Scottish Government FOI Index

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

Clear

7,200 matching releases

How are Directors-General of the Scottish Government selected: FOI release

How and by what method are Directors-General of the Scottish Government selected and who decides the successful candidate?

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence

Published: 2019-02-04
Reference: FOI/19/00297
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Monitoring of traffic light signals on the A75 at Springholm: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence

Published: 2019-02-01
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public safety and emergencies, Public sector, Transport

Number of PIT tagged fish caught from the Loy and Lundy burns Feb-Dec 2018 : EIR Release

How many PIT tagged fish had been caught from the Loy and Lundy burns during February and the end of December 2018.

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2019-02-01
Reference: FOI/19/00038
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Various regarding Action plans and Sea lice counts for Fish Farms : EIR release

Full details of any notification made to Marine Scotland or the Fish Health Inspectorate by any farms exceeding the trigger levels of 3 or 8 respectively, covering the period 5th November to today’s date; Copies of all site specific escalation action plans submitted to Marine Scotland or the Fish Health Inspectorate si...

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2019-02-01
Reference: FOI/19/00039
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Tax information over the last 5 years for Scottish NHS, Firefighters and Police Pension Schemes

I would be grateful if you could provide information for each scheme regarding the following over the past 5 tax years; Number of Personal Savings Statements (Annual Allowance Statements) issued Number of members who completed a scheme pays declaration in each tax year. If held, information regarding the numbers compl...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.17(1)