Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

22,640releases indexed
40,478attachments found
29.5avg calendar days
8,386partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-09-02newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,386 unclear 7,405 not held 3,239 released 1,581 already published 700 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5149 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3727 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 2994 s.17(1) 2922 s.25(1) 2520 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1223 s.2 1222 s.3 958

Timeline

2026-09 1 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,312 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 978 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 961 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 737 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 702 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 665 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 657 releases · 25.6 avg days
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Design and approval materials of the Cockplay woodland development: EIR release

All materials related to the design and approval of the Cockplay, Langholm, woodland development which received EIA consent in 2016. Cockplay is a 356ha development (contiguous with the current 1050ha Warblaw site), that was developed by previous landowner Buccleuch. Please include copies of all the maps and paperwor...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-16
Reference
EIR/202500460894
Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Heat in Buildings Bill correspondence: EIR release

1. Any briefing or speaking notes provided to Alasdair Allan ahead of his ministerial statement on Wednesday 3 April 2025 on the Heat in Buildings bill. 2. Any correspondence (including emails, letters, phone calls, handwritten notes, WhatsApp messages or any other documents) between the office of the First Minister a...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) s.6(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-16
Reference
EIR/202500461314
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Housing, +1 more … Public sector

Correspondence between Scottish Government and SalMar Aker Ocean: EIR Review

Original Request: 202500456187 All email correspondence between your domain ("@gov.scot") and the domain "@salmarakerocean.no" between January 1st 2024 and the date at which you process this request, inclusive.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 6 attachments
Published
2025-07-15
Reference
FOI/202500460409 review of 202500456187
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Agri Environmental Climate Scheme - planting or replanting of hedges data: EIR release

You asked for how many metres of hedging has been approved but are not yet claimed? For this request, please include as much information on the beneficiaries as possible as part of yourresponse and thenumber of metres per beneficiary. Please only include information on applications that have been approved but are not...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 11 working days correspondence contracts s.11(2) s.34(1) s.45 s.82 s.94 s.17 s.1 s.32 s.75 s.85 s.67 s.50 s.42 s.95 s.46 s.66 s.58 s.72 s.91 s.20 s.10 s.92 s.15 s.40 s.39 s.25 s.49 s.68 s.34 s.71 s.78 s.53 s.74 s.83 s.65 s.88 s.97 s.43 s.13 s.99 s.56 s.14 s.90
Published
2025-07-14
Reference
EIR/202500461586
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Money and tax, Public sector

Grangemouth Oil Refinery closure information: EIR release

1. The date on which the Scottish Government was first informed about the Petroineos closure of the Grangemouth Oil Refinery. 2. A copy of the communication (letter or email) that informed the Scottish Government about the closure. 3. A copy of the reply from the Scottish Government that acknowledged the news of the ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-09
Reference
EIR/202500457101
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Exploration for oil and gas and low-carbon jobs correspondence: EIR release

You have asked for a range of information across multiple parts. This response covers the following parts of your request: 1) All correspondence between Ministers, Special Advisers and Officials relating to the policy proposal for a presumption against new exploration for oil and gas in the Scottish Government’s Draft...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-08
Reference
EIR/202500458970
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Project Willow correspondence and information: EIR release

1. All correspondence (including emails, WhatsApps, meeting minutes, etc.) involving the Scottish Government regarding Project Willow and the Project Willow report. 2. All correspondence (including emails, WhatsApps, meeting minutes, etc.) involving the Grangemouth Future Industry Board regarding Project Willow and th...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-07
Reference
EIR/202500457610
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Scottish Forestry Spring/Summer Forestry Plans at Dalbuaick: EIR release

Can I please request a copy of RSPB's written consultation notes for the relevant HRA?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-03
Reference
EIR/202500458051
Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Public sector

City of Edinburgh Council’s proposed Supplementary Guidance on Developer Contributions and Infrastructure Delivery for City Plan 2030 information: EIR Review

Original request - 202500453451 Correspondence, documents or consultation responses from, or submitted to, the Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate by any other Scottish Government department or directorate, public authority or local authority providing their consideration of the City of Edinburgh Counc...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-03
Reference
EIR/202500457744 Review of 202500453451
Directorate
Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design, Public sector

Ocean Farm 2 working group information: EIR release

The membership of, any documents produced by and a schedule of meetings for any working group established regarding "Ocean Farm 2", an offshore salmon farm in pre-planning stage by SalMar Aker (Ocean). The formation of such a working group was planned at a meeting on 24 June 2024. As such you may limit your search for ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-07-02
Reference
EIR/202500461059
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Correspondence between BP employees and Scottish Government: EIR release

“For the period 1st January 2024 - date, please provide: 1. All correspondence between employees of BP and the following three directorates of the Scottish Government: Energy and Climate Change, Marine, and Offshore Wind. 2. All documentation relating to meetings (in person or virtual) between employees of BP and rep...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 39 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.10(5) s.34(1) s.6(1) s.10(4)
Published
2025-07-01
Reference
EIR/202500453144
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries, +1 more … Public sector

Information regarding footpath upgrade between Borders General Hospital and Tweedbank roundabout: EIR release

With regard to the footpath upgrade between Borders General Hospital and Tweedbank roundabout you asked for the following: Business Case and/or board report approving the scheme Budgeted cost of scheme, and Actual cost of scheme

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 11 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-30
Reference
EIR/202500459226
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Documentation and correspondence on 20 minute neighbourhoods: EIR release

2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including reports, analysis, correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes from meetings, about 20-minute neighbourhoods, from the last three months? 4. Could you supply all correspondence and minutes/notes from me...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-30
Reference
EIR/202500454580
Directorate
Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design, Public sector

A737 Dalry Bypass scope of works: EIR release

The scope of works to the verge and technical reasonings behind such of the A737 Dalry Bypass verge between Blair Road overbridge and the Hillend roundabout. Current TM provisions have been set up since Monday 12th March 2025 for a period of 12 weeks. As a practicing Civil Engineer working towards Chartership, I am ke...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-24
Reference
EIR/202500458127
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Energy and Climate Change Directorate communications on energy, oil and gas taxation and climate policy: EIR release

Copies of all communications from 1 May to 1 September 2024 between officials in the Energy and Climate Change Directorate and senior executives or officials at the following organisations relating to Scottish and/or UK policy on energy, oil and gas taxation and climate policy. Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerc...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-24
Reference
EIR/202500458432
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) sewage report correspondence: EIR release

A copy of all documents which discuss the Environmental Standards Scotland report, Storm overflows - An assessment of spills, their impact on the water environment and the effectiveness of legislation and policy, since its publication in September 2024.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-24
Reference
EIR/202500458264
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence with Kverva and SalMar: EIR release

“All email correspondence, including attachments, exchanged from any email address under your domain ("@gov.scot") with any under the domains for SalMar ("@salmar.no"), or Kverva ("@kverva.no"), from 1 January 2024 through to the date at which you process this request.”

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-19
Reference
FOI/202500461058
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Drafting of the opening speech in the Scotland’s Renewable Future debate: EIR release

All internal Scottish Government correspondence, involving Civil Servants and/or Special Advisers, discussing the drafting of the opening speech made by Gillian Martin in the Scotland’s Renewable Future debate held in the Scottish Parliament on 4th March 2025.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence special advisers s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) s.20 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-18
Reference
EIR/202500455795
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Correspondence with SSE regarding energy consenting in Scotland: EIR release

1. “Any correspondence (including emails, letters, phone calls, handwritten notes, WhatsApp messages or any other documents) between the office of the First Minister and any member of SSE’s Board of Directors regarding energy consenting in Scotland . Information should include but not be limited to a detailed timeline ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-17
Reference
FOI/202500456791
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Financial support of the Saltire Housing Design Awards: EIR release

1. Please provide a full and detailed financial account of each year’s sponsorship or funding from 2014 to 2024. Please state the amount of funding for each year that was given to the Saltire Society. 2. Please provide a copy of all contracts or terms of agreements relating to this sponsorship or funding during this t...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers contracts s.4 s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) 6 attachments
Published
2025-06-10
Reference
EIR/202500455778
Directorate
Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design, Public sector

First Minister at National Farmers Union, Scotland (NFU) and Orkney: EIR release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received, minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about John Swinney's appearance at the NFU Scotland AGM on February 7, from the last three months? Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Go...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11 s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500455964
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy meetings and minutes with SSEN: EIR release

The minutes of your meetings with SSEN and Ms Gillian Martin and clarify why you believe it is appropriate to engage with a company proposing such significant infrastructure, which will severely amount to the destruction of swathes of the countryside in the North East, while also claiming that the Ministerial Code prev...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.37 s.11(2) s.20 s.10(4) s.10(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
EIR/202500455621
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Correspondence involving the Private Office of the First Minister which includes the word “ScotWind”: EIR release

“For the period 1st January 2021 - 17th January 2022, please provide all correspondence involving the Private Office of the First Minister which includes the word “ScotWind”.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-15
Reference
EIR/202500455139
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Correspondence between Scottish Government and SalMar Aker Ocean: EIR release

“All email correspondence between your domain ("@gov.scot") and the domain "@salmarakerocean.no" between January 1st 2024 and the date at which you process this request, inclusive.”

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-13
Reference
FOI/202500456187
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scotland’s Renewables Future debate: EIR release

All correspondence including but not limited to WhatsApp and text messages, emails, meeting minutes from both civil servants and MSPs relating to Scottish Government Debate: Scotland’s Renewables Future on Tuesday 4th March with specific focus on: 1) the date it was agreed/scheduled and the date it was publicly advert...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings whatsapp s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) s.20 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-13
Reference
FOI/202500455066
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector