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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7,460 matching releases

Children living in poverty and food bank requests: FOI release

You asked for information on: How many children are currently living in poverty in Scotland - the past 5 years figures. Food bank requests for the last 5 years to see if they have risen. How many children are going to school without breakfast each day if known, and if so the past 5 years.

FOI unclear 55 score 6 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2019-09-18
Reference
FoI/19/02072
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Number of FOIs submitted to SG requesting FM correspondence: FOI release

You asked for: How many FOIs have been submitted to the Scottish Government in 2019 requesting Nicola Sturgeon's emails or correspondence as a whole i.e. including letters, phone calls, other types of communication? As an example, this could be done by searching for "Nicola Sturgeon" and "emails" within the Scottish G...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2019-09-17
Reference
FOI/201900003415
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government-Hunter Foundation Innovation Fund breakdown: FOI Release

You asked for: 1. How much of the £7.5m Innovation Fund, in partnership with The Hunter Foundation, has been allocated? 2. Who/what organisations have received funding, including how much that funding was worth and when it was allocated? 3. For what purpose did the applicant wish to apply for funding and/or what new...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence
Published
2019-09-17
Reference
FoI/19/01982
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Potential risk assessment and investment review: FOI release

1. Does the Scottish Government have a risk register and/or a list of businesses and/or individuals that it considers to be an investment risk? 2. What analysis has been done of financial risk to the Scottish Government in terms of bad debt and or bad loans? Please provide this analysis.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence
Published
2019-09-12
Reference
FOI/19/01948
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

First Minister’s trip to Shetland: FOI release

You asked for Could I request the following under freedom of information legislation: • The total cost of travel and accommodation for the First Minister’s August 2019 trip to Shetland (including any accompanying staff). • A list the First Minister’s meetings, visits and events in Shetland for the August 2019 visit (n...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending
Published
2019-09-11
Reference
FOI/201900003212
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government and pay award: FOI release

You asked for ‘details of the recent pay award for Scottish Government employees and provide copies of all communications issued to staff regarding the pay award’.

FOI unclear 75 score 11 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-09-10
Reference
FOI/19/02002
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Rathillet Farms Limited - PP1 forms: EIR release

You asked for copies of the PP1 and SPCS1 forms submitted by Rathillet Farms Limited for the 2017 crop year.

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 4 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-09-09
Reference
FoI/19/02018
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic

Allocation methodology and funding level for 1+2 Language Learning policy: FOI release

1) The Scottish Government's methodology for allocating funding to Local Authorities to support implementation of the 1+2 Language Learning policy. 2) The total level of financial resource allocated to each of the 32 Local Authorities in 2019/20, 2018/19, 2017/18 and 2016/17, ideally broken down by Local Authority.

FOI unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence ministers spending s.25(1)
Published
2019-09-06
Reference
FOI/201900003245
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Trade hubs operated around the world and associated costs: FOI release

A total list of trade hubs operated by the Scottish Government around the world and the associated costs therein. I would like the costs of each trade hub to be broken down by different areas such as staffing, sustenance, etc. How much does Scotland trade with each of the countries in which the trade hubs are based. Wh...

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence spending s.3 s.25(1)
Published
2019-09-05
Reference
FOI/19/01972
Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

Convictions under Section 34 of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009: FOI release

1 - Numbers of people convicted under section 34 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 during 2017-18 - excluding those charged with other offences at the same time. 2 - Of the individuals in question 1, for how many of those was this their first conviction of a sexual crime. 3 - Of the individuals in question 2, ...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.34 s.33 s.3
Published
2019-09-04
Reference
FOI/201900003120
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of the Highlands and Islands: FOI release

You asked for the following information on the DipHE Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI): Does Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) consider the course as an SQA qualification or a Qualification of Higher Education? Does SAAS consider the course as a HND o...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-09-03
Reference
FOI/19/01872
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Equity and Excellence leads posts and overall cost: FOI release

- Could you therefore please tell me how many of the 435 equity and excellence leads posts were filled as of July? - Could you also give me a breakdown of how many of the equity and excellence posts each local authority has been assigned and how many of the posts each local authority had filled as of July - Was Tavis...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending
Published
2019-09-03
Reference
FOI/201900003026
Directorate
Early Learning and Childcare Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government Commitment to invest in School Counsellors: FOI release

A number of questions around the Scottish Government’s commitment to invest in school counsellors in Scotland through the wide ranging commitments in the 2018 Programme for Government: 1.By what date does the Scottish Government aim to achieve this goal? 2.How does the Scottish Government plan to monitor progress tow...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.3 s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-09-03
Reference
FOI-201900003025
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Purchase of products from Salesforce.com Inc. - FOI release

The total number of user licences that the Scottish Government purchases from Salesforce. The number of separate instances of Salesforce that Scottish Government has with Salesforce. An instance can be defined as a discrete agreement for the provision of a hosted CRM service. The total expenditure on Salesforce licence...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending
Published
2019-09-03
Reference
FOI/19/01892
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Education Scotland - school inspection questions: FOI release

You asked for the following information: 1. How many school inspections did Education Scotland conduct in each academic year since 2007/08, including 2018/19. 2. How many school inspectors did Education Scotland employ in each academic year since 2007/08, including 2018/19. 3. How many inspections planned by Educati...

FOI unclear 55 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1)
Published
2019-09-02
Reference
FOI/19/01847
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Instances and cost to the Public Purse of the FM's husband accompanying her: FOI release

To ask how many times in the past year (from today’s date) Mr Murrell has travelled in or on Scottish Government transport – cars, trains and planes. This information is not widely in the public domain. A total cost of Government funded air transport should also be included. Specifically, I’d like to know how many time...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)
Published
2019-09-02
Reference
foi-201900003035
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Alcohol/drug problem numbers in Scotland: FOI release

You asked for information on the number of people who have got an alcohol problem in Scotland and the number of people who have got a drug problem in Scotland, with data covering the 5 years up to 2017-18.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence
Published
2019-08-29
Reference
FOI/19/01852
Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Living it Up programme: various questions: FOI release

How much funding in total the Scottish Government provided for the Living it Up programme, what additional funding from other sources was invested, whether there was an audit of what was achieved with the money invested, what dates the programme ran between, and what happened at the end of the programme to the informat...

FOI unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-08-29
Reference
FOI/19/01973
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Children Missing from Education (Scotland) Service and School2School register: FOI release

The number of times local authorities have accessed the Children Missing from Education (Scotland) Service, in total and for 2018-19. The number of searches of the School2School register which have been conducted for children missing from education, in total and for 2018-19. You clarified that your request related to t...

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence
Published
2019-08-28
Reference
FOI/201900003129
Directorate
Topic

LGBT inclusive education recommendations: FOI release

You asked for the Scottish Government’s response to three questions about the LGBT inclusive education recommendations. I have set out our response to each of your questions in turn. 1. Please outline the work done to prepare for implementation of the recommendations of the LGBTI Inclusive Education working group follo...

FOI unclear 55 score 11 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1)
Published
2019-08-27
Reference
FOI/201900003123
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Housing Infrastructure Fund breakdown: FOI release

You asked for information about: A full list of all companies/individuals/organisations awarded money through the Housing Infrastructure Fund. Please include dates and amounts along with details of the housing projects being delivered.

FOI unclear 80 score 19 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-08-27
Reference
FOI/19/01848
Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Caledonia Cremations - grants and study questions: FOI release

You asked for information relating to Caledonia Cremations: How many cremations have been conducted/completed by this company since the first day of trading until 31 March 2019? Apart from the initial start-up costs of European and Scottish Government money which was approximately £147,000 plus a grant of approximatel...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2019-08-23
Reference
FoI/19/01811
Directorate
Topic
Public sector