Scottish Government FOI Index

21,792releases indexed

39,278attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,073partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

Timeline

2026-05 339 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263 2025-10 217

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days

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7,195 matching releases

Building a New Scotland series website downloads: FOI release

Please provide the most recent available data on the number of views, downloads, and any public responses for each individual publication in the Building a New Scotland independence prospectus series. This is a follow-up to FOI-202400402847, but I am requesting the latest available figures for all published papers in ...

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.17

Published: 2025-10-20
Reference: FOI/202500475997
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Building a new Scotland, Public sector

United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 exclusions: FOI release

The total number of exclusions the Scottish Government has requested for one of its policies or regulations from the market access principles as set out in the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020. Please provide the full correspondence detailing these requests from the Scottish Government to the United Kingdom Gove...

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

Published: 2025-10-20
Reference: FOI/202500476172
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 spend: FOI release

Please provide details of spending by the Scottish Government to implement the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 within schools and further/higher education institutions. This should include: Total funding allocated to local authorities, schools, colleges or universities. Internal administrative and...

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

Published: 2025-10-20
Reference: FOI/202500477160
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland board information: FOI release

You asked some questions about Disclosure Scotland’s Board. Please advise how many board members/trustees/executive directors/non-executive directors are paid by the Quango. What their duties are? How many hours they are required to work? What expenses do they receive? I'd also like to know why no-one takes the slight...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473448
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024 queries: FOI release

(1) How many people have the Scottish Government identified to have had their conviction quashed under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Act 2024? (2) Of those people identified, how many people have the Scottish Government been able to contact so far?

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500476631
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Commitment to safeguarding democracy: FOI release

You asked for the outcomes which have come from the Civic Gathering of 23rd April 2025, which your request refers to as Scotland's "commitment to safeguarding democracy" meeting.

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence meetings

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475382
Directorate: Strategy Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Reaching 100% (R100) programme completion dates: FOI release

An update on the expected completion year of the full rollout across Scotland of superfast broadband. (Please can you also provide the expected completion date by region).

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475057
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Scottish Government canteen menus: FOI release

The menus for the past three weeks in any canteens or restaurants in St Andrew’s House, Victoria Quay, Atlantic Quay and Saughton House. The amount of meat purchased by the Scottish Government every month in the financial year 2024/25 - include the total cost per month as well as the measurement of meat purchased per ...

FOI unclear 75 score 16 working days correspondence spending 4 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500474490
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Process, planning and procurement for Kilcreggan - Gourock and Gourock - Dunoon ferries update: FOI release

Update on the process, planning and procurement for the Kilcreggan - Gourock and Gourock - Dunoon ferries. Has funding been allocated? Have plans been decided?

FOI unclear 50 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence contracts

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500476439
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Forestry spend on public relations and communications staff: FOI release

I would be grateful if you could advise me how many Public Relations and Communications Full Time Equivalent staff you employ and what the total salary costs (including on costs such as national insurance and pension contributions) was. I would like this information for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500474164
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Education Scotland inclusion, equality and diversity guidance: FOI release

1. Has Education Scotland revised any of its published or internal guidance documents for schools, educators, or education authorities in response to the UK Supreme Court judgment of 16 April 2025, which confirmed that the term “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex? 2. Specifically, please confirm wh...

FOI unclear 55 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.17(1)

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500471940
Directorate
Topic: Education, Equality and rights, Public sector

Broxden roundabout layout drawings: FOI release

You asked for copies of the engineering layout drawings for the following trunk road roundabouts in Perth, Scotland: Broxden Roundabout (A9 / M90 junction) Inveralmond Roundabout (A9 / A912 junction)

FOI unclear 80 score 12 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475681
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Education Scotland policy reviews since UK Supreme Court decision: FOI release

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Following the 2024 UK Supreme Court ruling in R (on the application of For Women Scotland) v Scottish Ministers, the legal definition of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 has been confirmed to mean biological sex. This...

FOI unclear 55 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.17(1)

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500472710
Directorate
Topic: Education, Equality and rights, Public sector

Rural Payments and Inspections Division (RPID) potential crimes reported: FOI release

1. Is the Scottish Government's RPID a specialist reporting agency? 2. Please could RPID provide the number of potential crimes that have been reported by RPID staff to RPID since 1 April 2019. 3. Please could RPID provide the number of potential crimes that have been reported by members of the public since 1 April 2...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500474125
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Costs breakdown for National Concessionary Travel Schemes: FOI release

Full costs of running all the free bus schemes offered by Transport Scotland since 2021, with a breakdown per scheme, per year, and what the money was used for?

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500473730
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish football clubs covid loans: FOI release

1. Could the Scottish Government please detail outstanding amounts and amounts paid by each Scottish football club in relation to Covid loans, at the end of the last financial year. A reply in electronic format is absolutely fine. 2. With which clubs have payment terms been renegotiated? 3. Is the level of engagement...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500474717
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector

Talk Now funding queries: FOI release

You asked for: Whether Talk Now currently receives funding from the Scottish Government or any of its agencies. The nature, amount, and duration of any such funding. Whether there are plans to continue or expand this support in the future.

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500478567
Directorate: Mental Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Interim Chief Nursing Officer's hospital visit information: FOI release

A breakdown of hospital visits Anne Armstrong, Interim Chief Nursing Officer, has done since April 2024 to the present date.

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500478804
Directorate: Chief Nursing Officer Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Anti-social behaviour prosecutions: FOI release

The number of prosecutions brought forward by the COPFS against individuals for a breach of Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) conditions, broken down by each year, over the last ten years. The number of prosecutions against individuals for a breach of Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) conditions which resulted in a c...

FOI unclear 50 score 7 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500477139
Directorate
Topic

Scotland 2050 Conference costs and attendees: FOI release

1. A list of people and organisations that the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister met with while attending the Scotland 2050 Conference on 17 June 2025. 2. Whether the First Minister met with the sponsors of the Scotland 2050 Conference while attending the event, and who he met with. 3. Whether the Scottish...

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500476491
Directorate: Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Concessionary travel cards and antisocial behaviour: FOI release

All documentation held by Transport Scotland, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about John Swinney's vow to remove free bus entitlement from under-22s if they misbehave, as stated here:https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/bus-pas...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500474869
Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector, Transport

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for Scottish Public Pensions Agency: FOI release

Home Office guidance issued in 2024 recommended that all employers conduct right to work checks on suppliers of contractors/staff. 1. What protocols does your organisation have in place with contractors, of any service, to ensure that right to work checks have been conducted? 2. How many contractors/staff did your or...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475590
Directorate
Topic

Scottish Government IT Code of Conduct breach statistics: FOI release

In your request you asked for the following information: How many civil servants have been a) referred for further action b) formally disciplined c) investigated or d) disciplined in any other way in relation to breaches of the IT Code of Conduct since 1 January 2024 to date. Break this down per month in the dates...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473378
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Code of Practice for litter and refuse and grass cutting: FOI release

"Dear Transport Scotland, I would seek Transport Scotland's interpretation of the ROC operating contract conditions in respect of removal of litter and refuse prior to grass cutting. Para 4.15.2 of Schedule 7 Part1 of the 4th Generation Term Contract states: ".....The Operating Company shall liaise with the Litter Au...

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500475487
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Bridge structures with asbestos containing materials (ACMs): FOI release

You asked for a list of bridge structures managed by Transport Scotland that are confirmed or suspected to contain asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). For each relevant asset: Name or reference number Route/road designation and location Type and condition of asbestos Status of any monitoring or removal plans Date o...

FOI unclear 80 score 17 working days correspondence s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500474031
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport