Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

11,099releases indexed
19,072attachments found
28.7avg calendar days
4,403partially withheld
2023-10-02oldest in sample
2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 4,403 unclear 3,109 not held 1,663 released 816 already published 409 cost limit 376 clarification 166 withheld 123 transferred 34

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 2824 s.20 2437 s.34(1) 2118 s.39(2) 1920 s.30 1721 s.17(1) 1465 s.25(1) 1326 s.10(4) 1159 s.11(2) 933 s.29(1) 703 s.2 586 s.6(1) 478

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 743 releases · 28.1 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 632 releases · 29.1 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 437 releases · 29.3 avg days Marine Directorate 406 releases · 26.4 avg days Population Health Directorate 404 releases · 25.8 avg days Environment and Forestry Directorate 354 releases · 34.0 avg days Economic Development Directorate 334 releases · 41.5 avg days People Directorate 332 releases · 23.9 avg days
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250 matching releases

Proposed Galloway National Park: EIR release

We have interpreted your request as asking for the following: 1: Why are you committed to a New National Park by 2026 given that the Cairngorm National Park has concerns over rising tourism and fire risk as noted in their documentation? 2: Do you hold any data on the damage to wildlife to from wild fires? 3: Can you...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1) s.40
Published
2025-11-06
Reference
EIR/202500467839
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Population and advice on herring gulls and black backed gulls: EIR release

1. ‘Health Risks I would be grateful to view all documents comprising any analysis or other consideration of the health risks to humans posed by gulls, including risk of falls from swooping attacks, risks of ingestion of gull droppings, risks of respiratory and water based infections, including Histoplasmosis, Cryptoc...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2025-11-03
Reference
FOI/202500474601
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Muirburn licensing system: EIR release

Any correspondence sent to the Scottish Government relating to the new muirburn licensing system required through the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 within the last year. Any correspondence sent from the Scottish Government relating to the new muirburn licensing system required through the Wildli...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-10-14
Reference
FOI/202500472706
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Galloway and Ayrshire National Park: EIR release

1. Any correspondence sent to Mairi Gougeon or Jim Fairlie relating to theGalloway and Ayrshire National Park proposal since 1 April 2025. 2. Any correspondence sent by Mairi Gougeon or Jim Fairlie relating to theGalloway and Ayrshire National Park proposal since 1 April 2025. 3. Any briefings or draft statement prov...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-24
Reference
EIR/202500469060
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Communications on Public Opposition regarding Flamingo Land development: EIR release

‘Please provide all internal communications, briefing notes, risk assessments, and media strategy documents generated or circulated within the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, or DPEA which reference or respond to public opposition, petitions, or media campaigns concerning the Flamingo Land development at Loch...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-23
Reference
FOI/202500467103
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Falkirk Council correspondence in relation to the Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme: EIR release

“All communications as well as any minutes, notes, briefings, related to meetings between officials/councillors from Falkirk Council and the Scottish Government, in relation to the Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme. In terms of a timescale, I am interested in anything from 01/01/2025.”

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-23
Reference
FOI/202500468534
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Communications relating to the nature restoration fund mentioning "Scottish Greens": 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 nature restoration fund, which mentions or is from/to the Scottish Greens between December 15 2024 and February 15 2025?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-23
Reference
FOI/202500468961
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Advanced Research and Innovation Agency’s (ARIA) Exploring Climate Change Programme: EIR release

You stated in an FOI response (EIR/202400417485) last year (25 June 2024) asking regarding the Scottish Government's involvement in geoengineering/cloud-seeding projects that: "In 2010 a moratorium on geoengineering activities that would impact on biodiversity, with the exception of small scale scientific research stud...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 11 working days correspondence briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2025-09-17
Reference
FOI/202500466613
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Communications relating to the reintroduction of lynx in Scotland: EIR relase

Please provide all communications from 8 May 2024 to the present date which relate to the reintroduction of lynx in Scotland.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-11
Reference
FOI/202500461806
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Nature Restoration Fund: EIR release

1. A breakdown in the split of the Nature Restoration Fund between local authorities and NatureScot over the last five years. 2. How much funding councils will receive from the Nature Restoration Fund in 2025-26? 3. Whether the £5 million redirected from the fund last year will be returned this year?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.2 s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2025-09-09
Reference
FOI/202500461365
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Ownership of Scotland's carbon markets: EIR release

1. Which companies/individuals/other parties have purchased carbon credits under the Woodland Carbon Code scheme in Scotland In the last five years? 2. Which companies/individuals/other parties have purchased carbon credits under the Peatland Code scheme in Scotland In the last five years? 3. How much of Scotland's l...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 15 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2025-08-19
Reference
EIR/202500475595
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Seagull attack documentation: EIR release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about seagull attacks, from the last three months.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-05
Reference
EIR/202500470080
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Managing radioactive waste from nuclear power plants documentation: EIR release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent received, minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, about managing radioactive waste from nuclear power plants in Scotland, from the last month.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-23
Reference
EIR/202500463938
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Stobo Woodland Creation scheme: EIR release

1. All communication between Scottish Forestry and the Rural Payments Inspectorate Directorate concerning the site from 28 October 2024 up to the present day. 2. As a claim for payment was made on 15 May 2024 and the standard security was in place 4 July 2024, why was no payment made to the Forestry Carbon Sequestrati...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.9 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-08
Reference
FOI/202500453790
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Tarbolton Moss landfill queries: EIR release

To gain clarity on what activity if any has been undertaken over the past year by Scottish Government towards remediation of pollution at, and stemming from, the Tarbolton Moss landfill in South Ayrshire. With reference to a report commissioned by ScotGov and published by Albion Environmental in February 2024 entitled ...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence briefings contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2025-06-11
Reference
EIR/202500457098
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Cost to create a National Park in Galloway: EIR release

How much money has the Scottish Government spent in total in attempts to create a National Park in Galloway, with a breakdown of all costs?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 4 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4)
Published
2025-06-10
Reference
EIR/202500468819
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Breakdown of all costs to create a National Park in Galloway: EIR release

How much money has the Scottish Government spent in total in attempts to create a National Park in Galloway, with a breakdown of all costs?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 7 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4)
Published
2025-06-10
Reference
EIR/202500468527
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Scottish Government legal costs for Judicial Review by Forestry Carbon Sequestration Fund: EIR release

‘I would like to make a FOI about the legal costs to the Scottish Government as a result of Scottish Forestry applying an Enforcement Notice in September 2024 to stop work at Stobo due to unauthorised herbicide spraying and other reasons, near Peebles. As a result of this Enforcement Notice, Scottish Forestry has been...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1)
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500456344
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Rewilding of lynxes correspondence and documentation: EIR release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, includingcorrespondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes frommeetings, analysis, about rewilding of lynxes, between January 1 2025 and April 1 2025?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-12
Reference
EIR/202500461153
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Public sector

Galloway National Park correspondence with various organisations: EIR release

All correspondence between Scottish Ministers and/or officials with the followingorganisations regarding the proposed creation of a Galloway National Park and theconsultation process: National Farmers Union of Scotland (NFUS) South of Scotland Enterprise South of Scotland Destination Alliance Galloway National Park As...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-04-30
Reference
EIR/202500453720
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Stobo Residents Action Group judicial review of costs: EIR release

‘A petition for judicial review was lodged by the Stobo Residents Action Group in April 2024, later conceded by the Scottish Government in September 2024. Please could you provide the total legal costs to the Scottish Government for this judicial review.’

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2025-04-22
Reference
FOI/202500454177
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Galloway National Park correspondence with council officials: EIR release

“All correspondence between Scottish Ministers and/or officials with Dumfries and Galloway Council, South Ayrshire Council, and East Ayrshire Council (including Councillors) regarding the proposed creation of a Galloway National Park and the consultation process.”

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-04-22
Reference
EIR/202500453716
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence between Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament regarding Galloway National Park: EIR release

‘All correspondence between Scottish Ministers and/or officials with Members of theScottish Parliament regarding the proposed creation of a Galloway National Park andthe consultation process.’

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-04-22
Reference
EIR/202500453718
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence between various organisations and individuals and the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Minister for Environment: EIR release

Copies of all correspondence between the following organisations and individuals and the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Minister for Environment between 1st January 2020 and 23 February 2023, and specifically on game shooting including licensing, raptor management, and hunting. RSPB Scotland Wild Justice ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-04-08
Reference
EIR/202300344718
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Public sector

Decommissioning of HMS Vulcan in Caithness documentation: EIR release

Copies of any unpublished correspondence, emails, memos, reports and other recorded information since 1 January 2024 relating to discussions between Ministry of Defence and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority about decommissioning HMS Vulcan in Caithness. I am not interested in personal information, or purely admini...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(5) 2 attachments
Published
2025-03-27
Reference
EIR/202500452451
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector