Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

5,100releases indexed
7,880attachments found
25.5avg calendar days
2,063partially withheld
2025-01-20oldest in sample
2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 2,063 unclear 1,290 not held 828 released 339 already published 242 cost limit 170 clarification 87 withheld 62 transferred 19

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 1471 s.34(1) 1108 s.20 1050 s.30 886 s.39(2) 882 s.17(1) 766 s.25(1) 651 s.10(4) 547 s.11(2) 450 s.29(1) 364 s.2 349 s.3 262

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 365 releases · 25.8 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 308 releases · 28.3 avg days Marine Directorate 194 releases · 26.7 avg days People Directorate 192 releases · 23.4 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 176 releases · 26.8 avg days Culture and External Affairs Directorate 173 releases · 27.7 avg days Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate 171 releases · 31.7 avg days Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate 157 releases · 23.9 avg days
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Minutes of the meeting between the Scottish Government and Equality Network and/or Scottish Trans: FOI release

All correspondence, including notes or minutes of meetings or phone calls, between the Scottish Government and Equality Network and/or Scottish Trans. This should cover the period from 26th August 2025 and 8 January 2026. Meeting Minutes for the LGBTQI+ Equality Stakeholder Bi-monthly Meeting of 28 May 2025.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.25 s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-03-30
Reference
FOI/202600500791
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Government Engender funding: FOI release

1. All correspondence between senior civil service officials and/or ministers with the words 'Engender' and 'decriminalisation' and '24 week limits' and 'funding' since Sep 2021 2. A breakdown of all funding streams awarded to Engender since Sep 2021

FOI already published 50 score 41 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings
Published
2026-03-25
Reference
FOI/202500498254
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence and minutes of meetings between the Scottish Government and LGBT Youth Scotland: FOI release

"Please provide all correspondence, including notes or minutes of meetings or phone calls, between the Scottish Government and LGBT Youth Scotland. This should cover the period from 26th August 2025 to the date of this FOI ( 8 January 2026)."

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.29(1) s.30 s.33(2) s.38(1)
Published
2026-03-23
Reference
FOI/202600500796
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Catholic Church communications regarding the COVID pandemic: FOI Review

Original request 202500493077 All information and communications generated, received, sent and retained about the COVID Pandemic and/or the elderly, disabled and NHS Nursing personal between the Scottish Government and Scottish Catholic Church regarding the dates of 1/1/2020 all the way through to the date of 1/1/2023...

FOI cost limit 70 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-03-02
Reference
FOI/202500497845 Review of 202500493077
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Health and social care, Public sector

Cameron Barracks documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about Cameron Barracks, from the last month.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.28 s.30 2 attachments
Published
2026-03-02
Reference
FOI/202500497799
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Home Office correspondence on the use of Cameron Barracks to accommodate asylum seekers: FOI release

All correspondence and communication that has taken place between the Scottish Government and the Home Office on the use of Cameron Barracks to accommodate asylum seekers.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.28 s.30 s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-23
Reference
FOI/202500495715
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Highland Council correspondence on the use of Cameron Barracks to accommodate asylum seekers: FOI release

All correspondence and communication that has taken place between the Scottish Government and The Highland Council on the use of Cameron Barracks to accommodate asylum seekers.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.28 s.30 4 attachments
Published
2026-02-23
Reference
FOI/202500495712
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence relating to 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence: FOI release

1. Any correspondence sent from Scottish Government Ministers relating to the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in 2025. 2. Any briefing prepared for Ministers on the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in 2025.

FOI withheld 80 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500495618
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Government internal warnings and escalations on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) implementation: FOI release

1. All internal briefings, emails, risk escalations, warnings, or concerns raised by Scottish Government officials in the last 12 months relating to: risks associated with FGM in Scotland, gaps in FGM services or implementation, or failures or delays in meeting Scottish Government commitments on FGM. 2. Any documents...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-17
Reference
FOI/202500494455
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Documentation regarding Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Implementation Advisory Group: FOI release

1. All minutes, papers, and action logs relating to the FGM Implementation Advisory Group for the period 1 year up to the date of this request. 2. The full risk register used by, or held for, the FGM Implementation Advisory Group covering the same period (including previous versions if the register has been updated or...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.38(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-17
Reference
FOI/202500494451
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

For Women Scotland Supreme Court Judgment meeting notes and briefings: FOI release

All meeting notes and briefings about the For Women Scotland Supreme Court Judgment between April 16 and 26 from within the Directorate for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights.

FOI already published 80 score 84 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.25 s.30 s.45(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-16
Reference
FOI/202500481096
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence relating to housing asylum seekers in Cameron Barracks, Inverness: FOI release

1. Correspondence related to the decision to house asylum seekers in Cameron barracks in Inverness. 2. Minutes of meetings where the decision to house asylum seekers at Cameron Barracks in Inverness was discussed. 3. Any documents relating to an assessment of the suitability of Cameron Barracks as a location to house...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.2 s.25(1) s.28 s.30 s.17(1) 4 attachments
Published
2026-02-16
Reference
FOI/202500492490
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

National Strategy on ending sexual violence against men and boys: FOI release

1. It was promised in the 2021 SNP Manifesto that “we will establish a national strategy on ending intimate and sexual violence against men and boys, which will sit in parallel with and complement the work of Equally Safe.” Please provide a copy of this strategy. 2. If the national strategy on ending intimate and sexu...

FOI released 75 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.17(1)
Published
2026-02-16
Reference
FOI/202500497538
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

First Minister's statement on asylum protesters: FOI release

You asked for the meaning of a photograph of the First Minister and text published by STV news in relation to asylum protests.

FOI not held 45 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2026-02-16
Reference
FOI/202500497058
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Government correspondence and funding to Engender: FOI release

1. Could you supply how much the Scottish Government has given Engender in each of the last five years, with a breakdown per year and what the money was spent on? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from m...

FOI already published 55 score 38 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12
Published
2026-02-16
Reference
FOI/202500483356
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate risk register information: FOI release

Following your previous response (Our Reference: 202500489890), you confirmed that the Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate maintains a single risk register consisting of five sections: 1. Directorate-level risks 2. Equality Division 3. Mainstreaming and Inclusion Division 4. Human Rights Division 5. Refug...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-11
Reference
FOI/202500493655
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Home Office and Highland Council correspondence regarding Cameron Barracks: FOI release

1. Could you supply all minutes/notes from meetings and/or phone calls between the Scottish Government and the Home Office about Cameron Barracks in inverness, from the last three months? 2. Could you supply all correspondence sent between the Scottish Government and the Home Office about Cameron Barracks in inverness...

FOI withheld 80 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.28 s.30 s.25(1) 4 attachments
Published
2026-02-11
Reference
FOI/202500492483
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence regarding the use of Cameron Barracks to house asylum seekers: FOI release

– All the emails and texts between the Scottish Government and the Home Office, Highland Council, NHS Highland, Police Scotland regarding the use of Cameron Barracks to house asylum seekers up until November 7, 2025. – All economic, social, environmental, legal or risk impact assessments conducted by the Scottish Gove...

FOI already published 80 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.28 s.17(1) s.25 s.1 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-11
Reference
FOI/202500493356
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Government spend on the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy: FOI release

1. Could you supply how much money the Scottish Government has spent on its New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy, and its predecessors, in each of the last five years, with a breakdown of costs per year and what the money was spent on? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including ...

FOI cost limit 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings contracts spending s.25(1) s.12
Published
2026-02-11
Reference
FOI/202500493316
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Minutes from meetings regarding transgender policies: FOI release

1. Could you supply all meetings about transgender policies held/attended by Kaukab Stewart and minutes/notes from these from the last three months? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received, including internal, minutes/notes from meetings, briefi...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.38(1) s.12 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-10
Reference
FOI/202500493459
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Equality and Human Rights Fund information: FOI release

How much money has the Scottish Government provided to the following groups since 2015? Scottish Trans LGBT Health and Wellbeing Equality Network LEAP Sports Mermaids Stonewall Engender Cabaret Against the Hate Speech LGBT Youth Scotland For Women Scotland LGB Alliance Sex Matters Please can you itemise the spend for...

FOI cost limit 65 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-10
Reference
FOI/202500490845
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Asylum seekers correspondence: FOI release

Any correspondence (including emails, letters, phone calls, handwritten notes, WhatsApp messages or any other documents) between the office of the First Minister and the office of the Cabinet Secretary for Housing regarding asylum policy and the accommodation of asylum seekers and/or refugees in Scotland. Information s...

FOI not held 70 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings whatsapp s.17(1) s.38(1) s.25(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-10
Reference
FOI/202500489706
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence regarding use of Cameron Barracks for asylum seeker accommodation: FOI release

Copies of all correspondence, emails, briefings, and meeting notes between the Scottish Government and the UK Government (including the Home Office) relating to the potential or proposed use of Cameron Barracks, Inverness for asylum seeker accommodation. Specifically, I would like: 1. Copies of all correspondence or ...

FOI already published 80 score 29 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.28 s.25 s.1 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-10
Reference
FOI/202500491644
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice awareness of plans to accommodate asylum seekers: FOI release

The date on which Shirley-Anne Somerville first became aware that the Home Office intended to proceed with the plan to accommodate people seeking asylum in Cameron Barracks in Inverness.

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings
Published
2026-02-09
Reference
FOI/202500492479
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector