Scottish Government FOI Index

21,792releases indexed

39,278attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,073partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

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 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days

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Electronic information held in relation to Part 2 of the Thematic Inspection: FOI release

Electronic information held in relation to Part 2 of the Thematic Inspection. To include all documents, emails meeting minutes.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400400111
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Scottish National Standardised Assessment costs: FOI release

How much have the Scottish National Standardised Assessments cost the Scottish government every year. ‐Could you please set out the cost of the tests every year since they were introduced up to and including 2023‐24 or the most recent year for which you have data? Please provide the total figure for each year, as well...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400413989
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Cutting university places, tackling violence in schools and securing teacher numbers funding: FOI release

1. Out of the £900k announced to tackle violence in schools, how much of it has been spent so far, and could you provide a breakdown of what this was spent on? -https://news.stv.tv/scotland/funding-to-tackle-scottish-classroom-violence-amounts-to-360-per-school-eis-says 2. Could you provide all internal correspondence...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings spending s.17(1) s.12 s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400416039
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Violence in schools, teacher numbers and international student costs: FOI release

1. Could you supply all discussions, documentation and correspondence held by the Scottish Government about violence in schools, including briefings, from the last two months? 2. Could you supply all analysis undertaken for or by the Scottish Government, including briefings and meeting minutes, about the inclusion at ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.27(1) s.38(1) s.30 s.34(1) s.17(1) s.29(1) s.38 s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400416498
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

LGBT in Education: FOI release

1) Who designed the LGBT Curriculum for secondary schools and their qualifications? 2) What nominating bodies appointed a representative to the LGBT Inclusive Education Implementation Group (Implementation Group) and the representative's qualifications? 3) Who has a right to claim an exemption from this education and...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.25(1) s.9 s.5

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400418471
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Teacher numbers and offer of grant letters: FOI release

I would like to receive all communications from Scottish Government officials and Ministers on the subject of teacher numbers this month (April 2024) – as well as the responses to those communications. In particular I would like to receive: - the offer of grant letters sent to every local authority education director...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400411513
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Closure of Tullynessle School and Nursery: FOI release

All correspondence relating to the closure of Tullynessle School and Nursery.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400412329
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Scottish National Standardised Assessments (SNSA) completion rate by council: FOI release

The National Report for Academic Year 2022‐2023 set out the completion rate for the Scottish National Standardised Assessments at different ages and stages, as well as for the different assessments. (P176 Appendix 1: Assessments completed during the 2022 to 2023 academic year) The table sets out the completion rates a...

FOI not held 40 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400413980
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Shetland Islands Council - school capacities: FOI release

All information sent to and from the Scottish Government relating to the Shetland Islands Council request that they reassess the capacity of Cullivoe School. We would like the full and complete correspondences, what details and back ground information was provided to The Scottish Government and what report was sent bac...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.38(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400407131
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

National Improvement Framework Interactive Evidence Report: FOI release

The local authority data from the National Improvement Framework Interactive Evidence Report measures on Assessment of children’s progress, Parental engagement, and School improvement.

FOI released 100 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence s.17(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400408455
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Parental complaints against Local Authority regarding education: FOI release

We want to receive information what complaint can parents file with the government if local authority lie about them (regarding education).

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.70 s.20

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400418013
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Final Report of the Evaluation of Restorative Practices in Three Scottish Councils: FOI release

Restorative Practices in Three Scottish Councils: Final Report of the Evaluation of the First Two Years of the Pilot Projects 2004-2006. August 2007

FOI released 95 score 1 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400421748
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Pupil violence and aggression in Scotland's schools: FOI release

Copies of correspondence sent by members of the public to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills between April 1, 2023 and April 1, 2024, in which there is discussion of pupil violence and aggression in Scotland's schools; and Any data on the volume of correspondence received by the Cabinet Secretary for Educat...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 49 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400411701
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Phase 3 of the Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP): FOI release

21 questions regarding Argyll and Bute Council’s Mull Campus project, which is being supported by the Scottish Government through Phase 3 of the Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP). Of the 36/37 schools built under phase 1 & phase 2 of the LEIP how many received less than a 50% contribution to construction cos...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400418282
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Any correspondence between the Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council relating to teacher numbers: FOI release

Copies of any correspondence in 2024 to date between the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and/or officials in the Scottish Government education directorate, sent to or from Glasgow City Council officials, in which there is discussion relating to proposals to reduce teacher numbers in Glasgow.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-30
Reference: FOI/202400406884
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Newly constructed secondary school list and sites: EIR release

- In the period from 2010 - 2023, please provide a list of secondary schools that have been newly constructed. - For each of these newly constructed schools, please advise if the new school was built on the existing school site, or if a new site was required.

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-30
Reference: EIR/202400408868
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

East Dunbartonshire Council's Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) funding application: EIR release

East Dunbartonshire Council (EDC) was recently awarded £80m from the LEIP. I have concerns about the information submitted by East Dunbartonshire Council on their recent LEIP funding application. Can you please provide me with a copy of EDC's LEIP application?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1)

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: EIR/202400396128
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Learning Investment Programme Fund (LEIP): EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1)

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: EIR/202400395870
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Teacher number communications between the Scottish Government and councils: FOI release

When the teacher census was published in December it showed that 17 councils had failed to maintain or increase teacher numbers. Jenny Gilruth told the Scottish parliament’s education committee in January there had been “a significant fall in teacher numbers in four or five authorities” and that the government had “ask...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: FOI/202400398822
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Health and Wellbeing Census queries (following request 202400391660): FOI release

Question 1. You asked the wording of the FOI response is adjusted to make it clear whether it was rare to use an Ethics Peer Review because there are rarely projects that receive a Red – Highly Sensitive rating, or because even if projects receive that rating, normally they’re not escalated and, if so, why that is the ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings contracts s.25(1) s.38(1) s.3 s.25 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: FOI/202400401232
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Primary School Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence data: FOI release

I am requesting the latest data set for 2022/23. I already have data for 2016/17 through to 2012/22 so if it is easier for you to pull out the complete dataset from 2016/17 to 2022/23 then I am happy to receive it that way. All individual schools data summary data for Scotland. All publicly funded schools summary data...

FOI released 95 score 14 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: FOI/202400400841
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Dalry Secondary School and proposals to mothball schools in Dumfries and Galloway: FOI release

Any communication from or to the Scottish Government (specifically: Ministers, SpAds, Press Officers, or staff from any education-related department) regarding or relating to Dalry Secondary School and/or proposals to mothball schools in Dumfries and Galloway. The time frame for the request is 01/08/2023 – 26/02/2024.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: FOI/202400401387
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Universal free school meals: FOI release

To provide all analyses, figures and statistics on the predicted effect on child poverty in Scotland of rolling out universal free school meals to a) pupils in primary 6 and primary 7; and b) pupils in secondary schools.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-20
Reference: FOI/202300365474
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Meeting Minutes for the Dyslexia Making Sense Working Group: FOI release

A list of meeting dates for the Dyslexia Making Sense Working Group and copies of the minutes.

FOI not held 70 score 17 working days correspondence meetings s.25(1) s.17(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-15
Reference: FOI/202300382801
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Decision not to fund The Head Teacher Leadership Academy (Columba 1400): FOI release

All information showing: - The decision not to fund The Head Teacher Leadership Academy commonly known to Head Teachers as “Columba 1400”. - The reason or reasons given for the decision and by whom the decision was taken. Electronic copy of information is sufficient.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-15
Reference: FOI/202300383005
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector