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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Meetings and engagements regarding the early release of prisoners SSI: FOI release

Please can I request a breakdown of all the engagements and meetings that Angela Constance held with stakeholders regarding the early release of prisoners SSI that was passed by the Criminal Justice Committee on 29 October 2025. Please provide the minutes of the above engagements.

FOI released 95 score 16 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-03
Reference
FOI/202500491403
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Materials on Prison Population Assurance Group: FOI release

“Copies of all sent emails from the relevant C2 and C1 officials responsible for overseeing the governance of the Prison Population Assurance Group, covering the period 21 October 2025 to 28 October 2025 (inclusive)”. For clarity, I have interpreted this request as all outgoing emails from the relevant C2 and C1 offic...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-03
Reference
FOI/202500491128
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Material regarding mistaken releases: FOI release

1. Copies of any briefings to Ministers, Special Advisers or Directors since 1 April 2020 that mention “release in error”, “erroneous release”, or “mistaken release” in the Scottish Prison Service. 2. Any correspondence between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Prison Service about the scale, causes, or prevent...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings s.3 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-03
Reference
FOI/202500491040
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
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

Statistics on life sentence prisoners: FOI release

Statistics on life sentence prisoners (including Order for Lifelong Restriction prisoners) currently on licence in the community in Scotland as of the most recent date available, the number of life sentence prisoners living in the community in Scotland on licence at the end of each year for the last 5 years and also th...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence s.25(1)
Published
2026-01-26
Reference
FOI/202500489685
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Hate crime consultation information: FOI release

Copies of all correspondence (internal and external), notes and any other information in relation to the decision to extend the closing date to the Scottish Government consultation on the SSI to add sex as a protected characteristic to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-20
Reference
FOI/202500488828
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Government Victims Taskforce Meeting: FOI release

"At the Scottish Government Victims Taskforce Meeting on 20th June 2024, an issue was discussed in the minutes regarding poor trauma informed practice. Issue 3e Victims being asked by the police to approach other possible victims. Who raised this issue and what was it specifically in relation to?"

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.30
Published
2026-01-14
Reference
FOI/202500495246
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

List of Directorate for Justice governance groups: FOI release

You asked for a list sub/ governances groups or boards on the divisional level for the Justice Directorate. These would be groups or boards that brings together external policy stakeholders with the Scottish Government to give strategic oversight of policy development and implementation.

FOI released 70 score 5 working days correspondence meetings
Published
2026-01-14
Reference
FOI/202500490013
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Correspondence mentioning Minister of State for Prisons: 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 which are with/to/from or mention James Timpson, from the last three months?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-13
Reference
FOI/202500485018
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Dog wardens in all councils: EIR release

‘Access to the Scottish national dog control notice database where every council records dog control notices. Access to the phone numbers of dog wardens for each council. Access to the process used by local councils throughout Scotland to deal with reports concerning dogs such as stray dogs, dangerous dogs, nuisance do...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 15 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4)
Published
2026-01-13
Reference
FOI/202500486869
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Barlinnie replacement prison and recorded crime in Scotland: FOI release

1. The current cost projection of the Barlinnie replacement prison, with a full breakdown of costs. 2. All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about the construction of the Barlinnie replace...

FOI withheld 80 score 16 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.2 s.33(1) s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2026-01-13
Reference
FOI/202500483086
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Glasgow City Council or Glasgow Health Social Care Partnership correspondence regarding Section 27 Funding: FOI release

1. Any and all correspondence between Scottish Government Justice Division and Glasgow City Council or Glasgow Health Social Care Partnership which relates to Section 27 Funding for the financial year 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26. 2. Details of the Section 27 grant award to Glasgow City Council for the financial year ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.27 s.38(1) 16 attachments
Published
2026-01-06
Reference
FOI/202500483436
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

XL Bully dog exemption and insurance details: EIR Review

Original request 202500481540 The Certificate of Exemption Scheme was presented publicly as a system designed to protect the public by ensuring that exempted dogs are subject to strict conditions and compulsory third-party liability insurance. However, your response means that in practice a victim is unable to verify ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 16 working days correspondence s.11(2) s.20 s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-09
Reference
EIR/202500483462 Review of 202500481540
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Prison Service Executive Team reports and meeting information: FOI release

All reports to and minutes of meetings between any member of the Executive Management Group of SPS and the Scottish Ministers and/or representative of the Scottish Government for the period 1 April, 2024 to 31 March, 2025.

FOI cost limit 70 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12 4 attachments
Published
2025-11-20
Reference
FOI/202500482567
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Compensation payment statistics for miscarriages of justice: FOI release

Please provide me with the following information for the financial years 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25: 1. The total number of applications received requesting compensation for a miscarriage of justice. 2. Of those, the total number that were accepted for assessment. 3. The total number granted compens...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.38(1)
Published
2025-11-18
Reference
FOI/202500479443
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Repealing of the False Oaths (Scotland) Act 1933: FOI release

You asked why the False Oaths (Scotland) Act 1933 was repealed in 2011 and whether making a false oath is dealt with as a criminal offence or a common law offence.

FOI unclear 80 score 3 working days correspondence s.44 4 attachments
Published
2025-11-18
Reference
FOI/202500483008
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Misogyny Bill documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, and analysis, about the misogyny bill and/or adding misogyny to the hate crime bill, from the last month.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-11-05
Reference
FOI/202500478574
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme details: FOI release

You asked if it is true that, in Scotland, if an accusation of rape is taken to trial and results in a conviction of the accused, the person making that accusation is awarded £40,000. in compensation? I am taking this to mean you would like to know if there is an automatic compensation scheme in Scotland where if an a...

FOI not held 40 score 17 working days correspondence
Published
2025-11-03
Reference
FOI/202500478027
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Centre for Good Relations funding: FOI release

You asked for how much money has the Scottish Government spent/given to the Centre for Good Relations in each of the last five years, with a breakdown of what the money was spent on? Could you supply all reports written by the centre and supplied to the government in the last two years?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-10-20
Reference
FOI/202500476000
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Money and tax, Public sector

Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024 queries: FOI release

(1) How many people have the Scottish Government identified to have had their conviction quashed under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024? (2) Of those people identified, how many people have the Scottish Government been able to contact so far?

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence
Published
2025-10-16
Reference
FOI/202500476631
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Construction of HMP Glasgow: FOI release

1. All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence seen and received (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes from meetings, analysis, about the construction of HMP Glasgow, from the last month. 2. The latest timeline for finishing it and also a list of all the previous completion dat...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.25 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-24
Reference
FOI/202500469370
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design, Public sector

Correspondence regarding drafting of Financial Memorandum for Criminal Justice & Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill: FOI release

"Any correspondence between the Bill Team in the Scottish Parliament and civil servants relating to the drafting of the Financial Memorandum for the Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill.".

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-23
Reference
FOI/202500466959
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

List of judicial office holders: FOI release

Please disclose to me immediately any other list of judicial office holders, maintained by your office and available for public information and inspection. In the circumstances, an honest and frank admission that there is no such list available for public information should be communicated to me immediately by your off...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-23
Reference
FOI/202500468158
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector