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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Business Ventilation Fund: FOI release

All the information you have on a) what type of businesses were provided funds through the Business Ventilation fund to undercut or raise non-fire doors and b) how much was provided to each business to carry out this work.

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence
Published
2022-06-22
Reference
FOI/202200304517
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Harassment concerns investigated by NHS Tayside: FOI release

To date how many bullying and harassment concerns have been raised and/or investigated with/by NHS Tayside in the last five years?

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence
Published
2022-06-21
Reference
FOI/202200302968
Directorate
Health Workforce Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Harassment concerns investigated by NHS Fife in the last five years

To date how many bullying and harassment concerns have been raised and/or investigated with/by NHS Fife in the last five years.

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence
Published
2022-06-20
Reference
FOI/202200302969
Directorate
Health Workforce Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Risk Management Authority required to approve a Risk Management Plan: FOI release

1. Information which your department uses when dealing and processing requests relating to the termination or changing of life licence. 2. If there is no input from the Justice Department then why can the supervising social Worker not submit the request directly to the Parole Board? 3. The determination of life licence...

FOI unclear 55 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.2(5) s.1(210F) s.12(3) s.3
Published
2022-06-15
Reference
FOI/202200294386
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Details of Scottish Government official presence at the COP26 conference: FOI Review

1) What are the plans for the Scottish Government's official presence at the COP26? By this I mean the location, duration, and physical staff presence? 2) Please provide the overall financial cost of the Scottish Government's official presence at COP26. 2a) This should include the cost of hiring any venue as part of th...

FOI unclear 50 score 161 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending
Published
2022-06-15
Reference
FOI/202100247693 Review of 202100241108
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Trainer providers used/purchases in Financial Year 21/22: FOI release

1. For the Financial year 2021/22 please confirm whether your organisation purchased any training from the below Training Providers together with the value of the training purchased. Elite Training & Consultancy Global Knowledge Indicia Training QA Ltd The Knowledge Academy 2. Which of the below training areas did yo...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2022-06-15
Reference
FOI/202200298642
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Scottish Budget

Transport Scotland's Local Area Network (LAN): FOI release

I would like to request the following information about the organisation’s Local Area Network (LAN) environment. . Please can you send me the organisation’s Local Area Network (LAN) contract, which may include the following: Support and Maintenance- e.g. switches, router, software etc Managed- If this includes servic...

FOI unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence contracts spending s.4 s.8
Published
2022-06-09
Reference
FOI/202200300969
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Repair work undertaken to sections of the M8: EIR review

Full details of the damage existing on the carriageway over the time periods requested. Surely in briefing a contractor to repair the road, Transport Scotland would have first received full details of all the damage, including depths of the potholes, so that you could advise the contractor on what they need to come pre...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings contracts
Published
2022-06-09
Reference
FOI/202200297926 Review of 202200287705
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Landing obligations and application in the Clyde: EIR Review

Can you confirm if the landing obligation applies to the nephrops trawlers in the Clyde. If so, I write to request data for how much weight in fish has been landed via the landing obligation from the Clyde area. I note that the estimate of just cod by catch based on Clyde fisherman's association claims is approx 100 to...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 45 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.11(2)
Published
2022-06-08
Reference
FOI/202200295950 Review of 202200288198
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Resilience Training visits made to Bute House: FOI release

In a previous FOI response (ref 202200280151) it was stated that there were visits made to Bute House by Scottish Government employees on the 25th, 26th, 30th & 31st of March 2020 and later on the 16th April 2020 and each time their 'reason for visit' was 'Resilience Training'. Please provide the following information:...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.17(1)
Published
2022-06-07
Reference
FOI/202200296780
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

Transport Scotland mobile phones contract details: FOI release

I would be grateful if you could please send me the following information with regards to the organisation’s Mobile Phones contract. 1. Network Provider(s) - Please provide me with the network provider, if the contract is managed for example by Daisy, please state the network provider for e.g., Vodafone, O2, EE. 2. Ann...

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2022-06-07
Reference
FOI/202200299690
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Garbage at sea picked up by local boats: EIR release

What Marine Scotland and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) are doing to stop litter originating from Spanish and French vessels in our waters.

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.20
Published
2022-06-07
Reference
FOI/202200296706
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Topics

Clinical academic training awards: FOI release

"clinical academic training awards (comprising provision for salary or stipend and/or tuition fees costs) made by Chief Scientist Office/NHS Research Scotland in each of the five financial years 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 to registered healthcare professionals delivering NHS care".

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-06-07
Reference
FOI/202200297924
Directorate
Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Options relating Museums & Galleries: FOI release

"in each of the last 3 years for which data are available, how many enterprises (regardless of size, and including sole traders) have a) approached the Directorate, in the same way that I have, for help in getting a procurement body to provide information/answer questions about its procurement practice and b) in each o...

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts
Published
2022-06-07
Reference
FOI/202200297964
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Scottish Budget

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands' trip to Catalonia in April 2022: FOI release

You asked for the following: 1. The total cost of Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon’s trip to Catalonia on the week commencing 25 April 2022, including the cost of travel, accommodation, and all expenses. 2. The Cabinet Secretary’s method of travel to and from Catalonia on the week commencing 25 April 2022. 3. How the Sc...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.2
Published
2022-06-07
Reference
FOI/202200297360
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Quasi Governmental Agencies (Quangos) and public scrutiny: FOI release

Does SG expect its partner agencies and QUANGOS to involve all stakeholders - fully open to public scrutiny in their work to same level as SG?

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2022-06-07
Reference
FOI/202200301209
Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Landfall Strategy Group: FOI release

You asked for details of all payments made by the Scottish Government to Landfall Strategy Group between 1st September 2016 and 20th May 2022.

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-06-07
Reference
FOI/202200301658
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Information pertaining to cladding: FOI release

1) How many meetings have been held by the ministerial working group on mortgage lending and cladding over the last two years? 2) Dates and briefing notes from these meetings? 3) How much of the £97.1m cladding funding from the UK government has been spent and a breakdown of what it has been spent on? 4) How many high ...

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.17(1)
Published
2022-06-07
Reference
FOI/202200297960
Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Tax cost of ferries: FOI release

Please detail the costs to the Scottish taxpayers accrued to date by your government on the building of two Cal Mac ferries.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2022-06-01
Reference
FOI/202200298570
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Scottish Budget, Transport

Funding to Scottish Care: FOI release

The total amount that the Scottish Government provided in funding to Scottish Care https://scottishcare.org/ in the financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22 and a breakdown of what this money was for.

FOI unclear 55 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence meetings spending s.24 s.2
Published
2022-05-31
Reference
FOI/202200297193
Directorate
Digital Health and Care Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector, Scottish Budget

Transport Scotland training providers

1. For the Financial year 2021/22 please confirm whether your organisation purchased any training from the below Training Providers together with the value of the training purchased: Elite Training & Consultancy Global Knowledge Indicia Training QA Ltd The Knowledge Academy 2. Which of the below training areas did yo...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2022-05-25
Reference
FOI/202200298339
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Bute House carpet fitting: FOI release

In a previous FOI response (ref 202200280151) regarding Bute House visits, it was confirmed that Gordon and Halliday Carpet workers entered Bute House on the 12th January 2021. The reason stated 'Carpet Fitting'. Please provide the following information: All recorded correspondence between the Scottish Government and ...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.17(1)
Published
2022-05-24
Reference
FOI/202200296774
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design, Public sector