Scottish Government FOI Index

5,100releases indexed

7,880attachments found

25.5avg calendar days

2,063partially withheld

2025-01-20oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 2,063 unclear 1,290 not held 828 released 339 already published 242 cost limit 170 clarification 87 withheld 62 transferred 19

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 1471 s.34(1) 1108 s.20 1050 s.30 886 s.39(2) 882 s.17(1) 766 s.25(1) 651 s.10(4) 547 s.11(2) 450 s.29(1) 364 s.2 349 s.3 262

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 365 releases · 25.8 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 308 releases · 28.3 avg days Marine Directorate 194 releases · 26.7 avg days People Directorate 192 releases · 23.4 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 176 releases · 26.8 avg days Culture and External Affairs Directorate 173 releases · 27.7 avg days Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate 171 releases · 31.7 avg days Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate 157 releases · 23.9 avg days

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4 matching releases

Reconviction rate statistics: FOI release

I would like to request statistical information held by Health and Justice Analytical Services relating to reconviction (reoffending) outcomes for men in Scotland. For the most recent offender cohort(s) for which reconviction data are available (for example, 2018–19 onwards), please provide the following: 1. One-year...

FOI cost limit 70 score 7 working days correspondence spending s.2 s.3 2 attachments

Published: 2026-04-27
Reference: FOI/202600509849
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Reconviction rate statistics: FOI release

I am seeking reconviction data for Scotland for the offender cohorts covering the financial years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22. Specifically, I request the following information in relation to male offenders aged 60 and over, broken down into 5-year age bands (60–64, 65–69, 70–74, 75–79, 80+ where available):...

FOI cost limit 65 score 19 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2026-04-22
Reference: FOI/202600505946
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Documentation regarding the Mental Health and Policing Partnership Delivery Group: FOI release

Information held by the Scottish Government regarding the Mental Health & Policing Partnership Delivery Group for the period 1 January 2022 – present: 1. All minutes, including draft and final versions. 2. All papers circulated to the group (briefing notes, updates, presentations, risk registers, problem profiles, or...

FOI cost limit 70 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings spending s.2 s.4 s.38(1) s.30 s.29 s.12 36 attachments

Published: 2026-02-24
Reference: FOI/202500496472
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Health and social care, Law and order, +1 more … Public sector

Correspondence which relate to right wing extremist groups: FOI release

“ Please provide any internal or external government communications made since – and including – 17/10/23 which relate to: (date of receipt was 04/07/2024)_ Patriotic Alternative Scotland The Homeland Party The far right, neo-Nazis, extreme right Please also include any media, such as images, all attachments, and all...

FOI cost limit 70 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending whatsapp s.28(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-08
Reference: FOI/202400421592
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public safety and emergencies, Public sector