Scottish Government FOI Index

8,100releases indexed

12,778attachments found

26.3avg calendar days

3,233partially withheld

2024-04-15oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 3,233 unclear 2,138 not held 1,271 released 577 already published 335 cost limit 300 clarification 127 withheld 93 transferred 26

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 2197 s.20 1678 s.34(1) 1655 s.39(2) 1422 s.30 1343 s.17(1) 1138 s.25(1) 1033 s.10(4) 875 s.11(2) 707 s.29(1) 577 s.2 501 s.3 379

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 535 releases · 27.5 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 486 releases · 27.5 avg days Population Health Directorate 333 releases · 25.2 avg days Marine Directorate 321 releases · 26.4 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 311 releases · 25.6 avg days People Directorate 268 releases · 24.4 avg days Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate 247 releases · 31.4 avg days Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate 221 releases · 24.0 avg days

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115 matching releases

COVID-19 creation, outbreak and mask-wearing queries: FOI release

What has the Scottish Government done to find out who was responsible for Covid creation? What action has the Scottish Government taken internationally to prevent similar outbreak in the future? What evidence the Scottish Government holds that mandatory masks during the Covid outbreak were not harming the persons wea...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.25(1)

Published: 2026-05-14
Reference: FOI/202600505358
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Nutrition Scotland funding information: FOI release

According to its website Nutrition Scotland receives funding from the Scottish Government: https://www.nutritionscotland.org/about/partners-funders-projects/#Funders For each of the years 2023/24 and 2024/25: 1. How much funding was given to Nutrition Scotland? 2. What was the funding used for?

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2026-02-18
Reference: FOI/202500494873
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Eligibility for the 2025 winter COVID-19 programme decision: FOI release

Who made the decision to change the eligibility for the 2025 winter COVID-19 programme?

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending

Published: 2026-02-16
Reference: FOI/202500496878
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Registered vape retailers statistics: FOI release

You asked for a breakdown of the total number of retailers per year from when the Register of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Retailers began (from 2017 to the most recent year available register for each year. If available, for each of these years, to also provide the number of retailers registered to sell: (a) n...

FOI unclear 50 score 7 working days correspondence

Published: 2026-02-11
Reference: FOI/202500494084
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Drug and prison to rehabilitation information: FOI release

1. How many people since 2022 from custody/prison to rehab have completed the 12 weeks programme? 2. How many of those people since 2022 from custody/prison to rehab completed the 12 weeks and are no longer using drugs? 3. How many people from prison to rehab reoffended within the 12 weeks and were returned to prison...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2026-01-21
Reference: FOI/202500489154
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Law and order, Public sector

Enhance Healthcare and Symington Card Home information: FOI release

1. Could you advise what discussions you are having and financial agreements are in place with Enhance Care Homes for their Symington Card Home in Ayrshire? 2. What risk assessments do you carryout to ensure these facilities are safe for surrounding residents who may come to harm from a potential risk brought in?

FOI unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.15(1)

Published: 2026-01-14
Reference: FOI/202500488854
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Information collected under Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations 2018: FOI release

1. The number of reports made to the authority for each subsector they were a Designated Competent Authority during 2024. 2. The number of reports made to the authority for each subsector they were a Designated Competent Authority during 2024 which concern cybersecurity incidents. 3. Of the reports made during 2024 w...

FOI unclear 55 score 7 working days correspondence ministers s.3 s.20 s.11

Published: 2026-01-07
Reference: FOI/202500486486
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Enhance Healthcare and Townend Care Home conversion information: FOI release

Information in relation to the proposal to convert Townend Care Home in Symington into a Residential Rehab for alcohol and drugs.

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence

Published: 2026-01-06
Reference: FOI/202500485951
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government alcohol policy documentation: FOI Review

Original Request: 202500476817 Any internal policy, guidance, or recorded discussions on monitoring or limiting alcohol-related expenditure by government departments. Any correspondence or briefings addressing potential contradictions between alcohol-related spending/investment and Scotland’s public health policies (...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence briefings contracts spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-12-29
Reference: FOI/202500481276 Review of 202500476817
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Minimum alcohol pricing (MUP) revenue: FOI release

You asked for, in relation to the Minimum Unit Price of alcohol in Scotland: 1. What additional money is added to the price of each bottle of spirits, wine and beer/lager and cider for consumers in Scotland over the same item of alcohol sold to customers in England and elsewhere in the UK? 2. How much revenue could b...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-12-10
Reference: FOI/202500483720
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Economy, Health and social care, Public sector

National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978: FOI release

You asked for: “Can you please provide any form of policy or procedure (including archive copies) that stipulates when the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, specifically […] [Section 1A], can and can’t be used?”

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.1A s.9

Published: 2025-11-11
Reference: FOI/202500473922
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government alcohol policy documentation: FOI release

Any internal policy, guidance, or recorded discussions on monitoring or limiting alcohol-related expenditure by government departments. Any correspondence or briefings addressing potential contradictions between alcohol-related spending/investment and Scotland’s public health policies (e.g. Minimum Unit Pricing, alcoh...

FOI unclear 80 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence briefings spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-22
Reference: FOI/202500476817
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Money and tax, Public sector

Population Health Framework publication cost: FOI release

You asked for ‘the total spend on the Scottish Government's Population Health Framework published in spring 2025’.

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-10-14
Reference: FOI/202500473837
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government expenditure on the Digital Lifelines Project: FOI release

How much money has the Scottish Government spent on the Digital Lifelines project since it was started in 2021, and can you give a breakdown per year and what the money was spent on?

FOI unclear 50 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending

Published: 2025-09-08
Reference: FOI/202500461149
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Digital Front Door Programme queries: FOI release

1). Which specific agencies, Health Boards, Innovation Centres and Government departments across Scotland have provided design and delivery support using public funding into the Digital Front Door programme and earlier forms of this programme (such as the NHS Scotland app) for the years from 2021/22 to 2024/25 inclusiv...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending s.5 s.6

Published: 2025-06-30
Reference: FOI/202500457528
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Enforcement of mask-wearing in schools: FOI release

1. Definitive documentation that grants Scottish regional councils the authority to enforce mask-wearing in schools without parental or child consent. 2. Details on how this authority was established, including any legal or statutory basis, and how such authority aligns with or circumvents human rights obligations. 3...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.3

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: FOI/202500456359
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Education, Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Ministers attendance at football matches: FOI release

For each time a Scottish Minister, in a professional capacity, attended a match of the Scottish national teams (home and abroad) and any Scottish professional team: (a) which Minister attended; (b) where and when were the visits; (c) why the Minister was invited; and (d) whether alcohol was served and whether the M...

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-05-08
Reference: FOI/202500456781
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector

Salary grade and salary scale for Scottish Government inspectors of cremations and funerals: FOI Review

Original request 202400445954 Please provide the salary grade and salary scale for the Scottish Government inspectors of cremations and funerals.

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-02-20
Reference: FOI/202500449565 Review of 202400445954
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Drug consumption rooms: FOI release

1. Why is there a need for consumption rooms? 2. How many young people are affected by drug related deaths across Glasgow and Scotland? 3. What are the consequences of drug related deaths on the community(local & global)? 4. What has been done in the past to decrease the number of drug related deaths in Scotland? Wh...

FOI unclear 55 score 6 working days correspondence briefings s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-02-20
Reference: FOI/202500451687
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

National residential rehabilitation service directory access: FOI release

How often the Scottish Government’s national residential rehabilitation service directory - rehab.scot - has been accessed.

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2025-01-29
Reference: FOI/202400445636
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust funding: FOI release

All funding the Scottish Government has provided to Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust in 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 so far and which Minister was responsible for awarding this funding.

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400444529
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Discretion over publication of reports by the Cabinet Secretary for Health: FOI Review

Original request 202400437154 1. From 8 February 2024 to present, copies of all reports which the Cabinet Secretary for Health had discretion over publication, was given the option of publication, and declined to publish. a) Along with this, please provide communications relating to this decline to publish. 2. From 8...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.17(1)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440576 Review of 202400437154
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Football matches attended by Government officials: FOI release

Information relating to John Swinney, Neil Grey and Humza Yousaf over the last five years: 1) Football matches attended in an official capacity (in Scotland & abroad) inc venue, date and fixture details. 2) the reason for attending and why it was important to their job role. 3) costs involved. 4) all correspondence...

FOI unclear 55 score 6 working days correspondence ministers spending s.2 s.25(1)

Published: 2024-12-10
Reference: FOI/202400440652
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Minimum unit pricing impact on retail crime: FOI release

1. What consideration has the Scottish Government given to the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing on rising retail crime? 2. Has the Scottish Government taken any action to mitigate the impact of MUP on retail crime? 3. Has the Scottish Government conducted an analysis on the impact of MUP on retail crime? 4. If possibl...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2024-11-27
Reference: FOI/202400436693
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Minimum Alcohol Unit Pricing policy: FOI release

“The Scottish Government introduced a minimum unit pricing policy some time ago and are looking to raise the ceiling on this again. Can I ask the following: 1. How much additional revenue has been raised through the initial minimum unit price fixing? 2. What has this additional revenue been used for? ie has there bee...

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-11-05
Reference: FOI/202400434914
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector