Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

22,640releases indexed
40,478attachments found
29.5avg calendar days
8,386partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-09-02newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,386 unclear 7,405 not held 3,239 released 1,581 already published 700 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5149 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3727 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 2994 s.17(1) 2922 s.25(1) 2520 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1223 s.2 1222 s.3 958

Timeline

2026-09 1 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,312 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 978 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 961 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 737 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 702 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 665 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 657 releases · 25.6 avg days
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Correspondence with Teach First: FOI release

Copies of all correspondence between the Scottish Government and Teach First from 1 April 2017 to 4 October 2017. Details (and associated documents) of any meetings (whether face to face or via alternative means such as telephone) between the Scottish Government and Teach First from 1 April 2017 to 4 October 2017.

FOI partially withheld 90 score correspondence meetings s.38(1) s.25(1) 18 attachments
Published
2017-11-08
Reference
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Email addresses and telephone numbers for educational establishments: FOI release

Information on all preferred contact email addresses and telephone numbers for all pre-schools, schools, PRU, Exclusion Units, colleges, sixth-form centres, and any other similar educational establishment within Scotland.

FOI not held 45 score correspondence s.17 s.25(1)
Published
2017-08-04
Reference
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Information on Q15 of SG Educational Governance Review: FOI release

You asked for the following information in relation to question 15 of the Scottish Government's Educational Governance Review consultation: How many of the 1,154 submissions to the Scottish Government's consultation, stated or agreed, that there should be further controls over funding at a school level? How many of th...

FOI unclear 55 score correspondence briefings s.25(1)
Published
2017-07-20
Reference
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector