Scottish Government FOI Index

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 Credit Card Fraudulent Purchases: FOI release

How much money was the Scottish Government able to recover? This was in relation to the £19,141 worth of purchases made using Scottish Government credit cards between 1st September 2019 and 31st August 2022 which were marked as fraudulent.

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence

Published: 2023-08-29
Reference: FOI/202300372091
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Programme for Government Commitments 2022-23: FOI release

You asked if the following 2022-23 Programme for Government Commitments have been fulfilled. You also requested us to provide as much detail as possible: Invest a further £15 million in Children and Young People’s Community Mental Health and Wellbeing. (I.E how much funding was provided to Children and Young People’s ...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.4

Published: 2023-08-29
Reference: FOI/202300368563
Directorate: Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Topic: Programme for Government, Public sector

BRMA Market Evidence & Calculations: FOI release

The market evidence data on private rents that is used to determine the LHA and BRMA 30th Percentile, as set out in the stated methodology - "The data collected includes a minimum level of address, property attributes and tenancy details". (https://www.gov.scot/publications/private-sector-rentstatistics-scotland-2010-2...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending 4 attachments

Published: 2023-08-28
Reference: FOI/202200303624
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Short-term let licenses: FOI release

Have Councils been provided with additional funding from the government to process all the short term let licenses that now have to be obtained by current and new short term let providers? If so does the additional funding relate to the number of licenses they produce? If additional funding has been provided is this ri...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2023-08-28
Reference: FOI/202300367923
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Information on IT equipment and services within Education Scotland: FOI release

Information on IT equipment:

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2023-08-28
Reference: FOI/202300368591
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Ukrainian refugees accommodation units: FOI release

How many vacant hotel rooms and other types of accommodation units were held by the Scottish Government for Ukrainian refugees from 1 April 2023 to date? The cost of these vacant rooms to the taxpayer per day?

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.6 s.11

Published: 2023-08-28
Reference: FOI/202300367853
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Ukraine

Disclosure Scotland spend on recruitment agencies in 2022-2023: FOI release

Information about Agency staff spending. 1a. Please advise the total spend on recruitment agencies in the 2022-2023 financial year? 1b. Please breakdown both spend on the agency that finds candidates for job vacancies and agencies that supply temporary staff? 2. Please advise what the temporary agency spend for admi...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.1B

Published: 2023-08-28
Reference: FOI/202300368119
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Disclosure Scotland written off assets: FOI release

Information about written off assets for the financial year 2022-2023.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-08-28
Reference: FOI/202300368120
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Disclosure Scotland fraud losses: FOI release

Question relating to fraud losses in the financial year 2022-2023. In the financial year 2022-2023 how much has money been lost as a result of fraud? In the financial year 2022-2023 how much has been spent to retrieve money lost to fraud?

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2023-08-28
Reference: FOI/202300368124
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Disclosure Scotland staff costs: FOI release

Information about staff costs for the financial year 2022-2023. The total financial costs of overtime in the financial year 2022–23? The total financial costs to recruit staff as a result of resignation and dismissal in the financial year 2022-2023? The total financial costs spent on recruitment agencies currently bei...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.4

Published: 2023-08-28
Reference: FOI/202300368127
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Disclosure Scotland compensation payments: FOI release

Information about expenditure on compensation for the financial year 2022-2023. The total amount spent on compensation payments in the financial year 2022-23? The total spent on rectifying errors in the financial year 2022-23?

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.2

Published: 2023-08-28
Reference: FOI/202300368126
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Student Awards Agency Scotland fraud losses: FOI release

1. In the financial year 2022-2023 how much has money been lost as a result of fraud? 2. In the financial year 2022-2023 how much has been spent to retrieve money lost to fraud?

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-08-24
Reference: FOI/202300368233
Directorate
Topic: Education, Money and tax, Public sector

Student Awards Agency Scotland compensation payments: FOI release

1. The total amount spent on compensation payments in the financial year 2022-23? 2. The total spent on rectifying errors in the financial year 2022-23?

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-08-24
Reference: FOI/202300368236
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Student Awards Agency Scotland social media and public relations spend: FOI release

1. For the years 2022-2023 how much was spent on external companies to handle public relations and communications? Please provide: The total cost 2022-2023 financial year. The amount of money paid to each firm (including VAT) 2. For the years 2022-2023, how much was spent social media advertising, including a breakdo...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2023-08-24
Reference: FOI/202300368239
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Student Awards Agency Scotland written off assets: FOI release

1. For the years 2022-2023 what was the financial loss on written off inventory and IT equipment. 2. For the years 2022-2023 what was the cost of replacing/fixing broken or out of date IT equipment. 3. How much was spent in severance pay in the years 2022-2023.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-08-24
Reference: FOI/202300368244
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Scottish Government involvement with Israel and Palestine: FOI release

Has the Scottish Parliament ever discussed the never-ending conflict in Israel/Palestine? If so, what was the nature of the discussion, and what decisions were taken, or motions adopted? Has any Scottish town/city a 'twinning' arrangement with any town/city in Israel or Palestine? And if so, which towns/cities are invo...

FOI unclear 55 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2023-08-22
Reference: FOI/202300365380
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish schools inspections from 2019-2022: FOI release

A full list of inspections for Scotland in years 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22. You further clarified you required information on school inspections.

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.66

Published: 2023-08-22
Reference: FOI/202300370212
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Meetings between Scottish Government Ministers and Thales: FOI release

If the Scottish Government (Ministers and Officials) has met with periscope firm Thales Glasgow since May 2021. If yes, the minutes and attendees from those meetings

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence ministers meetings

Published: 2023-08-22
Reference: FOI/202300369867
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Progress made within the Education system: FOI release

You asked the following questions: What progress has been made on the development for all-year-round school age childcare systems the needs of children and families? What progress has been made towards the development of high quality early learning and childcare for 1 and 2 years olds? What steps have the government t...

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.2

Published: 2023-08-22
Reference: FOI/202300367092
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Scottish Forestry maintenance of corporate estates: 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 organisati...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2023-08-21
Reference: FOI/202300367000
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Homes approved under Rural Housing fund: FOI release

You asked for how many homes have been approved through the Rural Housing Fund, and how many homes have been completed?

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2023-08-21
Reference: FOI/202300366315
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Breakdown of city region deals: FOI release

The grant amount about City Region Deals for different regions of Scotland that covers the past five years (2017-2022).

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence

Published: 2023-08-21
Reference: FOI/202300370321
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Money and tax, Public sector

Responsibility for pensions in an independent Scotland: FOI release

With reference to 202200323769. This notes “ Responsibility for paying for state pensions would rest with the Scottish Government.” I would like to request any information clarifying if responsibility in this context means simply the administrative responsibility of making these payments or the full responsibility whic...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-08-21
Reference: FOI/202300367429
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Communication between Scottish Government and SSEN: FOI release

The date that SSEN first informed the Scottish Government of their proposals to create a transmission corridor between Kintore and Tealing.

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence

Published: 2023-08-21
Reference: FOI/202300367798
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

How many people in Scotland currently receive methadone as part of addiction: FOI release

A. How many people in Scotland currently receive methadone as part of addiction treatment? Please break this down to regions where possible. B. How many people in Scottish prisons currently receive methadone as part of addiction treatment? Please break this down to each prison where possible. C. How many of Scotland'...

FOI unclear 80 score 17 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-08-21
Reference: FOI/202300368173
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector