Scottish Government FOI Index

8,100releases indexed

12,778attachments found

26.3avg calendar days

3,233partially withheld

2024-04-15oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 3,233 unclear 2,138 not held 1,271 released 577 already published 335 cost limit 300 clarification 127 withheld 93 transferred 26

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 2197 s.20 1678 s.34(1) 1655 s.39(2) 1422 s.30 1343 s.17(1) 1138 s.25(1) 1033 s.10(4) 875 s.11(2) 707 s.29(1) 577 s.2 501 s.3 379

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 535 releases · 27.5 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 486 releases · 27.5 avg days Population Health Directorate 333 releases · 25.2 avg days Marine Directorate 321 releases · 26.4 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 311 releases · 25.6 avg days People Directorate 268 releases · 24.4 avg days Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate 247 releases · 31.4 avg days Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate 221 releases · 24.0 avg days

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54 matching releases

Equality Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and gender workplace regulations: FOI release

All correspondence sent between the Equality Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Scottish Government from the last two months regarding gender/sex and/or workplace regulations and/or facilities, and any minutes/notes from meetings during the same time period.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.25(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-16
Reference: FOI/202500461152
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Government funding to Stonewall UK: FOI Review

Original request: 202500459908 From the published accounts of Stonewall UK for year ended 31st March 2024, the following entries appear under the heading ‘income from charitable activities’ on pages 32 and 33: Scottish Government £ 106,505 NHS Scotland £ 38,878 Scottish Government £101,613 No further information on ...

FOI not held 45 score 11 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-10
Reference: FOI/202500463324 review of 202500459908
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

LGBT Youth Scotland funding: FOI release

How much funding has LGBT Youth Scotland received from the Scottish Government since 2010? How much funding is it expected to receive from the Scottish Government in the current financial year and the next financial year? Please provide any documents eg emails and letters sent internally, or between the Scottish Gove...

FOI not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17 s.12

Published: 2025-09-09
Reference: FOI/202500476589
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Short life working group information: FOI release

1. Minutes/notes of all meetings of the short life working group established to co-ordinate the Scottish Government's response to the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland vs. The Scottish Ministers; 2. A copy of the terms of reference for the working group, and any notes on how these terms of reference were cr...

FOI withheld 80 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.27(1) s.25(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-12
Reference: FOI/202500472952
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Equality and Human Rights Fund information: FOI release

Details of the funding made since 01 April 2025 from the Equality and Human Rights Fund, as well as funding applications and grant offer letters for 4 individual organisations.

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500468614
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Government funding to Stonewall UK: FOI release

From the published accounts of Stonewall UK for year ended 31st March 2024, the following entries appear under the heading ‘income from charitable activities’ on pages 32 and 33: Scottish Government £ 106,505 NHS Scotland £ 38,878 Scottish Government £101,613 No further information on what the amounts were awarded fo...

FOI released 75 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.25(1)

Published: 2025-07-21
Reference: FOI/202500459908
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Money and tax, Public sector

Consultation comments reported as hate crime incidents: FOI release

The following for consultations from 2021 onwards relating to the guiding principles for screening as given in Section 5.5 of the Consultation Good Practice Handbook. 1) The number of comments considered for reporting as hate crime incident. 2) The number of comments reported as hate crime incidents. 3) Which depart...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence s.5 s.3 s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: FOI/202500451935
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

LGBT Youth Scotland relationship with Scottish Government and funding query: FOI release

1. An update regarding whether the Scottish Government has further reviewed its relationship with LGBT Youth Scotland since 26 September 2024. 2. How much funding the Scottish Government has provided to LGBT Youth Scotland over the past 10 years.

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1)

Published: 2025-01-21
Reference: FOI/202400442202
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Details of meetings with various equality organisations: FOI release

How many meetings has the Scottish Government and its officials held with each of these organisations in the last six months and could you supply all the minutes/notes from these meetings, plus briefings ahead of them. Breakdown for each organisation: Stonewall Scotland and/or Stonewall Equality Network LGBT Youth Sc...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.27(1) s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440015
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Government position on genders: FOI release

The following information: "1. Does the Scottish Government now have an official definition of gender? If so, could you please provide it. 2. Is it the Scottish Government's position that there are only two genders? 3. Is it the Scottish Government's position that male and female are genders? 4. Given that the Scot...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1)

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439310
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence regarding conversion therapy: FOI release

All minutes/notes from meetings, policy analysis and briefings about plans to ban conversion therapy, between July 10 and September 1 2024, excluding email correspondence.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.28 s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-12-17
Reference: FOI/202300364330
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

New Scots Delivery Budget - Bus pilot funding: FOI release

“The submission of 5 July also advised that the Minister for Equalities was considering an option to allocate £750k of the New Scots Delivery Plan budget to support the bus pilot. However, the Minister decided to allocate this to another priority, with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice subsequently advising on 1...

FOI already published 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.30 s.38(1) s.25(1) s.29(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-12-16
Reference: FOI/202400436690
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Correspondence regarding New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy: FOI release

"On 19th August Scottish Minister for Equalities, Kaukab Stewart, attended an event at the University of Glasgow to celebrate the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy: Delivery Plan 2024-2026. Based on this, please provide the following information: 1. A copy of the full speech the Minister for Equalities delivered...

FOI already published 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-11-06
Reference: FOI/202400432251
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

LGBT Youth Scotland funding: FOI release

1. Information on how much funding the Scottish Government has given to LGBT Youth Scotland. 2. All emails and communications to and from LGBT Youth Scotland and the Scottish Government relating to the Andrew Easton conviction since 1 July 2024 to the present date (10 September 2024).

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.25(1)

Published: 2024-10-16
Reference: FOI/202400431143
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Funding allocated to the New Scots Programme: FOI release

Information on funding allocated to the New Scots programme, defined as all funding allocated by the Scottish Government to meet the goals and aims of the New Scots Strategies between 2013/14 and 2023/24. Where this funding was not directly allocated from Government funds, please state the source of funding (for examp...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.38(1)

Published: 2024-10-07
Reference: FOI/202400426545
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Closure of Glasgow East Women’s Aid (GEWA): FOI release

1) Please provide copies of communications (letters or emails) received by the Scottish Government from David Linden (ex-MP), Neil Gray MSP, Unite the Union, and a member of the public raising concerns about staffing issues at Glasgow East Women’s Aid (GEWA). Please provide the details with the actual dates. 2) In an ...

FOI withheld 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.2 s.38(1) s.25(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-10-07
Reference: FOI/202400427031
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Sir Brian Souter correspondence: FOI Release

All correspondence, briefing notes, minutes from meetings mentioning or from Sir Brian Souter from the last six months, held by the Scottish Government.

FOI already published 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-10-04
Reference: FOI/202400425406
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Meetings with Dr Lyndsey Moon: FOI Review

Original request - 202400421460 Please confirm all meetings from 2021 - 2024 the Scottish Government has had with Dr Lyndsey Moon, on which dates they happened, who was involved, what was discussed, who initiated each meeting, and provide any emails, documents and reports relating to these meetings being planned, unde...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-26
Reference: FOI/202400424131 review of 202400421460
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Beira’s Place Rape Crisis Centre correspondence: FOI release

Correspondence from or to Ministers and Scottish Government officials regarding Beira’s Place Rape Crisis Centre from 1st December 2022 to present.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-19
Reference: FOI/202400424130
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Stonewall Scotland funding: FOI release

1. What payments, if any, you made to Stonewall (officially Stonewall Equality Limited) in the financial year 2022/23. 2. What payments, if any, you made to Stonewall (officially Stonewall Equality Limited) in the financial year 2023/24. 3. What payments, if any, you expect to make to Stonewall (officially Stonewall ...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-18
Reference: FOI/202400410252
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Closure of Glasgow East Women's Aid charity: FOI release

1. Please provide a list of all grants paid to Glasgow East Women's Aid (GEWA) by the Scottish Government between January 2019 and February 2024. Please provide data for each year separately. 2. Please provide copies of any reports or other documents produced by the Board of Directors of GEWA to explain the permanent ...

FOI released 75 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.5 s.25(1)

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421026
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

LGBT Youth Scotland data, Chief Medical Officer interviews and Education Secretary's briefings: FOI release

1. Could you supply a list of how many interview requests have been made for Gregor Smith in the last three months, if they were accepted/rejected, who made them, and why they were accepted/rejected? 2. How much money has been given to LGBT Youth Scotland in the past three years, with breakdown of this case, and how m...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings spending s.25(1) s.3 s.12 s.30 4 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400415249
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Education, Equality and rights, Health and social care, +1 more … Public sector

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests regarding Sikhs in Scotland: FOI release

Details of any fulfilled/completed FOI requests regarding Sikhs in Scotland. Could these be forwarded? Eg FOI requests received, what information was supplied?

FOI unclear 80 score 6 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400418647
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) status and Stonewall statistics: FOI release

1. Stonewall attempted to have EHRC stripped of its A status. Does the Scottish Government support Stonewall's challenge of the EHRCs A status? 2. I would like to know how much money the Scottish Government paid to Stonewall in 2021, 2022 and 2023? 3. I would like to know who took the decision for it to be appropriat...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings spending s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400413319
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Rape Crisis centre funding from 2014-2024: FOI release

You asked for how much funding the Scottish Government has given (per location) to rape crisis centres from 2014-2024.

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.16B

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400420335
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Economy, Equality and rights, Public sector