Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

11,099releases indexed
19,072attachments found
28.7avg calendar days
4,403partially withheld
2023-10-02oldest in sample
2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 4,403 unclear 3,109 not held 1,663 released 816 already published 409 cost limit 376 clarification 166 withheld 123 transferred 34

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 2824 s.20 2437 s.34(1) 2118 s.39(2) 1920 s.30 1721 s.17(1) 1465 s.25(1) 1326 s.10(4) 1159 s.11(2) 933 s.29(1) 703 s.2 586 s.6(1) 478

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 743 releases · 28.1 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 632 releases · 29.1 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 437 releases · 29.3 avg days Marine Directorate 406 releases · 26.4 avg days Population Health Directorate 404 releases · 25.8 avg days Environment and Forestry Directorate 354 releases · 34.0 avg days Economic Development Directorate 334 releases · 41.5 avg days People Directorate 332 releases · 23.9 avg days
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Education and NHS spend, Local Government employment data and business support: FOI release

You asked for information on Scottish Government spend on education and the NHS, Local Government employment data, and actions the Scottish Government has taken to support businesses.

FOI not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence spending s.81
Published
2024-07-10
Reference
FOI/202400409727
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Economy, Education, Health and social care, +1 more … Public sector

Student flats and social homes built for rent in the past three years: FOI release

Can you please advise how many student flats and social homes for rent have been built in the last three years. Not affordable homes, social housing for Rent.

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2024-05-28
Reference
FOI/202400408218
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Registered Social Landlord and housing: FOI release

1. Minister of Housing and reporting dept/Secretary from 1999 to date. 2. Explanation of why 600,000+ social properties where Scot Gov & Registered Social Landlord employer-tenants are the financial stakeholders of Scottish Registered Housing Associations is a Junior Ministerial role & does not attend Scottish Cabinet...

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts spending s.3 s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2024-05-09
Reference
FOI/202400400865
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Digital Planning: EIR release

1. How much the collective budget for the overall digital planning project has been since its inception (i.e. formation of Digital Planning team) to date, broken down by financial year? 2. For each financial year, how much of the budget was spent on salaried employees vs external contractors? 3. Of the project delive...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence briefings contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2024-04-26
Reference
FOI/202400393500
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Impact of affordable housing, due to collapse of Stewart Milne Group:FOI release

I am looking for some information and a statement with regards to the ongoing impact on planned new build / affordable housing as a result of the collapse of Stewart Milne Group. The Scottish Government helped to fund 167 affordable homes in Cove in Aberdeen. https://hillcrest.org.uk/13141-2/ Can you tell me. how ma...

FOI not held 40 score 15 working days correspondence contracts
Published
2024-04-22
Reference
FOI/202400394806
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Common Housing Quality Standard Forum and Repairing Standard Statutory Guidance: FOI release

Information on the Common Housing Quality Standard Forum, consultations on the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Modification of the Repairing Standard) Regulations 2019, consultations on the Repairing Standard Statutory Guidance in March 2023 and consultations on publication of the revision to the Repairing Standard Statut...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.38(1)
Published
2024-03-27
Reference
FOI/202400399456
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Application of building regulations to domestic extensions: EIR release

Information on the application of building regulations to domestic extensions and the recent change to published guidance and 'removal of the ability to use improvements to an existing house to compensate for areas of glazing in an extension which are more than 25% of the floor area'. You raised ten specific questions ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 14 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.3 s.10(4) s.5 8 attachments
Published
2024-03-14
Reference
202300346259
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence relating to council tax freezes: FOI release

On the 18th October 2023, the Finance Minister Shona Robison made the claim that the decision to freeze Council Tax rates was made less than 48 hours before Humza Yousaf’s announcement and that the decision was made without following the normal consultation and communication methods. I would like to make a Freedom of I...

FOI not held 70 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings spending s.12 s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17 6 attachments
Published
2024-03-12
Reference
FOI/202300381631
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Cladding Stakeholder Group information: EIR review

Documents relating to the Cladding Stakeholder Group (formed in June 2021 all monthly agendas and minutes, since the Group was formed the full membership list of the Group, including any historical membership lists where members have left/joined the terms of reference for the group any documents produced by the Scotti...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 58 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) 4 attachments
Published
2024-02-01
Reference
EIR/202200320481 Review of FOI/202200313906
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Single Building Assessment for Lancefield Quay: EIR review

Disclose information relating to the Single Building Assessment report for Lancefield Quay in Glasgow and, the correspondence between the contractor and government about the preparation of the report.

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence contracts s.10(4) s.10(5)
Published
2024-01-23
Reference
EIR/202300347383 Review of 202300342229
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Bellwin Scheme applications: EIR release

1. How many (a) notes of interest regarding a potential claim and (b) applications has the Scottish Government received to the Bellwin Scheme in each year since 2011? Please provide a breakdown of these by (a) local authority, (b) the reason for the application, (c) how much was requested, (d) if applicable, how much d...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.1 s.10(4)
Published
2024-01-23
Reference
FOI/202300384051
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Provide the minutes, agendas and associated papers for the meetings of the cladding stakeholder group: FOI review

12 weeks have passed since you sent your letter on 8 March 2023 and the documents have not been published. Please provide the documents as was originally requested.

FOI not held 70 score 8 working days correspondence meetings s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-23
Reference
FOI/202300360398 Review of 202300342232
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Building and fire safety working group: EIR review

Provide the update SG Officials provided on the Single Building Assessment (SBA), including any notes, briefings and slides circulated or prepare. Detail the make-up of the buildings included in the pilot phase which illustrates the "range of different building sizes and issues to ensure the SBA process is robust". Pro...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 7 working days correspondence ministers briefings contracts s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-18
Reference
EIR/202200308093 Review of 202200293106
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Money received from wind farms in rent and non domestic rates: EIR release

How much money the Scottish Government received in the 2022/23 tax year: in rent from wind farms and single turbines on publicly owned land; in non domestic rates from wind farms and single turbines on publicly owned land; in non domestic rates from all local authority areas which they had billed for and collected on ...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.2 s.10(4)
Published
2024-01-15
Reference
FOI/202300379829
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Glasgow Council Tax invoices and breakdown of spend: FOI release

“I would like Invoices for council tax in Glasgow from 1992 until present” “I would like to see the individual breakdown of were the monies go” “I would like to see the court liability order councils use” “I would like to know what law is broken if council tax is not paid”

FOI not held 40 score 19 working days correspondence spending
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
FOI/202300381259
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Patrick Harvie meetings with John Blackwood, Living Rent, Scottish Association of Landlords, COSLA: 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: 1a) Patrick Harvie's meeting with John B...

FOI not held 70 score 57 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.17 s.38(1) s.1 16 attachments
Published
2024-01-05
Reference
202300338447
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Briefings, speeches and events attended by Minister for zero carbon buildings, active travel and tenants' rights: FOI release

Any briefings by MSP staff and/or civil servants for Patrick Harvie MSP during October and November 2022, any speeches written by MSP staff and/or civil servants for Patrick Harvie MSP during October and November 2022 and a list of all events attended by Patrick Harvie MSP during October and November 2022.

FOI not held 70 score 65 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.27(1) s.17 s.30 s.32(1) s.33(1) s.36(2) s.38(1) 8 attachments
Published
2023-12-18
Reference
202200334728
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Terms of reference for groups falling under Director General of Communities: FOI release

The terms of reference for the "groups" falling under the Director General for Communities, including all (a) Directorates (b) Units and (c) Divisions under that Director. For the avoidance of doubt this should include all groups that are active for which the Directorates/ Units/ Divisions are responsible, not just th...

FOI not held 70 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1) s.17 s.38(1) s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2023-12-13
Reference
202300342637
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Permitted Development Rights review - phase 3: consultation: EIR release

Information relating to section 6.2 of the public consultation on Phase 3 of the Scottish Government’s review of permitted development rights. As the information you have requested is 'environmental information' for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are required to de...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence meetings s.6 s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
202300364088
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Property Factor removal statistics: FOI release

1. How many property factors have been struck off by Scottish Ministers since the Property Factors Act came into effect? 2. How many PFEOs have been issued in the last five years? 3. How many PFEOs have not been complied with in the last five years? 4. How many factors have faced prosecution over failure to comply w...

FOI not held 45 score 15 working days correspondence ministers s.4(7) s.8(1)
Published
2023-11-27
Reference
FOI/202300378489
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Rent Pressure Zones: FOI release

1. I would like to know how many applications have been made to the Scottish Government by local authorities to designate a Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ) in their area. 2. Please provide a breakdown of the number of applications received from each local authority, along with the dates each application was received. 3. Ple...

FOI not held 40 score 8 working days correspondence
Published
2023-11-14
Reference
FOI/202300376592
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Total spend on Short-term lets (STL) policy and implementation: FOI release

The total amount spent so far on STL policy and its implementation A breakdown of spending so far on STL policy and its implementation How many civil servants are working on STL policy and implementation? Please break down the pay bands of civil servants working on STL (eg. 4 people on £20,000-£30,000)

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.38(1) s.34(1)
Published
2023-11-14
Reference
FOI/202300374795
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

2021 results of the People Survey for the Directorate for Local Government and Housing: FOI release

The 2021 results of the People Survey for the Directorate for Local Government and Housing. Where they exist, the 2021 results of the People Survey for the Units and Divisions within Directorate for Local Government and Housing. The template questionnaire for the 2022 People Survey. The date at which the Scottish Gover...

FOI not held 70 score 8 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-11-13
Reference
202300342228
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Regulation of structural engineers and East Calder, West Lothian: FOI release

Any and all information that the Scottish Government can release pertaining to: SER Ltd, the company regulating Structural Engineers practising in Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government. Any information they hold pertaining to the structural engineer's plans submitted to West Lothian Council for the works being...

FOI not held 45 score 9 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.20
Published
2023-11-08
Reference
202300363028
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector