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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Scottish Government staff travelling to the United States of America from June 2026: FOI release

The following information in relation to any travel by Scottish Government staff — including the First Minister, John Swinney, Ministers, Special Advisers, and civil servants — to the United States of America, covering the period June 2026 to the date of your response: 1. The job title or role of each individual who t...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.27(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29(1) s.39(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-09-02
Reference: FOI/202600521687
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy information: FOI release

Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, please provide the following information regarding the Scottish Refugee Council and the New Scots: refugee integration strategy 2018 to 2022: 1. The formal role of the Scottish Refugee Council in the development and governance of the New Scots strategy. 2. Whether...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence meetings spending s.25(1) s.38(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-31
Reference: FOI/202600521104
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Documentation mentioning former Scottish Youth Parliament chair: FOI release

I'd like to request information through FOI legislation. 1. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received, minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, which mentions Jordan Linden, between October 1 and November 15 2025 and then March 1 2026 to ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29(1) s.29 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-25
Reference: FOI/202600515531
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Correspondence between Cabinet Secretary for Housing and UK Government: FOI release

I would like to request how many instances of correspondence there have been from Mairi McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Housing, to the UK Government since her start date in post. If you could provide a count of these instances, the dates at which each correspondence was made/sent, and if possible, could you append any...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.28(1) s.29(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2026-08-25
Reference: FOI/202600515039
Directorate: Cladding Remediation Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Scottish Government workforce project documents and objectives: FOI release

1) All documents from 2026 including project plan which fall under project led by Director Annabel Turpie. 2) Aims of the project. 3) Defined objectives of the project. 4) Scope of the project.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers spending s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-18
Reference: FOI/202600514732
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Information relating to the implementation of the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026: FOI release

Scottish Government FOI response 202600523109, dated 14 July 2026, stated that no formal stakeholder-engagement plan, working group, advisory group, steering group or consultation mechanism had yet been established, and that no future engagement activity had yet been planned. Please provide the following recorded info...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence s.2 s.3 s.4 s.5 s.6 s.7 s.8 s.17 s.25(1) s.38(1) s.38 s.30 s.29(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-17
Reference: FOI/202600527693
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency - queries regarding police scheme calculation error: FOI Review

Original request: 202600505705 1. You previously advised that 269 retired SPPA police scheme members have been affected by the calculation error that resulted from incorrect guidance received by SPPA in February 2025. To date, how many of those officers affected have/have not been notified that potentially their pensi...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-13
Reference: FOI/202600505705 Review of 202600509487
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Expansion of Breakfast Clubs to all Primary School aged children information: FOI release

Information in relation to the Scottish Government’s announcement on 14 January 2026 pertaining to the proposed expansion of breakfast clubs: 1. Please can you provide a breakdown of how the figure of £44 million has been arrived at? How has this been costed? What fee has been assumed for each child to attend the serv...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.29(1) s.3

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600518484
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Policy information on health in Scotland impacted by commercial industries: FOI release

Details of published or centrally held government policies, strategies, or frameworks (from January 2023 to present [1 June 2026]) that address the influence of commercial industries on health in Scotland specifically in relation to the alcohol, and tobacco, gambling, and highly processed foods (e.g. foods high in fat,...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.2 s.25(1) s.29(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600519126
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

First Minister's meetings with the Lord Advocate on specific dates: FOI release

I wish to make a Freedom of Information Request for the dates the First Minister John Swinney had meetings with the Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain in 2025 & 2026. Plus the minutes of the meetings

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.29(1) s.28(1) s.28 s.30 s.32(1) s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600518084
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Affordable Housing Supply Programme budget cut information: FOI release

I request all information held regarding the decision to remove approximately £200 million (26%) from the Affordable Housing Supply Programme in the 2024-25 Scottish Budget – in plain terms, who authorised this theft from social housing, why it was done, and where the stolen money was reallocated. PERIOD: 1 June 2023 ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence ministers s.18(1) s.28 s.30 s.29(1) s.36(1) s.25(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600519095
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Advisers and meetings on regulations under the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026: FOI release

1. All recorded information setting out the Scottish Government’s policy or position on whether bodies operating voluntary registers, or representing practitioner or commercial interests, including but not limited to the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP), Save Face, the British Association of Medical Aest...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.5 s.2 s.17(1) s.38(1) s.29(1) s.36(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-06
Reference: FOI/202600523361
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence between the Scottish Government and the UK Government or NHS England referencing Palantir Technologies: FOI release

1. Any informal discussions, telephone calls, teleconferences, or meetings between Scottish Government Health Directorate officials and UK Government or NHS England officials in which the NHS England Federated Data Platform operated by Palantir was referenced or discussed, between 1 January 2020 and the date of this re...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.25(1) s.28(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600517010
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence between Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government and Cabinet Secretary for Education that mentions "Path To Balance": FOI Review

Original request: 202500494271 All correspondence between Shona Robison and her office, and cabinet secretary for education Jenny Gilruth and her office, that mentions Path To Balance or is related to Path To Balance. Can I also have sight of all correspondence between the Cabinet Secretary and the Director General o...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-04
Reference: FOI/202600500969 Review of 202500494271
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Correspondence between Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government and Cabinet Secretary for Housing that mentions "Path To Balance": FOI Review

Original request: 202500494290 All correspondence between Shona Robison and her office, and Cabinet Secretary Mairi McAllan and her office that mentions Path To Balance or is related to Path To Balance. Can I also have sight of all correspondence between the Cabinet Secretary and the Director General for housing that...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.30 s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-04
Reference: FOI/202600500945 Review of 202500494290
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Welcome to School Bag scheme: FOI release

"1. A copy of any email sent from or to the Cabinet Secretary’s inbox containing the words ‘Welcome to school bag’. The time range for this request would is from 10th May 2026 to 25th June 2026. 2. A copy of any correspondence sent from the Cabinet Secretary or her team regarding the welcome to school bag. More specif...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2026-07-29
Reference: FOI/202600524097
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Communications between the Scottish Government and Equality Network: FOI release

Please provide all correspondence, including emails and direct messages, agendas, minutes or notes of meetings or phone calls, between the Scottish Government and Equality Network. This should cover the period from 1st January 2026 to the date of this FOI.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1) s.29(1) s.38(1) s.30 s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-28
Reference: FOI/202600516974
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Information relating to Prison Population Assurance Group: FOI Review

Original request 202500491124 1. Copies of the Group’s risk registers for the past two years (from November 2023 to the present). 2. Copies of the minutes of all Prison Population Assurance Group meetings held during the same two-year period. 3. Copies of the agendas for all meetings of the Prison Population Assuran...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.14(1) s.21(8) s.14 s.29(1) s.30 s.15 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202500495535
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Correspondence relating to Public Sector workforce reduction: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including all correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about plans to cut 11,000 public sector jobs as part of efficiency savings, from the last two weeks.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-24
Reference: FOI/202600502383
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Meetings with Working Group on the Supreme Court judgement in FWS Vs. Scottish Ministers: FOI release

1. Copies of all minutes from meetings of the (Short Life) Working Group on the Scottish Government's response to the Supreme Court judgment in FWS Vs. Scottish Ministers since 8/12/25. 2. Copies of all agendas, briefings, discussion papers, consultation documents, presentations etc. discussed at these meetings, sent ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.27(1) s.38(1) s.29(1) s.34(1) s.36(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-24
Reference: FOI/202600501938
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Justice & Home Affairs regarding adding sex to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021: FOI release

All written material sent to or from Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, and civil servants/officials relating to adding "sex" to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. This should cover the period from 01 September 2025 to the current date. [25 January 2026]

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.20 s.5 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-24
Reference: FOI/202600503141
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence sent and received by Scottish Government bodies in relation to Non-Harassment Orders: FOI release

Copies of all correspondence (sent and received) and minutes from meetings between the Scottish Government and The Scottish Sentencing Council which explore/discuss the provision of Non-Harassment Orders in relation to this bill or otherwise. Copies of all correspondence (sent and received) and minutes from meetings be...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600500267
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Correspondence held by the Scottish Government regarding Professor Alexis Jay's letter to Cabinet Secretary for Justice & Home Affairs: FOI release

1. Could you supply all internal discussions/correspondence held by the Scottish Government about Professor Alexis Jay's letter to Angela Constance dated September 26, specifically about whether or not to publish it? 2. Could you supply all minutes/notes held from any phone calls between Alexis Jay and John Swinney, A...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 36 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202500498187
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Correspondence held by the Scottish Government regarding funding to Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH): FOI release

1. 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 the decision to give £400k to Craig Ferguson, between June 1 2026 and the date of this FOI? 2. Can you confirm whether this ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600523730
Directorate: Mental Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Immigration White Paper Response and briefing on 'A Migration System That Works For Scotland' meeting: FOI release

1. Please provide a copy of all briefings and notes and any other documentation associated with the following communications. I would like all original communications associated with each date and interaction: Various emails dating from February 2025 - May 2025 on the formulation of the Scottish Government response to ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.28(1) s.29(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600500029
Directorate: Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector