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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Information pertaining to Highlands and Islands Climate Change Hub: EIR release

Information on how much funding the Highlands and Islands Climate Hub receive annually All progress reports An economic assessment of their effectiveness to date.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments
Published
2024-02-27
Reference
FOI/202300382205
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Minister for Energy lobbying meetings: EIR release

Please can you provide minutes and any correspondence relating to the below lobbying meetings involving the energy minister, Gillian Martin, most of which are recorded on the lobbying register: A meeting with Ineos Chemicals Ltd on 8/06/2023 which involved a tour of the Grangemouth facility A meeting with Neccus on 26...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-21
Reference
FOI/202300376367
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Deployment ambition for solar power generation 2030: EIR release

"Has the Scottish Government made a decision on what the 2030 deployment ambition for solar power generation should be?"

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2024-02-21
Reference
EIR/202400392034
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 auction: EIR release

Please provide all correspondence between the Scottish Government (including Ministers and Civil Servants) and the UK Government, which mentions the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 auction, from 1st September 2022 - date.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.11 s.11(2) 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300375388
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 auction 2: EIR release

All correspondence between the Scottish Government (including Ministers, Civil Servants, Special Advisers, and Press Officers) and representatives from industry or academia, which mentions the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 auction, from 1st September 2022 - date.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.11 s.10(5) 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300375390
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

£5 million donation to climate change, announced by FM at COP27: FOI release

When it was decided to donate £5m to climate change, as announced by our First Minister in Egypt, where this decision was taken and who took this decision.

FOI released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers 10 attachments
Published
2024-02-16
Reference
202200329161
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Home Energy Scotland loans halted for solar PV: EIR release

A copy of any correspondence or documentation received by the Scottish Government in response to its decision to halt loans given through Home Energy Scotland only for solar PV.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2024-02-16
Reference
FOI/202300373321
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

First Minister Green Prosperity Funding claim: EIR release

A copy of all correspondence within the Scottish Government on the First Minister's claim that the Labour Party have dumped their £28 billion a year green investment funding commitment between 1st May 2023 and the present day and a copy of all briefings to the First Minister, Deputy First Minister, Cabinet Secretary fo...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.6 4 attachments
Published
2024-02-14
Reference
FOI/202300376118
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Climate Justice Fund: EIR release

I would a breakdown of the funding for each year the climate justice fund has received since 2012. I would a breakdown of all the projects this fund has given money to since its launch: including their name, the country where it took place, the amount of money given, the aim of the project and the date when the money ...

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-14
Reference
FOI/202300383842
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Heat pump installations in past 10 years: EIR release

You asked for information about how many heat pumps have been installed in the past decade in Scotland, separated by type, air and ground source. You also asked how many of those installations applied for government help and loans and grants? directly or via government supported funding? And you asked, how many of the ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-14
Reference
FOI/202300376161
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSE) meeting notes: EIR release

Copies of the minutes/notes of the meetings held with SSE from 26th January 2023 to 11th September 2023.

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence meetings 4 attachments
Published
2024-02-14
Reference
FOI/202300381837
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Offshore and energy sector meetings: EIR release

Which companies in the offshore and energy sectors Richard Lochhead, former Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work, met between August 2022 and March 2023. Any prepared briefings and the meeting notes for the above meetings with companies in the offshore and energy sectors.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 36 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.6(1) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11 4 attachments
Published
2024-02-14
Reference
202300350162
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Meetings between lobbyists and ministers: FOI release

Scottish Government to provide all preparatory documents as well as minutes or any other record of what was discussed of the following meetings: 03/10/2022 between Nicola Sturgeon and Blackrock 09/12/2021 between Drax Group plc and Michael Matheson 16/12/2021 between EDF Energy Holdings Limited and Michael Matheson 04...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.17(1) s.33(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-09
Reference
202300344500
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Energy Efficient Scotland: area based schemes: EIR release

The budget allocation per area/local authority for area based scheme activity in 2021/22. How much of those budgets was an accrual of agreed budget from 2020/21 per local authority area. The level of accrual of budget allocated for 2021/22 carried forward into 2022/23 per local authority area. The actual underspend/ove...

FOI/EIR released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-08
Reference
202200322270
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Internal correspondence request: FOI review

Copies of all internal Scottish Government email correspondence (including Marine Scotland, Civil Servants, and Special Advisers) discussing the responses to these two previous FOI requests: FOI/202100132049 and FOI/202200292407.

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 122 working days over deadline correspondence special advisers s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-07
Reference
FOI/202300337459 Review of 202200313781
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

OEUK, Shell, and Equinor correspondence with Ministers: FOI release

Details of all communication, (including emails), as well as details of all meetings (government briefing papers, talking points, agendas, minutes, agreed points of action) between Kate Forbes MSP (and or her private secretary), Ivan McKee (and or his private secretary), and/or Roy Brannen and/or Kersti Berge; with the...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-31
Reference
202200323958
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Applications received of the Just Transition Fund: EIR release

On the 10th October 2022, the Scottish Government announced the award of over £50 m in the first round of the Just Transition Fund allocations. Please can you provide the following information: How many applications were received in total for this round of the Just Transition Fund? What criteria was used to assess the...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending
Published
2024-01-31
Reference
202200334349
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Kilgallioch Wind Farm benefits: EIR release

“Information you hold on Kilgallioch Wind Farm Benefits. This includes all communications internally and externally and reports for the period 1/1/2001 to current date.”

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 29 working days over deadline correspondence s.39(2) s.11 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-31
Reference
FOI/202300372709
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Scottish Government and National Grid ESO around ScotWind: EIR review

All correspondence between the Scottish Government (including Ministers, Civil Servants, and Special Advisers) and representatives of National Grid ESO, which mentions “ScotWind”, from 1st January 2021 - date. I have been asked to consider your request afresh as I was not involved with the handling of your initial req...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers special advisers spending s.10(4) s.11(2) s.6(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-31
Reference
EIR/202300361990 Review of 202300356280
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Acorn carbon capture and storage facility correspondence: EIR release

“Any correspondence involving the current Minister for Energy on the topic of the Acorn carbon capture and storage facility between the dates 1/1/2020 and 2/7/2023”.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-30
Reference
FOI/202300369649
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Cop 28 attendees and costs: FOI release

Who within, associated with, or invited by the Scottish Government attended COP28. What their individual roles were. What they achieved. For a detailed breakdown of the expenses incurred by each attendee, include their class of airline ticket and hotel. Whether a photographer was hired to attend COP28, and if so what t...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 11 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.27(1)
Published
2024-01-30
Reference
FOI/202300387701
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

First Minister’s meetings with foreign leaders at COP28: FOI release

In relation to the First Minister’s meetings with foreign leaders at COP28: Did the First Minister receive any briefings before these meetings took place? Who arranged these meetings? Was any record kept of the topics discussed and if so will it be published?

FOI unclear 50 score 5 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings
Published
2024-01-30
Reference
FOI/202300389007
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Data/statements relating to electricity from renewable sources: EIR release

On the 7th September 2022 John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister of Scotland made the following statements; ‘My view of the energy crisis is that there is no clearer example why Scotland should be an independent country as a consequence of the energy crisis. We live in an energy rich country where we have virtually 1...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings spending s.10(4)
Published
2024-01-29
Reference
202200321474
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Usage of wind turbines: EIR release

1. What evidence is there that wind turbines and their associated infrastructure will change what the climate does? 2. What is Net Zero? How many more wind turbines and their associated infrastructure will reach that elusive target? 3. Where is the evidence of need for SSEN’s infrastructure proposals and the many wind ...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence
Published
2024-01-26
Reference
FOI/202300385950
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Lets do net zero community buildings fund: EIR release

1. When did the Let's Do Net Zero Community Buildings Fund Start? 2. When will this scheme end? 3. In total how much funding will be made available through this scheme? 4. How many applications to this scheme have been started on the CARES Portal? 5. How many of these have had a final decision? 6. What is the average t...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 16 working days correspondence ministers briefings contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.2 s.7
Published
2024-01-26
Reference
FOI/202300386571
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector