Scottish Government FOI Index

7,100releases indexed

11,002attachments found

26.0avg calendar days

2,867partially withheld

2024-09-02oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 2,867 unclear 1,842 not held 1,127 released 500 already published 296 cost limit 255 clarification 112 withheld 82 transferred 19

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 1974 s.20 1461 s.34(1) 1456 s.39(2) 1227 s.30 1195 s.17(1) 1022 s.25(1) 898 s.10(4) 763 s.11(2) 607 s.29(1) 519 s.2 448 s.3 342

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 491 releases · 27.4 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 425 releases · 27.5 avg days Marine Directorate 274 releases · 26.7 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 267 releases · 25.4 avg days People Directorate 243 releases · 23.7 avg days Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate 229 releases · 31.2 avg days Population Health Directorate 228 releases · 24.7 avg days Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate 199 releases · 23.6 avg days

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216 matching releases

Education Scotland inclusion, equality and diversity guidance: FOI release

1. Has Education Scotland revised any of its published or internal guidance documents for schools, educators, or education authorities in response to the UK Supreme Court judgment of 16 April 2025, which confirmed that the term “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex? 2. Specifically, please confirm wh...

FOI unclear 55 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.17(1)

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500471940
Directorate
Topic: Education, Equality and rights, Public sector

Broxden roundabout layout drawings: FOI release

You asked for copies of the engineering layout drawings for the following trunk road roundabouts in Perth, Scotland: Broxden Roundabout (A9 / M90 junction) Inveralmond Roundabout (A9 / A912 junction)

FOI unclear 80 score 12 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475681
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Education Scotland policy reviews since UK Supreme Court decision: FOI release

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Following the 2024 UK Supreme Court ruling in R (on the application of For Women Scotland) v Scottish Ministers, the legal definition of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 has been confirmed to mean biological sex. This...

FOI unclear 55 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.17(1)

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500472710
Directorate
Topic: Education, Equality and rights, Public sector

New ministerial offices within Scottish Government estate: FOI release

Since 1 May 2021, the cost of creating new Ministerial offices within the Scottish Government. Note that I am referring to the physical space of an office that is used by a Minister. Costs could include but not be limited to purchasing new furniture, purchasing signage, taking out walls, relocating previous users of th...

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

Published: 2025-10-14
Reference: FOI/202500473946
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Adult Disability Payment queries: FOI release

Information request 1 Can you please confirm what the policy and procedures are for case manager quality control, performance management, audits of determinations, and consistency in determination? Please provide all relevant documentation. Information request 2 When a client requests a re-determination, and the re-...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500470118
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Breakdown of the teams in the Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate: FOI release

A breakdown of the teams in the Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate and for each year from 2020/21 to 2025/26 or to the latest year that data is available: the funding allocated to each team the number of staff members in each team the salary range of each team the median average salary of each team.

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500470137
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Government Ministers interactions with Large Language Models (LLM): FOI release

Can I request the following information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002: Any recorded transcripts, logs, outputs, or other documentation of interactions between Scottish Government Ministers and ChatGPT or any other large language model (LLM) from January 1, 2025, to June 18, 2025. This includes ...

FOI unclear 80 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500471617
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Costs of Scottish Government's media room: FOI release

Full breakdown of costs for the Scottish Government's media room from the last five years, broken down per year.

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

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500471222
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Disclosure Scotland spend: FOI release

I am writing to request the following information under freedom of information legislation: 1. The total amount of money spent by your organisation on overtime payments in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. 2. The total amount of money spent fixing/replacing broken equipment in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence contracts spending s.17(1) s.6 s.9

Published: 2025-09-24
Reference: FOI/202500469462
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Best Start Foods eligibility: FOI release

Request for information 1: How the income threshold for Best Start Foods is calculated for those applying under ‘No recourse to public funds’? Is there any other monies that are included in addition to a client’s earnings? Request for information 2: The website states – your family income is £2,121.02 or less a month ...

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

Published: 2025-09-24
Reference: FOI/202500473023
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Gaelic language funding for schools: FOI release

The amount of Gaelic funding given to schools, for each school with their name.

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

Published: 2025-09-24
Reference: FOI/202500470493
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Scottish Government training materials of gender ideology: FOI release

What organisation has been responsible for training the Scottish Government and the NHS in gender ideology and how were training materials vetted and commissioned

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500467227
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government internal and external legal services: FOI release

1. The number of FTE employees who work in the Scottish Government’s internal legal team, including all lawyers, solicitors, etc. in a) Financial Year 2022/23, b) Financial Year 2023/24, and c) Financial Year 2024/25. 2. The total amount spent by the Scottish Government on internal legal services, including the salari...

FOI unclear 80 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500468068
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Disability Payment appeals held at Wallace House, Stirling: FOI release

Request for information 1: The number of Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment and Pension Age Disability Payment appeals heard in Wallace House, Stirling, in the last 12 months. Request for information 2: The percentage of those where the client was unrepresented by a CAB/Welfare Rights organisation or...

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

Published: 2025-09-18
Reference: FOI/202500467541
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Teacher recruitment data: FOI release

You asked for how many teachers have qualified in Technological Education in the past year, as well as how many are projected to qualify this year 24/25. In addition, as Cabinet Secretary for Education, are you able to advise what the Scottish Government is doing to alleviate and resolve the recruitment crisis, with r...

FOI unclear 55 score 35 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-18
Reference: FOI/202500463340
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Costs for protecting Scotland’s democracy meeting: FOI release

1. All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes from meetings and analysis, about the upcoming Contribution to international development report, from the last three months. 2. The full costs, plus a breakdown of them, of th...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.2 s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-17
Reference: FOI/202500464002
Directorate: Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government spend on Misogyny Bill: FOI release

You asked for “how much the Scottish Government estimates it spent on the Misogyny Bill in terms of civil servants’ time drafting it, consultations, print costs for the relevant documents”

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

Published: 2025-09-17
Reference: FOI/202500464828
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Law and order, Public sector

M8 bus lane statistics: FOI release

You asked for information regarding the M8 bus lane between Edinburgh and Glasgow: Data on the utilization of the M8 bus lane, including the frequency of bus services using the lane over the past few years. Any assessments, reviews, or reports conducted on the effectiveness and impact of the bus lane on traffic flow a...

FOI unclear 55 score 8 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-16
Reference: FOI/202500465135
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

In-house lawyers employed by the Scottish Government: FOI release

For each year from 2015 until the present year, 2025, please may you tell me: 1. How many in-house lawyers the Scottish Government employs. 2. For each year please tell me the overall salary costs. 3. For each year please provide me with a breakdown of salary bandings ie C3 – 2 people, C1 – 4 people.

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.2 s.3 s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-16
Reference: FOI/202500462521
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Deputy First Minister call conducted on skype: FOI release

1) In regards to page 33 there is subject of a call with the DFM, was this call conducted on skype? Who was present in this call? What was the purpose of the call? I request all minutes and notes from this call, as well as the entire "main skype chat" of this call. 2) On page 34 the following passage says: "this may ...

FOI unclear 55 score 29 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.17(1) s.25(1)

Published: 2025-09-09
Reference: FOI/202500461388
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Queries regarding Adult Disability Payment claimants whose primary condition is epilepsy: FOI release

Your request for information 1 The number of Adult Disability Payment claimants where the primary condition is epilepsy, broken down by: a. Local authority in Scotland b. Standard age categories used by Social Security Scotland Your request for information 2: For these claimants, please also provide a breakdown (if...

FOI unclear 80 score 12 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-09
Reference: FOI/202500478277
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scotland CAN DO framework: FOI release

1. Any papers and correspondence, rationale regarding and relating to the decision to close this framework. 2. Any correspondence to Ministers or from Ministers regarding the closing of this framework. 3. Any reviews or evaluations on the framework that took place. 4. Details of consultations that took place with pa...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-09
Reference: FOI/202500462251
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Permission for the Health Secretary to take a guest to an event: FOI release

In line with the ministerial code, please provide me with the written permission obtained by Neil Gray and/or staff asking the First Minister for written permission to take his child to the football with him.

FOI unclear 80 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-04
Reference: FOI/202500475371
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minutes of the Equality and Human Rights Commission meeting: FOI release

I understand Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP and Neil Gray MSP met with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on or around 11 June 2025. Please provide minutes of that meeting.

FOI unclear 55 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-04
Reference: FOI/202500475615
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Early learning and childcare funding and statistics: FOI release

1. The funding allocated to ELC funded places in Scotland in the academic years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25? 2. The academic years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25, how many nursery pupils in Scotland entered into the system for each month? For example, August X number of pupils started nursery, September Y number of stu...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.17(1) s.3 s.5

Published: 2025-08-28
Reference: FOI/202500476011
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector