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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7,200 matching releases

Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005: FOI release

"Does the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 apply to Scotland?”

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.20
Published
2022-03-21
Reference
FOI/202200280261
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

COVID-19 complaints regarding the wearing of face masks: FOI Review

Your request, reference 202200283668 “In the past two years since the virus began, How many complaints have there been with regard the wearing of face masks and what were these complaints?”

FOI unclear 55 score 8 working days correspondence s.21(4)
Published
2022-03-21
Reference
FOI/202200283670 Review of 202200283668
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Costs and staffing levels of Drugs Policy Division: FOI release

I would request a breakdown of Costs and Staffing levels for the Drugs Division in Scotland. How much in funding has been made avaliable to raise awareness of Drug deaths in Scotland between 2010 and 2021? What staffing has been made avaliable in the fight against deaths due to Drugs in Scotland between 2010 and 2021? ...

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence spending s.25(1)
Published
2022-03-21
Reference
FOI/202200281155
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Breakdown of Scottish Trauma Network funding: FOI release

1A. For each year since 2016, how much total funding has the Scottish Government or NHS Scotland provided the Scottish Trauma Network? B. Please also break this information down by annual funding provided per each of the following regions: North of Scotland Trauma Network East of Scotland Trauma Network South East of ...

FOI unclear 75 score 15 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2022-03-21
Reference
FOI/202200283263
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Breakdown of funding allocated to councils regarding school air ventilation: FOI release

1. A detailed breakdown of how money allocated to school ventilation has been spent (e.g how much has been spent on carbon monoxide monitors, air filters etc). 2. A breakdown of how much money has been allocated to each council for air ventilation.

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-03-17
Reference
FOI/202200272343
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Money and tax, Public sector

Electric Vehicle Loan application statistics: FOI release

1) What is the average wait time from initial application to payment of the money to individuals who have applied for the Electric Vehicle Loan in each month, for the last 12 months? 2) What is the average loan amount paid out? 3) What percentage of individuals do not receive payment within the 10 day working target fo...

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-03-17
Reference
FOI/202200282949
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

School participation in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022: FOI release

The schools selected to take part in PISA 2022 in Scotland were notified at the end of February. Could you please share any information the government holds on the number of schools taking part in PISA 2022? Could you please provide a list of the schools taking part in PISA 2022? Could you please provide any informatio...

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence
Published
2022-03-17
Reference
FOI/202200285287
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

COVID-19 funding package to support businesses: FOI release

The Scottish Government has committed a further £375m support package for businesses impacted by the necessary measures introduced to control the spread of the Omicron variant. This package includes £200 million reprioritised from the Scottish Government’s expected consequentials budget and £175 million made available ...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2022-03-17
Reference
FOI/202200279855
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector, Scottish Budget

Order requests regarding Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: FOI release

1. Has the Scottish Government made any requests to the UK Government for any Order under the Scotland Act 1998 in relation to the Gender Recognition Reform bill and cross-border or reserved matters? 2. If yes, when was the request made, to whom and which type of order was requested (i.e. Section 104 order)? Has any re...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.10 s.17(1)
Published
2022-03-16
Reference
FOI/202200278846
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Victim Surcharge Fund application statistics: FOI release

1. The number of applications received by the Scottish Government to receive money from the Victim Surcharge Fund in the second round of funding applications which closed on 14 January 2022. 2. The number of successful applicants who will be receiving money from the Victim Surcharge Fund in the second round of funding....

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-03-16
Reference
FOI/202200280155
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Ministerial car fleet location: FOI release

Details of which town or city the Scottish Government ministerial car fleet is based.

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2022-03-16
Reference
FOI/202200283124
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Details of Supervised Release Orders (SRO) and supervision of offenders: FOI release

“What crimes offenders who are automatically released halfway through their sentence have committed in order to remain under supervision for the rest of their sentence that they are serving in the community”?

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.21 s.20
Published
2022-03-16
Reference
FOI/202200279148
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Breakdown of staff operating costs: FOI release

A detailed breakdown of the "Staff Operating Costs” found in the Scottish Government Consolidating Account for the years 2018/19 to 2021/22. In particular what the costs associated with “directly employed staff”, “Seconded staff costs” and "other staff costs” are, as well as any staff costs related to VAT.

FOI unclear 50 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence spending
Published
2022-03-16
Reference
FOI/202200275322
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Health & Wellbeing Census - Data Protection Impact Assessment questions: FOI release

(1) Why is there such a significant discrepancy between these two critical documents in relation to a legal process around data capture on the Scottish Government website? (2) Which is correct? (3) If opt-out is the correct way forward, does the Data Protection Impact Assessment need to be reconsidered, as clearly ther...

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence
Published
2022-03-16
Reference
FOI/202200284205
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Breakdown of care home occupancy statistics: FOI release

Monthly average care home occupancy data for the last six months on a national basis and broken down by Heath and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2022-03-15
Reference
FOI/202200271664
Directorate
Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (WANE): EIR release

“Information under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 concerning the application of crown consent by the Scottish Government to the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (WANE).” Including: “All documents, including but not exclusively internal memos, briefing documents, letters an...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 44 working days over deadline correspondence briefings s.20 s.10(4) 4 attachments
Published
2022-03-15
Reference
FOI/202100261850
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Free bicycles to children pilot scheme: FOI release

"Please provide the number of free bikes which have been provided by the Scottish Government to children. Please provide details of which local authorities are involved in the pilot and the breakdown of bikes distributed in each. Please provide details of when there will be a Scotland-wide rollout of the policy. Please...

FOI unclear 80 score 17 working days correspondence spending s.2 s.4 2 attachments
Published
2022-03-15
Reference
FOI/202200272953
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence Levels statistics communications: FOI release

On what date the Cabinet Secretary for Education received the Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence Levels statistics which were published on December 14th 2021? The communications and briefings she, and her officials, received regarding these statistics, including emails and meeting notes with Scottish Government s...

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings 2 attachments
Published
2022-03-15
Reference
FOI/202200271818
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Serco NorthLink Ferries refit timetable and MV Hamnavoe dry dock cover: FOI release

(a) Information from all reports, correspondence and communications the Scottish Government and Transport Scotland holds relating to the 2022 refit timetable of Serco NorthLink Ferries, particularly the arrangements for the Pentland Firth route between Stromness and Scrabster. (b) Information from all reports, correspo...

FOI unclear 80 score 18 working days correspondence contracts s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-03-15
Reference
FOI/202200272014
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Advice Assurance and Review Group for the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital: FOI release

A copy of the membership, terms of reference, schedule of meetings and minutes for the Advice Assurance and Review Group for the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

FOI unclear 75 score 15 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments
Published
2022-03-14
Reference
FOI/202200272992
Directorate
Chief Nursing Officer Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government Employee Survey 2021: FOI release

"I would like to have sight of a copy of the Scottish Government Employee Survey for 2021. Please arrange to send pdf copy to me."

FOI unclear 75 score 2 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2022-03-14
Reference
FOI/202200277761
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Subsidies the Scottish Government has paid to companies: FOI release

The details of subsidies the Scottish Government has granted to companies, their value, and what the purpose of these subsidies was for the last 3 years.

FOI unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending 2 attachments
Published
2022-03-14
Reference
FOI/202200271841
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector