Scottish Government FOI Index

21,863releases indexed

39,476attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,112partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-20newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,112 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

2026-05 410 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 1,279 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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Council tax relief funding information: FOI release

Information regarding council tax relief funding for the 2025 - 2026 financial year: 1. Allocation Breakdown: A detailed breakdown of the exact amount allocated by the Scottish Government to each of Scotland's 32 local authorities for council tax relief. 2. Supporting Documentation: Copies of any official documentati...

FOI already published 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.4 s.25(1) s.5 s.1 s.17(1)

Published: 2025-04-10
Reference: FOI/202500453366
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Employment contract and pay scales request: FOI release

Could I please request you send me a blank template of your employment contract as well as your pay scales.

FOI already published 80 score 8 working days correspondence contracts s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-10
Reference: FOI/202500456069
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Youth Parliament funding: FOI release

How much has the Scottish Government handed to the Scottish Youth Parliament in the last five years, with a breakdown per year and what the money was spent on?

FOI released 75 score 9 working days correspondence meetings contracts spending s.25(1) s.20

Published: 2025-04-10
Reference: FOI/202500456141
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Materials and communications related to funding made available to local authorities: FOI release

All materials relating to, regarding, discussing or referring to the £186.5m made available to local authorities, announced in a joint statement from COSLA and the Scottish Government on December 10. All communications between the Scottish Government, government officials, or officers and individual local authorities r...

FOI clarification 80 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-10
Reference: FOI/202500449645
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Total cost to Scottish Ministers making lotting decisions under the proposed Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: FOI release

You asked for the following information under the Freedom of Information legislation: 1. Correspondence to or from Mairi Gougeon within the last two years relating to the total predicted costs of making lotting decisions by Scottish Ministers under the proposed Land Reform (Scotland) Bill. 2. Any estimate of the tota...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.25(1) s.38(1) 8 attachments

Published: 2025-04-10
Reference: FOI/202500455897
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Far-right/neo Nazi activity correspondence: FOI release

All correspondence and communications since 01/09/2024 which relate to far-right/neo Nazi activity, including mentions of Patriotic Alternative , or Homeland/the Homeland Party.

FOI already published 80 score 19 working days correspondence meetings spending s.27(1) s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.28 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500453168
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Government remote working information: FOI release

1. Does the Scottish Government make any assessment of the number of employees that work from home? Please provide this for each year since 2019-20. 2. In each year since 2019-20, how much has the Scottish Government spent on remote working equipment. (e.g. monitors, keyboards, chairs etc)?

FOI not held 45 score 8 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.25(1)

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500455970
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Health care for transgender individuals queries: FOI release

1 - a copy of all equality impact assessments related to any policies or strategies related to or impacting health care for transgender individuals in the last 10 years. If there are not EQIAs available for all these policies, please provide any explanations as to why it was not carried out for any policies that are av...

FOI cost limit 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.30

Published: 2025-03-28
Reference: FOI/202500453110
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Foreign aid payment details: FOI release

Details of programmes and initiatives funded through a number of payments to a number of organisations you provide in your request. You asked for details from the following payments: £306,891 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 4 April 2023 £200,000 to Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund on 25 April 2...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1)

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500452106
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Correspondence regarding restriction on promotions of food high in fat, salt and sugar: FOI release

All correspondence sent and received and minutes/notes from meetings held by the Scottish Government with supermarkets, shops or trade representatives about restricting promotions of food and drink high in fat, sugar or salt, from the last year.

FOI clarification 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1) s.27(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500451984
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Child Payment and Child Disability Payment parent conflict documentation: FOI release

I’m writing to request information relating to Scottish Child Payment and Child Disability Payment. Request for information 1: Any documentation, guidance or other information concerning circumstances where there is a conflicting claim between two parents for the Scottish Child Payment and the Child Disability Payment...

FOI unclear 80 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500453879
Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Money and tax, Public sector

Honours and Awards process in Scotland: FOI release

I recently contacted the cabinet office asking about who and how awards and honours were determined in Scotland. They informed me the entire process in managed by the Honours and Protocol unit in the Scottish Government and that they simple rubber stamp the recommendations from Scottish Govt. Therefore, can you please...

FOI already published 55 score 10 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1)

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500455400
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Communications exchanged with various individuals and organisations: FOI release

Any communications exchanged over the last year with representatives from the following organisations and individuals: Sandy Easdale James Easdale McGill's Brian Souter Ann Gloag Stagecoach Group Megabus Philomena Clark Arnold Clark

FOI cost limit 70 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500451851
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Documentation regarding the Cass report: FOI release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about Dr Hilary Cass's report on gender identity in your people including correspondence sent and received, briefings, minutes/notes from meetings, analysis, from the last three months? Your request has been interpreted as relating to briefings, minute...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.2A 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452272
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

CBI Scotland correspondence: FOI release

All correspondence sent and received, briefings, notes/minutes from meetings, between the Scottish Government and CBI Scotland, from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452273
Directorate: Business and Better Regulation Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Correspondence and documentation that include the phrase "return on capital": FOI release

For the period 1st August 2024 - date, please provide all correspondence and documentation including the phrase "return on capital". Please restrict the search to correspondence and documentation involving the following three directorates of the Scottish Government: Energy and Climate Change, Marine and Offshore Wind.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers contracts s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29(1) s.33(1) s.27(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500451993
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

International Development Fund cost: FOI release

Details on how much is spent in overseas aid, what the aid is used for, and how much the aid costs for 2015-2019 and 2020-2015, detailing each year, country and what the aid was for. You also separately asked for confirmation as to where this international aid budget comes from, whether it is U.K. or Scottish based.

FOI already published 80 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500451794
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: International, Money and tax, Public sector

Independent consultant involvement in the Health and Wellbeing Census: FOI release

A range of questions on independent consultant involvement in the Health and Wellbeing Census.

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1) s.2 s.3 s.5

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452829
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Briefing Pack prepared for Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee: FOI release

The briefing pack that was prepared for Fiona Hyslop for her appearance before the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on 21 February 2025.

FOI partially withheld 65 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.25 s.25(1) s.29 s.29(1) s.30

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452761
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

ScotRail peak fares correspondence: FOI release

1. Could you supply all correspondence sent and received about peak fares returning, as well as minutes/or notes from meetings held about this, between September 1 2024 and December 1 2024? 2. In terms of the peak fares removal could you provide how well the scheme performed against its intended outcomes? 2a. The ide...

FOI cost limit 45 score 20 working days correspondence meetings spending s.12 s.25(1)

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452068
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

James Hamilton QC's secretariat communications: FOI Review

Original request 202400443489 1 - Why did James Hynd leave or "stepped away" (As Mr Hamilton put it) from his position as Mr Hamilton's secretariat? 2 - All communications (emails, text messages, whatsapps, everything) and minutes between and within the Scottish Government (Ministers, civil servants, SPADS, including...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence ministers special advisers meetings whatsapp s.21(4) s.25(1) s.38(1) s.36(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202500448736 Review of 202400443489
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Legal advice in response to Scottish Information Commissioner’s decision 193/2024: FOI release

In regards to FOI 202400445520, the following passage exists within the information released: "For information at this stage, I am attaching a copy of all the legal advice that we will release in response to the Scottish Information Commissioner’s recent decision 193/2024. There are 25 separate documents (named A-Y), ...

FOI already published 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202500448605
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Criteria for responding to FOI requests: FOI release

1) It is a requirement that SPADs and/or the FM's chief of staff clear FOI responses from civil servants in the FOI unit? 2) How many FOIs were received by the Scottish Government in 2024, and how many of these were cleared by SPADs and/or FM's chief of staff before release? 3) What is the purpose of the following em...

FOI/EIR cost limit 45 score 19 working days correspondence ministers special advisers spending s.20 s.3 s.12 s.25(1) s.5

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202500447375
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Email and chain referred to in material released under previous request: FOI release

1) In the below documents the following passage exists: "(as per your email of December 8th 2023)" I specifically request this email and its email chain too” in relation to Mr James Hamilton.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202500452195
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Former Minister for Children and Young People WhatsApp messages from Ministerial position during Covid: FOI release

Claire Haughey's WhatsApp messages from her ministerial position during the Covid 19 pandemic.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence ministers whatsapp s.25(1) s.38(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202400426487
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector