Scottish Government FOI releases

Scottish Government Pay Award 2025-26 correspondence and information: FOI release

1. ALL internal correspondence from the past 6 months on PAY AWARD 2025 2026. 2. ALL external correspondence from the past 6 months on PAY AWARD 2025 2026. 3. ALL information held on PAY AWARD 2025 2026.

Former National Clinical Director and former Director General for Strategy and External Affairs involvement with the Scottish Government: FOI release

Please confirm that the following two persons are no longer involved with the Scottish Government in any way whatsoever, including external consultancy, whether paid or unpaid, or any interaction in any way with current SG employee. Persons referred to; Jason Leitch, Former National Clinical Director Ken Thomson a f...

Scottish Government employee expenses information: FOI release

You asked for ‘Spending by the Scottish Government, either directly or via expenses/reimbursements paid to staff, on ordering fast food, in 2024. Break this down by fast food restaurant. This should include (but not be limited to) spending on Pizza Hut, Dominos, Papa Johns, McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Subway, and oth...

Details relating to Leadership and Management training and development: FOI release

I would like to make an FOI request in relation to any products or services you have made in relation to Leadership and Management training and development over the last 3 financial years. Please include any training or development related to your own internal staff as well as intended for adults, young people and com...

Number of Scottish Government employees working outside of Scotland: FOI release

1. As of 19 June 2025, or the most recent estimate, how many staff members were given permission to work outside Scotland, or who were working outside Scotland with this body’s knowledge? 2. In relation to Q1, in what country were they working in? Please provide as much data as possible for each employee.

New hybrid working plan correspondence: FOI release

I saw on reddit that there are a lot of grumpy workers because of 40%! Can I FOI all emails from the senior people about this, intranet and all those sort of things as well, any comments, emails, statements, whatsapps, decision making and all that from the past 3 months.

Number of employees with a criminal record: FOI release

Information about employees with a criminal record.

Scottish Government spend on the services of the Keil Centre: FOI release

How much has the Scottish Government spent on the services of the Keil Centre in each of last 7 financial years, including how many staff and grade of staff and reason for usage (treat as separate requests for each year if it breaches cost limit)?

Diversity, Equality, or Inclusivity staffing and costs: FOI release

a) The number of civil servants (expressed in numbers of FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. For example, this could include (amongst other guises) “EDI officers” or “diversity and inclusion project managers” but would not include general HR managers. b) Eith...

Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) role and pay grades: FOI release

I request information held which discloses: How much members of the Scottish parliamentary counsel office are paid and why. In particular I request: Job descriptions or statements of responsibility for each grade in Scottish parliamentary counsel office (that is, why is each role in the office considered to be properl...

Council funding, Historic Environment Scotland and Scottish Land Commission information: FOI release

1. In terms of council funding, how much money does the Scottish Government supply per head of population of each local authority? 2. All correspondence received by the Scottish Government, including internal correspondence, briefing notes, minutes and notes from any meetings held, about the resignation of the Histori...

Stonewall payments and Diversity Champion applications: FOI release

Any application Scottish Government made (or intend to make) from 01-01- 2021 or in 2022 (to date) to be a "Stonewall Diversity Champion" or to be included on Stonewall's "Workplace Equality Index," including any attachments or appendices to those applications. Please redact personal details if necessary. Any feedback ...

Update to FOI/17/01687 Scottish Government's organisational chart and staff working abroad: FOI release

Please repeat and update the 2017 FOI request FOI/17/01687 Scottish Government's organisational chart and staff working abroad, to add the same information for years 2017 to the current date. The questions in the referenced FOI were originally as follows: Every version of the Scottish Government's organisational char...

Scottish Government staff working from home: FOI release

Can you please provide updated answers to the questions raised in FOI/202000082290. In addition can you confirm if Scottish Government policy documents on Cyber security require all SG employees to access the SG system through a UK IP address only? FOI 202000082290 asked the following: The number of Scottish Governm...

Scottish Government Recruitment budget: FOI release

Advise on the following questions for the period 1st April 2022 - 31st March 2023: 1. What is the total recruitment budget for this period? 2. Who is the senior responsible officer/board member(s) responsible for dispensing this budget? 3. What is the organisational structure within your recruitment and HR teams at the...

Scottish Government Recruitment budget 2021 - 2022: FOI release

Advise on the following questions for the period 1st April 2021 - 31st March 2022: 1. What was the total allocated recruitment budget for this period? 2. What were the total recruitment advertising costs with all job boards and external agencies for this period (not including temporary agency staff)? 3. What were the t...

Inquiries, commissions and reviews since 2007: FOI release

How many public inquiries, commissions and reviews have been commissioned in Scotland since 2007; and, Which have been completed and have published reports, and which are still gathering evidence or have yet to report.

Communications between Scottish Government and Stonewall Scotland: FOI release

1. Any application you made in 2019 or 2020 to be a “Stonewall Diversity Champion” or to be included on Stonewall’s “Workplace Equality Index,” including any attachments or appendices to those applications. Please redact personal details if necessary. 2. Any feedback you received in 2019 or 2020 from Stonewall in rela...

Fairness At Work complaints and decisions statistics: FOI release

1. What statistics are available for fainess at work complaints. For example does the Scottish Government record the nature of the complaints, the grades of staff etc. 2. How many decision letters have been issued without any mention that the applicant has the right of an appeal, especially those which were unsuccessfu...

Secondment vacancies in the Scottish Government: FOI release

1. How many secondment vacancies has the Scottish Government created/made available over the past three years 2019, 2018, 2017? 2. How many of these secondment opportunities were advertised publicly e.g. on the Scottish Government website, or other internet website? 3. How many of the above secondments (1) were fille...

Voice coaching for Ministers, special advisers or senior civil servants: FOI release

Secondees to the Scottish Government, roles and length of secondment: FOI release

Figures, gender split and level of direct employees: FOI release

Regarding people directly by the Scottish Government, please provide: 1. the number of female employees, as a percentage of the total number of employed 2. the average annual wage of all the female employees 3. the average annual wage of all the male employees 4. the number of female employees who hold senior posit...

Various regarding Civil Servants complaints/treatment: FOI release

a. What proportion of civil servants in Scotland go through their entire careers at the same pay grade? b. What proportion of civil servants in Scotland are (officially and proven) subject to lifelong Ostracism, Communication Bans, Note and File Only Orders? c. What proportion of civil servants in Scotland complain, ...

Stress and absenteeism in public sector: FOI release

Are there any statistics available regarding patterns in Civil Service stress and absenteeism levels in Scotland, over the last ten years say? Does the Scottish Government currently endorse the use of lifelong Communication Bans or Note and File Only Orders, or is there any record of it having done so in the past? If s...