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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Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity - The Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland: FOI release

Please can your organisation provide in Excel CSV format, the following information: a) The number of roles in your association (expressed in numbers of FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. For example, this could include (amongst other guises) “EDI officers” o...

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-31
Reference
FOI/202200323106
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Local Government, Housing and Planning Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity: FOI release

Please can your organisation provide in Excel CSV format, the following information: a) The number of roles in your association (expressed in numbers of FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. For example, this could include (amongst other guises) “EDI officers” o...

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-31
Reference
FOI/202200319951
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Single building assessment and cladding remediation: FOI release

The Single Building Assessment and Cladding Remediation Unit business cases, including all revisions The organisational breakdown structures for the Single Building Assessment and Cladding Remediation Unit programmes The risk registers for the Single Building Assessment and Cladding Remediation Unit programmes The bene...

FOI unclear 75 score 13 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-31
Reference
FOI/202200313900
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Nicola Sturgeon and Council meetings: FOI release

1. All the correspondence and any other messages - email, letter, WhatsApp, text and any other form of communication - between the Scottish Government, including the First Minister's office (including civil servants and special advisers), COSLA, and unions during the council strikes between August 18 and when a deal wa...

FOI unclear 75 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings spending 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-31
Reference
FOI/202200318868
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Government staff currently suspended on full pay: FOI release

How many members of staff are currently suspended on full pay within your organisation? Please state the length of time each staff member has been suspended, if this is not possible, please break them down by those suspended for a year or more, three months or more or one month or more. For each, can you please provide...

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-31
Reference
FOI/202200320755
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Minutes of Sanjeev Gupta and Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise: FOI release

A copy of the minutes of, and any other papers or communications relating to, the meeting between Sanjeev Gupta and the Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise on 15th August 2022, as confirmed by the Deputy First Minister on 28th September 2022 in the Parliamentary Chamber during Portfolio Questions: Fina...

FOI unclear 75 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-31
Reference
FOI/202200322353
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Refurbishment costs of Scottish Government Buildings: FOI release

The total amount spent on the refurbishment of Scottish Government buildings since 2007. Please provide a breakdown by year.

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-31
Reference
FOI/202200320793
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Recipients of Climate Challenge Fund: EIR release

Full details of the recipients of grants from the Climate Challenge Fund for its whole duration, including amounts, organisations and information about the nature of the project funded.

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 8 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-31
Reference
EIR/202200322637
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Payments to external suppliers for purchases of goods: FOI release

Information on all payments to external suppliers for purchases of goods and services between 2021-01-01 and 2021-12-31. What is requested is a list of these payments, ideally in Microsoft Excel format, which contains as much of the following information for each payment as possible. Supplier name Amount paid, excludi...

FOI unclear 75 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-31
Reference
FOI/202200320819
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Chief Dental Officer Expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity: FOI release

Please can your organisation provide in Excel CSV format, the following information: a) The number of roles in your association (expressed in numbers of FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. For example, this could include (amongst other guises) “EDI officers” o...

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-31
Reference
FOI/202200319931
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Security Scotland expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity: FOI release

You requested the following information in Excel CSV format: Request for Information 1 - The number of roles in your association (expressed in numbers of FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. For example, this could include (amongst other guises) “EDI officers” ...

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2022-10-31
Reference
FOI/202200319958
Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Refuse collection statistics across Scottish Government estate: FOI release

Information regarding refuse collection for a) St Andrew’s House b) Bute House c) Victoria Quay d) Other Scottish Government buildings what are the arrangements for i) full costs for the current contracted year ii) full costs over the past 5 years iii) full costs between 18th – 29th August 2023 and aa) frequency of col...

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending 4 attachments
Published
2022-10-31
Reference
FOI/202200318265
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Figures of survivors claiming Redress Scotland: FOI release

Can you provide from December 2021 a month by month breakdown of the following to include part of August 2022: Number of applications received from survivors or their representatives? Number of applications sent to the Redress Scotland panel and the number of applications still to be sent to the panel. Number of appli...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.3 s.4
Published
2022-10-27
Reference
FOI/202200315437
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

The number of people that have accessed the Benefits Assessment under Special Rules in Scotland (BASRiS) since 2018: FOI release

I'd like to know how many people in Scotland have accessed the Benefits Assessment under Special Rules in Scotland (BASRiS) funding due to terminal illness in each year since it was brought in under the Social Security Act (Scotland) 2018?

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-10-27
Reference
FOI/202200313374
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Independent Child Trafficking Guardians service: FOI release

As of 7 September 2021, has the Scottish Government launched Scotland’s new Independent Child Trafficking Guardians service? If not, what progress has the Scottish Government made?

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence contracts s.15
Published
2022-10-27
Reference
FOI/202200315286
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Programme for Government, Public sector

Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) Act 2022: FOI release

To provide justification as to why temporary legislation - legislation passed solely on the basis of the alleged seriousness of coronavirus - is now being made permanent for any/every potential infection/contamination (in light of the temporary nature of the Coronavirus Act 2020).

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2022-10-27
Reference
FOI/202200315240
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Rural payments made in the last ten years to particular organisations managing or owning Millden Estate in Angus: FOI release

Please could you provide details of all rural payments to all the organisations that were or are managing and/or owning the Millden Estate, Angus over the last ten years. Please could you state which of these organisations received rural payments and provide a complete breakdown of these payments, including individual...

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-10-26
Reference
FOI/202200316570
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

The Student Awards Agency Scotland's current multi functional devices and printing services contracts: FOI release

1. What services are included in the contract(s)? (e.g. printing vs scanning etc) 2. Which supplier is delivering them? (If in-house, please confirm or if multiple provider please identify them) 3. How many contracts does this entail and what's the award value for each? 4. When do these contracts expire and do they ...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending s.1 s.6
Published
2022-10-26
Reference
FOI/202200315008
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

School inspections over the last ten years: FOI release

The following information: In the academic year 2021-2022, how many schools (primary, secondary and special) were there in Scotland? By the end of the academic year 2021-2022, how many schools (primary, secondary, special) were not inspected in the last two years? By the end of the academic year 2021-2022, how many sc...

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.2 s.66
Published
2022-10-26
Reference
FOi/202200316022
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Transport Scotland's 'Concessionary Fares' for the global climate conference Cop26: FOI release

On the Transport Scotland website, Transport Scotland have paid the following companies invoices under the description ‘COP 26 Concessionary Fares’. 1. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport 2. First Glasgow Limited 3. Abellio ScotRail Limited 4. Glasgow Airport Limited 5. Glasgow Prestwick Airport Limited 6. Edinburgh...

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.33(1)
Published
2022-10-25
Reference
FOI/202200315078
Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector, Transport

The amount of funding given to the Edinburgh Festival Platforms for Creative Excellence (PlaCE) programme & the Edinburgh Festivals' Gateway fund since September 2021: FOI release

The following information: As of 7 September 2021, what is the total amount of funding that the Scottish Government has given to Edinburgh Festivals’ Platform for Creative Excellence programme? As of 7 September 2021, what is the total amount of funding that the Scottish Government has given to Edinburgh Festivals Ga...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence
Published
2022-10-21
Reference
FOI/202200315297
Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

The total costs of all tickets purchased by the Government for particular major arts events: FOI release

You asked for the total costs of all tickets purchased by the Scottish Government for the following events in between 1st July and 30th August 2022: 1. Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2. Edinburgh International Festival 3. Edinburgh Film Festival 4. Edinburgh International Book Festival 5. Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-10-21
Reference
FOI/202200317772
Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Information on grant funding for the Think Positive project between 2018 - 2022: FOI release

1. Could you please confirm grant funding by the Scottish Government to Think Positive for the academic years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22. 2. Can you please provide information on future funding plans that the Scottish Government has for Think Positive?

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence
Published
2022-10-19
Reference
FOI/202200315583
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector