Scottish Government FOI Index

4,100releases indexed

6,376attachments found

25.6avg calendar days

1,683partially withheld

2025-05-08oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 1,683 unclear 998 not held 683 released 264 already published 195 cost limit 138 clarification 71 withheld 52 transferred 16

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 1230 s.34(1) 920 s.20 818 s.30 745 s.39(2) 676 s.17(1) 634 s.25(1) 505 s.10(4) 431 s.11(2) 362 s.29(1) 297 s.2 287 s.3 212

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 298 releases · 25.1 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 254 releases · 28.0 avg days Culture and External Affairs Directorate 173 releases · 27.7 avg days Marine Directorate 150 releases · 26.9 avg days Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate 149 releases · 32.6 avg days People Directorate 144 releases · 23.2 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 132 releases · 26.4 avg days Safer Communities Directorate 120 releases · 22.6 avg days

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9 matching releases

Risks associated with implementing the Bail and Release (Scotland) Act: FOI release

1. Any modelling or projections prepared by Justice Analytical Services, or any other SG analytical or policy unit, which estimate: (a) changes in the remand population, (b) expected bail breach rates, (c) expected reoffending while on bail, or (d) any quantified public-safety risks associated with the Bail and Rel...

FOI not held 70 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-05-07
Reference: FOI/202500497644
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Witchcraft Act 1563 apology documentation: FOI release

1. Any internal briefing notes or policy documents that outline the legal or moral rationale for providing a state apology for a 16th-century historic injustice. 2. Any documents discussing the state’s responsibility to acknowledge "evidence gaps" or the destruction of historical records caused by such state-sponsored...

FOI not held 70 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.36(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-04-28
Reference: FOI/202600509137
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Register of Child Welfare Reporters: FOI release

Information in relation to Section 9 of the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 (the 2020 Act), which inserts Section 101A into the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and places a statutory duty on Scottish Ministers to establish and maintain a register of Child Welfare Reporters (CWRs)

FOI already published 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.9 s.10 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.27(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-04-23
Reference: FOI/202600506694
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland (SOHTIS) event: FOI release

In the week commencing Jan 5 2026, an event was held on the topic of Violence against Women and Girls, involving ministers, officials and third-sector organisations. The meeting is recounted in this blog here: https://www.sohtis.org/blog/o3z04yufd1e72q0ljk07y34qhbpnkq The meeting/event was attended by Siobhian Brown ...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.38 s.17(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2026-03-24
Reference: FOI/202600500880
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Law and order, Public sector

Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (REMO) statistics: FOI release

Information regarding the current and recent backlog of cases handled under the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (REMO) system in Scotland. You specifically asked if we could provide: 1. The number of REMO cases received by the Scottish Central Authority in each of the past five years (or the most recent ...

FOI not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2026-01-26
Reference: FOI/202500490084
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Government spend on Misogyny Bill: FOI release

You asked for “how much the Scottish Government estimates it spent on the Misogyny Bill in terms of civil servants’ time drafting it, consultations, print costs for the relevant documents”

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-17
Reference: FOI/202500464828
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Law and order, Public sector

Proposed Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill discussions: FOI release

Please advise if the Proposed Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill has been discussed at Cabinet meetings. If so, please provide the minutes from said meeting/s.

FOI not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.30 s.17(1)

Published: 2025-08-21
Reference: FOI/202500475350
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Caledonian System data: FOI release

How many men, as part of sentencing for a Domestic Abuse offence, or other offence with a Domestic Abuse aggravator, were ordered to work the Caledonian System? How many of these men completed their sentence with the system? Please break the response down by local authority area, collecting data from 2014 to 2025.

FOI not held 45 score 10 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2025-08-14
Reference: FOI/202500473509
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Resettlement of English Prisoners in Scotland on Standard Licence Conditions: FOI release

You asked for information regarding issues relating to the potential transfer of supervision following an individual’s release from prison in England, transferring into Scotland. You note that the individual was sentenced to 8 years in England; is not subject to MAPPA or any public protection notifications; and is due ...

FOI transferred 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.27(1)

Published: 2025-07-15
Reference: FOI/202500460509
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector