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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Funding made available by the Scottish and UK Governments to Western Isles Council from 1975 to April 2026: FOI release

“Under a freedom of information act could you make available to me how much [monies] were made available from the Scottish/ Uk governments to the Western Isles Council since 1975 until April 2026. Approx 51 years.”

FOI not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.12 s.17(1) 4 attachments
Published
2026-05-11
Reference
FOI/202600512982
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Local government funding allocation queries: FOI Review

Original Request 202600509626 I would like to obtain the following: 1. The amount of Scottish Government funding provided to Aberdeenshire Council per head of population for the most recent financial year available. 2. A full list of all Scottish council areas showing the Scottish Government’s funding allocation per...

FOI not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.5 s.6 s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2026-05-11
Reference
FOI/202600513024 Review of 202600509626
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Affordable Housing Supply Programme grant award information: FOI release

The grant award amount given to SLC payable over the Financial Year 2024 to 2025 in connection with the land at Westwoodhill, East Kilbride. A breakdown of the elements of that award, and their respective financial totals. The dates provided by South Lanarkshire Council to the Scottish Ministers, on accepting that offe...

FOI not held 45 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)
Published
2026-03-02
Reference
FOI/202500498732
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government correspondence regarding the Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 2020: FOI release

Any correspondence (including emails, letters, phone calls, handwritten notes, WhatsApp messages or any other documents) between the office of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government and the office of the First Minister regarding the Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 2020. Information should include but ...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers whatsapp s.29(1) s.36(1) s.38(1) s.17(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-23
Reference
FOI/202500495526
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Scottish Government’s scheme to boost key workers in rural areas houses: FOI release

1. How many homes have been approved under the Scottish government’s scheme to boost key workers in rural areas and how many have been utilised? - could this be broken down into each region? 2. Could you supply any analysis undertaken for or by the Scottish Government about how many affordable home developments stopped...

FOI not held 45 score 9 working days correspondence contracts s.17(1)
Published
2026-01-21
Reference
FOI/202500491071
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Council Tax enforcement: FOI release

1. Policy Documents Governing Summary Warrants Internal guidance, memos, or statutory interpretation documents relating to the use of summary warrants for council tax enforcement Legal justification for bypassing judicial hearings and denying debtors the right to rebut 2. Council Tax Redistribution Breakdown Percent...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.19 s.30 s.17(1) s.84 s.81
Published
2026-01-12
Reference
FOi/202500484756
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Money and tax, Public sector

Landlords in Scotland statistics: FOI release

You asked for an update to the published answer to request FOI/202400423932 (and FOI/202000090239) in particular to the breakdown of how many landlords there are on the register and how many properties they own in the same bandings as before. The original request had also asked for: How many landlords in Scotland are...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2025-12-31
Reference
FOI/202500481827
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Correspondence between Scottish Government and pension providers regarding issuance credit (loans) on a sixty year term: FOI release

You asked for “Data that does display communications took place between 2009-2011: 1. Document confirms the loan term were sixty years? 2. That at the end of the loan term the homes (assets) built from that issued credit would revert to ownership of the organisation that sought the credit (debt)? 3. What interest ra...

FOI not held 45 score 13 working days correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2025-12-09
Reference
FOI/202500483814
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Money and tax, Public sector

Early learning and childcare funding: FOI release

When a local authority (e.g. West Dunbartonshire) applies for a child’s 3-5 years funding from the Scottish Government. If a child was born in 2022 (e.g. 02/01/2022) and again if the child was born (02/01/2023), is this issued from the child’s 3rd birthday in each case or when?

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence s.17
Published
2025-12-09
Reference
FOI/202500481444
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Help to Buy (Scotland) Affordable New Build Scheme: FOI release

1. The number of new build properties purchased with assistance from Help to Buy (Scotland) Affordable New Build Scheme since the beginning of the scheme in 2013. 2. The total value of equity loans extended by the Scottish Government under the scheme over this period. 3. For the end of each financial year since it’s ...

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2025-12-08
Reference
FOI/202500482470
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Various queries relating to Local Councils in Scotland: FOI release

1. As Local Councils in Scotland are listed on Companies House and have a Duns Number are they Corporations. 2. Are Local Councils in Scotland exempt from the Bills of Exchange Act and if they are could you please provide the exemption evidence? 3. Are Local Councils in Scotland Lawfully required to get a written Lia...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.2 s.17(1) s.5 s.17
Published
2025-11-03
Reference
FOI/202500477754
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Local authority use of Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEO’s): FOI release

1. Has the Scottish Government ever been informed of Glasgow City Council’s use of multiple corporate identities and D-U-N-S numbers? 2. Has any public servant in government correspondence acknowledged or accepted this practice? 3. Which incorporated entity holds the liability and legal standing to enforce Council Ta...

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1) s.70 s.75
Published
2025-10-16
Reference
FOI/202500475278
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Equal Pay claims correspondence: FOI release

1. The total financial cost (including compensation payments and legal costs) incurred by Scottish public bodies in settling equal pay claims each year, for the past five years. 2. The projected total liability for unresolved or outstanding equal pay claims as estimated by the Scottish Government, broken down by each ...

FOI not held 70 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence meetings spending whatsapp s.2 s.4 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-17
Reference
FOI/202500463517
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Rural Housing Fund and Risk Register Assessment for the Affordable Housing Supply Programme: FOI release

The latest Risk Register assessment for the Affordable Housing Supply Programme; Any additional internal assessments, measurements, predictions or projections with regards to the progress and success of the Affordable Housing Supply Programme – such as how many affordable homes are predicted to have been completed by t...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.38(1) s.30 s.3 s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-09
Reference
FOI/202500461362
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Non-domestic rates information for various retailers: FOI release

Information on non-domestic rates in relation to the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25 and for a range of specified retailers (ASDA, Scotmid, Keystore, Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Farmfoods, Costco): 1. Address of each retail unit within Aberdeen city limits. 2. Rateable value assigned to each property. 3. Poundage rate ap...

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.2 s.11 s.12 s.17(1)
Published
2025-08-11
Reference
FOI/202500472652
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Former Minister for Housing correspondence regarding Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC): EIR release

1/ All correspondence received by or communicated from the Minister Paul McLennan between February 1 2020 and May 6 2025 relating to RAAC. This includes all forms of communication available, not limited to but including, email, text messages, whatsapp or conventional mail. To note, the timeframe for this request was l...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 46 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-06
Reference
EIR/202500464892
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Islands Housing Fund: FOI release

In terms of the £5 million Islands Housing Fund 1. How many homes have been approved since 2016 to date? 2. How many of the total approved homes, found since 2016, have now been completed? 3. How many of those completed homes are currently being lived in? 4. How much of the £5 million Fund is still unused? 5. Can ...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2025-08-05
Reference
FOI/202500460703
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Affordable Housing Supply Programme data for Aviemore: FOI release

I'm researching housing in Aviemore. I'm looking for data on AHSP-funded housing developments (approvals, starts and completions) from 2015 to 2025 for the following data zones: S01010539 - Badenoch and Strathspey Central - 04 S01010538 - Badenoch and Strathspey Central - 03 S01010537 - Badenoch and Strathspey Central...

FOI not held 70 score 17 working days correspondence s.17 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-28
Reference
FOI/202500466242
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Scottish Government Grants, Aberdeen City Council Funding, Expenses, and Plans: FOI release

1. What portion of the £1 billion in grants from the Scottish Government is allocated to Aberdeen City Council (ACC)? 2. How was the figure determining the amount of grants for ACC calculated? Is there access to an estimate explaining how this funding was determined? 3. What income is projected for ACC this year, and...

FOI not held 45 score 52 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.17 s.1 s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2025-07-10
Reference
FOI/202500458665
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Salary queries for Aberdeen City Council employees: FOI release

1. What is the total amount paid in salaries to ACC employees for the last financial year? Period requested: 2023/24 financial year. 2. What is the total amount of bonuses and other additional payments (such as allowances and incentives) awarded to ACC employees? Period requested: 2023/24 financial year. 3. What perc...

FOI not held 45 score 52 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.6 s.17 s.1 s.20 s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2025-07-10
Reference
FOI/202500458770
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Documentation and correspondence on Visitor Levy: FOI release

FIRST All documents relating to the question and view taken by the Scottish Government as to whether the Visitor Levy as proposed to be raised and collected by Local Councils, under the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 is taxable income in the hands of the business subject to the levy, (namely the “accommodation provi...

FOI not held 70 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings contracts spending s.36(1) s.3(2) s.25(1) s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-09
Reference
FOI/202500456480
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Information on Council Tax valuation an discounts: FOI release

Is there a consideration to review the Council Tax valuation to account for the current market value of properties and property size? What measures is Aberdeen City Council planning to take to review the automatic discount for single residents, especially for those with high incomes or expensive properties? Is there co...

FOI not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2025-07-01
Reference
FOI/202500459752
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Money and tax, Public sector

Non-domestic rates charged on shooting rights and deer forests: FOI release

1. How much has the Scottish Government paid since 2019 (broken down by year and by council area) to local councils in sporting rates? a. What was the main purpose of this expenditure? Please provide dates and any further details and/or correspondence relating to the expenditure on sporting rates. 2. How much have Sc...

FOI not held 45 score 13 working days correspondence ministers s.2 s.3 s.17(1)
Published
2025-06-26
Reference
FOI/202500458018
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Empty Home Partnership, short-term lets and national housing emergency documentation: FOI release

1. How much money has been handed out to the Empty Home Partnership in the last five years, and how many homes have been found as a result of this? Could you break this down by year and where the money went? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about short-term lets during the Edinburg...

FOI not held 70 score 14 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.25(1) s.12 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-10
Reference
FOI/202500457119
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector