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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LGBTI Inclusive Education Working Group recommendations in relation to curriculum: FOI review

Further to my letter of 22 May 2019, I have now completed my review of our response to your request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) regarding LGBT inclusive education policy in Scotland. I have concluded that the original response should be confirmed with slight modifications. “1) I expli...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence briefings
Published
2019-06-19
Reference
FOI/19/00190
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Equality and rights, Public sector

ScotRail Glasgow Queen Street/Edinburgh Waverley journey time of 42 minutes: FOI release

How many ScotRail services running between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley meet the fastest journey time of 42 minutes in April 2019. This figure as a percentage of all trains running on this route.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence meetings
Published
2019-06-18
Reference
FOI/19/01334
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Expenditure of Referendums (Scotland) Bill: FOI release

You asked: “I would like to know the cost of the 268 page document that was recently drawn up by the snp. I also would like to know who paid for the costs of this document, the research, the clerical, the copies and the distribution of the entire document.” Following a query about your request, you subsequently confir...

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence spending
Published
2019-06-18
Reference
FOI/19/01396
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Coastal Communities Fund relevant awareness raising breakdown: FOI release

You asked for a breakdown of cost spent by the Scottish Government on all relevant awareness raising (advertising campaigns, online promotion, etc.) for the Coastal Communities Fund

FOI unclear 50 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending
Published
2019-06-18
Reference
FOI/19/01306
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Assessment of the presumption against short sentences of 3 months: FOI release

You asked for information on 'what formal assessment has been made by the Scottish Government of short custodial sentences of 3 months or less'. I wrote to clarify whether the assessment you referred to in your request related to one which was carried out in advance of the introduction of the presumption against short ...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence
Published
2019-06-14
Reference
FOI/201900001602
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Air travel by Scottish Government officials: FOI release

You asked: With our First Ministers past and present taking quite a few flights for Scottish Assembly business. I would like to know the following: 1: What class of cabin do they and their companions use on those flights? 2: Do they use the same airlines for the trips to the United States? 3: Has the Scottish Governme...

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2019-06-13
Reference
FOI/19/01391
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government delegation to property event in Cannes: FOI review

All information related to a Scottish Government delegation to MIPIM 2019 in Cannes in March. This should include all travel and hotel information, whether business class seats were booked and which hotels were used, by whom, at what cost. It would also be appreciated if you could include individual claims for expense...

FOI unclear 75 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-13
Reference
FOI/19/00824 Review
Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

Loans to third parties: loan agreements: FOI Appeal

A copy of the loan agreements (or if not produced, a similar document setting out the basis of the loan) for each of the following: Loan (reference numbers in brackets are as those stated in the appendix to FOI/18/02172). £133.2 million @0% interest, due within 1 year £39.5 million @0% interest, due within 1 year £7...

FOI unclear 75 score 118 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-13
Reference
FOI/18/02623 Appeal
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Grass strips in Arable fields funding applications: FOI release

You asked for – I would like to know how many farmers have applied for the Grass strips in Arable fields funding this year 2019 in Aberdeenshire.

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence
Published
2019-06-12
Reference
FOI/19/01429
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Planning Permission Appeal cases - developments for less than 10 units: FOI release

1) A list of all Planning Permission Appeal cases for the development of 10 or more houses from 2012 to now. 2) Could the compiled list include the Case Site Address, Case Detail and the number of units proposed, Case Reference Number, Case Status, Decision Date, Decision Description and the name of the party whom sub...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-11
Reference
FOI/19/01237
Directorate
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Rail ticket expenditure data of Government spend over £25,000: FOI release

Publication referenced: Government spend over £25,000: August 2018 FoI/19/01273 You asked for “details in relation to expenditure data published on the 10th of May 2019, Government spend over £25,000: August 2018, specifically entry 233, which details a payment of £402,156.49 to Corporate Travel Management (North) on...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending s.2 s.35 s.4
Published
2019-06-10
Reference
FOI/19/01273
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Waiting times of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS): FOI release

You asked for information about children and young people who were on the waiting list for specialist mental health support from CAMHS between the calendar years 2016 and 2019. How many people were on the waiting list? Please provide a breakdown of the length of time it took before they were seen for treatment. How ma...

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence
Published
2019-06-10
Reference
FOI/19/01307
Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Accessibility on railway systems: FOI release

You asked for: Detail on individual stations with the relevant improvement? I am currently doing a research about the accessibility on railway system and I need to know if a railway station improved in recent years.

FOI unclear 75 score 9 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-10
Reference
FOI/19/01359
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Social Security Scotland - overtime: FOI release

You asked for any records/notes of the amount of overtime done by staff at Social Security Scotland and how much time that amounts to.

FOI unclear 50 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence meetings
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01230
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Security Scotland - percentage of vacant and temporary positions: FOI release

You asked for: 1. The percentage of vacant positions at Social Security Scotland, broken down monthly for the last six months 2. A full outline of the type of positions that are vacant (IT and/or administration and/or strategy and/or otherwise) 3. The percentage of employers that are on contracts or in temporary pos...

FOI unclear 50 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01182
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Education Scotland - staff curriculum areas: FOI release

You requested the following information: How many staff working for Education Scotland are allocated to/have responsibility for/work on each individual subject area. Please break the information down by each subject and provide the information as of 1 May 2019. For example, I am looking for something like this: 7 mem...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01252
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) certificates issued: FOI release

You asked for: 1. Statistics on the number of PVG certificates issued and those that are not clean sheets i.e. no problems but have "soft information' such as procurator fiscal warnings, incidents that were investigated (but did not go to court). 2. Figures on the total number of PVGs issued so I can get a sense of p...

FOI unclear 55 score 8 working days correspondence s.3
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01336
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Best Start Grant applications - system performance and stability issues: FOI release

You asked for: Details of system performance and stability issues that impacted delivery and necessitated invocation of a number of contingencies and workarounds while processing Best Start Grant applications up to 28 February 2019.

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2019-06-06
Reference
FOI/19/01216
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Vehicle ferry service - Dunoon & Gourock route: FOI release

1. Confirm whether or not the Scottish Government's official policy to have a vehicle ferry service on the Dunoon gourock route has actually changed. 2. If it has changed please give the date the change was made. 3. Advise the person or person who made the decision to change the policy. 4. Advise whether or not all ...

FOI unclear 55 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.9
Published
2019-06-06
Reference
FOI/19/01198
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Inspection report for St Margaret's Academy West Lothian: FOI release

You requested the following information: I was looking for information about St Margaret's Academy in West Lothian. It was created in 1994 by amalgamating 2 denominational secondary schools. The relevant web page states that there is no inspection report available. Does this mean that it has never been inspected over ...

FOI unclear 75 score 6 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-06
Reference
FOI/19/01321
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Data Hosting: FOI release

1. Type of hosting – Dedicated, Co-Location, Cloud Hosting, Other? 2. Who is the supplier of the contract? If possible can you also provide me with the name of vendor, if applicable? 3. What is the annual contract value for each contract? 4. What type of cloud environment? Private Cloud- a distinct and secure cloud...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence contracts
Published
2019-06-05
Reference
FOI/19/01189
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) scheme complaints from Doctors: FOI release

The rate of complaints from Doctors, employed by Health Boards, in the SPPA scheme on an annual basis from 2014. What is the rate of the SPPA adhering to the statutory legal requirement of issuing Pensions Savings Statements for Doctors in the SPPA scheme for 2016-17 and 2017-18.

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2019-06-05
Reference
FOI/19/01013
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Parking spaces and modes of transport for Saughton House staff: FOI release

How many parking spaces you provide for your staff at your Saughton House offices. I would like to know how many staff operate out of your Saughton House offices. I would also like any statistics on the mode of transport those staff operating out of Saughton House offices take to or from their work.

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence
Published
2019-06-03
Reference
FOI/19/01360
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector, Transport