Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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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Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms: FOI release

The disposals that were handed out in the Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, over the last five years (2018-19 - 2023-24) broken down by category (used to threaten, fired – no injury/damage, fired – damage to property, fired – fatal/non-fatal injury, other use, used as blunt instrument) and disp...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence
Published
2025-07-10
Reference
FOI/202500463131
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Police Scotland staff diversity groups that receive Scottish Government funding: FOI release

Details of all Police Scotland diversity staff groups/associations that receive Scottish Government funding, and the amount allocated to each group/association in each of the last five financial years. For the same period, please provide details of all meetings between the groups listed in the above response, and the S...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings
Published
2025-06-18
Reference
FOI/202500457984
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Drug driving offence data: FOI release

Details of how many people have been convicted and prosecuted for drug driving offences in both Scotland as a whole and in the Highlands and Islands region.

FOI unclear 75 score 14 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-03-28
Reference
FOI/202500454039
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Data relating to sentences and convictions: FOI release

The percentage of people sentenced to non-custodial sentences vs custodial sentences for the past five years of available data. The reoffending rates for sexual offences plus the reoffending offence type with the highest reoffending rates as a comparison point. Percentage of sexual offences compared to all other offenc...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence
Published
2025-03-27
Reference
FOI/202500453175
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Data from the partner abuse module in the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: FOI release

Anonymised microlevel data from the partner abuse module in the most recent Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS), including demographics of respondents, types of abuse experienced and incident characteristics.

FOI unclear 50 score 5 working days correspondence
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500450507
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Clarification of recorded crime in Scotland statistic: FOI release

The proof to back up the statement "recorded crime is down 40 per cent since 2006-07" as quoted by Siobhian Brown on January 7 at the Scottish Parliament.

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence
Published
2025-02-14
Reference
FOI/202500448777
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Exclusion of deciduous trees from the 2013 High Hedges Act: EIR release

Any reasoning that might exist for excluding deciduous trees from the provisions of the 2013 High Hedges Act in Scotland.

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 5 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-28
Reference
EIR/202400440108
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector