Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

22,640releases indexed
40,478attachments found
29.5avg calendar days
8,386partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-09-02newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,386 unclear 7,405 not held 3,239 released 1,581 already published 700 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5149 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3727 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 2994 s.17(1) 2922 s.25(1) 2520 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1223 s.2 1222 s.3 958

Timeline

2026-09 1 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,312 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 978 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 961 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 737 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 702 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 665 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 657 releases · 25.6 avg days
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Number of civil servants and special advisers employed in specific directorates: FOI release

1. How many civil servants and special advisors worked directly in the following Scottish Government directorates in each of the past five financial years to date. For 2020-21 please give the most recent figure at time of response. Please breakdown the figures by number of civil servants and number of special advisors ...

FOI released 100 score 16 working days correspondence ministers special advisers spending s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2021-02-02
Reference
FOI/202000110675
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government staff with job titles containing certain words: FOI release

How many members of staff currently employed by the Scottish Government have one or more of the following words – ‘equality, diversity, inclusion, gender, LGBT or race’ – in their job title?

FOI released 70 score 13 working days correspondence
Published
2020-11-26
Reference
FOI/202000098087
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector, Work and skills

Questions concerning the selection panel scoring guide for Scottish Public Appointments: FOI release

You asked for the following information: 1. What was the field? 2. The scoring mechanism used, along with any guidelines offered to the selectors. 3. Details of the panel involved in the scoring/sift process. 4. How your application was marked and any additional comments from the shortlisting panel. 5. How you were pl...

FOI released 100 score 12 working days correspondence s.3 s.4 s.7 s.2 2 attachments
Published
2020-03-03
Reference
FOI/202000017018
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public safety and emergencies, Work and skills

Guidelines for staff use of '@gov.scot' email domain: FOI release

You asked for: Are there any guidelines and/or or agreements for staff use of the '@gov.scot' email domain? If so, please send copies of the relevant documents.

FOI released 95 score 10 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-12-11
Reference
FOI/201900008145
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Data from Yammer in 2018: FOI release

You asked for screengrabs of any posts or threads on Yammer in 2018 involving senior civil servants where any of the following is mentioned: 'named persons', 'Russia Today', 'Alex Salmond', 'Mark McDonald', 'FOI requests', 'independence' or 'Brexit'.

FOI released 95 score correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2018-04-22
Reference
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector