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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2,620 matching releases

Biffa legal case regarding the Deposit Return Scheme: EIR release

1) How much money the Scottish Government has spent contesting the legal case that Biffa has brought against Scottish Ministers following their decision to delay the implementation of its Deposit Return Scheme. Please provide the total cost and any breakdowns available of these costs. 2) Whether the Scottish Governmen...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.2 s.20 s.39(2) s.10(5)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400440024
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Full costs of Deposit Return Scheme court case with Biffa: EIR release

Full costs, plus a breakdown of this, of the Scottish Government's deposit return scheme court case with Biffa.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400440418
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

A96 road collision data: EIR release

Please could you tell me how many collisions have occurred between Aberdeen and Huntly, broken down by year to the current date, over the last four years? For this, could you tell me how many people have been injured in these? Please could you also tell me how many collisions have occurred between Huntly and Inverness...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 10 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400442465
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

XL bully exemption certificate data: EIR release

Data on the approved applications for certificates of exemption to keep an XL bully. The Spectator has mapped the number of exemptions in England by postcode and we were hoping to do the same. What I'm asking for is a breakdown of the number of approved exemption certificates for XL bullies by area.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400440291
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Net Zero consultations information: EIR release

For the list of consultations below that closed in 2024, please provide the following: 1) The response ID and the text that has been redacted, including the question each portion of redacted text was associated with. 2) The exemption or exception used and public interest tests for each piece of redacted text. Consul...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11 s.34 s.10 s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400440921
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Food standards and food safety correspondence: EIR release

All meetings between the Minister of Public Health and Minister for Trade relating to food standards, trade deals and or food safety inspections since May 2021. All correspondence between the Minister of Public Health and Minister for Trade relating to food standards, trade deals and or food safety inspections since Ma...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 41 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400436700
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence with Petroineos: EIR release

Emails between the Scottish Government and PetroIneos, and the government and unions, and the government and the UK Government about the future of the refinery, from the last month (Sep 1 to Oct1).

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400438927
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Just Transition Fund data: EIR release

Q1 - Please share the latest progress reports submitted to the Scottish Government by recipients of funding from the Just Transition Fund. Q2 - Please share the monitoring and evaluation framework for the Just Transition Fund and the reports on the Fund which have been prepared using it. Q3 - Please provide the annua...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 17 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1)

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: EIR/202400439312
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

A75 road maintenance upgrades: EIR release

Information related to the 20mph roll out and the A75 upgrades.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439095
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

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

Since May 2024 how many meetings have civil servants within the Energy and Climate Change Directorate had with 1) Companies with investments in Oil and Gas 2) Oil and Gas operators 3) Organisations representing Oil and Gas companies, including trade associations and public relations companies -A list of all these m...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: EIR/202400439452
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Application for licences to take seals from Scotland's rivers to protect salmon: EIR release

Scottish Government's response to the application for licences to take Seals from Scotland's rivers to protect Salmon. I am interested in the following years, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.9 s.34(1)

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: EIR/202400439721
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

German Hydrogen Import Strategy correspondence: EIR release

Could you supply all briefings, analysis prepared for or by the Scottish Government, all minutes/notes from meetings, all correspondence sent and received by the government, including internally, about Scotland supplying hydrogen to Germany, between August 15 2024 and September 20 2024?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: EIR/202400439089
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Purpose of banding on A76 lamp posts and road sign posts: EIR release

I have noticed that the yellow bandings that were put on lamp posts and road sign posts in and around Mauchline on the A76 have now been covered over with black tape. Under FOI I would like to know: What was the original purpose of putting yellow banding on these posts? Why have these yellow bandings now been covered...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 4 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: EIR/202400443033
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Spend on maintenance and repair of the A82 Ballachulish Bridge: EIR release

The total amount that Transport Scotland has spent on the maintenance and repair of the Ballachulish Bridge on the A82, broken down into a table to reflect evert financial year since 2023-14.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: EIR/202400440410
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Transport Scotland - costs of maintenance and repair of the Connel Bridge on the A828: EIR release

"The total amount that Transport Scotland has spent on the maintenance and repair of the Connel Bridge on the A828, broken down into a table to reflect every financial year since 2013-14." We have assumed your request contained a typo and should be for every financial year since 2013-14.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400440416
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Nuclear power correspondence: EIR release

Copies of all briefings, analysis, minutes/notes from meetings and correspondence, including internal, held by the Scottish Government regarding nuclear power, from 1 August 2024 and 15 October 2024.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.11 s.34(1) s.10(4) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: EIR/202400439742
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

De-trunking of the B7078: EIR release

I am looking for colour copies of the de-trunking order/s and plans, and any other relevant associated formal documents, relating to the de-trunking of the B7078 at Lesmahagow which I understand followed the completion of the M74 motorway. Specifically, I am looking for documents relating to the section of the B7078 wh...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-15
Reference: FOI/202400439087
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Planning decision appeal statistics: EIR release

I would like to ask the following: 1. In 2023-24 and 2024-25 to date, how many planning decisions were appealed to Scottish Ministers? Please provide as much detail as possible. 2. In relation to Q1, how many of those appeals resulted in the original planning decision being overturned. Please provide as much detail a...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: EIR/202400439633
Directorate: Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Electricity Infrastructure Consenting in Scotland consultation correspondence: EIR release

1. Any correspondence (including emails, letters, phone calls, handwritten notes, WhatsApp messages or any other documents) between the offices of ministers at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the office of the cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy regarding the consultation on Electricity Infras...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: EIR/202400438996
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024 – 2029 publication: EIR Review

Original request: 202400436304 Can you tell me who is responsible for creating the following publication? https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/strategy-plan/2024/09/scottishnational-adaptation-plan-2024-2029-2/documents/scottish-national-adaptation-plan-2024-2029/scottishnational-adapta...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 14 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.2 s.53

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: FOI/202400439561 review of 202400436304
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Documentation relating to EIA-170-004 Screening direction request: EIR release

Regarding EIA-170-004 Screening direction request, you asked for "all documentation relating to this matter between your department, the proposer of this development and the local council. This is to be from May 2023 to date. To confirm this is all information to include emails, minutes of meetings and all other method...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.11(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: FOI/202400439467
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Public charge points in Perth & Kinross and Fife: EIR release

Details on how many electric vehicle chargers are currently in working order in Perth and Kinross and Fife and also, if there are plans to increase the number available to motorists.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: FOI/202400438776
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Correspondence relating to A96 corridor review: EIR release

“All correspondence that Fiona Hyslop, and her advisors, received or sent relating to the A96 corridor review from 1 August 2024 to date.”

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.6(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-08
Reference: EIR/202400441545
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Forestry screening opinions issued under EIA Regulations 2017: EIR release

I note the above FOI response from SF (Ref: 202300387055). I am writing to ask why this list is incomplete? New Woodland Creation Schemes have not all been included. For example the scheme at Rhu & Shandon, Perth and Argyll Conservancy, on Letrault and Stuckenduff Farms do not appear on your list. These were screened f...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-01-08
Reference: EIR/202400438218
Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Correspondence regarding the upgrade of the A75 and A77: EIR release

All correspondence between Scottish Ministers, their advisors, and the UK Government, since 4 July 2024 on the upgrade of the A75 and A77.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 6 attachments

Published: 2025-01-08
Reference: EIR/202400437751
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport