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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8,386 matching releases

Air departure tax (ADT) correspondence: FOI release

You asked for any agendas, minutes, notes or readouts of meetings between Scottish Ministers and Scottish Green Party MSPs or representatives since 1 January 2025 where Air Departure Tax was discussed. The date range for your request is considered to be from 1 January 2025 to 21 May 2026.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.38 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600517668
Directorate: Tax Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

First Minister and Presiding Officer correspondence: FOI release

All correspondence between John Swinney and/or his office and the Presiding Officer, from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 85 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600517430
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Expansion of voting or candidacy rights correspondence and meeting notes: FOI release

Copies of all correspondence and meeting notes between Scottish Government officials or ministers and external organisations (including but not limited to the Scottish Refugee Council, Electoral Reform Society, Migration Policy Scotland, or any pro-migration advocacy groups) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2026 regar...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600517366
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Group based child sexual abuse inquiry correspondence: FOI release

1. Has the Scottish Government considered or ruled out a public inquiry into grooming gangs in Scotland (including Operation Cerrar)? 2. Any correspondence with the UK Government on this issue.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600517269
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Save Face data and correspondence on Non-Surgical Aesthetic procedures: FOI release

1. All correspondence (emails, letters, meeting notes) between the Scottish Government and Save Face from 1 January 2018 to the date of this request, where data, statistics or complaint figures relating to non‑surgical aesthetics were provided or discussed. 2. Any internal Scottish Government documents that (a) Assess...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-06
Reference: FOI/202600508655
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Advisers and meetings on regulations under the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026: FOI release

1. All recorded information setting out the Scottish Government’s policy or position on whether bodies operating voluntary registers, or representing practitioner or commercial interests, including but not limited to the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP), Save Face, the British Association of Medical Aest...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.5 s.2 s.17(1) s.38(1) s.29(1) s.36(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-06
Reference: FOI/202600523361
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Glasgow Caledonian University Concept Paper on Non-Surgical Cosmetic Practice Education: FOI release

You asked for a range of records relating to the document: “MSc NAPP pathway proposal SBAR to consider a regulated educational framework in aesthetic and cosmetic practice”, which was released as part of materials relating to the FoI 202600516504. The information requested is as follows, please note I have renumbered t...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.6 s.25(1) s.38(1) s.30 s.17 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600521873
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence between the Scottish Government and the UK Government or NHS England referencing Palantir Technologies: FOI release

1. Any informal discussions, telephone calls, teleconferences, or meetings between Scottish Government Health Directorate officials and UK Government or NHS England officials in which the NHS England Federated Data Platform operated by Palantir was referenced or discussed, between 1 January 2020 and the date of this re...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.25(1) s.28(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600517010
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill queries: FOI release

You requested documents concerning the public consultation which commenced on 20 December 2024 and closed on 14 February 2025 in relation to the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill, which became an act on 12th May 2026. Specifically you asked for: 1. All internal correspondence,...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.3 s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600520516
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Drafts of the Equality and Fairer Scotland Duty Impact Assessment for SP Bill 77: FOI release

All drafts of the Equality and Fairer Scotland Duty Impact Assessment for SP Bill 77, The full list of all organisations and individuals contacted during the equality consultation, The dates of all contacts made, and All responses received in full.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 9 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600510954
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Reports and communications relied upon in preparing the Islands Communities Impact Assessment for SP Bill 77: FOI release

All evidence, reports, and expert opinions relied upon in preparing the Islands Communities Impact Assessment for SP Bill 77, including the evidence base for the statement that the bill may lead to a rise in underground or unregulated practices in island communities.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 10 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600511000
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence received by the Scottish Government from For Women Scotland: FOI release

Could you supply all correspondence received by the Scottish Government from For Women Scotland, and any briefings written which mention For Women Scotland, between February 1 2026 and March 30 2026?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.38(1) s.30 s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600516981
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Information on buildings in Scotland's Cladding Remediation Programme: EIR release

The most recent available list of buildings in scope of Scotland's Cladding Remediation Programme, including buildings associated with Single Building Assessments, additional work assessments, remediation planning, remediation works, or completed remediation. You also asked for each building where held: building name...

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

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600517109
Directorate: Cladding Remediation Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Recorded information regarding the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners: FOI release

Please provide the following recorded information for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 March 2026: 1. Any records assessing, checking, discussing or describing the JCCP’s legal status as a voluntary register, charity, self-regulatory body, stakeholder body, representative body, or nonstatutory body. 2. Any records asse...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.3 s.5 s.6 s.25(1) s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600517029
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Number of concerns and requests to withdraw the guidance Supporting Transgender Pupils in Schools: FOI Review

Original request: 202500491766 Please supply details of all concerns logged with the Scottish Government and requests made to withdraw the Scottish Government guidance Supporting Transgender Pupils in Schools. Please provide copies of all letters and petitions sent to the Scottish Government.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence s.21(4) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500496350 Review of 202500491766
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Correspondence between Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government and Cabinet Secretary for Education that mentions "Path To Balance": FOI Review

Original request: 202500494271 All correspondence between Shona Robison and her office, and cabinet secretary for education Jenny Gilruth and her office, that mentions Path To Balance or is related to Path To Balance. Can I also have sight of all correspondence between the Cabinet Secretary and the Director General o...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-04
Reference: FOI/202600500969 Review of 202500494271
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Scottish Government publishing an update of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021: FOI release

1. For an update on when the Scottish Government intends to publish a finalised SSI to add ‘sex’ as a protected characteristic to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. 2. Any correspondence sent to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs relating to the matter noted in (1) since 1 October 202...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.5 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-04
Reference: FOI/202600500805
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Correspondence between Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government and Cabinet Secretary for Housing that mentions "Path To Balance": FOI Review

Original request: 202500494290 All correspondence between Shona Robison and her office, and Cabinet Secretary Mairi McAllan and her office that mentions Path To Balance or is related to Path To Balance. Can I also have sight of all correspondence between the Cabinet Secretary and the Director General for housing that...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.30 s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-04
Reference: FOI/202600500945 Review of 202500494290
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Welcome to School Bag scheme: FOI release

"1. A copy of any email sent from or to the Cabinet Secretary’s inbox containing the words ‘Welcome to school bag’. The time range for this request would is from 10th May 2026 to 25th June 2026. 2. A copy of any correspondence sent from the Cabinet Secretary or her team regarding the welcome to school bag. More specif...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2026-07-29
Reference: FOI/202600524097
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Clarity on figures provided within answer to Parliamentary Question S6W-38806: EIR release

1. Clarification of PQ S6W-38806: Please confirm whether the "allocated" figures provided in the answer to S6W-38806 refer to budgeted/planned expenditure or actual/realised expenditure. 2. Comparative Financial Data: For each financial year since the Fund’s inception in 2022 (including the current 2025/26 cycle to da...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence briefings spending s.20

Published: 2026-07-29
Reference: EIR/202600510576
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence relating to Glasgow's Union Street recovery following fire: FOI release

Please share all reports, correspondence and plans relating to the reopening on Union Street and surrounding area following the Union Corner fire on March 8. Please include correspondence from the date of the fire to receipt (8th March onwards).Please share all reports, correspondence and plans relating to the reopenin...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.38 s.27(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-29
Reference: FOI/202600517961
Directorate: Business and Better Regulation Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Correspondence between Scottish Government and Scottish Refugee Council regarding voting rights: FOI release

Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I request copies of all correspondence (emails, letters, meeting minutes) between Scottish Government ministers or officials and the Scottish Refugee Council between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020 that discuss extending voting rights to foreign nationals or ref...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-29
Reference: FOI/202600517326
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Information relating to Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan Scheme: EIR release

1. The total number of successful applications where funding (grant or loan) was awarded for the installation of a NIBE S735 Exhaust Air Heat Pump between January 2023 and the present date. 2. A breakdown of these successful applications by year. 3. Confirmation of whether the NIBE S735 is currently classified as an ...

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

Published: 2026-07-29
Reference: EIR/202600509799
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Communications between the Scottish Government and Equality Network: FOI release

Please provide all correspondence, including emails and direct messages, agendas, minutes or notes of meetings or phone calls, between the Scottish Government and Equality Network. This should cover the period from 1st January 2026 to the date of this FOI.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1) s.29(1) s.38(1) s.30 s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-28
Reference: FOI/202600516974
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Transport Scotland - Financial support provided to Loganair Limited: EIR release

A report on support provided by Transport Scotland to Loganair Limited for the most recent completed financial year. Please provide a breakdown of: 1. Total annual grant payments for all PSO routes from Stornoway to Edinburgh and Glasgow. 2. Total reimbursement paid to Loganair under the Air Discount Scheme (ADS). ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.10(4)

Published: 2026-07-28
Reference: EIR/202600509459
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport