Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

22,922releases indexed
40,952attachments found
29.5avg calendar days
8,507partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-11-04newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,507 unclear 7,460 not held 3,292 released 1,599 already published 716 cost limit 637 clarification 377 withheld 251 transferred 83

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5225 s.20 4485 s.34(1) 3789 s.39(2) 3640 s.30 3038 s.17(1) 2981 s.25(1) 2557 s.10(4) 2089 s.11(2) 1639 s.29(1) 1249 s.2 1245 s.3 980

Timeline

2026-11 48 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 667 releases · 25.5 avg days
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7,460 matching releases

Scottish Government lease of MS Ambition: FOI release

When was the agreement to lease MS AMBITION from her owners first made. On what date was the contract to lease MS AMBITION signed.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers contracts
Published
2023-09-14
Reference
FOI/202300371317
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Ukraine

Total number of GlobalScot members: FOI release

You asked for the total number of GlobalScot members currently (as of 1 August 2023).

FOI unclear 50 score 1 working days correspondence
Published
2023-09-14
Reference
202300369536
Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Agnes Husband House dress code: FOI release

Please provide details of the dress code for Agnes Husband House, Dundee.

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence
Published
2023-09-14
Reference
202300367859
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Cabinet discussions on hydrogen, heat pumps and heat networks: FOI release

1. The number of times that hydrogen has been discussed at cabinet since 29 March 2023; 2. The number of times that heat pumps and heat networks have been discussed at cabinet since 29 March 2023.

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2023-09-14
Reference
202300359854
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Sustrans grant restrictions: FOI release

You asked to see what restrictions were placed on Sustrans on the use of the grant based on information contained within their Annual Accounts.

FOI unclear 55 score 29 working days over deadline correspondence s.47
Published
2023-09-14
Reference
202300346875
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Money for BrewDog in 2022-23: FOI release

You asked if the Scottish Government gave any money to BrewDog in the 2022-23 financial year.

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-09-14
Reference
202300350083
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public Sector

Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003: FOI Release

You asked for a breakdown of figures since the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (‘2003 Act’) came into force on the following; The number of patients who have had their named persons and witnesses revoked under the 2003 Act. How many of those patients went on to be made subject to compulsory meas...

FOI unclear 55 score 9 working days correspondence spending s.7 s.17(1)
Published
2023-09-14
Reference
202300367993
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Maintenance of the corporate estate: FOI Release

Please can you provide me with information concerning the maintenance of your corporate estate i.e. operational buildings, land and any other property (e.g. investment) and schools, if they are within your jurisdiction. Not any social housing/dwellings. Q1. What type of maintenance management model does your organisat...

FOI unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20
Published
2023-09-14
Reference
202300366756
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Drax meetings: EIR release

You asked for details of how many meetings the Scottish Government and Ministers have had with Drax since the 1st September 2022 until 1st November 2022 and which ministers or civil servants met with Drax on these occasions and what the agenda for each meeting was.

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings
Published
2023-09-14
Reference
202200328375
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Money spent Island Cost Crisis Emergency Fund monthly basis: FOI release

You asked ask how much money has been spent from the Island Cost Crisis Emergency Fund, broken down on a monthly basis.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-09-14
Reference
202300356182
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Illegal homosexual acts legislation: FOI release

You asked, with reference to FOI release - 202100235197 ‘You state 91 Illegal homosexual acts have occurred. Please detail what these are in plain language. What the legislation and relevant sections of that legislation for these offences are. and indicate if these are counted in other columns of the foi.’

FOI unclear 55 score 11 working days correspondence s.80 s.13 s.11 s.7
Published
2023-09-14
Reference
202300350266
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Public Sector

Scottish National Accident Rate: FOI release

The report at this url references a "Scottish National Accident Rate" figure: http://a9road.info/uploads/publications/A9_Perth_to_Thurso_review_Aug_2013.pdf 1. Please could you provide me with the latest Scottish National Accident Rate (SNAR) figure that is known by Transport Scotland? The SNAR figure in the report i...

FOI unclear 80 score 19 working days correspondence s.2 2 attachments
Published
2023-09-13
Reference
FOI/202300369196
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

CodeClan funding: FOI release

Please could I be provided with the total amount of taxpayer money that has been provided to CodeClan since 2015 and who has been financially responsible for the firm at a greaGovernment level?

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-09-13
Reference
FOI/202300370557
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Ethnic groups in professional sports in Scotland: FOI Release

Please provide national data on the breakdown of the overall involvement of the different ethnic groups in professional sports in Scotland. As of Dec 2022, what is the ethnic diversity of Scotland's population? As of Dec 2022, what is the ethnic diversity of Edinburgh's population? As of Dec 2022, what is the ethnic di...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.4 8 attachments
Published
2023-09-13
Reference
202300360662
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Superyacht: FOI release

Why are Scottish ministers selling a superyacht? - BBC News I believe it was sold by Scottish ministers around November 2020 and would like to know: Who was responsible for the sale? Where was it advertised or marketed? How much did it sell for? What happened to the money?

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2023-09-12
Reference
202300357293
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Translocation of Beavers to Glen Affric: EIR release

Can you provide all correspondence relating to TFL and Scottish Government ministers, and official correspondence including FLS on beavers and particularly their potential reintroduction into Glen Affric.

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 36 working days over deadline correspondence ministers
Published
2023-09-12
Reference
FOI/202300367361
Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Roman Catholic denominational schools in Scotland: FOI release

Number of overall teaching posts within Catholic denominational schools in Scotland ? Number of current teachers with Catholic Teaching Certificate for Primary schools in Scotland ? Numbers of non-denominational teachers currently working in Catholic primary schools in Scotland ? Confirmation that it is a legal require...

FOI unclear 55 score 3 working days correspondence s.21
Published
2023-09-12
Reference
FOI/202300372444
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Civil servants who worked on Devolution since Brexit Referendum: FOI release

The total number of civil servants who worked on the Devolution since the Brexit Referendum document that was published on 14 June 2023: Devolution since the Brexit Referendum - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) The pay grades of these staff members. The total cost to create and publish this document.

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2023-09-11
Reference
202300361923
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government expenditure since May 2021: FOI release

Can you please provide me with all the instances when a Scottish Government Minister or Cabinet Secretary has provided written authority to the accountable officer for any particular instances of Scottish Government expenditure since May 2021 to the present.

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.15(8)
Published
2023-09-11
Reference
202300357229
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Independent Report into the Fiscal Framework: FOI release

1. What date the Scottish Government received the final version of the Independent Report into the Fiscal Framework, co-authored by Professor David Bell, David Eiser, and David Phillips 2. What date the Scottish Government received any draft versions of the Independent Report into the Fiscal Framework

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence
Published
2023-09-08
Reference
202300362916
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Contact with the tobacco industry: FOI release

Please provide a list of any and all contact your organisation and/or staff have had with British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris International, as well as any other domestic or transnational tobacco companies or anyone representing the tobacco industry including subsidiari...

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence meetings
Published
2023-09-08
Reference
202300344575
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish landlord register and tenancy deposit protection breakdown: FOI release

1. The total number of private rented properties on the Scottish Landlord Register on a) 1 September 2022, b) 31 March 2023 and c) 31 July 2023. 2. The total number of deposits protected by each government-accredited tenancy deposit protection scheme on 31 March 2023. 3. The total value of deposits protected by each go...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2023-09-04
Reference
FOI/202300369994
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Scottish Government expenses and invoicing systems: FOI release

Expenses 1. What finance system do you use? 2. What system do you use to manage and process your staff’s expenses? 3. What is the expense process? 4. How many expense claims were made in FY22/23? And what was total value of expense claimed in FY22/223? 5. Can you submit expenses remotely? 6. How are you claiming VAT on...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence meetings contracts spending s.6 s.41 s.12 s.9
Published
2023-09-04
Reference
FOI/202300370137
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Chief Medical Officer stance on Covid-19 vaccine: FOI release

1- Has Dr. Gregor Smith Chief Medical Officer for Scotland ever claimed COVID-19 vaccines were safe and effective? 2- If so, what is meant by 'safe and effective' and from what date and data was this claim based on? 3- Is Dr. Gregor Smith Chief Medical Officer for Scotland confident full informed consent has been appli...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending whatsapp s.12
Published
2023-09-04
Reference
FOI/202300370540
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector