Scottish Government FOI Index

22,642releases indexed

40,482attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,387partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-09-16newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,387 unclear 7,405 not held 3,239 released 1,581 already published 701 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5151 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3728 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 2995 s.17(1) 2923 s.25(1) 2521 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1223 s.2 1222 s.3 958

Timeline

2026-09 3 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,312 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 978 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 962 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 737 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 702 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 665 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 657 releases · 25.6 avg days

Clear

7,405 matching releases

Resurfacing work done on A977 in 2017: EIR release

FOI/EIR unclear 20 score correspondence spending

Published: 2018-10-12
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Money delivered to companies from Scottish European Co-Investment Programme: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence

Published: 2018-10-12
Reference
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Private investment leveraged by Scottish European Growth Co-investment Fund: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence

Published: 2018-10-12
Reference
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Subsidy given to support new CalMac terminal at Ullapool: FOI release

FOI unclear 45 score correspondence ministers meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2018-10-12
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Richard Lochhead assuming Further Education, Higher Education and Science ministerial brief: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence ministers meetings

Published: 2018-10-12
Reference
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Payments to improve Search Engine Optimisation (SEO): FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence spending

Published: 2018-10-12
Reference
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

URL links Scottish Government has paid to promote on Google: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence

Published: 2018-10-12
Reference
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Diary information in relation to Paul Johnston and John Swinney: FOI release

FOI unclear 50 score correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-10-11
Reference
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Cost of Disclosure Scotland Transformation project: FOI release

FOI unclear 45 score correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2018-10-11
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Award of contracts for ship maintenance at Inchgreen Dry Dock, Greenock: FOI release

FOI unclear 45 score correspondence ministers meetings contracts 2 attachments

Published: 2018-10-11
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Purchases of stress balls, information including number and amount spent: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence

Published: 2018-10-11
Reference
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Details of non-disclosure agreements with departing members of staff: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence spending

Published: 2018-10-11
Reference
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

New IT system care and maintenance contract for PVG system: FOI review

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2018-10-11
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Zero-hour contracts, temporary contracts and earnings less than Scottish median: FOI release

FOI unclear 45 score correspondence contracts 2 attachments

Published: 2018-10-11
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Total funding delivered to college sector in 2018/19: FOI release

FOI unclear 25 score correspondence ministers s.25(1)

Published: 2018-10-10
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Adjustments to the Budget for Disclosure Scotland: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence

Published: 2018-10-10
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Scottish Budget

Number of and amount spent on contractors by Disclosure Scotland: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2018-10-10
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Planning details relating to the new Paris trade hub: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence

Published: 2018-10-09
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, International, Public sector

Tram project enquiry cost to date and estimated final cost: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence spending

Published: 2018-10-09
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Decision to exit BT platform of Disclosure Scotland IT system: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence ministers

Published: 2018-10-09
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Reports to HR of any incidents of anti-semitism: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence

Published: 2018-10-09
Reference
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Internal surveys of civil servants on handling of Scottish Growth Scheme: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence

Published: 2018-10-09
Reference
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Information with regard to Transport Scotland internet hosting contracts: FOI release

FOI unclear 45 score correspondence contracts 2 attachments

Published: 2018-10-08
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Legal whistleblowing, broken down for the last three years: FOI release

FOI unclear 45 score correspondence ministers contracts 4 attachments

Published: 2018-10-08
Reference
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Michael Russell MSP’s visit to Loch Fyne Oyster Bar: FOI release

FOI unclear 20 score correspondence ministers

Published: 2018-10-08
Reference
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector