Scottish Government FOI Index

21,792releases indexed

39,278attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,073partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

Timeline

2026-05 339 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 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days

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903 matching releases

Statistics on the effect of the 2 child cap in Scotland: FOI release

Known statistics on the effect of the 2 child cap in Scotland.

FOI not held 45 score 8 working days correspondence ministers spending s.25(1) s.17(1) s.3

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400423937
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

LGBT Youth Scotland data, Chief Medical Officer interviews and Education Secretary's briefings: FOI release

1. Could you supply a list of how many interview requests have been made for Gregor Smith in the last three months, if they were accepted/rejected, who made them, and why they were accepted/rejected? 2. How much money has been given to LGBT Youth Scotland in the past three years, with breakdown of this case, and how m...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings spending s.25(1) s.3 s.12 s.30 4 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400415249
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Education, Equality and rights, Health and social care, +1 more … Public sector

Road and pavement maintenance and repair history for the M90 between Junction 10 and 11: EIR release

For the M90 between Junction 10 and 11. A copy of your current road and pavement maintenance policy relating to that road. Please send me the full policy, but this should include details of the intended frequency of road safety inspections, how these inspections should be conducted and the maximum time between identif...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence s.11(2) s.34(1) s.3 s.5

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: EIR/202400416186
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Public Pensions Agency - Gas and electricity contracts and energy management system details: FOI release

Information related to the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) gas and electricity contracts, as well as details on the energy management system: Gas and Electricity 1. Energy Provider 2. Annual Spend for each provider for the past 3 financial years. 3. Contract Duration (Including any extensions) 4. Contract s...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 15 working days correspondence meetings contracts spending s.3 s.9 s.10 s.38(1) s.1

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400419580
Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Local authority funding: FOI release

[1.] Could you confirm the 'real terms increase' does fully factor in the effects of inflation on local councils' budgets? [2.] However does not the imposition of a freeze on council tax mean that even a 2.5% 'real terms' increase will be offset by the reduction in funds that would otherwise have been raised by an inc...

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence ministers spending s.3

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400414193
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Nuclear waste, Grangemouth Ineos plant and oil and gas licences: EIR release

1. All correspondence received and sent by the Scottish Government over the dumping of nuclear waste in Scotland, including internally, and all briefings about this, from the last six months. 2. All correspondence between the UK and Scottish Government about Grangemouth's Ineos plant from the last three months. 3. Co...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.2 s.3 s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: EIR/202400416699
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

A96 Active Travel project in Elgin: EIR release

1. A breakdown of all costs associated with the A96 Active Travel project in Elgin, which commenced work in March 2023. 2. The names of all contractors who have received public contracts as part of the project, the value of the contract and the date they were assigned. If the value of the contract is commercially sens...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence contracts spending s.3 s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: EIR/202400413593
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Child Payment - helping poverty in Scotland: FOI release

Can you please provide the following information on the Scottish Child Payment and the claim that 100,000 children have been removed from poverty as a result of it. 1) What metrics were used to measure the claim that 100,000 children have been removed from poverty? 2) Who conducted this exercise? 3) How was this dat...

FOI unclear 55 score 3 working days correspondence spending s.3 s.25(1)

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400421499
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Former Deputy First Minister's 2017 trip to India: FOI release

1. All meetings John Swinney had during his December 2017 trip to India, the attendees of those meetings, the minutes of those meetings and any actions taken by the Scottish Government as a result of those meetings. 2. Any messages, emails or letters sent by John Swinney between 1 and 6 December 2017 (inclusive) that ...

FOI already published 80 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings spending s.2 s.3 s.25(1) s.17(1) s.32(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400412239
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Provision of the Facilities Management Services framework/contract: FOI release

Details in respect to the provision of Facilities Management Services: http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:064833-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML and specifically: 1. What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract? 2. Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful and not succe...

FOI unclear 80 score 9 working days correspondence contracts spending s.3 s.5 s.7 4 attachments

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400414364
Directorate: Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Number of contracts awarded to supported Businesses in each of the last five financial years: FOI release

1. The number of contracts you have awarded to supported businesses in each of the last five financial years (i.e. 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24). 2. The cumulative value of your spend on these contracts in each of these years. 3. For each of these years, the number of contracts awarded to supported ...

FOI unclear 55 score 4 working days correspondence contracts spending s.3

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400422284
Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Education Scotland and social listening / media monitoring tool: FOI release

1) Do you use a social media management platform? 2) If so, what tools do you use? 3) What is your annual spend on a Social media management tool? 4) What dates does your contract with your current supplier end ( month & year) ? 5) Do you use a social listening / media monitoring platform? 6) If so, what tools do ...

FOI unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence contracts spending s.3

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400417180
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Contracts awarded to supported businesses by HM Fire Service Inspectorate: FOI release

1. The number of contracts you have awarded to supported businesses in each of the last five financial years (i.e.. 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24). 2. The cumulative value of your spend on these contracts in each of these years. 3. For each of these years, the number of contracts awarded to supported...

FOI unclear 55 score 8 working days correspondence contracts spending s.3 s.2

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400423661
Directorate
Topic: Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

New safeguards introduced in relation to XL Bully dogs in Scotland: EIR release

Various information concerning the new safeguards that have been introduced in relation to XL Bully dogs in Scotland.

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.1 s.2 s.3 s.5 s.6 s.16 s.10(4) s.18 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: EIR/202400411738
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Climate Action Hubs, climate change and Climate Just Communities programme queries: EIR release

1. How many additional regional community climate action hubs have been created since September 2023? 2. How much has been spent from the Climate Justice Fund since September 2023? 3. What programmes have been delivered through the Scottish Governments Climate Just Communities programme to support communities across ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.3 s.60 s.40 s.33 s.2 s.13 s.62 s.59 s.50 s.4 s.10(4) s.8

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400422697
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

European Structural and Investment Funds: FOI release

This request is about two statements made in the Scottish Parliament by the Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes. The statements are both about the Scottish Government’s utilisation of EU European Structural and Investment Funds. On 4th June 2024, Kate Forbes said: “We do not expect Scotland to be markedly different fr...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.3 s.4

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400417857
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scotland’s Redress Scheme: FOI release

As regards the redress scheme - https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-redressscheme-contributor-list/#sistersofnazareth 1.Can you please tell me how much money has been received from a) the Sisters of Nazareth and b) how much from the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul to date? If they have not paid in a...

FOI released 75 score 7 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.3 s.17(1) s.1

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400419373
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Correspondence concerning United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA): FOI release

1. What was the reason Humza Yousaf gave to overrule officials to give money to UNRWA as reported here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/03/08/humza-yousaf-gave-250k-gaza-despite-officialadvice/ -Could you supply any analysis done on this decision and why it was overruled? 2. Could you supply all internal c...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 37 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.17 s.36 s.30 s.38(1) s.38 s.3 s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-30
Reference: FOI/202400403608
Directorate: EU Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

National Clinical Director of Healthcare Quality and Strategy and council tax rises: FOI release

1. All minutes from meetings Jason Leitch has held in the last three years (2021-24) where he mentions the words "open and honest" together. 2. All correspondence received (including internal) and sent, including minutes from phone calls and meetings, between councils and the Scottish Government which mentions council...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.3 s.17(1)

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: FOI/202400396145
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Health and Wellbeing Census queries (following request 202400391660): FOI release

Question 1. You asked the wording of the FOI response is adjusted to make it clear whether it was rare to use an Ethics Peer Review because there are rarely projects that receive a Red – Highly Sensitive rating, or because even if projects receive that rating, normally they’re not escalated and, if so, why that is the ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings contracts s.25(1) s.38(1) s.3 s.25 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: FOI/202400401232
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Road safety on A75 at Springholm: EIR release

We refer to your formal response letter dated 13 October 2023 reference 202300376898 under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs) and to the attached formal response by Dumfries and Galloway Council under the same regulations case reference 101000138368. You then asked a number of questions r...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.3 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: EIR/202400401831
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

NHS Dumfries and Galloway data: FOI release

1. Please provide the to date performance data for NHS Dumfries and Galloway against the best of NHS Scotland Boards ( whichever one you would determine has the best performance, to be used as a benchmark - to include the following a) Electives b) Unscheduled Care c) ED waiting times d) Cancer waiting times 2. Please ...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.3 s.25(1) s.6 s.7 s.12 s.17(1)

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: FOI/202400401283
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), Equinor, Ian Wood and True North correspondence: EIR release

Any documentation relevant to the following meetings between the Scottish Government and SSE, Equnior, Ian Wood and True North in 2022-2024. I request copies of attendance, topics discussed and any agreed actions. [Date / location / company / Minister / Where meeting was identified] 1) 07/10/2022, SNP Party Conferen...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.3 s.6 s.7 s.9 s.10 s.12 s.13 s.14 s.15 s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.5(1) s.11 s.6(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: EIR/202400401637
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Documentation about the A96 dualling project: EIR release

1. Could you supply the full cost of the A96 dualling project so far, and the current progress made on it? 2. Could you supply all documentation you hold about the A96 Climate test report, including the report itself, correspondence sent and received about it, minutes/notes from meetings about it, from the last three m...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.3 s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-15
Reference: FOI/202400421478
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Local Authority bids for Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP) funding: FOI release

1. A copy of the criteria on which the ten local authority bids were selected for Learning Estate Investment Programme Phase 3. 2. Confirmation that all councils were considered eligible to apply for LEIP Phase 3 funding regardless of whether or not those local authorities were successful in previous phases. 3. The o...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.3 s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-15
Reference: FOI/202300383321
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector