Scottish Government FOI Index

21,864releases indexed

39,478attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,113partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-06-12newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,113 unclear 7,200 not held 3,069 released 1,537 already published 671 cost limit 607 clarification 349 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4931 s.20 4280 s.34(1) 3589 s.39(2) 3481 s.30 2878 s.17(1) 2774 s.25(1) 2381 s.10(4) 1987 s.11(2) 1571 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1158 s.3 908

Timeline

2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,279 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 967 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 923 releases · 31.0 avg days Learning Directorate 861 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 729 releases · 39.9 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 633 releases · 25.8 avg days

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8,113 matching releases

Alexander Dennis and Scottish Government correspondence: EIR release

Correspondence since 31 August 2024 sent or received by the First Minister (including by officials and advisers in his office) regarding Alexander Dennis.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 41 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-20
Reference: FOI/202500471248
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Warmworks contract information: EIR release

The documents released in relation to the Freedom of Information request FOI/17/02256. Also the following in relation to the current Warmworks contract all contract paperwork for the current Warmworks contract In FOI/202300368364 you released that 3,032 households did not qualify for the scheme as there were "no suit...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 41 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-20
Reference: EIR/202500471397
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Alexander Dennis, NFI Group and NFI International Limited meeting information: EIR release

Please provide the information indicated below for the relevant departments for the period 12th September 2024 to 11th June 2025: 1. A list of all meetings between Scottish Government Ministers and representatives of Alexander Dennis and/or NFI Group and/or NFI International Limited between 12th September 2024 and 11t...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 45 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.3 s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: EIR/202500470433
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

UK Government's welfare reform briefing and meeting information: FOI release

All briefings written and minutes/from meetings (including internal meetings), as well as summaries of meetings, held by the Scottish Government, about the UK Government's welfare reforms announced on March 18, between June 20 2025 and July 5 2025.

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

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500476174
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Recruitment and costs for Independent Care Review lead: FOI release

You asked for: "The payment from the Scottish Government to the independent strategic advisor to the Promise and in her previous role as the lead for the care review in Scotland each financial year from 2016 to 2024. The information includes salary, daily rate and number of days each year with any additional expenses c...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.38

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500472243
Directorate: Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Alexander Dennis meetings regarding viability/future of factories at Camelon and Larbert: EIR release

1. A list of dates and times that either the First Minister or a member of the Scottish Cabinet/a Scottish Minister met with any members of the senior management team of Alexander Dennis to discuss the viability/future of the Alexander Dennis Factories at Camelon or Larbert. 2. A summary of the topics discussed at eac...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: EIR/202500471923
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) information: FOI Review

Original request 202500467988 1. You asked for the activities and public resourcing of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT). Meeting Records and Decisions. Minutes, agendas, or formal notes of SNCT meetings held between 1 January 2022 and 27 May 2025. Any papers or decisions issued by the SNCT or it...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.2 s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473923 Review of 202500467988
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Financial Memorandum for the Education (Scotland) Bill 2025 correspondence: FOI release

Any correspondence between the Bill Team in the Scottish Parliament and civil servants relating to the drafting of the Financial Memorandum for the Education (Scotland) Bill 2025.

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

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473610
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland policies and procedures : FOI release

1. Disclosure Scotland’s policies and procedures that detail and/or describe the process to determine the identification of the need to investigate any person for proposed listing on either or both the children’s or adults’ lists. 2. Disclosure Scotland’s policies and procedures to identify sources of data, informatio...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.2 s.30 s.17 s.20 s.18 s.19 s.17(1) s.17(3) s.14

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473995
Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Methil fabrication yard correspondence: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about or with Harland and Wolff, between January 15 2025 and February 15 2025, specifically about the Methil fabrication yard and the buy out deal.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473513
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Energy Transition Zone Ltd meeting information: EIR release

Details of all meetings its Ministers or Officials have held with the Energy Transition Zone Ltd since the start of 2025. Please also provide details of any meetings held with Sir Ian Wood. This should include briefings prepared ahead of the meetings, any correspondence between the Minister(s) and ETZ Ltd or Sir Ian, ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: EIR/202500476208
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Heat in Buildings Bill information: EIR release

You asked for "all minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about the Heat in Buildings Bill held by the Scottish Government, between March 20 2025 and the date of this FOI".

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) s.10(4)E s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: EIR/202500467753
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Housing, +1 more … Public sector

Renewable UK and Offshore Energies UK correspondence regarding the Energy Skills Passport project: EIR release

Correspondence between its Ministers and Officials and representatives of Renewable UK and Offshore Energies UK relating to the development, implementation, and performance of the Energy Skills Passport project. This should include any emails, text messages, Whatsapps, minutes of meetings and any internal documents rel...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings contracts whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.6(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: EIR/202500476207
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Social Security Scotland - Accessible Vehicles and Equipment Scheme: FOI release

The following information under freedom of information legislation. Request for information 1: The cost of the Accessible Vehicles and Equipment Scheme to date. Request for information 2: Number of people who benefit from the scheme. Request for information 3: Analysis of the medical conditions of people who benefit f...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.27(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500474484
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Lung Cancer Screening Implementation Group: FOI release

‘Further to the minutes of the Scottish Screening Committee meeting in January 2023, stating that “SG and NSO [National Screening Oversight] will be taking forward a lung cancer screening implementation group”, please tell me on what dates this group has met, who is a member of the group, and who it reports to. Please ...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.29(1)

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500474404
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Religious observance and religious education in schools information: FOI release

Part 1. Please provide details of all correspondence between the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and her officials concerning the proposals to amend the legislation on religious observance and religious education in schools and the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatib...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 44 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.25(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.36 s.36(1) s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500471377
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care’s visit to National Treatment Centre Highland and Raigmore Hospital: FOI release

All correspondence (email, letter, phone, text, whats-app messages etc) to any Highlands and Islands MSPs regarding the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care’s visit to the National Treatment Centre and Raigmore Hospital, Inverness on Thursday 10th April 2025.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475581
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Climate Change Committee report correspondence: EIR release

1. Please can you share any correspondence sent to: Mairi Gougeon Jim Fairlie John Swinney Which considers the recommendations from the recent Climate Change Committee report. 2. Please can you share any correspondence sent from: Mairi Gougeon Jim Fairlie John Swinney Which considers the recommendations from the r...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.10(4) s.11 s.30 s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: EIR/202500469828
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Island Business Resilience Fund (IBRF): FOI release

Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I am requesting the following information relating to the Island Business Resilience Fund (IBRF): 1. A breakdown of all applications received by island, including numbers approved, rejected, and still pending. 2. The average processing time between application sub...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.4 s.27(1) s.30 s.38 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475374
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Money and tax, Public sector

Electronic Purchasing Card (ePC) spend: FOI release

I note that you publish monthly reports of spend over £500 on the Scottish Government's electronic Purchasing Cards (ePC) https://www.gov.scot/collections/government-spend-over-gbp500-monthly reports/ A list of payments below £500 to cover March this year. Please include the merchant name, transaction date, amount and...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473494
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care's ministerial visit to Japan: FOI release

Could you supply the date when Neil Gray confirmed he would go to Japan for ministerial trip on June 23, and the documents to back this up? Could you supply all briefings and documents prepared for Neil Gray ahead of his trip to Japan on June 23? You have also asked for the following information on the 3rd of July: ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.27 s.38(1) s.27(1) s.30 s.33(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500472836
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Correspondence between National Farmers Union, Scotland (NFU) and the Scottish Government: FOI release

Could you supply all minutes/notes from meetings and correspondence between the Scottish Government and NFU Scotland, from the last three months?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.28 s.34(1) s.28(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473280
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Short Life Working Group: FOI release

1. A list of all members of the short life working group, set up by the Scottish Government to "act on the UK Supreme Court judgment" in the For Women Scotland vs Scottish ministers case. Where members are senior civil servant level, please provide their names and job titles. If they are not senior civil servant level...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.5 s.4 s.27(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473940
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Oasis concerts in Edinburgh correspondence: FOI release

Please provide me with any internal or external correspondence, including any attachments, WhatsApp messages, text messages, instant messaging, memos, OneNotes, minutes, agendas, appendixes or other correspondence, relating to the band Oasis and their upcoming concerts in Edinburgh.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence meetings whatsapp s.30 s.38(1) s.39(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473543
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Correspondence relating to barber shop businesses: FOI release

Information on correspondence sent to or by Ministers on Turkish barber shops since 29 March 2023 and any briefings prepared for Ministers that include references to Turkish barber shops since 29 March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.35(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473362
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public safety and emergencies, Public sector