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

Definition of ethnic group and ethnic minority: FOI release

1. Scottish Government definition of what constitutes an ethnic group and/or ethnic minority. 2. The process by which an ethnic minority/group is declared in Scotland, and instructions on how to go about that process.

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2021-12-20
Reference: FOI/202100250058
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Buildings in Scotland fitted with similar cladding to Grenfell: EIR release

If there are any buildings in Scotland still fitted with the Grenfell type cladding, where they are located and what is being done to rectify this and who is paying to have this fixed.

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 7 working days correspondence s.25(1)

Published: 2021-12-20
Reference: FOI/202100254956
Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Housing, Public safety and emergencies, +1 more … Public sector

Staff members of Scottish Government diagnosed with Dyslexia: FOI release

How many of the Scottish Government’s Special Advisors and highest level staff have been diagnosed with dyslexia, or other neuro-diverse diagnoses?

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence special advisers

Published: 2021-12-20
Reference: FOI/202100255153
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Information regarding applications for Electric Vehicle Loan scheme: FOI release

1. In total how many applications have been received for the Electric Vehicle Loan scheme in each financial year since 2011/12 and how many of the applications received in each financial year since 2011/12 were accepted. 2. In each financial year since 2011/12 what is the median annual income of the total number of suc...

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence ministers spending s.1

Published: 2021-12-20
Reference: FOI/202100250984
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Analysis of Gender Recognition Certificate application process: FOI release

With reference to recent comments made last month by the First Minister: "...in the first year of this Parliament, we will introduce the gender recognition reform bill...It will make the existing process of gender recognition less degrading, intrusive and traumatic." Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Scottish Parliament, Official R...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending

Published: 2021-12-20
Reference: FOI/202100251802
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Information pertaining to procurement policy: FOI release

1) Can you send me a copy of the current Scottish Government policy on preferred or negotiated provider? 2) How many contracts have been awarded using this route in the last 3 financial years? 3) Can you share the template or.guidance used by procurement officers to assess if a contract is best awarded directly without...

FOI unclear 55 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence contracts s.8 s.6 s.20 s.33 s.13 s.5

Published: 2021-12-20
Reference: FOI/202100246285
Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

NHS email address change: FOI release

The reasons for the recent change in NHS staff email addresses in Scotland from the previous nhs.net addresses to the new heath board.scot.nhs addresses?

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence

Published: 2021-12-20
Reference: FOI/202100253348
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Information regarding GP workforce: FOI release

1. I note the NHS Recovery Plan states the government will increase the GP workforce by 800, from 2017 levels. Please could you confirm whether this is a whole time equivalent or headcount figure? 2. Please could you provide me with the most up to date breakdown the Scottish government has of the GP workforce, by whole...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings

Published: 2021-12-20
Reference: FOI/202100250888
Directorate: Primary Care Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Non-income assessed loans awarded since 2005: FOI release

I would like to know more about previous maintenance loans. Could you please provide, since 2005, the figure for income unassessed maintenance loans (currently sitting at £4750). If there has / hasn’t been an increase since 2005, I would like to understand what the processes is for increasing the loan (i.e, is there an...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2021-12-20
Reference: FOI/202100252056
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Information pertaining to sea lice: EIR release

Your request was submitted as a follow up to a previous request and response – FoI 202100244449 and asked for all information held by Marine Scotland’s Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) in relation to sea lice and mortality events concerning the Dawnfresh Loch Etive sites from 28/09/21 to 18/10/21 and was to include any u...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.6(1) s.11(2) s.34(1)

Published: 2021-12-20
Reference: FOI/202100248516
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scottish Government social media accounts: FOI release

1. Who manages the social media pages on behalf of the Scottish Government? 2. Are individual people if so, how many and in addition, namely a subject with the name Richard L Russel or Richard Russell excluded from viewing such pages? If so why so? 3. During the pandemic did the Scottish Government take all reasonable ...

FOI unclear 55 score 98 working days over deadline correspondence s.1 s.3 s.4

Published: 2021-12-17
Reference: FOI/202100221455
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Syre shooting rights: FOI release

You asked for details of the grant of the syre shootings, parish of Farr, Sutherland from 1st July 2021 for a ten year period. I would like to know the details of who has obtained the shooting lease and what they are paying for this.

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2021-12-16
Reference: FOI/202100252317
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

NHS workplace stress related absence: FOI release

1. Please provide the latest available measure for NHS workplace related absences generally and for NHS workplace stress related absence separately in the form of totals for NHS Scotland and by NHS Board Area. 2. Does NHS Scotland recognise workplace stress related absence as satisfying the definition contained within ...

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence s.22 s.17(1)

Published: 2021-12-16
Reference: FOI/202100251729
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Information pertaining to the value of contract 2021/S 000-011153: FOI release

The value of contract 2021/S 000-011153, awarded by the Scottish Government to PeoplePlus, Remploy Limited, Falkirk Council, and Start Scotland on November 1st 2017, at a total value of £149 720 511.17 GBP. You seek confirmation that this is in fact the correct value of the contract, and a breakdown of the contract val...

FOI unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence contracts 2 attachments

Published: 2021-12-16
Reference: FOI/202100251001
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Funding allocated for additional duties for Child and Adult Disability payment: FOI release

Amount of funding being provided to each local authority in Scotland for additional resources required to undertake Front Door Team duties for the new Child Disability Payments and Adult Disability Payments process. You subsequently clarified your request for the amount of funding paid to Dundee City Council, Fife Coun...

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence meetings spending

Published: 2021-12-16
Reference: FOI/202100255072
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Information collected from Covid-19 vaccine passports: FOI release

1. Is information collected by the Scottish Government from people getting Covid Vaccine Passports? 2. Is information from Covid Vaccine Passports, either through paper copies or on an app, shared or sold to 3rd party companies by the Scottish Government? 3. Which companies is this information shared? 4. If it is sold ...

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts s.1

Published: 2021-12-16
Reference: FOI/202100250325
Directorate: Digital Health and Care Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

School refusers and home schooling statistics in Dundee and Angus: FOI release

Looking for information in relation to current school refusers/ homeschooling in Dundee and Angus. I would like to request the following information please: the number of primary school refusers in Dundee the number of secondary school refusers in Dundee the number of primary school refusers in Angus the number of sec...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence

Published: 2021-12-15
Reference: FOI/202100250763
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Meetings with faith groups regarding Gender Recognition act 2004: FOI release

Please provide details of all faith groups the Scottish Government has met with in developing its proposals to reform the Gender Recognition Act 2004 since 17 March 2020, including but not limited to: Muslim Council of Scotland Amina Muslim Women Resource Centre Scottish Council of Jewish Communities Catholic Bishops ...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.17(1)

Published: 2021-12-15
Reference: FOI/202100249531
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Preparations made for an independent Scotland: FOI release

I would like to know what preparations have been for a post independent Scotland since the referendum in 2014. What work has been done on, Currency and Banking system Pensions Defence Foreign policy Trade relations Passports and Border Control, and where can I read about this?

FOI unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1)

Published: 2021-12-15
Reference: FOI/202100251793
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Correspondence pertaining to the welfare of sheep on St Kilda: EIR Review

Please supply a copy of your division’s correspondence, internal and external, pertaining to the welfare of, specifically the sheep on the St Kllda archipelago – including their considered legal welfare status – from the time of preliminary discussions around the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 to the pre...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.20 s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2021-12-15
Reference: FOI/202100253172 Review of 202100235081
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Engagement and total cost incurred by Quality Meat Scotland: FOI release

I am submitting a request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for the total costs incurred by Quality Meat Scotland from 2014 to the present day. This includes all secretariat staffing costs, daily board member fees and expenses, events, publications and office-running costs. I would also like a record...

FOI unclear 50 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending

Published: 2021-12-15
Reference: FOI/202100244804
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) unique correspondence statistics: FOI release

The total number of unique correspondence cases logged between 1st April 2020 and 31st March 2021 and the percentage of these which were answered on time (only where there is a mandated response time and so this stat will already be tracked and available) for the following areas: Data protection requests (including su...

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 16 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2021-12-15
Reference: FOI/202100250524
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Funding provided to health boards for additional pressures of COP26: FOI release

a) What additional funding is the Scottish Government giving to a) Scottish Ambulance Service; b) NHS Glasgow and Clyde; and c) other health boards to cope with additional pressure as a result of COP26? b) What business plans have been submitted for increased capacity in the NHS to cope with COP26, and can these plans ...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2021-12-14
Reference: FOI/202100248751
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Information regarding funding provided to Campaign Collective Global: FOI release

Under freedom of information legislation I am requesting that you release the following information on the recipients of this funding: Registered name of the legal entity in receipt of the award Registered company, charity or similar number Registered address for the organisation in receipt of the award Other trading ...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence

Published: 2021-12-14
Reference: FOI/202100249355
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Volume of unique correspondence received by Disclosure Scotland: FOI release

Please share with me the total number of unique correspondence cases logged between 1st April 2020 and 31st March 2021 and the percentage of these which were answered on time (only where there is a mandated response time and so this stat will already be tracked and available) for the following areas: Data protection r...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2021-12-14
Reference: FOI/202100250402
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills