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

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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Net Zero staff and consultant spending: FOI release

From the last three financial year’s budgeted figures (22/23, 23/24, 24/25): 1. Climate-related posts a) The number of posts (headcount, and FTE where recorded) employed with job titles that include any of the following terms: Climate; Net Zero; Sustainability; Carbon; Emissions; Environmental Sustainability; Climate...

FOI/EIR cost limit 45 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.12 s.16 s.38
Published
2026-08-25
Reference
FOI/202600515235
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Population Health Impacts and Health Directorate Involvement in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS): EIR release

Please provide copies of all information held by the Scottish Government, including but not limited to the Directorate for Population Health, Public Health Policy, Chief Medical Officer’s Directorate, or any other health-related directorates, relating to Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), including but not limited ...

FOI/EIR cost limit 45 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.36 s.17 s.10(4) s.20 s.39(2) s.7
Published
2026-03-03
Reference
FOI/202500499468
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Oil and gas industry documentation: EIR release

1. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including minutes/notes from meetings, correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings and analysis, about job losses in the oil and gas industry, from the last month? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Gove...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10 s.7 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-11
Reference
EIR/202500493600
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Emerging Energy Technologies Fund spend: EIR release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about the £80m promised by the Scottish Government to the Acorn Project, from the last three months? How much of this has actually been ...

FOI/EIR cost limit 45 score 14 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2026-01-20
Reference
EIR/202500489701
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change

GB Energy and Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub documentation: EIR release

1. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about GB Energy, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, from the last two months? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about the Andy Murray tennis ce...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-24
Reference
EIR/202500456814
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy trip to New York for Climate Week: FOI release

1. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about Gillian Martin's trip to New York for Climate Week, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes from meetings, between September 1 2024 and the date of this FOI? 2. Could you supply all analysis do...

FOI cost limit 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12 s.27(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-16
Reference
FOI/202400438911
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence with Water Industry Commission for Scotland: EIR release

You asked for information related to WICS. All correspondence (emails, digital messages, written notes etc) between the Scottish Government (including civil servants and ministers) and the Water Industry Commission for Scotland between November 2023 and today. Can you please provide in full the resignation letter pre...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.7 s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-11-14
Reference
FOI/202400435691
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Glasgow Blood Donation Centre, meetings with Offshore Energies UK and Stop Climate Chaos campaigners: FOI release

1. All correspondence received and sent by the Scottish Government that mentions Andy Burnham, or is from/to Andy Burnham, plus minutes or briefings which mention him, from between October 1 2023 and the date of this FOI. 2. All correspondence received and sent by the Scottish Government, including internally, all not...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 18 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.12 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.20 s.11(2) s.10(4) s.10(5) 2 attachments
Published
2024-09-17
Reference
FOI/202400396875
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Health and social care, Public sector

Minutes of Former First Minister's meetings: FOI release

Please provide the following information: Copies of all the minutes for the 28 meetings referenced in the response to FOI request 202300373908 (all meetings attended by the First Minister between 1st July and 30th August). Copies of all the minutes of meetings attended by the First Minister between 1st September and p...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts spending s.30 s.32 s.33 s.38(1) s.12 s.34(1) s.33(1) s.32(1) s.29(1) 4 attachments
Published
2024-08-13
Reference
FOI/202300376635
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

SSE meetings regarding HND and ASTI frameworks projects: EIR release

1. Dates of all meetings (face-to-face meetings, online, conference calls etc) held between 1st January 2022 and the present date between the Scottish Government (involving individual Ministers and/or officials, including staff of the Energy Consent Unit) and directors and/or staff of SSEN and/or SSE, relating to the p...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.7 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-12
Reference
EIR/202300375304
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Communications with Petroineos: EIR release

1. Copies of all communication between Petroineos and Scottish Government ministers and officials between January 1st 2023 and 22nd November 2023 inclusive. 2. Minutes of all meetings between Petroineos and Scottish Government ministers and officials between January 1st 2023 and 22nd November 2023 inclusive. 3. Copie...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.7 s.11 s.10 2 attachments
Published
2024-05-09
Reference
FOI/202300386266
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Scotland’s share of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource: EIR release

All internal Scottish Government discussion (including between Ministers, Civil Servants, and Special Advisers) relating to the question of Scotland’s share of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource, restricting the search to dates between 6th May 2021 and 20th October 2022. You also indicated how to narrow down you...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 30 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-11-10
Reference
202200325962
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government involvement in the Offshore Valuation Group: FOI release

How much funding did the Scottish Government contribute to the Offshore Valuation Group? Please provide all internal Scottish Government discussion/analysis of the report of the Offshore Valuation Group. This search should be restricted to dates between 19th May 2010 and 31st December 2013.

FOI cost limit 45 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.12
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
202200329836
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scotland’s share of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource: EIR release

All internal Scottish Government discussion (including between Ministers, Civil Servants, and Special Advisers) relating to the question of Scotland’s share of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource, restricting the search to dates between 6th May 2021 and 20th October 2022. You also indicated how to narrow down you...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 30 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers briefings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-01-09
Reference
FOI/202200325962
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

COVID-19 information relating to coronavirus modelling & estimations for COP26: FOI release

"Please can you provide me with any and all reports, dated, relating to the planning of COP26. Please can you provide me with any and all reports, dated, relating to coronavirus modelling & estimations for COP26. For the avoidance of doubt – I’m trying to find out how many infections/close contacts/hospitalisations the...

FOI cost limit 45 score 11 working days correspondence ministers spending s.12
Published
2021-11-18
Reference
FOI/202100249743
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Information relating to Energy Transition fund: FOI release

1. The political motivation, lobbying activities, stakeholder consultation, legal formalization, and financial backing in the creation of the fund. 2. The projects funded and the project partners receiving the funds. 3. The process and criteria for selecting fundable and funded projects. 4. Any submissions and correspo...

FOI cost limit 45 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence briefings spending s.3 s.4 s.5 s.12
Published
2021-09-16
Reference
FOI/202100225505
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Edinburgh Tool Library (ETL) funding and grants: FOI release

You asked for the total amount received by the Edinburgh Tool Library (ETL) - Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation with charity number SC045162. Providing a breakdown of all grants, if any, that were made to ETL, showing the names of grants/funds and total amount given broken down into years 2015, 2016, 2017, ...

FOI cost limit 70 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.12 s.38(1) s.34(1) 10 attachments
Published
2019-10-14
Reference
FOI/19/02171
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Development in Renewables industry, sum awarded by contract and category: FOI release

You asked for the total sum awarded to (a) Scottish (b) other UK and (c) other EU firms, by the Scottish Government, for development in the renewable industry, broken down by the number of contracts in each respective category, in each of the past 10 years. Additionally, you have clarified the following: Regarding the...

FOI cost limit 45 score 38 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts spending s.12 s.4 s.3
Published
2019-05-01
Reference
FOI/19/00639
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Meetings with representatives from Shell: FOI release

(a) A copy of any pre-meeting briefing; confirmation of all people in attendance at all meetings; agendas for all meetings; notes or minutes taken and/or action points decided during all meetings; and any post meeting briefings in relation to all meetings between any Scottish Government Minister(s) and any representati...

FOI cost limit 70 score correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.25(1) s.17(1) s.38(1) s.30 s.12 2 attachments
Published
2018-02-23
Reference
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector