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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Deputy Chief Constable retirements, damaged war memorials and drug consumption rooms: FOI release

1. Could you supply all correspondence held, including internally, briefings, analysis and minutes/notes from meetings, about the retirements of DCCs Fiona Taylor and Malcolm Graham? Between December 1 2023 and the date of this FOI? 2. Could you supply all correspondence held, including internally, briefings, analysis...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400415375
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Correspondence with Perth museum regarding the stone of destiny: FOI release

Please could you provide me with all the correspondence from the last six months, between the Perth museum and civil servants and government which mentions the stone of destiny? If this request would exceed the cost limit please could advise me ahead of time. If possible, could the request specifically include correspo...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400405263
Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Minutes for the Neurological Conditions Team covering years 2018-2024: FOI release

Minutes pertaining to the Neurological Conditions Team (DIRECTORATE FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND IMPROVEMENT, DHQI : Healthcare Planning and Quality) covering years 2018-2024, and documentation to evidence work/planning for ME/CFS.

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings spending s.1 s.25(1) s.38 s.12 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400408922
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Child Poverty Cumulative Impact Assessment analysis: FOI release

Information relating to the Child Poverty Cumulative Impact Assessment that was published on 28 February 2024.

FOI cost limit 70 score 12 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.38(1) s.30 s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400411154
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan analysis: FOI release

Information relating to the modelling that accompanied the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, published on 24 March 2022.

FOI cost limit 70 score 12 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.38(1) s.30 s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400411158
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Tartan Week/Scotland Week celebrations in the USA: FOI release

(1) Can you share any briefings prepared for Angus Robertson and Scottish Government officials? (2) Can you release the names and job titles of all ministers, civil servants, special advisers and others who attended events? (3) Can you detail the cost of the travel and accommodation for each individual? (4) Can you ...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers briefings spending s.32 s.28 s.38(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400409106
Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, International, Public sector

Scottish National Investment Bank employees and lack of advisory board: FOI release

1. Could you supply all correspondence received and sent by the Scottish Government, including internally, notes and minutes from meetings, and briefings written about the Scottish National Investment Bank and its lack of advisory board and its profit and losses, from between October 1 2023 and the date of this FOI? 2...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12 s.17(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400409594
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

NHS use of independent sector providers: FOI release

Please provide any correspondence between the Scottish Government and NHS board Chief Executives and/or Finance Directors regarding boards’ use of independent sector providers. Please provide correspondence from 1st January 2024 to present. Please provide each piece of correspondence in full.

FOI cost limit 70 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts spending s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400410803
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence regarding United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), and Turkish President Erdogan: FOI release

1. Can you supply all emails and correspondence received or sent by the Scottish Government which mentions Nadia El-Nakla, between February 1 2024 and May 10 2024? 2. Can you supply all emails and correspondence received or sent by the Scottish Government which mentions Turkish President Erdogan, dated between Februar...

FOI cost limit 70 score 15 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.25(1) s.27 s.30 s.32(1) s.41 s.38(1) s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400418004
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Dr Hilary Cass and the Cass Review: FOI release

1. Could you supply all correspondence sent and received by the Scottish Government to and from Dr Hilary Cass (or her office), including internal, from over the last 12 months? 2. Could you supply all briefings prepared for ministers, all analysis undertaken for or by the government, all correspondence received and s...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.25(1) s.38(1) s.2A s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400410042
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Trade Bill, Polling stations and Former First Minister trip to JP Morgan: FOI release

1) How much money has the government given to polling companies in the last five years, with a breakdown per year, per polling company and what the money was for? 2) Could you supply all correspondence sent and received by the Scottish Government, all briefings and analysis held, and all minutes/notes from meetings ab...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12 s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400417511
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

SNRRS (Scottish Radiology Transformation Program) and NHS waiting times: FOI release

1. Please provide the figures for total examinations performed annually in (a) Scotland and (b) each Scottish health board for the last 15 years, to June 2024. (I) Xrays (II) Ultrasound (III) CT (IV) MRI (V) PET/CT (VI) Nuclear Medicine (VII) Mammography 2. Please provide the total WTE employed annually by (a) ...

FOI cost limit 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.25(1) s.12 s.17(1)

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400418244
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Infected blood scandal and climate compatibility test: FOI release

(a) All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received, including internally, analysis, minutes and notes from meetings, policy documents, about the infected blood scandal, from the last three months, and (b) The climate compatibility document/test mentioned repeatedly by Sco...

FOI/EIR cost limit 45 score 7 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.20 s.12 s.39(2)

Published: 2024-09-02
Reference: FOI/202400420749
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Health and social care, Public sector

Constitutional futures, Independence and Scottish Child Payment: FOI release

1. All analysis undertaken by the Scottish Government about how much the Scottish Child Payment would be paid in an independent Scotland and how much it would cost/how much kids would get? 2. All correspondence, minutes, notes and briefings, received and sent by the Scottish Government mentioning or from George Foulke...

FOI cost limit 70 score 18 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-30
Reference: FOI/202400402341
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Independence, the common travel area and Simon Case: FOI release

1. Could you supply all correspondence and briefings held by the Scottish Government about staying in the common travel area after independence, have you asked the UK Government about this and if so, could you supply any documentation about this? Between June 1 2023 and the date of this FOI. 2. Have the Scottish Gover...

FOI cost limit 70 score 19 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.38 s.2 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.28(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-30
Reference: FOI/202400402326
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Ukraine, Israel and Palestine: FOI release

1. How much money overall has the UK Government given to the Scottish Government to help with resettling Ukrainian refugees and how much has been spent by the Scottish Government, with a breakdown of what the money was spent on? 2. All correspondence, notes, briefings and minutes from meetings surrounding Nicola Sturg...

FOI cost limit 70 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12 s.25(1) s.28(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29 s.30 s.29(1) 8 attachments

Published: 2024-08-30
Reference: FOI/202400401396
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Culture in an Independent Scotland white paper correspondence: FOI release

Can you please disclose emails, and WhatsApps, sent between Scottish Government ministers and Scottish Government officials regarding the independence white paper entitled, 'Culture in an independent Scotland' sent/received on the following dates - February 2, 2024 February 3, 2024 February 4, 2024 February 5, 2024 Fe...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending whatsapp s.38(1) s.34(1) s.25(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-30
Reference: FOI/202400406120
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Changes to hybrid working patterns for Social Security Scotland staff: FOI release

Regarding the recent changes to staff hybrid working patterns announced on 28/02/2024. Specifically, I seek the following: Request for information 1: Minutes of all executive team meetings and/or any other team meetings where these changes were discussed or agreed upon. Request for information 2: Copies of communicat...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings contracts spending s.12 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.39(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-30
Reference: FOI/202400406289
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minimum unit pricing uprate: FOI release

1. Could you supply all the evidence utilised by the Scottish Government to announce the minimum unit pricing uprate, including details and minutes of meetings held between officials and ministers to decide on the uprate as well as correspondence between officials, ministers and special advisers on the same topic? -Can...

FOI cost limit 70 score 55 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings spending s.12 s.30 s.38(1) s.36(1) s.25(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-08-30
Reference: FOI/202400398860
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Artificial Intelligence (AI) register, National Strategy for Economic Transformation and the Hate Hurts video: FOI release

1. All discussions and analysis written by the Scottish Government about the decision to become the first part of the UK to make it mandatory to register any use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the public sector. -The full cost of creating the Scottish AI register, with full breakdown of this. 2. All discussion...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.2 s.12 s.38(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.28 s.38 s.36(1) s.34(1) s.36 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-30
Reference: FOI/202400408520
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Communities and third sector, Economy, +1 more … Public sector

Celtic and Rangers correspondence with the Former First Minister and Not for EU labelling on products: FOI release

1. All correspondence between Rangers and Humza Yousaf, or mentioning Rangers and Humza Yousaf, from between January 1 2024 and the date of this FOI. 2. All correspondence between Rangers and Humza Yousaf, or mentioning Celtic and Humza Yousaf, from between January 1 2024 and the date of this FOI. 3. All corresponden...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.38(1) s.28(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-30
Reference: FOI/202400408644
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Brexit, Public sector

Policy on WhatsApp and other mobile messaging apps: FOI release

Part 1] Could you please send me all internal communications - including, but not limited to, emails, messages, minutes from meetings, communications between officials and between Ministers and officials - relating to the Scottish Government's policy on WhatsApp and other mobile messaging apps such as Telegram and Sign...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending whatsapp s.12 s.38 s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: FOI/202400395064
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Former First Minister's foreign meetings and United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) funding: FOI release

1. Can you supply all emails and correspondence received or sent by the Scottish Government which mentions Nadia El-Nakla, between October 1 2023 and the date of this FOI. 2. All correspondence sent and received, including internal, briefings and notes prepared for and about Humza Yousaf's meeting with Zhang Biao in J...

FOI cost limit 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.38(1) s.12 s.32(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: FOI/202400396760
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Teacher number communications between the Scottish Government and councils: FOI release

When the teacher census was published in December it showed that 17 councils had failed to maintain or increase teacher numbers. Jenny Gilruth told the Scottish parliament’s education committee in January there had been “a significant fall in teacher numbers in four or five authorities” and that the government had “ask...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-29
Reference: FOI/202400398822
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Correspondence relating to economic speeches, Barclays bank , financial strategy and Independence: FOI release

1. Could you supply all correspondence sent and received by the Scottish Government, all briefings held, all minutes/notes from meetings, surrounding the planned major economic speeches outlined by the Scottish Government on January 6 which Humza Yousaf was going to do, between April 1 and the date of this FOI? -What ...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.30 s.33(1) s.25(1) s.29(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-15
Reference: FOI/202400414539
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Economy, Public sector