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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3,283 matching releases

Transport Scotland - Flooding & drainage works on A7: EIR release

Our request relates to reports of flooding on, and drainage works carried out on the A7, in the immediate vicinity of Brierybank Ewes, Langholm, DG13 OHJ. The location is found at grid reference E337186 and N591231. We understand that the management of the A7 is the responsibility of BEAR Scotland. Please provide us ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 7 working days correspondence s.2 s.3 s.4 s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 10 attachments

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: EIR/202600522163
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Funeral Support Payment statistics: FOI release

You asked us to provide information relating to Funeral Support Payment for each financial year from 2020-21 to 2024-25 inclusive, or the most recent five financial years for which data is held. Request for information 1: The total number of Funeral Support Payment applications received. Request for information 2: ...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600518546
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Social Security Scotland - Adult Disability Payment (ADP) tribunal statistics: FOI release

Request for information 1: The current average waiting time (in weeks) for an independent tribunal review following a disputed Adult Disability Payment (ADP) decision in the North Ayrshire region. Request for information 2: The total number of ADP tribunal files that have currently been awaiting a hearing date for l...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1) s.30

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600518742
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Expense claim controls for Scottish Government employees and Ministers: FOI release

All I want to know is what controls are in place for expense claims from a governance and accountability perspective. For the SNP, Scottish Government and Scottiah Parliament. Any other political parties are welcome - can we just focus on SNP, SG, SP for the PO purpose of my initial email.

FOI not held 45 score 14 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600520552
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Creative Scotland funding for Non-Binary Reinterpretation of Scottish History: FOI release

Please provide details of funding for the “Non-Binary Reinterpretation of Scottish History” project, including: 1. Total amount awarded. 2. Activities delivered. 3. Outcomes reported. 4. Any final evaluation.

FOI not held 40 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600518251
Directorate: Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Distribution and monitoring of enterprise and social-enterprise support funding: FOI release

I am seeking recorded information about how Scottish Government funding for enterprise and social-enterprise support is distributed, and what monitoring exists of who is declined by funded delivery partners. Where exact figures are not held, please provide the nearest held equivalent or direct me to where it is publish...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600518020
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Utilities procurement for Scottish Government buildings: EIR release

General Information: How many sites are part of this organisation? Are utilities (gas,electricity, water) procured collectively on behalf of all sites? Who is responsible for procurement decisions relating to utilities? (Please state job title) How does the organisation ensure compliance and public procurement regul...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 13 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: EIR/202600520050
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish budget information: FOI release

Whether any single body consolidates total public funding across portfolios (for example education, culture, enterprise, climate action) into one tracked figure, and if so, which body and where that figure is published. In relation to the total Scottish Budget (£67.9 billion for 2026-27): (a) any analysis held of the...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600518953
Directorate: Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency - Utility information: FOI release

FOI not held 65 score 13 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600520036
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Social media spend: FOI release

With regards to a) The Scottish Government as a whole and b) Individual Ministers, for the financial year 2025-26: 1) The total amount spent by a) and b) on paid subscriptions to social media platforms including but not limited to X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, YouTube etc. 2) The total amount spent by a) and b) on ...

FOI not held 45 score 8 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.2 s.17(1) s.27(1)

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600521350
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Transport Scotland Review and Options Analysis of Edinburgh South Suburban Railway Report: EIR release

1. “Review and Options Analysis of the Edinburgh South Suburban Railway” (Atkins Consultants, March 2004) 2. “Review of the Reintroduction of Passenger Train Services on the Edinburgh South Suburban Railway” (Halcrow Group Ltd, March 2008) For both studies, I am specifically requesting: The full final report (not ju...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 10 working days correspondence s.10(4) s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: EIR/202600520107
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Information on homeless veterans: FOI release

1. The numbers of Scottish veterans homeless in Scotland today. That to include veterans living in temporary accommodation on their own. And veterans with families. 2 What is the longest time to date anyone’s been in temporary accommodation. From the list I have asked for. 3 What is the Scottish Government’s protocol...

FOI not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence s.2 s.17

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600519111
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Midlothian Council Recycling Improvement Fund repayment query: EIR release

I am writing to follow up on EIR 202600515472, specifically in relation to the Recycling Improvement Fund grant awarded to Midlothian Council under reference RIF-34/02122 for in-cab technology. Annex B of the response to that request includes internal correspondence from October 2024 confirming that Scottish Governmen...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence briefings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: EIR/202600518083
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Transport Scotland - Resident’s parking permit query: FOI release

Would you please let me know if a vehicle with SORN (Statutory Off-Road Notice) status can legally be granted a resident’s parking permit by a local authority in Scotland?

FOI not held 40 score 3 working days correspondence

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600522149
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Correspondence and submissions relating to Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) and regulation of Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures: FOI release

Please provide the following recorded information, held in any form, including emails, letters, minutes, meeting notes, briefing papers, submissions and internal correspondence. 1. All correspondence, emails and meeting notes between the Scottish Government (or Scottish Office) and Professor David Sines and/or the Joi...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.36(2) s.17(1) s.25(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2026-08-06
Reference: FOI/202600523458
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Information relating to the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026 and its implications for healthcare professionals: FOI release

In Annex D disclosed under Scottish Government FOI reference 202600516504, officials refer to a short explainer concerning the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026 and its implications for healthcare professionals. Please provide: 1. All versions and drafts of the explainer re...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.2 s.4 s.25 s.30 s.38(1) s.17

Published: 2026-08-06
Reference: FOI/202600524205
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government correspondence with selected public bodies regarding non-surgical procedures regulations: FOI release

Please provide the following recorded information, held in any form, including emails, letters, meeting notes, minutes, briefing notes, calendar entries, internal memoranda, attachments and Teams or equivalent messages. 1. All correspondence and meeting notes between the Scottish Government and Professor David Sines, ...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.1 s.5 s.25(1) s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-06
Reference: FOI/202600522773
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Information concerning Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) standards: FOI release

1. Any records referring to the JCCP Competency Framework, JCCP education and training standards, JCCP approved education and training providers, JCCP practitioner standards, or JCCP qualifications material. 2. Any records discussing JCCP standards in connection with Scottish regulation, licensing, consultation, impac...

FOI not held 70 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.17(1) s.5 s.38(1) s.29(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600517036
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

The June 2023 Ministerial roundtable: attendees, minutes and follow-up to discuss the regulation of aesthetic procedures: FOI release

Please provide the full attendance list, minutes or notes, and any follow-up correspondence from the parliamentary or ministerial roundtable of 13 June 2023, or any equivalent ministerial or parliamentary event in June 2023, at which SMASG, BCAM, BACN or BAMAN, and MSPs met to discuss the regulation of aesthetic proced...

FOI not held 70 score 14 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600510978
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Funding provided to Patronage of Refugee Charities by Scottish Government: FOI release

1. Any evidence of special treatment, preferential funding, or patronage given to specific refugee charities by the Scottish Government since 2020. 2. Any internal concerns or reviews about close relationships between government and refugee charities.

FOI not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.17(1)

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600517299
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Ukraine

Documentation regarding non-surgical aesthetics education restricted to registered healthcare professionals: FOI release

You asked for a range of records in the context of statements made by Glasgow Caledonian University. Your specific request is for information was for recorded information as follows: 1. Any recorded information held by Scottish Government identifying any section, provision, schedule, guidance, policy document, ministe...

FOI not held 70 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.4 s.8 s.17(1) s.17 s.38(1) s.33(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600522490
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Non-surgical cosmetic procedures ministerial roundtable documents: FOI release

I request the following recorded information relating to the ministerial roundtable held at the Scottish Parliament on 13 June 2024 concerning non-surgical cosmetic procedures, reportedly convened by the Scottish Medical Aesthetics Safety Group (SMASG) and sponsored by Miles Briggs MSP. Please provide: 1. Any briefin...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.5 s.28 s.38 s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.28(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600516500
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Transport Scotland - Contract information regarding the roadside tree removal projects on the A9: EIR Review

Original request: 202600501734 In relation to the works outlined above in the subject line, I am seeking the following information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 in relation to each of the two roadside tree removal projects on the A9 circa two miles North of the Kessock Bridge Inverness. The firs...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 12 working days correspondence contracts spending s.3 s.20 s.10(4)

Published: 2026-08-04
Reference: FOI/202600502863 Review of 202600501734
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Data concerning wildfires and precautionary burns: EIR release

1. How many precautionary burns took place during the burning seasons of 1. 2024-5 2. 2025-6 2. How many wildfires occurred 1. In 2024 2. In 2025

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 13 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2026-07-29
Reference: EIR/202600510805
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Annual Scottish Government funding contribution to Strategic Action Plan on Wildfires: EIR release

The total amount of annual funding that will be contributed by the Scottish Government to the new action plan to tackle wildfires announced during the week commencing 2 March 2026.

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2026-07-29
Reference: EIR/202600509812
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector