotland: A stronger economy with independence correspondence: FOI release

Since the publication of the paper Building a New Scotland: A stronger economy with independence on 17th October 2022, please provide all correspondence received from persons or organisations outside the Scottish Government which commented on the contents of that paper.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-29
Reference: FOI/202500466611
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Supreme Court decision programme of work advice: FOI release

This is a follow up request to a previous FOI response. Your ref: 202500461036 The above referenced FOI response provided the note of a meeting held on 29th November 2022, which includes the following remark: "David Rogers, Director, Constitution and Cabinet (DR), updated the group on the programme of work following ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.30 s.38 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-28
Reference: FOI/202500465509
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Constitutional Futures Division staffing and project queries: FOI release

Could you supply how many civil servants are working in the Constitutional Futures Division on this date, and this date in each of the last four years as well, as well as what level of civil service they are at? Could you supply a list of projects/reports that the division has worked on in the last three months, includ...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence meetings spending s.17(1) s.30C

Published: 2025-06-26
Reference: FOI/202500457304
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

First Minister and Deputy Prime Minister's discussion on gender recognition related issues: FOI release

During John Swinney's meeting with Angela Rayner on August 15 2024, a note says they discussed gender recognition related issues. Could you supply the full minutes/notes from this discussion and any follow up discussions? Could you also supply the full read out from their meeting?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.28(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-06-11
Reference: FOI/202500455985
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

First Minister and Prime Minister correspondence: FOI release

All correspondence between the First Minister (and his office) and the Prime Minister (and his office) since 4th July 2024.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.28(1) s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-28
Reference: FOI/202500452857
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee correspondence: FOI release

All correspondence sent and received, briefings, notes/minutes from meetings, between the Scottish Government and Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee, from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.28(1) s.38 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452271
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Communications regarding Building a New Scotland papers: FOI release

All correspondence, including emails, and minutes of meetings between the Scottish Government's international offices and foreign governments / institutions such as the EU with regards to the Building a New Scotland papers and their content.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.38 s.32(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-02-25
Reference: FOI/202400393717
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Building a new Scotland, Public sector

Building a New Scotland independence paper information: FOI release

On what date did work cease on the planned Building a New Scotland independence papers covering the following topics: 1. Fiscal plan 2. Pensions 3. Energy/net zero In each case, please provide the draft paper as it existed when work was halted.

FOI partially withheld 65 score 3 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1) s.30

Published: 2025-01-27
Reference: FOI/202400444159
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

First Minister meetings at the British Irish Council: FOI release

- All briefings that were provided to the First Minister in advance of the British Irish Council 6 December 2024. - The minutes of the First Minister’s meeting with Taoiseach Simon Harris at the British Irish Council. - The minutes of the First Minister’s meeting with Tánaiste Micheál Martin at the British Irish Coun...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.28(1) s.30 s.32(1) s.38 4 attachments

Published: 2025-01-27
Reference: FOI/202400444862
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Constitution Secretary appearance at Scottish Affairs Committee: FOI release

All briefings written for Angus Robertson's appearance in front of the Scottish Affairs Committee on March 11.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence briefings s.28(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-21
Reference: FOI/202400442734
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Future of the Building a New Scotland papers briefing: FOI release

The Scottish Government today released correspondence with Business for Scotland under FoI. https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202400435692/ In this release is a briefing for First Minister John Swinney dated 8 August 2024 which says the FM "is meeting officials following this meeting (16.15) to discuss the future...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.29(1) s.30 s.38 6 attachments

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400441349
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector