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

Social Security Scotland Delivery Team Manager recruitment exercise: FOI release

With regard to recruitment in 2022/2023: Please confirm how many people are on the reserve list for the Delivery Team Manager role? Please also confirm if there are plans to hire more people for this position? And if so when?

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence
Published
2023-01-12
Reference
FOI/202200316573
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Unique online visitor statistics: FOI release

1. Please tell me how many unique visitors have visited the Building a New Scotland website since 14 June 2022, broken down by week. 2. Please tell me how many unique visitors have visited each of the versions of Paper 1 since their launch. 3. Please tell me how many unique visitors have visited each of the versions of...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence
Published
2023-01-12
Reference
FOI/202200320904
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Disclosure checks requested by City of Edinburgh Council for Super Sponsor and Homes for Ukraine schemes: FOI release

The number of disclosure checks requested by City of Edinburgh Council in the last three months for those wishing to host Ukrainian refugees. You further requested a breakdown of checks that had been accepted, rejected and were pending.

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2023-01-11
Reference
FOI/202200317171
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Ukraine

Home Owner Support Fund modelling: FOI release

The models it uses and provides to money advice workers to calculate the HOSF entitlement that correspond with guidance https://www.gov.scot/policies/homelessness/support-for-homeowners-at-risk-of-homelessness/ Any modelling information it uses to determine the HOSF threshold, including that used to design the fund. St...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.17(1)
Published
2023-01-10
Reference
FOI/202200317420
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

National care service development directorate: FOI release

1. How many civil servant staff are currently employed in the National Care Service development Directorate? 2. The breakdown of those staff by grade, numbers at each grade and what each of those grades costs the Scottish government? 3. How many professional advisors are currently employed in the Scottish Government? 4...

FOI unclear 50 score 43 working days over deadline correspondence spending
Published
2023-01-06
Reference
FOI/202200329046
Directorate
Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic
Public sector

Agricultural bill promotion: FOI release

The amount of money paid to the PR agency JW Squared to promote the open meetings about the Agricultural Bill consultation.

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence meetings contracts
Published
2023-01-06
Reference
FOI/202200333415
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Agricultural bill consultation numbers: FOI release

You asked to find out how many people attended each of the Agricultural bill consultation meetings across the country, including the number of attendees (not including Government staff or contractors) for each of the following meetings: 5 October Inverness 6 October Skye 25 October Aberdeenshire 1 November Oban 3 Novem...

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence meetings contracts
Published
2023-01-06
Reference
FOI/202200333417
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (SBVS): FOI release

You asked for the following information: How many Scottish households have received a voucher from the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (SBVS) to contribute towards establishing a superfast broadband connection in 2021 and so far in 2022? How much has been paid out in total from the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme ...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.2
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200316224
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

The Residential Cycle Storage & Parking Fund: FOI release

Any policy documents related to the Residential Cycle Storage & Parking Fund Any criteria that exists for deciding which local councils receive funding under the scheme Any correspondence (email, texts, WhatsApp messages, minutes, briefings) between Scottish Government ministers and local authorities and/or Cycling Sco...

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200334161
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government Mobile Phone Contract: FOI release

1. What is the name of your organisation? 2. How many employees are at your organisation? 3. How many mobile phone and mobile broadband (data only) connections do you currently have in total? 4. How many of these are data only (for laptops and tablets)? 5. How many of these are voice and data (for mobile phones)? 6. Wh...

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence contracts spending s.8
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200317268
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Transport Scotland contractual home workers statistics: FOI release

Information relating to the number of staff who are contractual home workers. Please include the following information: The number of staff that currently work employed by the organisation that are contractual home workers. Please also include the following information: The number of contractual home workers employe...

FOI unclear 55 score 11 working days correspondence contracts s.2
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200318299
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport, Work and skills

First Ministers flight to Denmark: FOI release

With regards to the First Ministers travel to Denmark between 25/08/2022 and 27/08/2022. What kind of flight was this and what are the breakdowns of the £810.05?

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200332503
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme National Marketing Campaign: FOI release

“Please confirm whether the Scottish Government plans to implement the planned national marketing campaign for this scheme and if so, when the planned national marketing campaign is going to be in operation.”

FOI unclear 50 score 1 working days correspondence
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200320912
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Social Security Scotland Client and Team Managers recruitment campaigns: FOI release

Information about the latest campaigns for Client Managers and Team Managers at Social Security Scotland throughout 2022. 1. How many people have been offered a job in the latest campaign? 2. How many of these people were previously on a reserve list? 3. How many people do you have on the reserve list? 4. How much furt...

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200316892
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (MHTS): FOI release

How many mental health tribunal trials take place on average per week in Scotland? How much the legal members, medical members, and general members get paid, and how this pay is calculated?

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200318404
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Law and order, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care trips to Orkney and Commonwealth Games: FOI release

1. How much did Humza Yousaf's trip to the Commonwealth Games cost and breakdown of these costs and how long was he there for (exact date/s)? 2. Itinerary for Mr Yousaf's trip to the Commonwealth Games and how did he get there and back and costs of this? 3. How much did Humza Yousaf's trip to Orkney and Shetland cost d...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending s.27
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200317696
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector, Transport

Funding committed for Systematic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and Acute Oncology: FOI release

Information in regards to the £10million committed for SACT and Acute Oncology as outlined in the National Workforce Strategy. 1. Of the £10 million committed for SACT and Acute Oncology – as outlined in the National Workforce Strategy – how much has been paid out to Health Boards to date? Please outline the amount all...

FOI unclear 55 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.3
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200314104
Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Information regarding mygov.scot website: FOI release

a. Can you please advise what is the purpose of this website? b. How much it costs to run this website? c. Who has overall management control? d. Provide an indication of user numbers and other relevant usage data. e. Who is responsible for maintaining it including costs of private contractors? f. Future plans for the ...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200318231
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government Stonewall membership and payments: FOI release

What was the membership fee given to Stonewall as part of their Diversity Champions programme in 2021-22 by your organisation? Is your organisation currently a member of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme? What additional monies have been given to Stonewall in 2021-22? Specifically, this incorporates: Events/co...

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-01-05
Reference
FOI/202200321264
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payment statistics: EIR release

Could you please confirm the following requests: 1. The area of Region 1 BPS eligible land in Scotland, the BPS area claimed for the last 5 years and the payments received for the last 5 years (broken down per year). 2. The area of Region 2 BPS eligible land in Scotland, the BPS area claimed for the last 5 years and th...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-01-04
Reference
FOI/202200319501
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Scottish Government international office information: FOI release

You asked for each of the international offices following information: The number of Scottish ‘embassies’ which now exist, as at end-August 2022. How many of these are stand-alone in terms of physical buildings, and how many are rented from or otherwise shared/borrowed from the UK network of embassies and similar faci...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence meetings spending
Published
2023-01-04
Reference
FOI/202200317678
Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

B2 pay grade colleagues working from home in England: FOI release

How many civil servants above the pay grade of B2 in the Scottish Government have arrangements to work from home where they are based in England?

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts
Published
2022-12-21
Reference
FOI/202200322886
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

New asthma inhalers: FOI release

1. How much is it costing the Scottish Government to roll out the dry powder asthma inhalers in Scotland? Breakdown of these costs (including cost of purchasing them, advertising etc.) 2. What, if any, risk assessment has been carried out for patients to replace their metered dose inhaler with the dry powder inhalers? ...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) s.4
Published
2022-12-21
Reference
FOI/202200322863
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Pension sharing - 1987 Police Scheme: FOI release

The percentage of female to male spouses who have applied for pension sharing in relation to police officers who are part of the 1987 police pension scheme.

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence
Published
2022-12-21
Reference
FOI/202200324671
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Breakdown of liability across Scottish Government to Gupta Family Group Alliance: FOI release

1) The total, combined existing liability across the Scottish Government and any of its public bodies or agencies, to any GFG Alliance business. 2) The breakdown of this existing liability by each individual liability (i.e. Lochaber smelter PPA guarantee: £586m). 3) A corresponding breakdown of the value of the existin...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.2
Published
2022-12-21
Reference
FOI/202200321458
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector