Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,864releases indexed
39,478attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,113partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-06-12newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,113 unclear 7,200 not held 3,069 released 1,537 already published 671 cost limit 607 clarification 349 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4931 s.20 4280 s.34(1) 3589 s.39(2) 3481 s.30 2878 s.17(1) 2774 s.25(1) 2381 s.10(4) 1987 s.11(2) 1571 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1158 s.3 908

Timeline

2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,279 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 967 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 923 releases · 31.0 avg days Learning Directorate 861 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 729 releases · 39.9 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 633 releases · 25.8 avg days
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Keith Brown, Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party, meetings: FOI release

All internal and external correspondence within and sent or received by the Scottish Government including attached documents, meeting handouts, memos, briefings to ministers, attendee lists, location of meeting, notes, minutes, or OneNote memos, linked to the following meetings: Keith Brown's meetings with Scottish Po...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-02-15
Reference
FOI/202300338448
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Small Business Research Initiatives (SBRI) funding: FOI release

Details of funding provided by Scottish Government to Small Business Research Initiative for various projects in HEALTHCARE sector in last 10 years.

FOI/EIR transferred 80 score 65 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.12 s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-02-15
Reference
FOI/202200309028
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Prosecution of Lockerbie crime: FOI release

If the Scottish Government intends to pursue the prosecution of individuals connected to the Iranian Government for their alleged involvement in the Lockerbie bombing of 1988.

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2023-02-06
Reference
FOI/202200323062
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Correspondence between the Scottish Government and Reem Alsalem: FOI release

Provide copies of any correspondence, or any records of any meetings or discussions, held by the Scottish Government related to the letter sent to Reem Alsalem, the UN rapporteur on violence against women and girls, by a series of Scottish women's groups. The letter I am referring to was sent to Ms Alsalem on November ...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 29 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.38(1) s.34(1)
Published
2023-01-23
Reference
FOI/202200332901
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (MHTS): FOI release

How many mental health tribunal trials take place on average per week in Scotland? How much the legal members, medical members, and general members get paid, and how this pay is calculated?

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200318404
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Law and order, Public sector

National Facility for Women in the Infrastructure Investment Plan: FOI release

Whether the £74 million outlined for the new National Facility for Women in the Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26 was the total projected budget for HMP Cornton Vale at the time of publication across all financial years (inclusive of any projected VAT costs)?

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-11-18
Reference
FOI/202200323596
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Community Payback Order termination categories: FOI release

1. Where a Community Payback Order has been terminated due to a breach by the offender and they are subsequently punished what the ‘other penalty issued’ category entails (i.e what penalties are imposed on offenders in this category)? 2. Where a Community Payback Order has been terminated due to a breach by the offende...

FOI not held 40 score 12 working days correspondence
Published
2022-11-02
Reference
FOI/202200318088
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

How much money the Government has spent on combatting modern day slavery, people trafficking and sexual exploitation between 2018 and 2022 : FOI release

1. How much money has the Scottish Government spent on combatting modern slavery with a breakdown per year between 2018-2022? 2. Breakdown on what the money was spent on? 3. What money has the Scottish government earmarked for helping to combat Modern slavery?

FOI released 70 score 20 working days correspondence
Published
2022-10-20
Reference
FOI/202200314583
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Equality and rights, International, +2 more … Law and order, Public sector

Statutory Offences of Causing Death by Driving: FOI release

Scottish Ministers’ correspondence (including emails, letters, attachments to emails, meetings and records of phone calls) with the Scottish Sentencing Council regarding their consultation on Statutory Offences of Causing Death by Driving. You requested all correspondence including any meetings with Scottish Ministers ...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-12
Reference
FOI/202200318672
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Gender Recognition and transgender inmates: FOI release

All correspondence (including emails, attachments, typed or handwritten notes, letters, notes/records of phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefings, WhatsApp messages or otherwise) between Ministers of the Scottish Government and the Scottish Prison service regarding the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) and transgender in...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-05
Reference
FOI/202200313388
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

The number of applications under the 1980 Hague Convention in cases of international parental child abduction: FOI release

The number of cases that the Scottish Central Authority has been involved in where an application under the 1980 Hague Convention On The Civil Aspects Of International Parental Child Abduction has been made to a foreign country to bring a child back to Scotland in each month of each year from 2015-2021. You asked for t...

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2022-10-03
Reference
FOI/202200312959
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
International, Law and order, Public sector

Community Payback Order (CPO) breach statistics: FOI release

1. The disposals received by offenders who have breached their Community Payback Orders. Please break this information down by the type of disposal (custodial, financial, admonishment, etc.) for the financial years of 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017- 18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22....

FOI not held 65 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2022-09-01
Reference
FOI/202200312713
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Applications for legal aid: FOI release

1. The number of applications to the Scottish Ministers to make payment from the legal aid fund in terms of section 4(c) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 2. Any policy documents, manuals, and decision-making documents in respect of applications in terms of that section. 3. Copies of any ministerial submissions or...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings spending s.4 s.4(2) s.17(1) s.36 s.38(1)
Published
2022-08-30
Reference
FOI/202200308739
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Victim centred approach fund: FOI release

1. The name and number of organisations who applied for the Victim Centred Approach Fund between 18 October 2021 and 20 December 2021 and how much money each organisation applied for. 2. Of the moneys allocated (as set out here: https://www.gov.scot/news/victims-will-benefit-fromkey-support/) how much has been paid to...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 20 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2022-08-25
Reference
FOI/202200310171
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Appropriate Adult Network: FOI release

The Scottish Appropriate Adult Network's Annual report from the last 2 years (19/20 and 20/21) 21/22 if that has been collated.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 4 working days correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-08-24
Reference
FOI/202200311387
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

SPS correspondence: FOI release

1) The correspondence between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Prison Service where SPS staff flagged an error with the LS/CMI system. The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans said this was first flagged to the Scottish Government on 24 January 2022. Please provide this correspondence and all related corr...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 104 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.30 s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-08-18
Reference
FOI/202200287009
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Question on alcohol: FOI release

‘How come you can't buy alcohol free drinks (for example becks blue) from say somewhere like home bargains before 10am yet I can drink alcohol at the airport at 4am? Or I can drink on a plane in the sky before 10am? I can understand that rule for selling actual alcohol but I can't understand the logic when it's non alc...

FOI unclear 55 score 7 working days correspondence s.12
Published
2022-08-16
Reference
FOI/202200313298
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Prison officer correspondence: FOI release

All correspondence (including emails, letters, meetings and phone calls) between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Prison Service and/or prison officers regarding prison officer pay. Please limit the date of this correspondence to 9 December 2021 to the present date and include any minutes of meetings and record...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.30 2 attachments
Published
2022-08-15
Reference
FOI/202200310054
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Tackling Prostitution: FOI release

I would like to request some information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Your webpage concerning ‘Progress on tackling prostitution’ (29 November 2021) mentions a reference group who will support the short life working group currently working to design the fundamental principles of a new model to ...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.38(1) s.38
Published
2022-08-15
Reference
FOI/202200309334
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic

The Victim Centred Approach Fund (VCAF): FOI release

For information of the bid VSS made for funding in 2021.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence
Published
2022-08-15
Reference
FOI/202200310067
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Damages and Succession payment: FOI release

For ‘The reason the £261,141.64 payment for ‘Damages and Succession’ was made to Improvement Service on 23 December 2021.’

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-08-08
Reference
FOI/202200309774
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Gender recognition bill: FOI release

On 22 August 2018, then Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People Shirley-Anne Somerville met with various stakeholders to discuss the gender recognition bill. In a blogpost, Susan Sinclair (of the organisation ‘Scottish Women’) claims that she attended one of these meetings, along with numerous other acto...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.36(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-08-05
Reference
FOI/202200304607
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Statistics regarding crimes on license: FOI release

1. The number of offenders released on license who committed a crime whilst released on license. Please provide this information for the financial years of 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and so far in 2021-22. Please breakdown this information by the crime that was committed whilst released on license. 2. If possib...

FOI not held 40 score 18 working days correspondence
Published
2022-07-26
Reference
FOI/202200294838
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector