Scottish Government FOI Index

21,792releases indexed

39,278attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,073partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

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 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days

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2,763 matching releases

Transport Scotland spend on overtime, agency staff, consultants and social media advertising: FOI release

Please provide the total amount that Transport Scotland spent on overtime and agency costs broken down into a table to reflect every financial year since 2021-22. Please provide the total amount that Transport Scotland spent on external consultants broken down into a table to reflect every financial year since 2021-22....

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.25(1) s.17(1) s.27(1)

Published: 2025-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500468464
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Child Winter Heating Payment statistics: FOI release

The following information as for winter 2024-25, winter 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21 - broken down by each winter (do not provide them in aggregate - provide each point broken down by winter): Request for information 1: Number of clients who received Child Winter Heating Payments (CWHP) for 2 children. Request ...

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

Published: 2025-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500468826
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Long form and short form inspections data: FOI release

The number of long form and short form inspections conducted by HMiE Scotland since 1 Jan 2021. Included in the breakdown I request the following data: The quality indicators assessed for each inspection. What the assessment was against the 6 point scale laid down in Appendix 3 of “How good is our school?” 4th editio...

FOI unclear 80 score 17 working days correspondence s.17(1) 8 attachments

Published: 2025-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500469951
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Money lost to fraud and error due to the Covid pandemic: FOI release

How much money has the Scottish Government lost to fraud and error due to the Covid pandemic since 2020, and a breakdown of this?

FOI unclear 80 score 13 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-31
Reference: FOI/202500469229
Directorate: Business and Better Regulation Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Total spend across Scottish Government Directorates: FOI release

What is the total value of current contracts you hold with external providers? Please provide data separately for the categories of goods, works and services. Please provide a list of current contracts with external providers showing the name of the provider, the service provided, and the value of the contract. Please...

FOI not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts spending s.25(1) s.12 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-31
Reference: FOI/202500471876
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

First Minister and Scottish and Southern Energy meeting regarding the Skye project: FOI release

According to the Scottish Parliament Lobbying register, on the 17th March, 2025, the First Minister, John Swinney, met SSE at Edinburgh Castle at a dinner where the topic of discussion was the SSE Skye project “where we were already two and a half years into the process of consenting on an existing line. We Proposed a ...

FOI withheld 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-31
Reference: FOI/202500467585
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Economy, Public sector

Ernst and Young contract details: FOI release

Details of all contracts the Scottish Government has had with Ernst and Young since 2020. This should include details of the project the contract relates to, the amount of money ScotGov paid EY to carry out the project, the rationale for outsourcing the work rather than the Scottish Government completing it internally,...

FOI not held 45 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.25(1) s.12 s.17(1)

Published: 2025-07-30
Reference: FOI/202500464260
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Ministerial salary increase timing and messaging records: FOI Review

Original request 202500462016 Access to records related to the timing and public messaging of the recent ministerial salary increase. Specifically: 1. **Internal Communications:** - Emails, meeting minutes, and memos between the Office of the First Minister and the Public Relations teams discussing how the timing of ...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings s.2 s.25 s.17(1) s.38(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-30
Reference: FOI/202500466490 Review of 202500462016
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Payments to Thompsons Solicitors regarding clinical negligence litigation: FOI release

Information on payments to Thompsons Solicitors and instructed counsel in clinical negligence cases.

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-30
Reference: FOI/202500466909
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Private landlord data: FOI release

1. The number of residential properties owned by private landlords. 2. The number of residential properties owned by private landlords in each of the last ten years. 3. Detailed landlord information, including Landlord Name/ID Property postcode Annual rental yield per property (if available) Landlord's primary resid...

FOI released 100 score 19 working days correspondence s.2 s.3 s.17(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-07-29
Reference: FOI/202500466600
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Road traffic collision data for A90 (Moatmill to Happas): FOI release

Detailed data regarding road traffic collisions (RTCs) that have occurred on the A90 Dual Carriageway, located in Angus, Scotland between Moatmill (56.51685° N, 2.94517° W) and Happas (56.55652° N, 2.92677° W), from the earliest available date up to the present. Data for both north/west bound would be appreciated. Aft...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-28
Reference: FOI/202500466475
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

New hybrid working plan correspondence: FOI release

I saw on reddit that there are a lot of grumpy workers because of 40%! Can I FOI all emails from the senior people about this, intranet and all those sort of things as well, any comments, emails, statements, whatsapps, decision making and all that from the past 3 months.

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending whatsapp s.38(1) s.17(1) s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-28
Reference: FOI/202500465293
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Disclosure Scotland data on devices and services: FOI release

Q1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following? Device Type Desktop PCs Laptops Mobile Phones Printers Multi Functional Devices (MFDs) Tablets Physical Servers Storage Devices (for example: NAS, SAN) Networking Infrastructure (for example: Switches, Routers, Inte...

FOI released 100 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-28
Reference: FOI/202500465276
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Language learning approach funding: FOI release

On the Scottish Government website (https://www.gov.scot/policies/languages/language-learning/) it states that since 2013 the Scottish Government have provided local authorities with £36.8 million in order to implement the 1+2 language learning approach. a) Could you please break down the funding provided by local aut...

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-07-28
Reference: FOI/202500465744
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

2023 Scottish Household Survey data: FOI release

Data provided to the Improvement Service for the purposes of them generating Local Government Benchmarking Framework indicators on satisfaction with local services in 2023/24 (street cleaning, refuse collection, schools, libraries, museums, parks and open spaces, leisure services) for all councils; The same dataset but...

FOI not held 70 score 4 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-24
Reference: FOI/202500468152
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Conduct of representatives of Salmon Scotland or of fish farming companies: FOI release

1) Any communications made since 1 January 2024 regarding concerns about the conduct of representatives of Salmon Scotland or of fish farming companies. 2) Any complaints made by parliamentarians or parliament staff about the conduct of representatives of Salmon Scotland or of fish farming companies over the last five...

FOI already published 80 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.2 s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-23
Reference: FOI/202500463830
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Mainstream Scottish nursery additional support needs data: FOI release

Information below presented in a table broken down per local district : 1. The number of additional support need staff employed in mainstream Scottish nurseries. 2. The number of Scottish nurseries that cater for pupils who require additional support. 3. The number of pupils with additional support needs attending a...

FOI not held 70 score 10 working days correspondence meetings s.2 s.17(1) s.3 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-23
Reference: FOI/202500466075
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Benefit payments made without National Insurance numbers: FOI release

Request for Information 1: For what reason(s) would a benefit payment be made by Social Security Scotland if a claimant does not provide a National Insurance (NI) number? Request for Information 2: What processes or procedures are in place to verify the identity of a claimant if a National Insurance number is not prov...

FOI not held 45 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-07-23
Reference: FOI/202500463966
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

First Minister and Eric Trump meeting notes: FOI release

Any correspondence with the Trump organisation between March 1 2025 and the current date. Any notes or briefings prepared for the FM ahead of his meeting with Eric Trump on 13 March 2025. Any minutes or note of the meeting between the FM and Eric Trump on 14 March 2025.

FOI not held 70 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-23
Reference: FOI/202500463947
Directorate: Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Scottish Information Commissioner investigations information: FOI release

1) Since January 1st 2020, how many times has the Scottish Government not handed over information to the Scottish Information Commissioner for investigations due to exercising section 50(5) of the FOISA act? 2) Can you please cite the SIC decision number and FOI reference number concerning these?

FOI already published 55 score 19 working days correspondence s.50(5) s.25(1) s.17(1) s.15(1)

Published: 2025-07-23
Reference: FOI/202500464684
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Late Pension-Age Winter Heating Payments data: FOI release

Request for Information 1: The number of Late Pension-Age Winter Heating Payments that were paid in November 2024, December 2024, January 2025, February 2025, March 2025, April 2025 and May 2025 to date. Request for Information 2: The number of Late Pension-Age Winter Heating Payments that have yet to be paid. Reques...

FOI unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-07-23
Reference: FOI/202500466086
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government staff formal grievance data: FOI release

How many formal grievances were submitted per month in the time range you mentioned (55 formal grievances in the past 5 years)? I am assuming the grievances mentioned were submitted within the specified period, not, for instance cases submitted 6 years ago but only later recorded within the 5 years’ timeframe.’

FOI not held 45 score 4 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2025-07-23
Reference: FOI/202500467694
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 correspondence: FOI release

Any correspondence sent from Siobhian Brown to the UK Home Office, since 19 February 2025, on the UK’s Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 and its implementation. Any correspondence sent from officials of the Scottish Government to the UK Home Office, since 19 February 2025, on the UK’s Equipment Theft (Prevention) A...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-22
Reference: FOI/202500462990
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Refugee numbers and funding support: FOI release

You asked: Under FOI, please can you advise the following information: How many refugees has Scotland taken in annually in 2024, 2023 and 2022? What are the top 5 most common countries where refugees have left from when entering Scotland? How much money has the Scottish Government provided to support refugees in 2024...

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

Published: 2025-07-22
Reference: FOI/202500463390
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a Woman: FOI release

The total costs incurred by The Scottish Government in relation to other development, promotion, and subsequent defence of policies or legal positions involving the definition of the term ‘women’ - particularly where it concerns the gender identity alongside, or in place of biological sex. Please include: 1. Legal co...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.3 s.17(1)

Published: 2025-07-21
Reference: FOI/202500462238
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector