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

Minister for Independence - meetings with Ross Greer MSP: FOI release

What is the reason for Ross Greer meeting with Jamie Hepburn? What is the reason for these meetings to be changed to fortnightly? Minutes of this meeting. What time this meeting took place and what time it finished.

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence ministers meetings
Published
2023-07-26
Reference
FOI/202300362785
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

The use of cellular real-time video streaming: FOI release

In regards to the Internet of Video Things (IVoT) and specifically the use of cellular real-time video streaming. Please can you direct the following questions to the correct person: 1.Do you utilise real-time video streaming, recording, and management, and if so where and how is it used? 2.If video, audio, and metada...

FOI unclear 50 score 2 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-07-26
Reference
FOI/202300366727
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Devices deployed by organisation, and procurement plans: FOI release

The number of specified devices deployed by Disclosure Scotland, as well as details of procurement plans relating to specific services.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2023-07-26
Reference
FOI/202300362839
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Caledonian Sleeper contract: FOI release

Did the decision to take Caledonian Sleeper back under Government control incur any compensation payments or further contractual payments to Serco? If yes to Q1, how much has been to date and are any future payments planned? Is the rolling stock for the Caledonian Sleeper leased from Serco or a third party? Will the le...

FOI unclear 55 score 9 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.33(1)
Published
2023-07-26
Reference
FOI/202300365220
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Cost for The Elizabeth Sword: FOI release

I make the above FOI for this sword made for the New English king. Who paid for this sword if it was the Scottish Government it was us the tax payers yet again. What was the overall cost in total for the sword and accessories. Criminal waste of money when children are going hungry every day.

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-07-26
Reference
FOI/202300364204
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Asulam correspondence: FOI release

How much correspondence has been received, by the Scottish Government, on the subject of Asulam and or Asulox (one being the brand name) since the announcement by the Scottish Government that it would not be given emergency authorisation on 21 June.

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence
Published
2023-07-26
Reference
FOI/202300364197
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Exercise Nimbus: FOI release

"The attached response confirms that the Scottish Government’s Minister for Public Health participated in Exercise Nimbus. Under the FOI (Scotland) Act 2002 please confirm if any members of the Scottish Government’s Cabinet at that time participated in Exercise Nimbus. If so, please list all members that participated. ...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2023-07-25
Reference
FOI/202300362536
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Victim Notification Scheme (VNS) - cross border transfer: FOI release

How many victims have not been notified within a week of a person who has had a cross boarder transfer over the last 5 years?.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2023-07-25
Reference
FOI/202300363388
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Costs relating to Scottish Government's attendance at COP27: FOI release

What type of board the 25 rooms booked as a block by Scottish Government were booked as? The bill for the hotel booking and whether the cost for “many of the 25 rooms which were not occupied (as there were only a maximum of 17 people for 3 of the nights and according to flight information even less people were in Sharm...

FOI unclear 55 score 5 working days correspondence special advisers spending s.3
Published
2023-07-25
Reference
FOI/202300365323
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, International, Public sector

Marine Scotland site visits to Isle of Luing and Torsa Beag Causeway 2021/22: EIR release

“MS inspectors visited to asses, and subsequently oversee remediation works on the unlicensed, (therefore unlawful) Causeway development between the Isle of Luing And Torsa Beag between September 2021 and August 2022. Please supply: 1. All the dates and times at which MS staff arrived and departed from the site. 2. ...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.11(2) s.34(1) s.44
Published
2023-07-25
Reference
FOI/202300362529
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design, Public sector

List of all external meetings of Constitutional Futures Division: FOI release

Please provide a list of all external (ie outside Scot Gov) persons or organisations that civil servants working for the Constitutional Futures Division have met with (in person or virtually), 1st May 2021 - date.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence meetings
Published
2023-07-25
Reference
FOI/202300362511
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Corporate estate management: FOI release

Information concerning the maintenance of the Scottish Government's corporate estate. The information you requested is itemised in the response below.

FOI unclear 55 score 5 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20
Published
2023-07-24
Reference
FOI/202300364570
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Whatsapp messages - relevant to COVID inquiry: FOI release

Has the Scottish Government done any work to identify and catalogue retained messages which might be relevant to the Covid inquiry? If such work has been done, can the quantity of messages which might be relevant to the Covid inquiry be disclosed? If such work has not been done, does the Scottish Government plan to do ...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence whatsapp s.18(1) s.28
Published
2023-07-24
Reference
FOI/202300361866
Directorate
Covid Inquiries Response Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Number of cabinet meetings held between September 2022 - June 2023: FOI release

The number of Scottish Government Cabinet meetings between September 2022 and June 2023. The number of Scottish Government Cabinet meetings between September 2022 and June 2023 attended by Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie.

FOI unclear 50 score 2 working days correspondence meetings
Published
2023-07-24
Reference
FOI/202300364829
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Civil servants complaints against Ministers and complaint procedures: FOI release

The number of formal complaints made by Scottish Government staff about a minister or former minister’s behaviour under the Scottish Government procedure published on their website since 24 February 2022. Where complaints have been made, please list the minister (or former minister) complained against, the type of beha...

FOI unclear 55 score 11 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2023-07-24
Reference
FOI/202300363573
Directorate
Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland: FOI release

The number of civil servants who worked on the Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland paper from the Scottish Government? The total number of printed copies of this paper were made in total? If you can’t give me the overall total number of printed copies of the paper, can I please have the number ...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2023-07-24
Reference
FOI/202300362729
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Gender Neutral toilets in Scottish Government buildings: FOI release

How many gender neutral toilets do you have for your department? Are cleaning staff (includes, but not limited to, all types of staff such as contractors, agency staff, permanent staff etc.) advised, directed or trained to place sanitary pads, commonly known as tampons, in the male toilets?

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence ministers contracts
Published
2023-07-24
Reference
FOI/202300363196
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Meall Buidhe Wind Farm appeal (case ref PPA-270-2277): EIR release

Total number of people who expressed they did not want a windfarm at this location. Total number of people who did want a windfarm at this location. Total number of council members who were against a windfarm at this location. Total number of council members who wanted a windfarm at this location. I do not consider im...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2023-07-20
Reference
FOI/202300365073
Directorate
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic
Building, planning and design, Public sector

Accidents on Actively Managed Hard Shoulder (AMHS) bus lanes: FOI release

Can you tell me how many accidents/incidents there have been on the Actively Managed Hard Shoulder (AMHS) bus lanes on the M90/M9 Queensferry Crossing corridor and on the M8 between Claylands and Hermiston Gate since the introduction of the scheme? Can you tell me how many injuries/fatalities have resulted from acciden...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence
Published
2023-07-20
Reference
FOI/202300363298
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Top 10 longest wait for current outstanding FOIs: FOI release

The top 10 longest waits for currently outstanding FOIs, including information about the department handling it and subject of the FOI.

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence meetings spending
Published
2023-07-20
Reference
FOI/202300363704
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government Social media advertising: FOI release

The total digital advertising spend by the Scottish Government, in each of the last three years, on platforms owned by Meta (Facebook, YouTube and Instagram). The total digital advertising spend, in each of the last three years, on Twitter. Please break down the advertising spend by year and platform (Facebook, Twitter...

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-07-18
Reference
FOI/202300363582
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Outsourced Facilities Management contracts: FOI release

I would like to request the following information regarding outsourced contracts held for supporting and maintaining buildings that house all Scottish Government Directorates, Departments and relevant public services. More specifically, I would like information regarding outsourced contracts for the provision of Hard ...

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence contracts
Published
2023-07-18
Reference
FOI/202300363894
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Childhood Bereavement Project: FOI release

Information on how much was spent on the Scottish Childhood Bereavement Project led by Includem.

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence
Published
2023-07-18
Reference
FOI/202300363293
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Pain Management Taskforce: FOI release

You asked the questions detailed in the attached response document below.

FOI unclear 75 score 47 working days over deadline correspondence 4 attachments
Published
2023-07-12
Reference
FOI/202300355456
Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Operation Branchform communications: FOI release

I would like to request the following: All communication between the Scottish Government and Police Scotland in relation to Operation Branchform. This should include but not be limited to all face-to-face meetings, emails, documents, instant messages, letters, call logs, etc. Please state who in government the commun...

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments
Published
2023-07-11
Reference
FOI/202300353098
Directorate
Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic
Public sector