Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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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7,200 matching releases

Accountant in bankruptcy recognises wider obligations as a trustee: FOI release

By what means and in what manner does the AIB communicate to its staff and relevant Providers: 1. That an award of sequestration is only a finding of “apparent insolvency”. 2. That in addition to every sequestrated estate being held by the AIB in trust for the proven creditors ,the debtor is also to be recognised as a...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.1 s.16 s.50(1) s.10 s.12 s.50(7) s.13
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
FOI/202300380885
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government's Transgender Policy: FOI release

A copy of the Scottish Government's trans policy, as published to staff in September 2022. A copy of the previous version of the policy, published in 2018.

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence 4 attachments
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
202300347495
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Official letter sent to Royal Household for Crown consent: FOI release

Please for each of the following bills firstly: the official letter sent by Scottish ministers to the Royal Household notifying the monarch that these bills will, or are likely to, trigger the crown consent clauses of Scottish parliament standing orders, and which detail the parts of the bill which did so and why, and ...

FOI unclear 55 score 9 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2023-12-11
Reference
FOI/202300381740
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency overpayment policy: FOI release

1. Will overpaid contributions during the remedy period be automatically refunded, or will there be other options offered? 2. If refunded, what are the tax implications of this? Will the marginal rate applicable to each year’s overpayment be used to calculate tax due, and will this be calculated for me prior to refund,...

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2023-12-11
Reference
FOI/202300381432
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Long Covid organisation and project funding breakdown: FOI release

1. Confirmation of “[…] precisely how much has actually been paid out in total to organisations (from the £10 million allocation) to support long covid projects, and to which projects”. 2. Confirmation of “which LHBs* are still holding funding in budgets because they are not yet in a position to spend it” (*we have in...

FOI unclear 75 score 13 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-11
Reference
FOI/202300371476
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Breakdown of drug services funding: FOI release

In a previous FOI response the Scottish Government revealed the amount of money allocated to alcohol and drug services from 2008-2020. Based on that information, I am looking for the following information through FOI legislation. The amount of money allocated purely to drug services in the last 8 financial years to pr...

FOI unclear 80 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1) 6 attachments
Published
2023-12-11
Reference
202300341893
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Funding letters sent to Integrated Joint Boards/Health and Social Care Partnership Chief Finance Officers/Alcohol and Drug Partnerships for alcohol and drug services, 2021/2022: FOI release

Copies of all funding letters sent to Integrated Joint Boards/Health and Social Care Partnership Chief Finance Officers/Alcohol and Drug Partnerships for alcohol and drug services in the calendar years 2021 and 2022.

FOI unclear 75 score 13 working days correspondence ministers 8 attachments
Published
2023-12-11
Reference
202200292023
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Sova recruitment process: FOI release

Information relating to our Graduate Recruitment Programme, and specifically how the Sova recruitment process works, how this informs the grading and how it is utilised to process applicants to the Graduate Development Programme.

FOI unclear 50 score 7 working days correspondence
Published
2023-12-11
Reference
202300352272
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Changing Places Toilets: FOI release

The Scottish Government's position on the UK Government's announcement that it will deliver an additional 600 new Changing Places Toilets, meaning that England will have 1,900 in total, in the context of the Scottish Government's own work in progressing its investment programme to ensure that new Changing Places Toilet...

FOI unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence s.25(1)
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202300344187
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Education and Skills organogram and pay grades: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles not names of individuals) for the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills office, including both civil service and political staff. The wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. The pay grades for e...

FOI unclear 75 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202200335608
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

UK Government energy strategy correspondence: EIR release

Any correspondence (including emails, attachments, typed or handwritten notes, letters, notes/records of phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefings or otherwise) between Ministers of the Scottish Government and Ministers from the UK Government regarding the UK Government's Energy Strategy, published on 6 April 2022.

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings 6 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202200293894
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Fishing VMS data for ICES Rectangles 42F1, 42F2, 43F1 and 43F2: EIR release

Fishing VMS data for ICES Rectangles 42F1, 42F2, 43F1 and 43F2 for 2017 to 2021 if possible (otherwise latest few years of data available). Please could speed and nationality information be included as a minimum. Any other vessel information you could provide would be much appreciated.

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 3 working days correspondence s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202200311315
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Contracts awarded to external public relations/marketing companies/individuals: FOI release

The number of contracts awarded to external public relations/marketing companies/individuals by the Scottish Government, broken down by date, company/individual, purpose of contract, length of contract/ value of contract and current spend from January 2018 to date.

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202300337462
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Estimates policy and number of requests refused in last calendar year: FOI release

In relation to pension estimates: Please provide a copy of formal approved policy which includes minimum timescales between subsequent requests for estimates. Please also provide details of how many request estimates you have refused in the past calendar year. You have twenty working days to respond to this request.

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202300341747
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Net Zero Secretary's Briefing For MPs 27 October 2022: FOI release

You asked for all items of information held in relation to the briefing prepared for Net Zero Secretary Michael Matheson for his meeting with MPs Stephen Flynn and Alan Brown on 27 October 2022, and all notes and records of this meeting.

FOI unclear 75 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202300339800
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Staff Structure for the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans office: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles not names of individuals) for the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. The pay gr...

FOI unclear 75 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202200335623
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Discussions of independence referendum and the Supreme Court in cabinet meetings: FOI release

On how many occasions in (i) The calendar year 2022 (ii) the financial year 2022 2023 has the Scottish Government Cabinet discussed another independence referendum at meetings of the Cabinet? On how many occasions did the Cabinet discuss the Supreme Court at meetings of the Cabinet?

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202200330040
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Staff structure/organogram for the First Minister's Office: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles not names of individuals) for the First Minister's Office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. The pay grades for each staff member ...

FOI unclear 75 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202200335616
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Staff structure/organogram for the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care office: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles not names of individuals) for the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. The pay g...

FOI unclear 75 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202200335641
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Costs of social media marketing and contracts: FOI release

How much has been spent on social media marketing, if possible broken down by which channels i.e. TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and any other similar platforms that have been used. Who has this money has gone to? For example, has it gone to companies, if so, which ones? And has it gone to individual “influencers...

FOI unclear 75 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202300337969
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Impact assessments for ferry terminal works at Uig (Skye) and Tarbert (Harris): FOI release

Section 8 (1) of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 requires that: "A relevant authority must prepare an island communities impact assessment in relation to a — (a) policy, (b) strategy, or (c) service, which, in the authority’s opinion, is likely to have an effect on an island community which is significantly different ...

FOI unclear 55 score 39 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts s.8
Published
2023-12-07
Reference
202200314128
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Media Messaging Policy: FOI release

A copy of the Scottish Government's Social Media Messaging Policy, and a copy of all previous versions of the policy from January 2020 to present day.

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence ministers 4 attachments
Published
2023-12-07
Reference
FOI/202300383047
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector

EV charge points in Scotland: FOI release

The number of EV charge points are currently in Scotland broken down by Local Authority. The number of faults recorded this year broken down by Local Authority. The number of EV chargers currently out of order at the time of reply broken down by FOI.

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence contracts s.25(1) 6 attachments
Published
2023-12-07
Reference
202200314954
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Mobile messaging applications policy and guidance: FOI release

On 30th October 2023, the First Minister Humza Yousaf was getting asked about people deleting whatsapp messages and he told a news reporter that the Scottish Government “had a social media messaging policy which actually required us to routinely delete Whatsapp messages, that was the policy at the time”. Based on this...

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence ministers whatsapp 4 attachments
Published
2023-12-07
Reference
FOI/202300383064
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector