Scottish Government FOI Index

22,874releases indexed

40,876attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,493partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-10-28newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,493 unclear 7,447 not held 3,283 released 1,596 already published 712 cost limit 634 clarification 376 withheld 250 transferred 83

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5215 s.20 4475 s.34(1) 3779 s.39(2) 3631 s.30 3032 s.17(1) 2975 s.25(1) 2550 s.10(4) 2085 s.11(2) 1634 s.29(1) 1244 s.2 1242 s.3 977

Timeline

2026-10 227 2026-09 8 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,334 releases · 27.8 avg days Marine Directorate 990 releases · 29.7 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 969 releases · 30.8 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 741 releases · 39.6 avg days Constitution Directorate 710 releases · 35.8 avg days Population Health Directorate 676 releases · 28.6 avg days People Directorate 663 releases · 25.5 avg days

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895 matching releases

Teacher class contact time reduction: FOI release

The education secretary Jenny Gilruth has said on several occasions that she would like to move “at pace” to deliver on the government’s promise to reduce teacher class contact time by 1.5 hours a week. I would like to request any information held by the government – papers, emails, correspondence with council umbrella...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 101 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.25(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-24
Reference: FOI/202500452258
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Transport Scotland contract register: FOI release

You asked for information in relation to your organisation’s contract register, procurement strategy, and key contact information. 1. Contract Register: Please provide a complete and current extract of your organisation’s contract register or equivalent database. We are not asking you to compile new information or man...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence contracts spending s.38(1) s.25(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-24
Reference: FOI/202500470584
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Meetings between Scottish Government and housing building firms: FOI release

All correspondence and minutes/notes from meetings between the Scottish Government and any housebuilding firms, from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.33(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-24
Reference: FOI/202500470221
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Terms and Conditions of Appointment document of new Independent Advisors on the Scottish Ministerial Code: FOI release

The Terms and Conditions of Appointment document and associated annexes of the three new Independent Advisors on the Scottish Ministerial Code.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 9 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.34(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500469364
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) information: FOI release

You asked for the activities and public resourcing of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT). 1. Meeting Records and Decisions Minutes, agendas, or formal notes of SNCT meetings held between 1 January 2022 and 27 May 2025. Any papers or decisions issued by the SNCT or its subcommittees regarding teach...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.2 s.25(1) s.30

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500467988
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Delivering Equally Safe Fund awards: FOI release

Details of the awards of funding made since 01 April 2024 from the Delivering Equally Safe Fund. This should include the names of organisations funded, the amounts and the period covered. Please also provide the funding applications and grant offer letters for Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre and Glasgow & Clyde Rape Crisi...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.33(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500468616
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Transport Scotland recruitment, social media and equipment spend: FOI release

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 2024-25. 3. The total financial loss to your organisation on written off inventory and IT equipme...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending s.17(1) s.25(1) s.27(1)

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500469028
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Correspondence regarding grooming gangs: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about grooming gangs in Scotland, from the last three months?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500468582
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Social Security Scotland Expenses: FOI release

You asked for the following information for Social Security Scotland for financial years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/2025, 2025-date: Request for information 1: Total annual spending on staff overtime. Request for information 2: Total annual spending on temporary or agency staff. Request for information 3: Total...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.30 s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500468686
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Supreme Court judgement For Women Scotland correspondence: FOI release

Please provide information held on internal staff networks (such as yammer/viva engage, including but not limited to the the LGBT+ network), which references or relates to the recent Supreme Court judgment FWS v Scottish Ministers. For the avoidance of doubt, I am not requesting personal information relating to staff m...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 39 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-22
Reference: FOI/202500462501
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Meeting with First Minister and Sir Jim Ratcliffe: FOI release

1. The briefing pack/notes for the meeting between the First Minister and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the Chairman of INEOS, on 25th April 2025. 2. The full minutes from the meeting between the First Minister and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the Chairman of INEOS, on 25th April 2025. 3. All correspondence (including text messages, What...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.25(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-22
Reference: FOI/202500466648
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Payments made to the Scottish FA and Scottish Premier League Trust: FOI release

You asked for a list of all payments made to the Scottish FA and Scottish Premier League Trust from 1st January 2020 to present (13/05/2025) and copies of all agreements between the CashBack scheme and the Scottish FA and between the scheme and the SPL Trust.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.25(1) s.38(1) s.33(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-18
Reference: FOI/202500466063
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

First Minister's meeting with Sir Jim Ratcliffe: FOI release

1. The meeting minutes, agenda, any handouts or government briefings, attendance list, location, time and date, as well as any refreshments provided linked to the First Minister's meeting with Sir Jim Ratcliffe on April 25, 2025. 2. Please provide any internal or external communications in relation to this meeting.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.33(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-18
Reference: FOI/202500466149
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Correspondence regarding First Minister export roundtable: FOI release

Please share all meeting minutes, briefing notes and any other relevant documents relating to the First Ministers export roundtable on Wednesday 16 April 2025, as announced by Salmon Scotland https://www.salmonscotland.co.uk/news/first-minister-updated-on-impact-of-us-tariffs-on scottish-salmon Please also share all c...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.28(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-17
Reference: FOI/202500464111
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Communications from independent advisors on the ministerial code: FOI release

1) All communications to and from the three new independent advisors on the ministerial code since August 2024.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 62 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.30 s.25(1) s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-09-17
Reference: FOI/202500456442
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Concessionary bus travel: FOI release

All ministerial correspondence from 1 April 2025 to 6 May 2025 that relate to plans to remove the under 22s free bus pass for young people convicted for anti-social behaviour as announced in the Programme for Government on 6 May 2025.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-17
Reference: FOI/202500465041
Directorate
Topic: Programme for Government, Public sector, Transport

Equality Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and gender workplace regulations: FOI release

All correspondence sent between the Equality Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Scottish Government from the last two months regarding gender/sex and/or workplace regulations and/or facilities, and any minutes/notes from meetings during the same time period.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.25(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-16
Reference: FOI/202500461152
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence containing the name Erdogan: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, minutes and notes from meetings, analysis, which mentions the word Erdogan, from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.25(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-09-16
Reference: FOI/202500462543
Directorate: Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, International, Public sector

UEFA Euro 2028 hosting and televised Scotland national team matches correspondence: FOI release

1. How much has the Scottish Government spent on plans to host Uefa Euro 2028, and a breakdown of these costs? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about Scotland Nati...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.25(1) s.38(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-16
Reference: FOI/202500463345
Directorate: Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Transport Scotland correspondence regarding Trans-European transport network: FOI release

1. Could you supply all documentation held by Transport Scotland, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about the Trans-European Transport Network, from the last six months?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.29(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-16
Reference: FOI/202500463316
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Correspondence regarding Additional Dwelling Supplement: FOI release

Please would you provide the following for the period 1 January 2019 to present: All communications (via any medium possible including internal emails) that mention the Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) as it relates to housing co-operatives. For background information - I am particularly interested to view any co...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.36(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-16
Reference: FOI/202500463197
Directorate: Tax Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government and Ministerial Code Former Advisor communications: FOI release

Any and all communications between the Scottish Government (officials, SPADs, ministers, everyone) and Mr James Hamilton, the then advisor on the ministerial code from January 1st 2024 to present day (28th of March 2025).

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-08
Reference: FOI/202500459604
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Correspondence regarding the Fuel Insecurity Fund: FOI release

Could you supply all documentation about the fuel insecurity fund, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes from meetings and analysis, between November 1 2024 and February 1 2025?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.30 s.38(1) s.25(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-09-08
Reference: FOI/202500461824
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Gender recognition and exceptions under the Equality Act 2010: FOI release

Is it the Scottish Ministers’/ Scottish Government’s position that: A woman is an adult ‘female’? A trans person is ‘female’ if they have used a GRC to change their birth certificate? A trans person, who has legally changed sex on their birth certificate would not be covered by any single sex exception applied under t...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.9 s.9(1) s.25(1)

Published: 2025-09-04
Reference: FOI/202500459870
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence from Senior Special Adviser which includes the phrase “zonal pricing”: FOI release

For the period 8th May 2024 - date, please provide all correspondence sent by, or to, Davie Hutchison (Senior Special Adviser) which includes the phrase “zonal pricing”.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-04
Reference: FOI/202500459477
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector