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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Data on Woodland officers: FOI release

The number of woodland officers who are employed in Scottish Forestry and especially those who process woodland creation grants and appraise EIA forestry applications.

FOI unclear 50 score 5 working days correspondence
Published
2021-05-10
Reference
FOI/202100197409
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence relating to Mulberry Unit at Stracathro Hospital: FOI release

Copies of all correspondence (emails, letters, minutes of meetings, minutes of calls and/or otherwise) mentioning "Mulberry" to Mental Health Minister Clare Haughey. You later clarified that this relates to the Mulberry Unit, Stracathro Hospital, NHS Tayside board area.

FOI unclear 80 score 11 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38 2 attachments
Published
2021-05-10
Reference
FOI/202100163886
Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

COVID-19 funding commitments: FOI release

How money is allocated and directed by the UK Government to the Scottish Government, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic since March 2020, has subsequently been spent - with specific reference to “a missing £2.7 billion” reported by the media based on an Audit Scotland report published in November 2020.

FOI unclear 50 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending
Published
2021-05-10
Reference
FOI/202100167557
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Money and tax, Public sector

Correspondence relating to Dundee mental health crisis centre: FOI release

1. Copies of all correspondence (emails, letters, minutes of meetings, minutes of calls and/or otherwise) mentioning "Dundee mental health crisis centre" to Mental Health Minister Clare Haughey. 2. Copies of all correspondence (emails, letters, minutes of meetings, minutes of calls and/or otherwise) to Mental Health Mi...

FOI unclear 80 score 11 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38 2 attachments
Published
2021-05-10
Reference
FOI/202100163876
Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

COVID-19 data relating to coronavirus deaths: FOI release

1a. To date, how many NHS Scotland patients discharged to care homes since 01.03.2020, subsequently died of Covid-19 ? Please split between those untested, tested positive, and tested negative, prior to discharge. 1b. What investigations have been carried out on each of these categories and were they recorded as Serio...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers contracts s.1D s.3A s.1 s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2021-05-10
Reference
FOI/202100189168
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) role in NHS guidelines: FOI release

"Information on how the Scottish government deals with flawed NHS polices and guidelines that results in allowing medical staff to not follow medical facts/science and forcing their own beliefs onto a patient and making incorrect assumptions about the patient which you should never do in the medical field. I would like...

FOI unclear 50 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2021-05-10
Reference
FOI/202100152341
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data for 47F1, 50F1 and 49F1: EIR release

I would like to request the following VMS data (where available): ICES Rectangle 47F1for all of 2020; and ICES Rectangles 50F1 and 49F1 for September – December 2020. If available, the following fields would be useful: Gear type Nationality Length Tonnage Activity

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 13 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2021-05-10
Reference
FOI/202100140360
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Decisions on unacceptable actions: FOI release

1. Has the Scottish Government procedure on making someone subject to an unacceptable actions decision been considered by independent counsel in order to ensure that there can be no reasonable perception that there might be bias, or that the process is incompatible with Article 6 and Article 10 of the Human Rights Act....

FOI unclear 55 score 6 working days correspondence s.5
Published
2021-05-07
Reference
FOI/202100185878
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Loans or grants paid to Smart Sustainable East Kilbride Ltd: FOI release

Details of all Scottish Government money which has been given to Smart Sustainable East Kilbride Ltd (SC645403) between 01 January 2019 and now, including loans, grants and contracts, etc.

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending
Published
2021-05-07
Reference
FOI/202100177355
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Money and tax, Public sector

Meeting with Free Church of Scotland attendees: FOI release

At the Justice Committee meeting on 22nd February 2021 the Cabinet Secretary Humza Yousaf said he "will continue to meet with stakeholders". https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=13148&i=118981&c=2323643#ScotParlOR Could you please list the stakeholders Mr Yousaf met or spoke with after the Co...

FOI unclear 75 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings 4 attachments
Published
2021-05-07
Reference
FOI/202100168167
Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Law and order, Public sector

Recorded crime in Scotland statistics: FOI release

Police Scotland's 'Force Quarterly Bulletin' statistics report that at Q3 of 2020-21, the number of violent crimes stood at 6,773. This covered the period of April-December 2020. According to the Scottish Government's recorded crime in Scotland statistics for December 2020, the number of violent crimes recorded during ...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence
Published
2021-05-06
Reference
FOI/202100179066
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2019-20: FOI release

1) The Relative Standard Errors for each datapoint provided in Table A1.2 of the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2019-20. Please only provide the RSEs for 2019-20 figures for the categories of all SCJS crime, property crime, violent crime and comparable crime. 2) The confidence interval that was used to judge whethe...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.10
Published
2021-05-06
Reference
FOI/202100176329
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public sector

The annual contract for the ScotRail service delivered by Abellio: FOI release

1) The annual contract value for the ScotRail service, as delivered by Abellio, for all years of the contract. 2) The annual value of any subsidy provided to Abellio, for all years of the contract. 3) The projection or annual budget assigned to the ScotRail service once the contract with Abellio finishes.

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence contracts
Published
2021-05-06
Reference
FOI/202100183689
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Scottish Rugby Union funding details 2021: FOI release

1. Copies of any correspondence from 1 January 2021 to date such as letters, emails, minutes or otherwise issued by Ministers in the Scottish Government to Scottish Rugby Union Limited regarding the award of £15m in grant funding and access to loan funding of £5m. 2. Specifically, the award letter detailing the conditi...

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings 2 attachments
Published
2021-05-06
Reference
FOI/202100166953
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Money and tax, Public sector

Compensation from Johnson & Johnson regarding Vaginal Mesh surgery: FOI release

Have there been any payments made from pharmaceutical companies mainly from Johnson & Johnson to the Scottish Government for the vaginal mesh scandal as compensation, this includes payments to the Health Service?

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence spending
Published
2021-05-06
Reference
FOI/202100188346
Directorate
Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Meeting minutes between Scottish Government, Police Scotland, Celtic FC and Rangers FC: FOI release

1. The minutes of the meeting which I understand took place between the above parties on 11th of March 2021. 2. Any intelligence has been garnered which would lead the police and others to indicate that fans may gather around Celtic Park or elsewhere for this game. 3. All correspondence between SG/PS and RFC on the arr...

FOI unclear 75 score 13 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments
Published
2021-05-05
Reference
FOI/202100175084
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Communication relating to Homelessness Deaths 2019 publication: FOI release

Copies of correspondence (email, notes, memos, handwritten notes, text messages, whatsapp messages, minutes of meetings, minutes of calls and/or otherwise) between civil servants and/or Special Advisers and/or Housing Minister Kevin Stewart regarding the National Records of Scotland publication ‘Homelessness Deaths 201...

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers meetings whatsapp 2 attachments
Published
2021-05-05
Reference
FOI/202100163933
Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Scottish Football Association or SPFL communications specifically containing Celtic or Rangers: FOI release

1) All emails or information sent from the Scottish FA or SPFL to the government which specifically has the name "Celtic" or "Rangers" somewhere in the body or title of the email. 2) Any documentation sent from SFA or SPFL in relation to which "clubs" or "members" qualify as "elite sports people" for the purposes of th...

FOI unclear 75 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2021-05-05
Reference
FOI/202100147241
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector

COVID-19 Breakdown of funds provided by UK Government as a result of pandemic: FOI release

How much money has been allocated and directed by the UK Government to the Scottish Government as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic since March 2020, and how this money has subsequently been spent?

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2021-05-05
Reference
FOI/202100189799
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Information relating to the reform of the fire and smoke alarms standards: FOI release

1) Was an Equality Impact Assessment conducted at any point during the drafting process of this legislative change? Was disability, a protected characteristic per section 4 of the Equality Act 2010, considered in this assessment? Was consideration given to providing an approved appropriate alternative to the alarms se...

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence s.4
Published
2021-05-05
Reference
FOI/202100178182
Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Housing, Public sector

COVID-19 vaccinator statistics 2021: FOI release

The number of Covid-19 vaccinators working in Scotland at the following times: Week-ending 01 January 2021. Week-ending 08 January 2021. Week-ending 15 January 2021. Week-ending 22 January 2021.

FOI unclear 50 score 68 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2021-05-05
Reference
FOI/202100141977
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Data regarding the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme: FOI release

1) What has the yearly budget been for grants within the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme (SIBSS) since its inception? Please provide a yearly breakdown. 2) How many applications have been received year on year? 3) How many of the applications have been accepted and rejected? Please provide a yearly breakdown. 4)...

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence spending
Published
2021-05-05
Reference
FOI/202100175122
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

COVID-19 survey gender identity questions: FOI release

"I have been taking the above survey, run on the Scottish Government's behalf by Progressive Research. One of the demographic questions asks what is my 'gender identity', and gives response options pertaining to biological sex (male and female), as well as "other gender identity" and "prefer not to say". Since gender i...

FOI unclear 55 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence s.7
Published
2021-04-29
Reference
FOI/202100173238
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

COVID-19 national vaccinations questions: FOI Review

1. “Why is the whole country being vaccinated and what is the justification for this?” 2. “Why are we vaccinating people with an unknown medicine?”

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence
Published
2021-04-29
Reference
FOI/202100181782 - Review of 202100165871
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector