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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34 matching releases

Justice budget information: FOI release

1. Total money in the 2023 and the 2024 budget allocated to Justice, please provide details of what money was allocated to Justice 2. Total money allocated to Legal Aid in the year 2023 and 2024 3. Breakdown of money allocated to criminal legal service and civil legal services and any other breakdown that is relevant...

FOI not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.15 s.25(1) s.17(1) s.29 s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: FOI/202500451976
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act and Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Act criminal offences data: FOI release

1. Since coming into effect, the number of people, by month, convicted of a criminal offence under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act. Of these, the number of who received a custodial sentence. Of these, the number who received a community sentence. Of these, the number who were fined, total value of fines...

FOI not held 45 score 5 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-04
Reference: FOI/202500453640
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Rape conviction statistics: FOI release

Part 1: The total number of people convicted of rape in Scotland, each year, between 16 January 2022 and 16 January 2025. Part 2: The number of each nationality (meaning the country of citizenship) convicted of rape each year. For example, 230 UK nationals.

FOI not held 45 score 13 working days correspondence s.17

Published: 2025-02-18
Reference: FOI/202500448490
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Convictions for domestic abuse offences or offences with domestic abuse aggravators: FOI release

Part 1 a) The number of people convicted for rape against their partner made subject to Non-Harassment Orders (in relation to their victim/partner/ex-partner) as part of their sentencing in each year since and including 2018/19 and including 2024/25. b) The number of people convicted for rape against their partner NO...

FOI not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence s.17

Published: 2025-02-14
Reference: FOI/202500446564
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 statistics: FOI release

In relation to offences relating to stirring up hatred under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. 1. The total number of reports received for offences relating to stirring up hatred under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, since its implementation. Including a breakdown of the charact...

FOI not held 40 score 19 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-12-11
Reference: FOI/202400437403
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Reconviction rates in Scotland statistics: FOI release

1. Please provide data on recidivism rates categorized by offence type (e.g., drug offenses, violent crimes, property crimes) since 2021. 2. A list of all rehabilitation and reintegration programs provided to ex-offenders in Scotland, and if any assessment has been made on the efficacy these have had on reducing recid...

FOI not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence spending s.3 s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2024-11-25
Reference: FOI/202400437050
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Recorded crime in Scotland statistics: FOI release

An age breakdown for the figures presented within Table A9 of the Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2023-24 Accredited Official Statistics for the years 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24. Specifically, age breakdowns showing how many children of various age groups (under 16 and 16-18) were recorded as having committed EACH...

FOI not held 65 score 20 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2024-10-09
Reference: FOI/202400428462
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Knife crime statistics: FOI release

1. The number of knife crime offences, broken down by offence, age of suspect, and ethnic appearance of suspect, for each year for the last ten years (broken down by year), up to the most recent data. 2. The proportion of perpetrators of knife crime who have been classified as looked-after children at some point, for ...

FOI not held 65 score 11 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2024-10-04
Reference: FOI/202400427434
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Football banning orders issued in Scotland statistics: FOI release

You [Scottish Government] previously answered this FOI: Football banning orders issued in Scotland statistics: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot). Please repeat it to reflect the current situation (in terms of the club-by-club statistics) and please give overall statistics for seasons 2021/22, 22/23 and 23/24.

FOI not held 40 score 9 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400422145
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Law and order, Public sector