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

Gypsy/Traveller Accommodation Fund: FOI release

Regarding the Gypsy/Traveller Accommodation Fund: 1. How much has been spent on this? 2. How much of it has been allocated to local authorities? 3. How much has been applied for or received by Local Authorities?

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2022-12-06
Reference: FOI/202200311903
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Social Security Scotland Multi-Functional Devices and printing/scanning services contracts: FOI release

Information relating to the authority's current Multi-Functional Devices and printing/scanning services contract(s). 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 m...

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence contracts spending s.9 s.11

Published: 2022-12-06
Reference: FOI/202200314889
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Recruitment processes for "Senior Policy Advisors - Various Climate Change Posts" from June 2022: FOI release

1. What were the circumstances that related to the cancelling of 12 posts advertised externally under the heading "Senior Policy Advisors - Various Climate Change Posts" reference 2022-2955, which closed to external applicants on 2 June 2022? What was the nature of the 'internal business review' that was stated as the ...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence meetings spending s.9 s.2 s.3 s.15 s.6

Published: 2022-12-06
Reference: FOI/202200314931
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish 4G Infill Programme mast activation numbers: FOI release

How many Scottish 4G Infill Programme masts have been activated in the period 1 September 2021 to the present day?

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2022-12-06
Reference: FOI/202200314995
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Redress Scotland solicitor fees: FOI release

1. Are solicitors allowed to charge a 10 percent fee for helping the survivors of csa or are they just entitled to a set amount of fees? https://www.gov.scot/publications/redress-survivors-historical-child-abuse-care-scotlandact-2021-statutory-guidance-payment-legal-fees-related-decisions-made-redressscotland/#:~:text=...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.96 s.2 s.25(1)

Published: 2022-12-06
Reference: FOI/202200315429
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Repayments made to date by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland: FOI release

The total repayments made to date by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) against a Scottish Government Loan of £500,000 which they received in 2020.

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2022-12-05
Reference: FOI/202200329923
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Chief Medical Officer collaborative messaging apps: FOI release

1. Do you use one or more collaborative messaging apps? ** If no to Q1, Q2-4 do not apply to you and I do not need a response to them. ** 2. Please supply: 2.1. a list of names of those apps, and 2.2. the total number of your employees and workers who are registered for each app. 3. Please provide a list names of publ...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.4 s.1 s.17(1)

Published: 2022-12-05
Reference: FOI/202200328549
Directorate: Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Funding paid by the Scottish Government for the Scottish Social Attitudes surveys: FOI release

The amount of the total funding paid by the Scottish Government for the Scottish Social Attitudes surveys in 2020/2021 & 2021/22.

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending

Published: 2022-12-05
Reference: FOI/202200327728
Directorate: Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Emergency Budget Review - reprioritising £10m from Housing capital projects: FOI release

1) In the Emergency Budget Review, the Scottish Government states it is reprioritising £10m from Housing capital projects, specifically "£6m of reduced expenditure in Buildings Standards projects this financial year due to prioritisation of assessment in advance of remediation (which lowers costs in the first instance)...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2022-12-05
Reference: FOI/202200328366
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Residential housing repossession figures: FOI release

The latest figures for the number of property repossession cases initiated in Scotland. The most recent figures available are from the publication Civil justice statistics in Scotland 2020-21 which is published here: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2022/04/civil-justicest...

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence

Published: 2022-12-05
Reference: FOI/202200331472
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Information regarding Contact Centres of government organisations: FOI release

Information for the Contact Centres of all named below government organisations for business analysis purposes. 1. The number of your contact centre seats? 2. Do you outsource your contact centre? 3. What is your current contact centre solution? 4. What is your current UC/PBX solution? 5. What is your contact centre co...

FOI unclear 55 score 11 working days correspondence contracts s.1

Published: 2022-12-05
Reference: FOI/202200329872
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

ICT data statistics regarding accessing Sottish National Party systems: FOI Review

1. For each calendar or financial year for which records are held: a) the number of @gov.scot (government employees) email user accounts which have accessed SNP party email or data transfer systems from a Scottish Government device (including laptops, desktops, tablets and mobile phones). Please include the role title ...

FOI unclear 55 score 2 working days correspondence s.21(4) s.2

Published: 2022-12-05
Reference: FOI/202200300061 Review of 202200293258
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Money paid by the Scottish Government each year for Amazon and Amazon Web Services products and services: FOI release

How much money does the Scottish Government pay each year for Amazon and Amazon Web Services products and services?

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2022-12-05
Reference: FOI/202200328160
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Costs of overtime worked by Scottish Forestry employees: FOI release

1) The costs of overtime worked by Scottish Forestry employees in 2020-21, 2021-22 and so far in 2022-23. 2) For any overtime hours detailed how many of these hours in each year did employees receive payment for and/or how many hours did they receive no compensation for?

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2022-12-05
Reference: FOI/202200328269
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Social media management and monitoring tool supplier: FOI release

1. Who is your social media management and monitoring tool supplier? 2. Start date & duration of framework/contract with the supplier. 3. Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date. 4. Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for ...

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2022-12-05
Reference: FOI/202200327394
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Approved shooting clubs in Scotland: EIR release

1) How many approved shooting clubs are there in Scotland? 2) Can I have a list of the names of all approved Scottish clubs? 3) Of that list can you tell me which of these were granted approval in the last five years? (Can these be listed by year please) 4) How many applications for approval for Scottish clubs were rej...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 15 working days correspondence ministers spending s.20 s.15 s.2 2 attachments

Published: 2022-11-30
Reference: FOI/202200328272
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Staff allocated to deliver individual benefits under Social Security Scotland: FOI release

Data on the number of staff allocated to deliver each individual benefit administered by Social Security Scotland, broken down by month since the creation of Social Security Scotland in 2018.

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending 2 attachments

Published: 2022-11-30
Reference: FOI/202200327301
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Email correspondence from snp.org addresses: FOI release

All email correspondence received from an @snp.org email to Scottish Forestry, including any attachments, between 18 May 2021 and the present date.

FOI unclear 50 score 118 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2022-11-30
Reference: FOI/202200328268
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Social Media Management Tools relating to Disclosure Scotland: FOI release

Who is your social media management and monitoring tool supplier? Start date & duration of framework/contract with the supplier? Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date? Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contrac...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2022-11-30
Reference: FOI/202200327325
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Contractors employed by Social Security: FOI release

Details of any contractors employed by Social Security Scotland since 2018, a breakdown of the cost, and an overview of the purpose for each contractor The total cost of employing contractors in each financial year The total [cost] of employing permanent staff in each financial year

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2022-11-30
Reference: FOI/202200326781
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Public sector

PFI contracts which have been taken back into Public Ownership: FOI release

Details on how many PFI contracts have been taken back into public ownership between October 2019 to November 2022.

FOI unclear 50 score 7 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2022-11-30
Reference: FOI/202200329702
Directorate: Public Spending Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Whole Family Wellbeing Fund: FOI release

A list of the services or projects supported by the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund.

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence

Published: 2022-11-30
Reference: FOI/202200328531
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Staff on Independence Prospectus: FOI release

If the number of civil servants currently working to develop the proposed Independence Prospectus has changed or remains one Senior Civil Servant and twenty-three other officials. Also, the grade pay of each staff member.

FOI unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2022-11-30
Reference: FOI/202200327159
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Social media independence spend: FOI release

1. How much money has the Scottish Government spent on creating social media videos about independence? A breakdown of these figures. 2. How many videos has the Scottish Government created about independence in 2021 and 2022 and a list of these videos? 3. Who created the videos and how many people were involved in crea...

FOI unclear 55 score correspondence ministers spending s.2 s.1 s.17(1)

Published: 2022-11-30
Reference: FOI/202200327588
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government commitments to Gaelic and Scots language: FOI release

1. How much did it cost to translate the Scottish Government Commitments to Gaelic and Scots and a Scottish Languages Bill into Scots and Gaelic with a breakdown of these costs? 2. How much has the consultation into the Scots language cost so far and what is the estimated costs of it overall? 3. How many responses have...

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence spending s.3

Published: 2022-11-30
Reference: FOI/202200329269
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Public sector