Scottish Government FOI Index

22,920releases indexed

40,950attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,507partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-11-03newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,507 unclear 7,459 not held 3,292 released 1,598 already published 716 cost limit 637 clarification 377 withheld 251 transferred 83

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5225 s.20 4485 s.34(1) 3788 s.39(2) 3640 s.30 3038 s.17(1) 2981 s.25(1) 2557 s.10(4) 2089 s.11(2) 1638 s.29(1) 1249 s.2 1245 s.3 980

Timeline

2026-11 46 2026-10 227 2026-09 8 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,336 releases · 27.8 avg days Marine Directorate 991 releases · 29.7 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 972 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 741 releases · 39.6 avg days Constitution Directorate 710 releases · 35.8 avg days Population Health Directorate 678 releases · 28.6 avg days People Directorate 666 releases · 25.5 avg days

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7,459 matching releases

Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning 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...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-18
Reference: 202300358388
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

The staff structure for the First Minister office: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the First Minister 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 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-18
Reference: 202300358367
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public Sector

The staff structure for the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition office: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition 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. T...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-18
Reference: 202300358371
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public Sector

Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Governmen...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-18
Reference: 202300358351
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills office staff structure: 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, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. The pay g...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-18
Reference: 202300358354
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy 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...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-18
Reference: 202300358384
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minister for Parliamentary Business office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Parliamentary Business 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 f...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-18
Reference: 202300358386
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scot...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-18
Reference: 202300358394
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Govern...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-18
Reference: 202300358396
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minister for Housing office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Housing 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 m...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-18
Reference: 202300358399
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport 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. ...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-18
Reference: 202300358390
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minister for Higher and Further Education and Minister for Veterans office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Higher and Further Education and Minister for Veterans office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scotti...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-18
Reference: 202300358391
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Staff who worked on the Renewing Democracy through Independence paper: FOI release

The number of civil servants who worked on the Renewing Democracy through Independence 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 of printed copies o...

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2023-10-17
Reference: 202300358646
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) pensions increase: FOI release

Whether the Scottish Public Pensions Agency has fulfilled its commitment to uprating benefits by 10.1% this financial year through uprating the occupational pension by 5% and uprating the state pension by an addition 5% (on top of the already promised 10.1% uprating of the state pension from the UK Government). If so, ...

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence spending

Published: 2023-10-17
Reference: 202300358727
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish 4G Infill Programme proposed sites for mobile masts in Scotland: EIR release

Please could you provide the number of proposed sites for mobile masts in Scotland as part of the Scottish 4G Infill Programme or any other project/application for mobile masts? Can you please state the exact location of each proposed site? Please include any offshore sites. Please also state the status of the mast -...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2023-10-17
Reference: 202300359953
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health 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 pa...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-17
Reference: 202300358407
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minister for Independence office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Independence 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 st...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-17
Reference: 202300358401
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance 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...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-17
Reference: 202300358404
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

The staff structure for the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice office: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice 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 ...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-17
Reference: 202300358369
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public Sector

Minister for Energy office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Energy 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 me...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-17
Reference: 202300358406
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Gov...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-17
Reference: 202300358374
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Grounding of Pentland Ferries vessel mv Pentalina on 29 April 2023: FOI release

Please supply any and all correspondence regarding the grounding of Pentland Ferries vessel mv Pentalina near St Margaret's Hope Pier on April 29 this year. Please also provide any and all attachments/appendixes to the above correspondence. Please provide Transport Minister Kevin Stewart's note on the incident involvin...

FOI unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-16
Reference: 202300360208
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

The National Transport Strategy Delivery Board: FOI release

Details of the National Transport Strategy Delivery Board, including the date of formation, membership of this board, the cost to the Scottish Government from the date of formation to 4 October 2023 and are any members of the Board renumerated and if so what for.

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending

Published: 2023-10-16
Reference: FOI/202300379441
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) deployed device quantities and procurement plans: FOI release

Q1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following? (list included in attachment) Q2. Does your organisation have plans to procure any of the below services, if yes then please provide information. (list included in attachment) Q3. Does your organisation have any plans to pr...

FOI unclear 80 score 10 working days correspondence contracts s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-16
Reference: 202300361478
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Complaints received by Social Security Scotland from staff and clients: FOI release

Request for information 1: Each category/type of complaint that Social Security Scotland can receive and deal with from clients. By clients I am referring to people who receive benefits from Social Security Scotland). Request for information 2: The number of complaints from clients broken down by calendar year since 2...

FOI unclear 75 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-13
Reference: 202300353786
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Public sector