Scottish Government FOI Index

22,874releases indexed

40,876attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,493partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-10-28newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,493 unclear 7,447 not held 3,283 released 1,596 already published 712 cost limit 634 clarification 376 withheld 250 transferred 83

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5215 s.20 4475 s.34(1) 3779 s.39(2) 3631 s.30 3032 s.17(1) 2975 s.25(1) 2550 s.10(4) 2085 s.11(2) 1634 s.29(1) 1244 s.2 1242 s.3 977

Timeline

2026-10 227 2026-09 8 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,334 releases · 27.8 avg days Marine Directorate 990 releases · 29.7 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 969 releases · 30.8 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 741 releases · 39.6 avg days Constitution Directorate 710 releases · 35.8 avg days Population Health Directorate 676 releases · 28.6 avg days People Directorate 663 releases · 25.5 avg days

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376 matching releases

Ministerial travel costs: FOI release

You asked for the Cabinet expenditure on First Class Travel / Business Travel by Air / Rail or other means, the number of tickets purchased and any onward travel costs (not associated with Parliament business), and for this to be provided for each Parliament term. You clarified on 6 June that you were interested in Fi...

FOI clarification 55 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.25(1) s.27(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-24
Reference: FOI/202500468954
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Planning timescales for energy infrastructure consenting: EIR release

“How long has it taken the Scottish Government to respond to statutory consultations to do with electricity infrastructure consenting? Please provide timescales for all projects undertaken in the past 3 years and an average.” With a later clarification of: “The purpose of the FOI is to get a better idea of planning t...

FOI/EIR clarification 55 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.36 s.37 s.8(1) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500465271
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Lost Forest Planting Phase 1 at Kinrara: EIR release

If I can ask for one clarification, in EIR response 2023/00390478 dated 22 February 2024 under payments for Phase I of the Lost Forest it was stated "To date the applicant has claimed for the fencing elements and also for the initial planting phase. This equates to £690986.90." Now I appreciate BrewDog claiming the mo...

FOI/EIR clarification 55 score 17 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-09-16
Reference: EIR/202500464135
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Briefing materials regarding Zonal Pricing of Electricity: FOI release

All briefing materials prepared for Kate Forbes ahead of the Deputy First Minister’s meeting with business executives on 25 April 2025, along with any notes/minutes recording what was discussed at the meeting, and a full list of who attended the meeting.

FOI clarification 75 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-16
Reference: FOI/202500463409
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Statutory requirements behind the Glasgow City Development Plan (CDP): EIR release

All relevant documentation or statutory guidance that directed or required the City of Glasgow to create and implement the City Development Plan (CDP) and Supplementary Guidance 4 (SG4). I am particularly interested in the legal or regulatory basis underpinning these documents.

FOI/EIR clarification 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.16 s.22 s.9 s.13

Published: 2025-09-10
Reference: FOI/202500476788
Directorate: Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Data on the award of Australian Environmental Cleaning Services (AECS): EIR release

You asked for clarification of the previous EIR response (202500455527): 1. Regarding what you showed re Species rich grassland management in AECS. Are those figures what was applied for in that year or the totality of the area that is managed under AECS (ie somewhere in years 1 – 5 of an AECS agreement)? 2. In addit...

FOI/EIR clarification 50 score 10 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending

Published: 2025-09-10
Reference: FOI/202500463852
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

A96 Corridor Review: FOI release

1. All documents and advice, submissions and information provided to the minister and exchanges with officials and any other bodies such as HIE, relating to the advice to which the minister referred as having been commissioned, and all subsequent advice preferred to her please. 2. More specifically, the impact the gro...

FOI clarification 80 score 35 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.38(1) s.17(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-09-08
Reference: FOI/202500458022
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Police Pension Scheme Remedy Arrangements and Remedial Service Statements: FOI release

You asked for the following information relating to the Scottish Government and SPPA responsibilities around the 2015 Remedy arrangements for police pension schemes: 1. Aside from the 100 RSS "test cases" referred to by SPPA in November 2024, how many actual RSSs were issued to Remedy pensioners by SPPA during the per...

FOI clarification 55 score 12 working days correspondence ministers spending s.4 s.5

Published: 2025-09-08
Reference: FOI/202500462587
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Preventing sexual exploitation research paper information: FOI release

On the 23rd of June 2025, Scottish Government published a research paper entitled, 'Preventing sexual exploitation: evidence summary'. I'd like to request the following information; What external organisations advised or collaborated with Scottish Government on this paper? This may include 3rd sector organisations, ca...

FOI clarification 80 score 16 working days correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1) s.38 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-20
Reference: FOI/202500476123
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Clarification on Scottish Government correspondence response times: FOI release

I refer to your letter of 11 July 2025 in connection with my FOI request (your reference: 202500470931). In that letter, you state: "Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, we are normally required to respond within 20 working days. However, due to the volume and complexity of the information requested a...

FOI clarification 55 score 14 working days correspondence ministers meetings whatsapp s.10(1) s.1(3) s.10(2) s.10(3) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-08-19
Reference: FOI/202500475608
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

NHS Fife tribunal costs and governance response: FOI release

1. Any Scottish Government guidance issued to health boards regarding gender-critical belief protections following the Forstater and Bailey rulings. 2. Records of ministerial discussions or interventions related to NHS Fife’s handling of the Peggie tribunal. 3. Clarification on the role of the Equality and Human Righ...

FOI clarification 55 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending s.2 s.12

Published: 2025-08-19
Reference: FOI/202500475115
Directorate: Health Workforce Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency responsibilities around Remedy arrangements for police pension schemes: FOI release

This FOI request concerns the SPPA responsibilities around the 2015 Remedy arrangements for police pension schemes and the decisions around prioritisation of the issue of Remediable Service Statements (RSSs) and the fact that SPPA breached the 31st March statutory deadline to issue RSSs to thousands of unprotected pens...

FOI clarification 80 score 19 working days correspondence meetings spending s.5 s.9 s.10 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-12
Reference: FOI/202500473537
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Mowi, Salmon Scotland and Loch Hourn correspondence: EIR release

All email correspondence (including attachments) to and from your domain and the following domains: "@mowi.com" and "@salmonscotland.co.uk"; Any other email correspondence (including attachments) to and from your domain regarding Loch Hourn, including internally, with Sepa ("@sepa.org.uk") and representatives of the gr...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 39 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-11
Reference: EIR/202500467787
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Police Pension Scheme Remedy Arrangements and Remedial Service Statements: FOI Review

Original request 202500462587 This FOI request concerns the Scottish Government and SPPA responsibilities around the 2015 Remedy arrangements for police pension schemes, the issue of Remediable Service Statements (RSSs) and the fact that SPPA breached the 31st March statutory deadline to issue RSSs to thousands of pen...

FOI clarification 55 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: FOI/202500468754 Review of 202500462587
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Remedy arrangements for police pension schemes: FOI Review

Original request 202500468662 This FOI request concerns the SPPA responsibilities around the 2015 Remedy arrangements for police pension schemes and the decisions around prioritisation of the issue of Remediable Service Statements (RSSs) and the fact that SPPA breached the 31st March statutory deadline to issue RSSs t...

FOI clarification 55 score 9 working days correspondence meetings s.29

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: FOI/202500470897 Review of 202500468662
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Wild Sea Trout Sea Lice Monitoring Programme results: EIR release

You asked for the wild sea trout sea lice monitoring programme results for 2024 to be supplied in an excel spreadsheet.

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 13 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: EIR/202500462471
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Policy implementation documents relating to Green Freeports: FOI release

The six "policy safeguards" for Freeports endorsed at the SNP conference in 2021, and the subsequent clarification of your intent, namely: "Confirm whether any records exist where these six safeguards were referenced, particularly in communications or meetings with UK Government departments or internal Scottish Govern...

FOI clarification 75 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-29
Reference: FOI/202500465538
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Scottish Government request responses and use of free & frank advice exception: FOI release

In this request, when I refer to ‘free and frank advice exceptions’ I mean to refer to the application of a exemption from disclosure of requested information from a public body as an FOI or EIR request on the grounds that disclosure would inhibit the free and frank provision of advice, inhibit the free and frank excha...

FOI clarification 80 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.2A s.25(1) s.6(1) s.12 s.29(1) s.30 s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-17
Reference: FOI/202500461547
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Running costs for Low Emission Zones: FOI release

"Information on the running costs for Low Emission Zones, including any costs from 05/09/2024 to date (28/03/2025), and any information on estimated running costs per year please - ie. to request any update, up to today's date please, on the information previously kindly supplied in FOI ref 202400430183 which contained...

FOI clarification 55 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.6

Published: 2025-07-10
Reference: FOI/202500459473
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Wind farm public inquiry information: EIR release

I am writing in reference to the response provided to my recent Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs) request (Case reference: 202500451517) concerning data on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) developments and renewable energy projects in the Scottish Borders and the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Be...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.36 s.37 s.62 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: EIR/202500456071
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

South of Scotland Enterprise (SoSE) documentation: FOI Review

Original request 202500454174 Grant Award Information: Could you clarify what information the Sponsor Team and the Scottish Government (SG) received from SOSE regarding the £200,000 grant award to Laggan Outdoor Ltd? I would appreciate sight of the relevant documents and audit trail. Meeting Papers: Please provide acc...

FOI clarification 80 score 16 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-07
Reference: FOI/202500458697 Review of 202500454174
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Council tax relief funding information: FOI Review

Original request 202500453366 Information regarding council tax relief funding for the 2025 - 2026 financial year: 1. Allocation Breakdown: A detailed breakdown of the exact amount allocated by the Scottish Government to each of Scotland's 32 local authorities for council tax relief. 2. Supporting Documentation: Cop...

FOI clarification 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings whatsapp s.4 s.25(1) s.38(1) s.30 s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-07
Reference: FOI/202500458076 Review of 202500453366
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Sutherland space port documentation: FOI release

All documentation held about or with Orbex about plans for Sutherland space port including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, analysis of how it went, minutes/notes from meeting, between November 1 2024 and January 15 2025. Following a request for clarification from officials, you narrow...

FOI clarification 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.33(1) s.30 s.28(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-06-24
Reference: FOI/202500456448
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Economy, Public sector

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening process: EIR release

“Clarification and relevant documentation on the decision-making process for: 1. EIA Screening for ECU00006022 – Was a separate EIA screening request submitted for ECU00006022 (Parcel B), or was the EIA screening determination for ECU00004926 (Parcel A) applied to both projects? 2. Criteria for EIA Exemption – What s...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.3 s.11(2) s.10(4) s.6(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-05-12
Reference: FOI/202500454963
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Materials and communications related to funding made available to local authorities: FOI release

All materials relating to, regarding, discussing or referring to the £186.5m made available to local authorities, announced in a joint statement from COSLA and the Scottish Government on December 10. All communications between the Scottish Government, government officials, or officers and individual local authorities r...

FOI clarification 80 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-10
Reference: FOI/202500449645
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector