Scottish Government FOI Index

15,099releases indexed

24,092attachments found

29.8avg calendar days

5,640partially withheld

2021-04-20oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 5,640 unclear 4,937 not held 2,189 released 952 already published 503 cost limit 446 clarification 223 withheld 160 transferred 49

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 3525 s.20 3020 s.34(1) 2738 s.39(2) 2374 s.30 2097 s.17(1) 1971 s.25(1) 1711 s.10(4) 1434 s.11(2) 1157 s.29(1) 850 s.2 835 s.3 641

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 900 releases · 28.1 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 775 releases · 30.4 avg days Marine Directorate 596 releases · 27.4 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 513 releases · 29.3 avg days Population Health Directorate 505 releases · 26.6 avg days Learning Directorate 486 releases · 37.0 avg days Economic Development Directorate 479 releases · 41.5 avg days People Directorate 443 releases · 25.9 avg days

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223 matching releases

Workplace adjustments for Scottish Government colleagues: FOI release

Statistics on the number of colleagues where adjustments have been made in the work place in Scottish Government core and any of it's agencies eg Social Security Scotland, Revenue Scotland, etc. around the amendment to absence triggers for disabled staff or those living with long term chronic health conditions.

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2024-10-08
Reference: FOI/202400427782
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Number of civil servants employed by the Scottish Government: FOI release

Details of how many civil servants have been employed by the Scottish Government on this date in each of the last five years, with a breakdown of which department they worked in.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-10-07
Reference: FOI/202400426928
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Analysis on the productivity of civil servants: FOI release

Between 31st March 2019 and 31st March 2024, the number of civil servants in Scottish Government core Directorates went from 6,650 to 9,185 - a 38% increase. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics Has the Scottish Government done any kind of analysis on the productivity of these ci...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-10-07
Reference: FOI/202400427179
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government staff numbers by grade: FOI release

The number of staff by grade including senior civil servants in Scottish Government main for each of the past 7 years.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-10-03
Reference: FOI/202400425170
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Unconscious bias training statistics: FOI release

1. The total spending by your organisation on unconscious bias training for your staff in the financial year 2022/23. 2. The number of your staff that undertook unconscious bias training in the financial year 2022/23.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-09-23
Reference: FOI/202400401036
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Employee grievance and discipline policies and procedures: FOI Release

1. How does the Scottish government know how many formal grievances were raised over a particular period of time? Does Scottish government collate details (metadata like subject, date raised, etc) of fformal grievances together in a central file, document or system that can be used to enable later reporting? Alternativ...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence s.3 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-19
Reference: FOI/202400423427
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

The Scottish Government's temporary agency staff: FOI release

1. What was the value of spend on temporary staff from recruitment agencies by the Scottish Government from April 2023 to June 2024? 1a. Please ensure that a gross spend value is detailed and include all spend associated to any contract let for the management/provision of temporary staff by a contracted provider (whet...

FOI unclear 80 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.6 s.7 s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-18
Reference: FOI/202400426403
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Staff Allowances on top of annual salary: FOI Release

The number of staff receiving an allowance on top of their annual salary (e.g. IT allowance), broken down by type of allowance, value of allowance, number and grade of staff in receipt.

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-18
Reference: FOI/202400425172
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Number of Scottish Government staff suspended from on full pay: FOI release

How many Scottish Government members of staff are currently suspended on full pay? Please state the length of time each staff member has been suspended, if this is not possible, please break them down by those suspended for a year or more, three months or more or one month or more. For each, can you please provide thei...

FOI unclear 80 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence briefings spending s.38 s.38P 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-18
Reference: FOI/202400427718
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Figures for professional conduct complaints raised in year 2023: FOI release

“Can you please supply your figures for professional conduct complaints raised in year 2023 and what the outcomes of these were.”

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-17
Reference: FOI/202400405172
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government staff who live in England: FOI release

You asked for the following information as a follow-up to FOI/202300390842: 1. A breakdown of the “280 number” by pay banding [i.e. relating to the response to your previous request] 2. The same original data for the previous 5 years broken down by year (can take the date used for original request as exact date for d...

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202400393007
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government recruitment statistics: FOI release

1. Can you please let me know how many vacancies there were in the Scottish Government at B3 grade under the following circumstances during the following dates - October 2022 until April 2023? Please include the Scottish Government agencies in this information. 2. Can you also tell me during October 2022 and April 202...

FOI unclear 80 score 17 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400404906
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Pay information of suspended staff at the Scottish Government: FOI release

FOI unclear 80 score 15 working days correspondence briefings spending s.38 s.38P 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400413838
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Governments workforce pay for 2025-2026: FOI release

Information about the process and timescales for deciding the salaries of SG employees for the financial year 2025-26.

FOI unclear 50 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400420146
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Support of employees who are military spouses: FOI release

Information on what support and working arrangements are provided by the Scottish Government to employees that are military spouses on acknowledgement in the article the barriers of employment that this group of individuals have to face including relocation at short notice.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400413909
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Bullying and harassment cases within the Scottish Government: FOI release

The number of formal cases of bullying and harassment that have been investigated in the last 5 years, with a breakdown on an annual basis. The number of dismissals that resulted from these formal cases, with a breakdown on an annual basis.

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.25(1)

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400418491
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Directorate for Lifelong Learning and Skills staff maternity leave: FOI release

Can you tell me the number of employees within the Directorate for Lifelong Learning and Skills, that took a period of maternity leave between the following dates, May 2022 to May 2023? Can you tell me what the maternity leave policy is, in the Scottish Government. Can you advise me of the dates that the Scottish Gover...

FOI unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400402387
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Alcohol Action Ireland funding from the Scottish Government: FOI release

1. Is Alcohol Action Ireland in receipt of funding from the Scottish Government? 2. If this organisation is in receipt of Government funding, please confirm the level of funding since 2018 (the year minimum pricing came into effect), with a break-down of the funding given to that organisation for each year to 2024. 3...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-06-11
Reference: FOI/202400413462
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Regrading of Scottish Government posts: FOI release

You asked to be provided with the number of staff who have been regraded within the same role/job description between 01 January 2023 and the present day, broken down by grade and the grade that the staff have been regraded to. You wanted this to be broken down by Scottish Government Directorate also.

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2024-06-06
Reference: FOI/202400397190
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

NHS 24 Board Member Appointment: FOI release

1. Why there were no panel members from a clinical background on the panel and from a BME background as per the Equality Act (2010)? 2. The panel were all non-clinical and white. Why?

FOI unclear 80 score 62 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2024-05-13
Reference: FOI/202300382440
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Health and social care, Public sector

Tests/assessments undertaken by applicants for senior civil service roles during hiring processes: FOI release

The tests/assessments undertaken by applicants for senior civil service roles during hiring processes.

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-05-01
Reference: FOI/202400410319
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Positions of Grade 7 or equivalent filled by females in Marine Scotland: FOI release

1. The number of positions of Grade 7 (or equivalent) and above that are currently filled by a female in each of the teams for Marine Scotland - ideally in a table format (or similar). 2. Whether there is a strategy in place (or in development) to specifically encourage and develop females.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-04-30
Reference: FOI/202400406946
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Stonewall Diversity Champions scheme year 2022-23:FOI release

Was your organisation a member of the Stonewall Diversity Champions scheme in the financial year 2022-23? What was the membership fee given to Stonewall as part of their Diversity Champions programme in 2022-23 by your organisation Is your organisation currently a member of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme? Wh...

FOI unclear 50 score 97 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2024-04-29
Reference: foi/202300389688
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Governments Reasonable Adjustments Policy: FOI Release

The Scottish Governments Reasonable Adjustments Policy.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence meetings spending

Published: 2024-04-29
Reference: FOI/202400407401
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic

Invitation to Tender Psychometric testing contract: FOI release

You asked for “the expected outcomes, value for money, and contract awarded for the reported £200,000 being spent on "psychometric testing" by the Scottish Government - the contract in reference being put out to tender on February 2024.

FOI unclear 50 score 5 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2024-04-17
Reference: FOI/202400405841
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills