Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,864releases indexed
39,478attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,113partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-06-12newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,113 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

2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263

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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Review of Disabled Students Allowance: FOI release

FOI (1) - To provide details of the date of the Equality Impact Assessment regarding the Review of DSA, and the date of the Review itself. FOI (2) - Statistics regarding age of DSA recipients FOI (3) - Exceptions Policy/Process FOI (4) - Details of how flexibility within the rules was/is made known to relevant peopl...

FOI not held 70 score correspondence ministers spending s.17(1) s.3 s.20 24 attachments
Published
2017-12-13
Reference
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Calmac Ferries contract subsidies: FOI release

'In respect to the CHFS PSO can you provide the following information under FOI legislation: 1. The detailed explanation and the associated financial impact thereof which therefore illustrates the increase in subsidy level from £868m to £975m. 2. The breakdown of the £975m subsidy payments by contract year, split bet...

FOI not held 45 score correspondence contracts spending s.3 s.4 s.17(1)
Published
2017-12-06
Reference
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Number of incidents on the A90: EIR release

I have read the information about the cameras for the A90, along with claims that the use of cameras on the A9 and A77 have seen reductions in accident rates, but nothing to suggest any considerations has been put into the differences in the roads involved. I believe that according to Scottish Govt figures, exceeding ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.3 s.10(4) 4 attachments
Published
2017-11-22
Reference
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Database for farm payments: FOI release

1. I would like to know the details/have copies of the tenders received to develop the database for farm payments. 2. I understand the database is to handle 18000 entries/claimants. If so, can you please confirm the total cost to date per claimant of this it system. 3. I would also like to know if there is any possib...

FOI not held 45 score correspondence contracts spending s.2 s.33(1) s.3 s.17(1) s.38(1)
Published
2017-09-08
Reference
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Farmed cleaner fish utilised by Scottish aquaculture sector: EIR release

1. How many individual wild wrasse and wild lumpsuckers were inputted to Scottish salmon farms for use as cleanerfish in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. 2. For each year's total number, what are the percentage of different wild species of cleanerfish used, ie a breakdown of the total number by species: Labrus berg...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score correspondence s.3 s.10 s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2017-08-24
Reference
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector