Scottish Government FOI Index

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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1,043 matching releases

Secure accommodation for convicted children: FOI release

You asked for the number of children on remand or who have been convicted but are unable to be placed in Secure Care due to capacity or other issues.

FOI not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.20

Published: 2025-07-01
Reference: FOI/202500459471
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Scottish Renewables letter to the Secretary of State for Energy Security & Net Zero and Secretary of State for Business & Trade: EIR release

On 4th October 2024, an industry letter on REMA was sent to the Secretary of State for Energy Security & Net Zero and the Secretary of State for Business and Trade. It can be found here: https://www.scottishrenewables.com/publications/1724-industry-letter-on-rema-to-the-secretary-of state-for-energy-security-net-zero-...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-07-01
Reference: EIR/202500459551
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Forestry Grant Scheme Application statistics: EIR release

You asked for the following information: Over the last five years how many applications for Forestry Grants have been received? (If possible, can you break this up by year). Over the last five years what is the total number of grants that have been paid out? (If possible, can you break this up by year). If possible, c...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence briefings spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-06-26
Reference: EIR/202500458597
Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Scottish salmon health and export issues: EIR release

You asked for ‘information on Scottish salmon health and export issues since 1 January 2022’, specifying that the request should include ‘any health alerts, hygiene violations, public health reports, warnings, chemical violations, bacterial issues (e.g. Listeria, Coliforms, Enterococci and E.coli), customs incidents (e...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-06-26
Reference: EIR/202500456630
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) meetings and documentation: EIR release

1. How many meetings has WICS had with the Scottish Government in the last three months, and could you supply minutes/notes from these meetings? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about the WICS chairman Donald MacRae resigning, including correspondence (including internal), minutes/...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-06-26
Reference: EIR/202500457097
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

A82 road surface and accident information: EIR release

I'm requesting FOI on the southbound A82 trunk road opposite Keppanoch junction PH33 6SD. When the road was last surfaced and why that decision to resurface was made? How many accidents have been reported in that area in the last 5 years?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 10 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-06-24
Reference: EIR/202500459153
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Fish welfare and mortality documentation for specific salmon farm site: EIR release

You referred to an individual salmon farm site, BDNC, and quoted reference to some specific published information, asking for: All document(s) and correspondence between FHI, other departments of the Marine Directive and APHA, about fish welfare and mortality in this farm. Did FHI or other departments of the Marine D...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.6(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-06-19
Reference: EIR/202400422642
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Distance travelled by vehicles in the Government Car Service: EIR release

1. In each year since 2020-21, including the current year to date, how many kilometres have been travelled by vehicles in the Government Car Service? Please provide rough estimates if exact data is not available. 2. If possible, could this also be broken down by Government Minister?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 9 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-06-18
Reference: EIR/202500459097
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Geoengineering query: EIR release

I require to know what politicians are allowing Geoengineering in our sky's. Under DSAR I require all information on chemicals being sprayed over Scotland's sky's. I require again who signed this without the people's permission?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 13 working days correspondence s.10(4) s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-06-18
Reference: EIR/202500458235
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Tarbolton Moss landfill queries: EIR release

To gain clarity on what activity if any has been undertaken over the past year by Scottish Government towards remediation of pollution at, and stemming from, the Tarbolton Moss landfill in South Ayrshire. With reference to a report commissioned by ScotGov and published by Albion Environmental in February 2024 entitled ...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence briefings contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-06-11
Reference: EIR/202500457098
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Sea lice research project information: EIR release

Around 2015, (possibly earlier) Marine Scotland Science launched a ten year sea lice research project. This was described on a number of pages posted on the Scottish Government website. This request is for copies of all pages, reports and literature relevant to this ten year project. The project did not last ten years ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-06-11
Reference: EIR/202500456446
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Cost to create a National Park in Galloway: EIR release

How much money has the Scottish Government spent in total in attempts to create a National Park in Galloway, with a breakdown of all costs?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 4 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: EIR/202500468819
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Breakdown of all costs to create a National Park in Galloway: EIR release

How much money has the Scottish Government spent in total in attempts to create a National Park in Galloway, with a breakdown of all costs?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 7 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: EIR/202500468527
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Energy and Climate Change Directorate meetings with oil and gas operators and/or organisations: EIR release

Copies of all documents associated with all meetings held on the following dates between officials in the Energy and Climate Change Directorate and oil and gas operators and/or organisations representing oil and gas interests. Please note there may be more than one relevant meeting on each date. For each meeting, ple...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.10(5) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: EIR/202500456186
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Removal of litter from verges: EIR release

Clarify BEAR/Transport Scotland’s position on removal of litter from verges, and if this is carried out in advance of any grass cutting? Confirm how many litterers have been identified and issued with fines over the last 3 years in East Lothian on your network?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 5 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: EIR/202500459294
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Government response from First Minister to Ineos chief executive: EIR release

Please can the Scottish Government provide the response received by Inoes to the letter sent by first minister John Swinney to Ineos chief executive, Jim Ratcliffe, on 6 February 2025. Details of that letter are in this FOI release. Please also provide details of any follow up meetings or correspondence that happened o...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-06-05
Reference: FOI/202500464284
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Livestock worrying and dog attack recorded incidents: EIR release

• How many incidences of livestock worrying have been recorded in each of the last five years? • Additionally, how many cases of livestock being killed by dogs have been recorded in the same period?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-05-20
Reference: FOI/202500455290
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Traffic flow data for the A985 and A977 trunk roads: EIR release

Traffic flow data for the A985 trunk road between Longannet Roundabout and Cairneyhill Roundabout and the A977 trunk road from Gartarry Roundabout to Kinross?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 4 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-05-20
Reference: FOI/202500458919
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Government legal costs for Judicial Review by Forestry Carbon Sequestration Fund: EIR release

‘I would like to make a FOI about the legal costs to the Scottish Government as a result of Scottish Forestry applying an Enforcement Notice in September 2024 to stop work at Stobo due to unauthorised herbicide spraying and other reasons, near Peebles. As a result of this Enforcement Notice, Scottish Forestry has been...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1)

Published: 2025-05-20
Reference: FOI/202500456344
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Procurement on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion roles and training: FOI release

1) The number of roles across all components of your operations, directorates and management structures, expressed in numbers of full-time employees (FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. This information should encompass all roles based in central offices, as w...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts spending s.4 s.5 s.25(1) s.20 s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2025-05-12
Reference: FOI/202500455764
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Costs incurred for the Kendoon to Tongland Reinforcement Project Public Inquiry: EIR release

Please can you give me the costs incurred by the Scottish Government regarding the Public Inquiry to include the following: Dates of procedures: pre-examination meeting (15 June 2022); five inquiry, seven hearing and one evening session (24 October 2022 to 28 November 2022 and 29 March 2023); various further written s...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 9 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.37 s.10(4)

Published: 2025-05-08
Reference: EIR/202500457263
Directorate: Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Guidance on BESS (battery energy storage systems) developments: EIR release

Whether the Scottish Government have any policy or technical guidance on the development of BESS developments in sensitive areas such as surface water protected areas.

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-05-08
Reference: EIR/202500455854
Directorate: Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

A82 Tarbet to Inverarnan - Analysis and design of cycleway/mixed path: EIR release

“…the latest design documents that incorporate the Cycle/Mixed Use Path” and; “…details (spec and cost) of the Design Contract for this stretch of road and the Cost to Date.”

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.10(4) 6 attachments

Published: 2025-05-01
Reference: EIR/202500454499
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Documentation about the commitment to reduce car kilometres by 20 per cent by 2030: EIR release

PART ONE Could you supply all documentation held by Transport Scotland about the commitment to reduce car kilometres by 20 per cent by 2030, including correspondence sent and received, including internal, briefings and minutes/notes from meetings, from the last three months? PART TWO Could you supply the current progr...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-05-01
Reference: EIR/202500454319
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

National Speed Management Review information: EIR release

1. How many responses have you had so far to the National Speed Management Review consultation? 2. Please could you provide me with the list of roads which would be impacted in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highlands, Angus and Dundee if these plans go ahead please? 3. Please could you also supply me with the cost ...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-05-01
Reference: EIR/202500454574
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport