Scottish Government FOI Index

3,100releases indexed

4,912attachments found

25.6avg calendar days

1,295partially withheld

2025-09-04oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 1,295 unclear 727 not held 518 released 188 already published 157 cost limit 111 clarification 55 withheld 36 transferred 13

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 973 s.34(1) 704 s.20 608 s.30 582 s.39(2) 502 s.17(1) 477 s.25(1) 395 s.10(4) 308 s.11(2) 253 s.2 239 s.29(1) 237 s.3 165

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 236 releases · 25.0 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 176 releases · 27.2 avg days Culture and External Affairs Directorate 148 releases · 27.7 avg days Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate 116 releases · 33.3 avg days Safer Communities Directorate 99 releases · 22.8 avg days People Directorate 98 releases · 23.4 avg days Marine Directorate 97 releases · 27.4 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 89 releases · 25.5 avg days

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Freedom of Information vexatious or repeated requests data: FOI release

1) Please provide the number of Freedom of Information requests refused by the Scottish Government for being vexatious since John Swinney became First Minister. Also provide the same for the time Humza Yousaf was First Minister and the same for when Nicola Sturgeon was First Minister. 2) For each of the above provide ...

FOI transferred 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings spending s.14(1) s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.25(1) s.14V 2 attachments

Published: 2026-05-06
Reference: FOI/202600510718
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence between the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health and Bliss Scotland: FOI release

A copy of correspondence between the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health and the charity Bliss Scotland (may also go under the name Bliss) regarding the proposed downgrade of five Scottish neonatal units, from March 1 2023 to date; both sent and received This includes all forms of communication available, no...

FOI transferred 80 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending whatsapp s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-05-06
Reference: FOI/202500490738
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence from clinicians regarding the proposed downgrade of Wishaw Neonatal Unit: FOI release

Any and all correspondence from clinicians regarding the proposed downgrade of Wishaw neonatal unit between 1 January 2025 and 15 December 2025.

FOI transferred 80 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-03-02
Reference: FOI/202500498579
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Health and social care, Public sector

Information related to Scottish Information Commissioner decision notice: FOI release

1. What is the name of the individual whose role in the redaction process of the Hamilton Report was under investigation by the Scottish Information Commissioner and who wrote a signed statement to the Commissioner's office, as noted in Decision Notice 144/2025 and pages 15-18 of the below FOI release? 2. Why has this...

FOI transferred 80 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17(1) s.6 4 attachments

Published: 2026-01-06
Reference: FOI/202500480860
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Secretariat to Former Independent Adviser to the Scottish Government: FOI release

1. In FOI/202300382811 GOVERNMENT PHONES ISSUES TO MINISTERS there is a list of names of officials that the Scottish Government states are senior enough to be named. If the name of the official who carried out the secretariat role for James Hamilton is included in this list then there is no legitimate reason that thei...

FOI transferred 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.17(1) s.3 s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-24
Reference: FOI/202500469235
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills