Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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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Interim Chief Executive of Ferguson Marine resignation: FOI release

1. A copy of the correspondence which informed the Scottish Government about Petticrew’s decision. 2. A copy of the resignation letter. 3. When was the Scottish Government first informed about Petticrew’s decision to leave his post. 4. A copy of the the last three emails which the First Minister either wrote or was ...

FOI released 95 score 16 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-18
Reference
FOI/202500457276
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Market evidence data on private rents for EH3 postcode properties: FOI release

Market evidence data on private rents collected by the government for properties in the EH3 postcode area from the past 12 months from the date of this request (8 March 2025). Specifically: Data on private rent values for properties in EH3, including the category of the dwelling (e.g., number of bedrooms), frequency o...

FOI released 100 score 20 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-16
Reference
FOI/202500456295
Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Costs of the Promise policy: FOI release

The full costs of the Promise policy, with a full breakdown of all these costs, as well as per year.

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-11
Reference
FOI/202500455979
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Information regarding Remedial Service Statements (RSS): FOI Review

Original Request 202500453137 1. The total number of retired officers impacted by the McCloud ruling that have still to receive a Remedial Service Statement (RSS) to date of this submission. 2. Break down the answer to question 1 into respective categories you use to differentiate between cases. 3. The average time ...

FOI released 75 score 19 working days correspondence briefings contracts spending s.3 s.7 s.17(1) s.17
Published
2025-06-10
Reference
FOI/202500455997 Review of 202500453137
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish football club COVID loans: FOI release

"1. How much money does each Scottish football club which got a Covid loan still owe, and how much have they paid back?"

FOI released 70 score 9 working days correspondence
Published
2025-06-10
Reference
FOI/202500458414
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Pay scales in operation within the Scottish Government: FOI release

The pay scales that were in operation for your organisation in: 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11

FOI released 95 score 3 working days correspondence ministers 6 attachments
Published
2025-06-10
Reference
FOI/202500459524
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government workforce numbers and salary information: FOI release

Please provide the following information, by year, from the 2015-16 financial year to present, in spreadsheet format: 1. Total number* of Scottish Government employees. 2. Total number of Scottish Government employees under each Director-General. 3. Total number of Scottish Government employees in each Directorate. ...

FOI released 100 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.2 2 attachments
Published
2025-06-10
Reference
FOI/202500456104
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector, Work and skills

Probationary teachers Preference Waiver Payment: FOI release

The value of the Preference Waiver Payment offered to a) probationary primary teachers and b) probationary secondary teachers in each year of the scheme’s operation, i.e. the value of the payment an individual teacher taking up the payment could receive.

FOI released 75 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2025-05-21
Reference
FOI/202500455444
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Scottish Commission on Social Security staff salary bands: FOI release

A breakdown of the number of Scottish Commission on Social Security employees grouped by salary bands (e.g., £50,000–£55,000, £55,001–£60,000, etc.). The number of Scottish Commission on Social Security employees whose annual salary is £50,000 or higher. The number of Scottish Commission on Social Security employees ...

FOI released 70 score 10 working days correspondence
Published
2025-05-21
Reference
FOI/202500458303
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Breakdown of expenditure for Remembering Together Covid-19 Community Memorials programme: FOI release

Out of the £4.4 Covid Remembering Funding, could you supply a breakdown of where this money went, i.e how much was spent and on what?

FOI released 95 score 12 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-15
Reference
FOI/202500457192
Directorate
Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Open Market Shared Equity (OMSE) scheme queries: FOI release

How much money was spent/used each year since 2008 from the funding given to the OMSE scheme by the Scottish Government? The total number of applicants to the scheme, the number of first-time buyers who secured a passport (funding), and the total number of sales (property purchases) - broken down by local authority and...

FOI released 95 score 18 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-13
Reference
FOI/202500455349
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Lists of Approved Medical Practitioners: FOI release

The list of Approved Medical Practitioners (Section 22) covering the period from 1/12/2021 to 28/2/2022.

FOI released 100 score 18 working days correspondence s.22 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-13
Reference
FOI/202500455143
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Rape Crisis Scotland employment information: FOI release

(a) When did the Scottish Government become aware that Rape Crisis Scotland were thinking about employing Alison Thewliss? (b) When did the Scottish Government become aware that Rape Crisis Scotland had employed Alison Thewliss? (c) Please can you share any correspondence within the last year sent to or sent from Kau...

FOI released 75 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.17(1)
Published
2025-05-01
Reference
FOI/202500454873
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Knife crime statistics: FOI release

1. Knife crimes in Scotland including homicide/attempted homicide involving bladed/pointed instrument broken down by council area for the last three years up to the latest available data. 2. Knife crimes (all other) including handling bladed/pointed instrument broken down by council area for the last three years up to...

FOI released 100 score 3 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-04-22
Reference
FOI/202500457624
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Landlord registration data: FOI release

The backing data for your published report Housing statistics: Scottish Landlord Register data - gov.scot to include the number of registered landlords and number of registered properties for each local authority for each month from January 2022 to December 2024. A breakdown of the new registrations in the period by p...

FOI released 95 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-04-22
Reference
FOI/202500453974
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Shoplifting cases recorded in Scotland since 2019: FOI release

You asked for the total number of shoplifting cases recorded in Scotland, broken down by i) regional policing division, ii) the number of those cases that were closed without a suspect being identified, and iii) the number of cases that resulted in a charge or summons, for each year since 2019.

FOI released 75 score 17 working days correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2025-04-22
Reference
FOI/202500454372
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Income Tax 2025 to 2026: Factsheet information: FOI release

Information relating to the "Scottish Income Tax 2025 to 2026: factsheet" publication: An account of what taxes are and aren’t included in the calculation of personal tax burden proportion on individuals in each of the places listed in table 3. Personal tax as a proportion of income in every single income decile for e...

FOI released 95 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-04-16
Reference
FOI/202500453642
Directorate
Tax Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

LinkedIn spend for 2024 and 2025: FOI release

The total costs incurred by the department on LinkedIn in 2024 and 2025, broken down by month.

FOI released 70 score 10 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2025-04-16
Reference
FOI/202500454559
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Burns Night event costs: FOI release

Could you supply full costs to the Scottish Government of putting on Burns Nights events and promoting the night for all international offices and quangos and the government itself in 2025, with a full breakdown of costs?

FOI released 100 score 10 working days correspondence spending s.17 2 attachments
Published
2025-04-10
Reference
FOI/202500455965
Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

Scottish Youth Parliament funding: FOI release

How much has the Scottish Government handed to the Scottish Youth Parliament in the last five years, with a breakdown per year and what the money was spent on?

FOI released 75 score 9 working days correspondence meetings contracts spending s.25(1) s.20
Published
2025-04-10
Reference
FOI/202500456141
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Spend on International Office events: FOI release

How much has been spent on events hosted at Scottish Government International Offices in each year since 2020, including the current year to date? Please provide data on the cost of each individual event, as well as any other relevant information, such as if a minister attended, the subcosts of the events (catering, m...

FOI released 100 score 14 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17 2 attachments
Published
2025-04-09
Reference
FOI/202500454582
Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

National Marine Plan 2 (NMP2) consultation minutes: EIR release

We are just considering the NMP2 consultation and note reference to recommendations from the FMEC, notably "in line with recommendations from the FMEC, NMP2 will not contain sector-specific objectives" Can you please share the advice or minutes of meetings where this recommendation was made please?

FOI/EIR released 100 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.11(2) s.34(1) s.6(1) s.9 2 attachments
Published
2025-04-08
Reference
EIR/202500448347
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Social Security Scotland Quality Assurance Testing Services tender contract: FOI release

A copy of the winning tender of the 2022 - Scottish Government (Social Security Scotland) Quality Assurance Testing Services tender contract. The original contract would have been published around 04/03/2022 re a value (23000000 GBP) Scots Govt. Ref. Number - MAR442477.

FOI released 100 score 19 working days correspondence contracts s.33(1) 4 attachments
Published
2025-03-27
Reference
FOI/202500452760
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Communications sent to addresses within Safe Access Zone boundaries: FOI release

All letters, emails, leaflets, or other forms of notices that were sent by the Scottish Government to residential properties or other addresses within boundaries of the Safe Access Zones (aka Abortion Buffer Zones) which were created as a result of the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Act 2024. Please s...

FOI released 95 score 16 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-03-26
Reference
FOI/202500452910
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Cost of the Children (Scotland) Bill: FOI release

The total costs of the Children (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) from 2018 to conclusion in 2020. You have asked for these costs to include ‘the works performed in preparations by the Family Law Department including during the consultation period, justice committee support and full parliamentary amendment meetings’, as well...

FOI released 100 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-03-26
Reference
FOI/202500452355
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector