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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1,581 matching releases

Rules/procedures applicable to Special Advisors for political matters/government business: FOI release

“1. Are the civil servants working to instructions from their superiors to take as long as possible to reply and to use ploys to provide little or no information? 2. Are the FOI requests referred to Ministers? 3. Do they have input as to how the civil servants respond? 4. Are Special Advisers subject to the same rules ...

FOI released 100 score 19 working days correspondence ministers special advisers meetings contracts s.17(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-07-22
Reference
FOI/19/01538
Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Marine Scotland - incidents of fisheries spatial management rules: EIR release

You asked for The number of incidents reported to Marine Scotland of suspected or actual infringements (hereafter ‘incidents’) of fisheries spatial management rules, seasonal and permanent relating to the Inshore Fishing Order 2004 (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/276/schedule/1/made) excluding those relating t...

FOI/EIR released 70 score 16 working days correspondence
Published
2019-07-19
Reference
FOI/19/01530
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Recent housing developments in East Dunbartonshire and affordable housing: FOI release

You asked for: 1. What is the current number of people on the council house waiting list for Milngavie and Bearsden? 2. Could you please provide me with a list of all of the new housing developments in East Dunbartonshire over the past 5 years and the proportion of affordable housing provided in each development?

FOI released 100 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.75 s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-07-18
Reference
FOI/19/01489
Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Entries into SQA qualifications per S6 pupil at secondary school: FOI release

You asked for the average number of entries into SQA qualifications per S6 pupil at each secondary school in Scotland. You asked for the information in an Excel table and for the information to be broken down by school for each of the last 10 school years i.e. 2017/18, 2016/17, 2015/16, and so on.

FOI released 95 score 18 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-07-16
Reference
FOI/201900002231
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Entries into SQA qualifications per S5 pupil at secondary school: FOI release

You asked for the average number of entries into SQA qualifications per S5 pupil at each secondary school in Scotland. You asked for the information in an Excel table and for the information to be broken down by school for each of the last 10 school years i.e. 2017/18, 2016/17, 2015/16, and so on.

FOI released 95 score 18 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-07-16
Reference
FOI/201900002230
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Correspondence with Scottish Parliament - potential breach of Scottish Ministerial Code: FOI release

You asked for: Written correspondence to the Scottish Executive/Scottish Government/First Minister from Members of the Scottish Parliament reporting concern of a potential breach of Section 3 of the Scottish Ministerial Code, relating to ‘Ministers and the Scottish Parliament’ from, 1999 – present; and Written corre...

FOI released 100 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.3 2 attachments
Published
2019-07-09
Reference
FOI/19/01560
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Security Financial Reporting Board reports: FOI review

Further to my letter of 24 June 2019, I have now completed my review of our failure to respond to your request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) for ‘Under FOISA please provide a list of reports requested by and/or submitted to the Social Security Programme Financial Review Board for the past...

FOI released 95 score 6 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-07-05
Reference
FOI/19/01354
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Security Delivery Board reports: FOI review

Further to my letter of 24 June 2019, I have now completed my review of our failure to respond to your request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) for ‘Under FOISA please provide a list of reports requested by and / or submitted to the Social Security Delivery Board for the past 12 months.

FOI released 95 score 6 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-07-05
Reference
FOI/19/01356
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence between Kevin Stewart and Glasgow City Council - homelessness services: FOI release

You asked for a copy of a correspondence between Kevin Stewart, MSP, Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning and Glasgow City Council, following the announcement of a £2.6 million reduction in funding for contracted homelessness services in the city agreed by the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partners...

FOI released 95 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts 2 attachments
Published
2019-07-04
Reference
FOI/19/01493
Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Housing, Public sector

Judicial reviews of planning permission: EIR release

You asked questions relating to judicial reviews of planning permission from 2016-2018.

FOI/EIR released 95 score 16 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-07-02
Reference
FOI/19/01442
Directorate
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Provider of uninterruptible power source (UPS) for Education, and non, contracts: FOI release

You asked for “the contact name, company name, email and phone number of the company that currently provides UPS Power Devices, on the framework for both Education and non-educational contracts”.

FOI released 70 score 7 working days correspondence contracts
Published
2019-06-28
Reference
FOI/19/01491
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Security Scotland - branded merchandise expenditure: FOI release

You asked for how much Social Security Scotland has spent on branded merchandise, (i.e. including but not limited to pens, highlighters, tote bags, etc). Please provide a full list of types the branded merchandise it has ordered, and the quantities ordered.

FOI released 70 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2019-06-28
Reference
FOI/19/01415
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence referred to in parliamentary question S5W-22836: FOI release

Under FOISA please provide the correspondence between the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People to the UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions referred to in the answer to parliamentary question S5W-22836.

FOI released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-25
Reference
FOI/19/01331
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Complaints received by the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB): FOI release

You asked for “the no. of complaints received by the AiB from April 2010 – April 2019; categorized or in some way identifiable by topic/subject of complaint; & no. of complaints which were upheld in the same period, again with information relating to the subject of the complaint.”.

FOI released 75 score 17 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.5
Published
2019-06-21
Reference
FOI/19/01343
Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Coastal Communities Fund in Scotland breakdown: FOI release

You asked for a breakdown of spend of the Coastal Communities Fund in Scotland by year by (a) local authority region (b) Scottish parliamentary region

FOI released 95 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-18
Reference
FOI/19/01305
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Academic attainment of secondary school leavers: FOI release

You asked for statistics on the attainment of secondary school leavers from publically funded schools by total qualifications achieved and Additional Support Need, from 2011/12 to 2017/18, for six Local Authorities: East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Clackmannanshire, North Lanarkshire, South ...

FOI released 95 score 14 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-13
Reference
FOI/201900001772
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Funding for living costs available to individual students: FOI release

You asked for the total amount of funding for living costs available to individual students including maximum loan and bursary for all income bands.

FOI released 95 score 4 working days correspondence spending 26 attachments
Published
2019-06-13
Reference
FOI/19/01376
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Towards Headship and Into Headship programmes - Applications and students: FOI release

You asked for the following information: How many applications were received for the Towards Headship programme for each of the academic years (a) 2017/18, (b) 2018/19 and (c) 2019/20. How many applications were received for the Into Headship programme for each of the academic years (a) 2017/18, (b) 2018/19 and (c) 20...

FOI released 75 score 16 working days correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2019-06-12
Reference
FOI/19/01281
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Spending on stationery, fashion and tea and coffee: FOI release

The amount of money spent by the Scottish Government on stationery in each of the last 24 months, with a breakdown of the amount spent on each stationery product. The amount of money spent by the Scottish Government on cosmetic and/or fashion in each of the last 24 months. This can include clothes, make up, vanity pro...

FOI released 95 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-12
Reference
FOI/19/01416
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Average number of entries into SQA qualifications for S4 pupils: FOI release

You asked for the average number of entries into SQA qualifications per S4 pupil at each secondary school in Scotland. You asked for the information in an Excel table and for the information to be broken down by school for each of the last 10 school years i.e. 2017/18, 2016/17, 2015/16, and so on. You referred to the a...

FOI released 95 score 16 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-12
Reference
FOI/201900001586
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector