Scottish Government FOI Index

21,864releases indexed

39,478attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,113partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-06-12newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,113 unclear 7,200 not held 3,069 released 1,537 already published 671 cost limit 607 clarification 349 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4931 s.20 4280 s.34(1) 3589 s.39(2) 3481 s.30 2878 s.17(1) 2774 s.25(1) 2381 s.10(4) 1987 s.11(2) 1571 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1158 s.3 908

Timeline

2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,279 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 967 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 923 releases · 31.0 avg days Learning Directorate 861 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 729 releases · 39.9 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 633 releases · 25.8 avg days

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2,774 matching releases

Social Security Scotland payments: FOI release

Request for information 1: Could you supply a list of dates when the Cold Weather Payment was paid into accounts in Scotland in the last financial year, with how many people received it then included? Request for information 2: How much money was handed out as part of the Cold Weather Payment in the last financial yea...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.27(1) s.17(1) s.25(1) s.30 s.12

Published: 2024-05-09
Reference: FOI/202400405325
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Registered Social Landlord and housing: FOI release

1. Minister of Housing and reporting dept/Secretary from 1999 to date. 2. Explanation of why 600,000+ social properties where Scot Gov & Registered Social Landlord employer-tenants are the financial stakeholders of Scottish Registered Housing Associations is a Junior Ministerial role & does not attend Scottish Cabinet...

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts spending s.3 s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2024-05-09
Reference: FOI/202400400865
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Framework for the Provision of Interim IT Staff Services: FOI release

Information listed below in relation to the Scottish Governments Framework for the Provision of Interim IT Staff Services and Provision of Interim Professional Staff Services. [1] Total spend for each public body between 01 October 2023 – 31 December 2023 and to which agency (including agencies who are now no longer o...

FOI withheld 80 score 14 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-05-09
Reference: FOI/202400398273
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Translations and consultations costs for the proposed Scots Languages Bill: FOI release

I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and any other relevant pieces of legislation: What organisation(s) were used for any translations of the consultation for the proposed Scots Languages Bill. What organisation(s) were used for any translations of the "Buildin...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending s.17(1) s.25(1)

Published: 2024-04-30
Reference: FOI/202400406725
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Total spend on produce from outside of Scotland by the catering facilities in St Andrews House and Victoria Quay: FOI release

Total spend on produce from outside of Scotland by the catering facilities in St Andrews House and Victoria Quay.

FOI not held 45 score 10 working days correspondence contracts spending s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-30
Reference: FOI/202400408966
Directorate: Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Social Security Scotland - Staff working from home: FOI release

Request for information 1: The average call waiting times for the current and previous years. Request for information 2: The % of helpline staff who are "working from home”. Request for information 3: The % of all staff who are working from home for part of the week.

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

Published: 2024-04-30
Reference: FOI/202400405604
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Information on gas and electricity contracts- Education Scotland: FOI release

You asked. I am writing to submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) request regarding information related to the organisation’s gas and electricity contracts, as well as details on the energy management system. Please acknowledge this request within the legally required timeframe. **Gas and Electricity Contracts: ** 1...

FOI unclear 55 score 4 working days correspondence contracts spending s.3 s.7 s.9 s.10 s.11 s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-29
Reference: FOI/202400394902
Directorate
Topic: Education, Energy, Public sector

Teachers with criminal records: FOI release

1. Please provide figures showing how many teachers in each of the last three years that Disclosure Scotland has been informed have been convicted of offences. Please break the figures down to show the nature of offences involved? 2. The number of teachers in Scotland that currently have criminal records, please provi...

FOI not held 45 score 63 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.1 s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-29
Reference: FOI/202300387853
Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Government spend on Holyrood Communications magazine and supplement subscriptions: FOI release

1 - How much Scottish Government departments paid to Holyrood Communications for magazine and supplement subscriptions, aggregated by department, for each financial year from 2018 through to 2023. 2 - How many complimentary copies of Holyrood Magazine were received by Scottish Government Departments, for each financia...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-24
Reference: FOI/202400405345
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Ministerial Travel by Lorna Slater: FOI release

1. Since 1st January 2023 how many journeys by ministerial/Scottish Government or publicly funded vehicles has Lorna Slater made? (The type of event or destination is not requested) 2. How many of these journeys were chauffeur driven? 3. What is the total mileage in relation to these journeys? (Official vehicles shou...

FOI not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1) s.25(1) s.27(1)

Published: 2024-04-24
Reference: FOI/202400405097
Directorate: Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Civil servants working to develop the proposed independence: FOI release

Can I please request the following information: The number of civil servants currently working to develop the proposed independence prospectus. The pay grade of each staff member.

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

Published: 2024-04-23
Reference: FOI/202400406545
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Convictions for causing death by careless driving 2020-2023: FOI release

Regarding convictions for causing death by careless driving in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: 1. The number of prosecutions in each of the above years. 2. The sentences imposed by the court in each of those years.

FOI already published 55 score 15 working days correspondence s.2 s.17(1) s.25(1)

Published: 2024-04-23
Reference: FOI/202400406307
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Ukrainian community supported with homes, visas, sponsorship in Scotland: FOI release

1. The UK Government's ‘Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ provides details of the number of 'Homes for Ukraine' per-person TARIFF GRANTS (£10.5k) which have been provided to local authorities across the UK. These Tariff Grants support local authorities in their provision of wrap-around support to ind...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.2 s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-23
Reference: FOI/202400403374
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Ukraine

Single Student applications with dependent children: FOI

1.The number of student finance applications made by a single applicant with dependent children for an undergraduate course to cover academic years 2017-18. 2. The number of successful applications for the Lone Parents Childcare Grant for the academic years 2017-18 to date for: HNC/HND students; and Undergraduate stud...

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.3 s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-23
Reference: FOI/202400406218
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

North East Scotland College and Energy Transition Zone Ltd: FOI release

You asked for information relating to EIR release 202300355965 including information on Jennifer Craw and the organisations Opportunity North East (ONE), North East Scotland College, NESCOL and Energy Transition Zone Ltd.

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 15 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-22
Reference: FOI/202400391907
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) spend on translation, interpretation, and language services: FOI release

All expenditure made by our organisation, in every facet of its operations and purview, on translation, interpretation, and language services for the financial years 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23. And also provide the aggregated total spent by our organisation and then, if possible, please provide this broken down by part...

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-18
Reference: FOI/202400391496
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Civil servant wages: FOI release

1. How much is the Scottish Government spending on wages of civil servants now, and in each of the following years: 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022? Breakdown of these costs and how many there are employed? 2. How much is the Scottish Government spending on special advisers and press officers now, including how many of each...

FOI already published 55 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings spending s.25(1) s.27(1) s.17(1) s.12 s.30

Published: 2024-04-18
Reference: FOI/202300389550
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Civil servants employed in Speech Writing team by Scottish Government: FOI release

1. Please provide details of the number of civil servants employed in the ‘Speech Writing’ team of the Scottish Government, employed to prepare speeches and assistance related to speech-writing for Scottish Ministers. Please include details of Job Titles and Pay Grades in this information. 2. Please provide informati...

FOI not held 45 score 13 working days correspondence ministers special advisers s.17(1) s.30

Published: 2024-04-17
Reference: FOI/202400403383
Directorate: Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy tests: FOI Release

1. The number of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) panel tests undertaken in Scotland by year in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024. 2. The genes tested for in the HCM panel and which laboratory in Scotland performs these tests.

FOI not held 45 score 6 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.25(1)

Published: 2024-04-17
Reference: FOI/202400406306
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Order for Lifelong Restriction and custodial sentences: FOI release

1. How many offenders have been given an Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) since its first use in 2008? 2. To date, how many offenders have been given a custodial sentence length for the punishment part of four years or less? 3. To date, how many offenders have been given a custodial sentence length for the punish...

FOI unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.2 s.3 s.4

Published: 2024-04-16
Reference: FOI/202400395707
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Pandemic preparedness: FOI release

Part 1 Total spending on pandemic preparedness, by financial year, from 2017-18 to 2024-25. For the past, utilise data on actual spending, and for the future, use data on planned/projected spending. Part 2 The number of meetings held by the First Minister, from January 1st 2023 to present date, concerning pandemic pre...

FOI unclear 55 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-16
Reference: FOI/202400394402
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Reviews and inquiries that have been requested, instigated or promised into matters covered by Holyrood: FOI release

How many reviews or inquiries have been requested, instigated or promised into matters covered by Holyrood, it's members, it's committee's and departments covered by it's jurisdiction by Ministers of the Scottish Government since 1/1/2020? How many have reported back to the parliament? How many have not started actual ...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1) s.3 s.25(1)

Published: 2024-04-16
Reference: FOI/202400397043
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Government employee office attendance statistics: FOI release

Could you supply a list of every Scottish Government building/HQ and the percentage of employees who attended the office to work in the first three weeks of January 2024 and every week in December 2023? Could you supply a list of every Scottish Government building/HQ and the percentage of employees who attended the of...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-04-16
Reference: FOI/202400395465
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Minimum Pricing and UK Internal Market Act 2020: FOI release

1. Please publish the terms of legal advice provided to the Scottish Government as to whether it is required to seek an exemption from the 2020 Act (a) in general terms, and (b) prior to the Scottish Parliament voting for the Order which is to be laid on 19 Feb 2024. 2. Has the Scottish Government already sought an ex...

FOI not held 45 score 13 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1) s.36(1)

Published: 2024-04-16
Reference: FOI/202400398823
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Residence of Scottish Government Special Advisors: FOI release

1. The number of current Scottish Government Special Advisors who have their permanent residence outside of Scotland. 2. The number of current Scottish Government Special Advisors who have undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from non-Scottish Universities, broken down into a table, and listing the universities in q...

FOI unclear 55 score 11 working days correspondence special advisers s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-15
Reference: FOI/202400403406
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector