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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Short life working group information: FOI Review

Original request 202500472952 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 t...

FOI already published 80 score 52 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.27(1) s.27 s.25(1) s.30 s.38 s.34(1) s.38(1) s.1 s.3 2 attachments

Published: 2026-01-12
Reference: FOI/202500477689 Review of 202500472952
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Gender self-identification and conversion therapy ban information: 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, about gender self-identification, from the last month? Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including ...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.35 s.17(1) s.27(1) s.38(1) s.28(1) s.30 s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-11-17
Reference: FOI/202500478998
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Supreme Court ruling information: FOI release

1. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about pro-trans rights protests due to the Supreme Court ruling defining a woman, between April 1 2025 and the date of this FOI? 2. ....

FOI partially withheld 90 score 76 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-04
Reference: FOI/202500466070
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Government funding to Stonewall UK: FOI release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received, briefings, minutes/notes from meetings and analysis, about Scottish Government funding or giving money to Stonewall, between April 1 2025 and the date of this FOI?

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

Published: 2025-10-20
Reference: FOI/202500473814
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Money and tax, Public sector

Materials related to Hate Crime legislation: FOI releasse

You asked for all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about the hate crime legislation, between March 15 2025 and April 15 2025.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-18
Reference: FOI/202500466206
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence related to the organisation Stonewall: FOI release

"Any correspondence sent to or sent from John Swinney, Shirley-Anne Sommerville or Kaukab Stewart to Stonewall or about Stonewall in the last year."

FOI partially withheld 90 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.30 s.38 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-17
Reference: FOI/202500465040
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Government's funding of Equate Scotland: FOI release

Copies of all information, including but not limited to correspondence, notes of telephone calls and emails held by the Scottish Government related to the areas below: funding supplied to Equate Scotland for the last three years from the Scottish Government the remit of the work Equate Scotland is to undertake in exch...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.30 s.12 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-16
Reference: FOI/202500462687
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Supreme Court’s Judgement in relation to the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018: FOI release

Please can you provide any draft statement and guidance provided to Shirley-Anne Somerville relating to the Ministerial Statement titled: ‘The Supreme Court’s Judgement in Relation to the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018.’

FOI already published 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.25 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-16
Reference: FOI/202500462630
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Trans and other trans activist organisations correspondence: FOI release

1) The safety or otherwise of biological males who identify as women (also known as “trans women”) breastfeeding infants, and 2) Correspondence with Scottish Trans and other trans activist organisations which are funded by the Scottish Government on: a) males breastfeeding infants and b) the recent EHRC consultation.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.17(1) s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-28
Reference: FOI/202500475364
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence received by the First Minister regarding single sex spaces: FOI release

Any correspondence received since 16th April 2025 by John Swinney considering the topic of single-sex spaces.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.28(1) s.30 s.38 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500466121
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Single-sex spaces (Public Sector) speech information: FOI Review

Original request 202500457222 1. Kaukab Stewart and Shirley-Anne Sommerville’s draft speech for the debate entitled “Single-sex Spaces (Public Sector)” held on 12 March 2025. 2. Official notes prepared for Kaukab Stewart and Shirley-Anne Sommerville for their speech for the debate entitled “Single-sex Spaces (Public ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2025-07-17
Reference: FOI/202500464030 Review of 202500457222
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Human Rights Bill for Scotland documents that relate to the right for food: FOI release

Documents and sections of documents prepared in the course of drafting of the Human Rights Bill for Scotland which specifically relate to the right to food, including any text relating to the right to food which was included in the Scottish Government's draft Bill.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.29(1) s.30 s.36 s.38 6 attachments

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500458689
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

First Minister's meeting with the Catholic Bishops Conference of Scotland documentation: FOI release

All documentation held about John Swinney's meeting with the Catholic Bishops Conference of Scotland on November 27, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, analysis of how it went, minutes/notes from the meeting, between November 1 2024 and December 20 2024.

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

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: FOI/202500453334
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Anti-Racism Community Engagement Fund information: FOI release

1. The total amount of funding the Scottish Government made available under the Anti-Racism Community Engagement Fund. 2. The total number of events the Anti-Racism Community Engagement Fund supported. 3. A copy of the Event Reporting from each event, as submitted to the Design Advisory Group.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.3 s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: FOI/202500451681
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Documentation regarding the First Minister's attendance at Edinburgh Pride 2024: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent/received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, about John Swinney leading Edinburgh Pride on June 22, between May 1 2024 and July 15 2024.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-21
Reference: FOI/202400443405
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 Council of Jewish Communities documentation which references Gaza and Israel: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including internally, all briefings, all analysis, all minutes/notes from meetings, from/to or about the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities, between May 1 2024 and August 30 2024, which reference Gaza and Israel.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.28(1) s.30 s.38 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-15
Reference: FOI/202400438591
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

Adoption of a formal definition of Islamophobia: FOI release

Information regarding the Scottish Government’s actions in relation to the adoption of a formal definition of Islamophobia, as recommended in the "Report of the Inquiry into Islamophobia in Scotland" by the Cross-Party Group on Tackling Islamophobia (2021). Specifically, I request the following: 1. Has the Scottish Go...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence meetings s.2 s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-11-21
Reference: FOI/202400436493
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence discussing J.K. Rowling's criticism of the Scottish Government: FOI release

Copies of all internal Scottish Government email correspondence (including Ministers, Civil Servants, Special Advisers, and Press Officers) discussing the response to this previous FOI request: FOI/202400424984

FOI already published 80 score 149 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.25 s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-11-18
Reference: FOI/202400435503
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre communications: FOI release

All emails and communications to and from Chief Executive, Mridul Wadwha, and the ERCC board since 1 May 2024 until 18 September 2024.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-11-06
Reference: FOI/202400432505
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, 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

Correspondence between Scottish Government and Inspiring Scotland that mentions Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre: FOI release

Correspondence between the Scottish Government and Inspiring Scotland which mentions Rape Crisis Scotland, Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre or the review of that centre by Vicky Ling, from from 1 April 2024 to the current date (24 September 2024).

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-10-31
Reference: FOI/202400433219
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Law Society of Scotland's consultation response to ending conversion practises in Scotland: FOI release

All emails, messages, briefing papers and other documents since 1 April 2024 referencing the Law Society of Scotland’s consultation response to ending conversion practices in Scotland.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-10-15
Reference: FOI/202400430196
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector