Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

7,100releases indexed
11,002attachments found
26.0avg calendar days
2,867partially withheld
2024-09-02oldest in sample
2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 2,867 unclear 1,842 not held 1,127 released 500 already published 296 cost limit 255 clarification 112 withheld 82 transferred 19

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 1974 s.20 1461 s.34(1) 1456 s.39(2) 1227 s.30 1195 s.17(1) 1022 s.25(1) 898 s.10(4) 763 s.11(2) 607 s.29(1) 519 s.2 448 s.3 342

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 491 releases · 27.4 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 425 releases · 27.5 avg days Marine Directorate 274 releases · 26.7 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 267 releases · 25.4 avg days People Directorate 243 releases · 23.7 avg days Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate 229 releases · 31.2 avg days Population Health Directorate 228 releases · 24.7 avg days Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate 199 releases · 23.6 avg days
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Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 and the introduction and operation of the self-catering thresholds: FOI release

The following recorded information only, relating to the application of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 in connection with the introduction and operation of the self-catering thresholds requiring properties to be actually let for at least 70 days and available to let for at least 140 days for entry or maintenance on th...

FOI released 75 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.2 s.3 s.4 s.20
Published
2026-05-06
Reference
FOI/202500498158
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Copy of Letting Agent Register in Scotland: FOI release

A copy of the complete current Letting Agent Register in Scotland.

FOI released 95 score 18 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-27
Reference
FOI/202600508619
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Partnership Support for Regeneration (PSR) fund information: FOI release

The following information regarding the Partnership Support for Regeneration (PSR) fund: 1. A list of all Scottish local authorities that received funding through the PSR fund during its operation. 2. The total amount of funding allocated to each local authority, including a breakdown by financial year where possible...

FOI released 100 score 13 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-21
Reference
FOI/202600506503
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Disputes submitted to each tenancy deposit scheme in Scotland: FOI release

You kindly responded to this enquiry (202500467746) but the data on disputes was incomplete for 2024-25 as the data was not available until the end of August 2025. Please could I now be supplied with that information?

FOI released 70 score 17 working days correspondence
Published
2026-01-06
Reference
FOI/202500482828
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Highland Council private landlord registered rental properties: FOI release

The number of private rental properties registered within the Highland Council area as of January 1st 2025. The number of private rental properties registered within the Highland Council area as of January 1st for each of the past 5 years (2021-2025). The number of private rental properties registered in Inverness, wit...

FOI released 95 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-23
Reference
FOI/202500468523
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Council Tax Reduction (CTR) statistics: FOI release

1. CTR Statistics – Aberdeen City Council: Total number of households receiving Council Tax Reduction (CTR); Total value of CTR granted; Proportion of CTR value in relation to the total gross Council Tax billed. 2. CTR Funding: Total compensation received by Aberdeen City Council from the Scottish Government to fund...

FOI released 100 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-17
Reference
FOI/202500464261
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Tenancy deposit schemes submitted disputes: FOI release

Please can you provide the following information in relation to each of the three tenancy deposit schemes in Scotland. 2023-2024: disputes submitted to each scheme in the year 2024-2025: disputes submitted to each scheme in the year

FOI released 75 score 8 working days correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2025-09-17
Reference
FOI/202500467746
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Private landlord data: FOI release

1. The number of residential properties owned by private landlords. 2. The number of residential properties owned by private landlords in each of the last ten years. 3. Detailed landlord information, including Landlord Name/ID Property postcode Annual rental yield per property (if available) Landlord's primary resid...

FOI released 100 score 19 working days correspondence s.2 s.3 s.17(1) 4 attachments
Published
2025-07-29
Reference
FOI/202500466600
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Financial support for homes containing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC): FOI release

Details of all requests to the Scottish Government from Aberdeen City Council between 1st October 2023 and 5th May 2024 for financial support for residents in the city whose homes have been found to contain Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). Please include all methods of communication, including emails and ...

FOI released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-24
Reference
FOI/202500464649
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Breakdown of unpaid Council Tax: FOI release

Unpaid Council Tax. Last 2/3 years would suffice in Scotland. In particular East Renfrewshire.

FOI released 100 score 17 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-09
Reference
FOI/202500460011
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Tenancy deposit protection data: FOI release

The total number of private rented properties on the Scottish Landlord Register on 31 March 2025. The total number of deposits protected by each government-accredited tenancy deposit protection scheme on 31 March 2025. The total value of deposits protected by each government-accredited tenancy deposit protection scheme...

FOI released 75 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2025-07-01
Reference
FOI/202500459983
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Open Market Shared Equity (OMSE) scheme queries: FOI release

How much money was spent/used each year since 2008 from the funding given to the OMSE scheme by the Scottish Government? The total number of applicants to the scheme, the number of first-time buyers who secured a passport (funding), and the total number of sales (property purchases) - broken down by local authority and...

FOI released 95 score 18 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-13
Reference
FOI/202500455349
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Landlord registration data: FOI release

The backing data for your published report Housing statistics: Scottish Landlord Register data - gov.scot to include the number of registered landlords and number of registered properties for each local authority for each month from January 2022 to December 2024. A breakdown of the new registrations in the period by p...

FOI released 95 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-04-22
Reference
FOI/202500453974
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Details of lobbying of Scottish Ministers by UK Finance: FOI release

Information pertaining to the lobbying of Scottish Ministers and MSPs, specifically: A full list of Scottish Ministers and MSPs who have been lobbied by UK Finance in the time period of 2020-2025. For any meetings, please provide minutes covering any agendas, requests, or key topics raised by UK Finance. If minutes ar...

FOI released 100 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers meetings s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-20
Reference
FOI/202500448564
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Ministerial and Chief Planner letter request: EIR release

A copy of the Chief Planner letter ‘Planning – 2025 priorities: Ministerial and Chief Planner letter - January 2025’ (a copy of the Chief Planner letter ‘Planning – 2025 priorities: Ministerial and Chief Planner letter - January 2025’ (https://www.gov.scot/publications/planning-2025-priorities-ministerial-and-chiefplan...

FOI/EIR released 95 score 3 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
EIR/202500451254
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design, Public sector

Open Market Shared Equity Scheme (OMSE) applications: FOI release

The numbers of Open Market Shared Equity Scheme (OMSE) applications broken down by priority area eg disabled people, those in social housing, veterans, the elderly, first- time buyers and how many in each category were successful, broken down by local authority area for each year individually that the scheme has been r...

FOI released 100 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.17(1) 4 attachments
Published
2025-01-22
Reference
FOI/202400444253
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Minister for Housing correspondence and empty homes statistics: FOI release

1. Could you supply minutes/notes from all of Paul McLennan's meetings with property developers from the last three months? 2. Could you supply all briefings written by the Scottish Government and correspondence received from councils about housing emergencies in the last six months? 3. How many homes in Scotland are...

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending 4 attachments
Published
2025-01-16
Reference
FOI/202400438694
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Rateable property statistics: FOI release

Data to be provided, by council area, for the number of rateable properties, and their rateable value, for each year from 2010 to 2023 inclusive as of 1 July in each year, noting that if information as of 1 July in each year is not available, another date at which data was collected for snapshot purposes will suffice.

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-16
Reference
FOI/202400439797
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Rural Affordable Homes for Key Workers Fund and rural housing figures: FOI release

(1) Since the start of 2024 how many homes have been secured through the Rural Affordable Homes for Key Workers Fund? (2) Since 2016 how much has the Scottish Government invested in rural housing?

FOI released 75 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.4 s.25(1)
Published
2024-12-11
Reference
FOI/202400437484
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Properties purchased as part of their Rental Off The Shelf programme: FOI release

Information for how many applicants are currently on the Renfrewshire Council waiting list in the category Mobility A and or Mobility A+? How many applicants in the mobility category (all mobility categories) are waiting on an all level property? How many applications in the mobility category A and or A+ and needing ...

FOI released 75 score 20 working days correspondence s.1
Published
2024-10-28
Reference
FOI/202400432253
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Private rented properties and tenancy deposit protection scheme statistics: FOI release

1. The total number of private rented properties on the Scottish Landlord Register on 31 March 2024. 2. The total number of deposits protected by each government-accredited tenancy deposit protection scheme on 31 March 2024. 3. The total value of deposits protected by each government-accredited tenancy deposit protec...

FOI released 75 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2024-09-24
Reference
FOI/202400424040
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Locating flat-roof non-standard dwellings in Scotland: FOI release

I am looking for some assistance in locating flat roof non standard dwellings in Scotland. Are you able to assist as to which Housing Association or Local Authority the majority of them fall under or point me in the direction of someone who may be able to assist?

FOI released 95 score 8 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2024-09-18
Reference
FOI/202400426886
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Registered Scottish letting agents: FOI release

A list of all of the names and locations of Scottish letting agents registered each year on the Scottish Letting Agent Register at each year's anniversary i.e., for the dates below- 31/01/2019 31/01/2020 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024

FOI released 95 score 16 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2024-09-13
Reference
FOI/202400399567
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Private residential landlord and property statistics: FOI release

1. How many private residential landlords there were registered on the landlord registration database each month from Jan 2023 to the present. 2. How many private residential properties there were registered on the landlord registration database for each month from Jan 2023 to the present. 3. How the properties were ...

FOI released 95 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2024-09-02
Reference
FOI/202400417777
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector