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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2,344 matching releases

CO2 Utilisation Challenge Fund applications: EIR release

1. How many applications have been received by the CO2 utilisation challenge fund (hereafter referred to simply as ‘the fund’)? 2. How many applications have been reviewed by the fund? 3. A breakdown of fund amount requested in each application, with a summary of purpose for each. 4. If, at any point, applications w...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 16 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2023-11-15
Reference: FOI/202300373903
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Road bridge conditions: EIR release

Defining a “road bridge” as a structure with a span of 1.5m or more providing public highway passage for motor vehicles over an obstacle such as a watercourse, railway, road or valley, please provide the following information for all road bridges for which you own as highway authority, including those which are jointly...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-11-15
Reference: 202200335142
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Agriculture and Rural Economy event invitation statistics: EIR release

(i) How many invitations has the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands received to speak at or attend an event relating to Agriculture and the Rural Economy in the last 12 months? (ii) Of those invitations, how many have been accepted, and how many have been rejected? (iii) How many invitations...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2023-11-15
Reference: FOI/202300375008
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Road safety between Bridge of Orchy and Glencoe (A82): EIR release

"'Are there any plans in place to enhance road safety between the Bridge of Orchy and Glencoe (A82) by means of speed awareness signage, either by yourselves, Police Scotland, the Scottish Government or the National Trust for Scotland? This is following the substantial amount of road traffic collisions and fatal death...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 4 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2023-11-14
Reference: FOI/202300380895
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Damage to trees and property at Craigneath Castle: EIR release

All information on damage to trees and property at Craigneath Castle by Advance Construction (Scotland) Ltd. This should include detail of what was damaged, subsequent enforcement action and the outcome of any appeal into the restocking order. As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for th...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.61 6 attachments

Published: 2023-11-14
Reference: 202200286765
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Mooring licence application statistics: EIR release

“Total number of license applications received since the 1st January 2023. Total number of mooring license applications received since 1st Jan 2023. Average length of time for a license to be granted for all applications since 1st Jan 2023, from the date they were applied for. Average length of time for a mooring li...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 5 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.2 s.3 s.4 s.5

Published: 2023-11-14
Reference: FOI/202300376290
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

S6O-01493 briefing notes, top line and background information provided to Minister for Environment and Land Reform: EIR release

A copy of any briefing notes, top lines and background information provided to the Minister for the Environment and Land Reform in order to answer S6O-01493 asked by Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP in the Chamber on 3rd November 2022 as well as the supplementary questions asked by Liam Kerr MSP, Mark Ruskell MSP and Jim Fairlie...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-11-12
Reference: 202200328762
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence regarding Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance: EIR release

All correspondence from the Scottish Government regarding the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance – including emails, minutes, briefing documents, WhatsApp messages and text messages. As the information you have requested is 'environmental information' for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.6(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2023-11-12
Reference: 202300337341
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Total fishing days in scientific trial periods 2018-22: EIR release

From 1st February 2018 till 31st January 2019, In total how many fishing days where used in the Scientific Trial including all Razor vessels permitted to fish within the Trial? From 1st February 2019 till 31st January 2020, In total how many fishing days where used in the Scientific Trial including all Razor vessels pe...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10

Published: 2023-11-10
Reference: 202300339388
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Public sector

A90/A96 Haudagain Improvement scheme: EIR release

Please may i request an up to date list of contractors, subcontractors and suppliers that have or will be involved with the A90/A96 Haudagain Improvement scheme. We are applying the exemption at section 39(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), so that we do not also have to deal with your reque...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence contracts s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-11-10
Reference: 202200298921
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Statutory Plant Health Notices for Phytophthora ramorum: EIR release

What is Scottish Forestry’s Phytophthora ramorum policy review process and what is the current status of this process? In Annex 2 of the SPHN document [Biosecurity on sites served with a Statutory Plant Health Notice for Phytophthora ramorum on larch], it says a key rationale for the policy is: 'to minimise financial l...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2023-11-10
Reference: 202300341045
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Number of households Warmer Homes Scotland has surveyed and delivered energy efficiency measures: FOI release

The number of households Warmer Homes Scotland has (a) surveyed and (b) delivered energy efficiency measures to, for the years (i) 2021/22 and (ii)2022/23(to date), broken down by local authority area. As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for the purposes of the Environmental Informatio...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2023-11-09
Reference: 202300340043
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Section 37 applications SSEN has been refused by the Scottish Government: EIR release

How many Section 37 applications SSEN (Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks) has been refused by the Scottish government. As the information you have requested is 'environmental information' for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are required to deal with your re...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 13 working days correspondence s.37 s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2023-11-09
Reference: 202300360158
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public Sector

Planning applications and appeals submitted by SSE for renewable energy projects: EIR release

Is the Scottish Government, using the powers it holds with regards to Section 36 and 37 planning applications and appeals, has ever refused any applications submitted by SSE, including SSE Renewables and its other subsidiaries. As the information you have requested is 'environmental information' for the purposes of th...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 17 working days correspondence s.36 s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2023-11-08
Reference: 202300353405
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Avian Flu and the HPAI (H5N1) virus: EIR release

A series of questions about samples of HPAI (H5N1) virus and stated that you do not want any links to science papers from agencies or laboratories outside of Scotland. As the information you have requested is 'environmental information' for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIR...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2023-11-08
Reference: 202300345659
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Offshore wind turbines built and erected in Scotland in the last 10 years: EIR release

How many offshore wind turbines have been built and erected in Scotland in the last 10 years (Sep 13 - Sep 23) Of all the turbines built how many households are they meant to power?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.9

Published: 2023-11-07
Reference: FOI/202300374268
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Dates of winter salting on trunk roads A68 and A7: FOI release

Can you please supply dates of winter salting on trunk roads A68 and A7 from 1/10/22 to 15/6/23. Please include any winter salting after 15/6/23. If this information cannot be provided, please confirm the public body or authority who can be contacted to initiate a freedom of information request As the information yo...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 5 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 4 attachments

Published: 2023-11-06
Reference: 202300363706
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

A90 Perth to Dundee Safety - Safety Reports: EIR release

A copy of "the weekly safety reports for the A90 Dundee to Perth Dual Carriageway. From the start of Jan 2023, to the end of July 2023 carried out by the current contractor at the time".

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence contracts s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-11-06
Reference: FOI/202300370193
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Payments to Posit Software 2018/22 for Scottish Energy Statistics Hub: EIR release

The annual amounts paid by Scot Gov to Posit Software for hosting the Scottish Energy Statistics Hub on shinyapps.io for each of the last 5 years. ie 2018 - 2022. As the information you have requested is 'environmental information' for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), w...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 13 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2023-11-03
Reference: 202300342023
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Rural payments: EIR release

The details of all Rural Payments made with respect to the land within the boundary map provided, identified by you as the Broadmeadows Estate. The name of the organisation or organisations receiving rural payments; A complete breakdown of these payments, including individual items paid for under the Agri Environment C...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1)

Published: 2023-11-03
Reference: 202300342842
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Wind farm proposal site North of Shetland: EIR release

If the wind farm proposal area 'N8' north of Shetland, which, at COP 26, the energy company Aker announced its plan to apply to develop, still exists. I have searched the Scottish Marine Plan and used the Marine Scotland interactive map to identify future sites, and N8 does not appear. Nor does there seem to be any inf...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 5 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2023-11-02
Reference: 202300361655
Directorate: Offshore Wind Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Home Energy Scotland grant and loan scheme: EIR release

You asked for the following information relating to the Home Energy Scotland (HES) Grant and Loan Scheme: 1. How many (a) grants, and (b) loans have been awarded in each local authority in each year since the start of the scheme? 2. What is the total sum of (a) grants, and (b) loans awarded in each local authority in e...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-11-02
Reference: FOI/202300368462
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Agenda and minutes of deposit return scheme programme board: EIR release

I would be grateful to receive a copy of all agendas and minutes of the Deposit Return Scheme Programme Board between January 2021 and the present day.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-11-02
Reference: FOI/202300368486
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Cost of Scottish flood protection schemes: EIR release

The most recent estimated costs of all the flood protection schemes across Scotland, including schemes that have been finished and ones that are still in progress, and should be broken down into the costs incurred by the Scottish Government and the respective local councils. As the information you have requested is 'e...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 55 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1)

Published: 2023-11-02
Reference: 202200330304
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to Lancefield Quay estate: EIR release

All correspondence between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding Lancefield Quay estate, Glasgow. 1 January 2018 to present.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(5) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-11-02
Reference: FOI/202300367982
Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Housing, Public sector