Scottish Government FOI Index

21,800releases indexed

39,298attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,075partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-18newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,075 unclear 7,196 not held 3,054 released 1,536 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4906 s.20 4254 s.34(1) 3568 s.39(2) 3457 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1972 s.11(2) 1561 s.29(1) 1169 s.2 1152 s.3 903

Timeline

2026-05 347 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 962 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 726 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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7,196 matching releases

Breaches of community payback order statistics: FOI release

The number of breaches of community payback orders by age bracket for the years 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2024/25 and the number of people who breached a community payback order and were recorded as committing another offence following this in the years 2021/22, 2022/23, and 2024/25. You later clarified that you were looki...

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500473130
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Benefit fraud statistics: FOI release

Your request for information 1: How many cases of benefit fraud have been reported to Social Security Scotland in the past five financial years? (Broken down by 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25). Your request for information 2: Of these cases, how much money did victims lose in total? (Broken down by same y...

FOI unclear 55 score 10 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500473083
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Domestic abuse offences or offences with domestic abuse aggravators data: FOI release

You asked for an amendment of the answer in relation to a previous FOI disclosure relating to the issue of non-harassment orders in the sentencing of cases of domestic abuse and other crimes with domestic abuse aggravators applied (FOI/202500446564). This is your new request: a) The number of people convicted for dome...

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500462174
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Transport Scotland IT and Cybersecurity contracts: FOI release

You asked for details of all IT and Cybersecurity-related services and contracts procured in the past three years, including: the name and description of the service or product purchased; the supplier or vendor; the contract start and end dates; the total contract value (if available); and any associated renewal or ext...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500472506
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Special Advisers and ChatGPT documentation: FOI release

Any recorded transcripts, logs, outputs, or other documentation of interactions between Scottish Government Special Advisers and ChatGPT or any other large language model (LLM) from January 1, 2025, to June 18, 2025. This includes any saved chats, screenshots, exported files, or other relevant records held by the Scot...

FOI unclear 80 score 18 working days correspondence ministers special advisers s.2 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500471620
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government staff sickness absence statistics: FOI release

You asked for the following information: 1. Number of staff members currently on long term sick leave. 2. Total Number of staff members. 3. Breakdown by health reason for long term sick leave. 4. The definition used for Scottish Government staff to define long term sick leave. 5. Number of instances of long term s...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.3 s.5

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500471375
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Mothballing of schools and nurseries review information: FOI release

Mr Swinney said 'reviewing', present tense, which means that the work must have already started by this date. Please confirming the following: On what date was the review of mothballing guidance confirmed? (eg on which date was it decided to go ahead with the review, not on which date was the review first mentioned i...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500471247
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Kessock Bridge weight limit: FOI release

You asked for "details of the weight limits on the A9 Kessock Bridge and for the two underpasses on the A9 just north of the Kessock Bridge at North Kessock"

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500475569
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Reported fraudulent use of the under-22 free bus travel scheme: FOI release

The total number of reported fraudulent uses of the under-22 free bus travel scheme since its introduction. By fraudulent use I mean the bus pass being used by people other than the registered pass holder.

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: FOI/202500471644
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Public Pensions Agency operational budget and staffing information: FOI release

1. The total operational budget of Scottish Public Pensions Agency in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25. 2. The total headcount of Scottish Public Pensions Agency in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25. 3. The total FTE number of staff employed by Scottish Public Pensio...

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: FOI/202500471936
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government spend on social media advertising: FOI release

The amount of money the Scottish Government spent on social media advertising in 2024-2025. Can you please break this down by platform type (Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok and LinkedIn).

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: FOI/202500472439
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Active police members not eligible for tapering: FOI release

Could you please provide information specifically relating to active police members who were not eligible for tapering. When did the SPPA first phone, email or letter active members informing them that they would be liable to pay interest on contributions? When did the SPPA first phone, email or letter active members ...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: FOI/202500460860
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government building renovations: FOI release

Please provide the total amount that the Scottish Government has spent on renovations and interior decorations to the offices of Scottish Ministers in St Andrews House, Victoria Quay, and Atlantic Quay, broken down into a table to list the offices of each minister and to cover every financial year from 2021-22 to date.

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

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: FOI/202500461363
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Correspondence on the Misogyny Bill: FOI release

Any correspondence (including emails, letters, phone calls, handwritten notes, WhatsApp messages or any other documents) between the office of the First Minister and the office of the minister forMinister for Equalities regarding the Misogyny Bill. Information should include but not be limited to a detailed timel...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers whatsapp

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: FOI/202500465199
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Student Awards Agency Scotland payment of the standard undergraduate tuition fee query: FOI release

I would like to know whether the Student Awards Agency Scotland has ever paid the standard undergraduate tuition fee rate for a Scottish-domiciled student (£1,820 per year) to a university or higher education institution located outside of Scotland, since 2008 or the earliest date that records remain for.

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: FOI/202500471632
Directorate
Topic: Education, Money and tax, Public sector

Funding for Rapid Rehousing Welcome Centres: FOI release

1. Total Scottish Government spending on Rapid Rehousing Welcome Centres in financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. 2. How many Rapid Rehousing Welcome Centres has funding been given to in each of these years. 3. If available, a breakdown of spending and number of Rapid Rehousing Welcome Centres funded...

FOI unclear 55 score 8 working days correspondence spending s.3

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: FOI/202500464287
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Social media management and social listening platform queries: FOI release

1) Do you use a social media management platform? 2) If so, what tools do you use? 3) What is your annual spend on a Social media management tool? 4) What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (in the format of [month/year])? 5) Do you use a social listening / media monitoring platform? 6) If so,...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: FOI/202500470298
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Violence Reduction Unit's funding explanation: FOI release

An explanation of Kate Forbes' response given on the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (SVRU) funding on BBC Scotland’s Debate Night programme on 28th May 2025, that the SVRU were facing a 3% cut to their funding for 2025-26.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500468167
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public sector

Equality and Human Rights Fund information: FOI release

Details of the funding made since 01 April 2025 from the Equality and Human Rights Fund, as well as funding applications and grant offer letters for 4 individual organisations.

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500468614
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Lighting columns on the Transport Scotland road network information: FOI release

Information concerning lighting columns on the Transport Scotland road network. For ease of response I have repeated your questions below.

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence contracts s.1 s.2

Published: 2025-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500468868
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

UK Government’s spending review statement justification: FOI release

Responding to the UK Government’s spending review on 11th June 2025, John Swinney said: “If our budget had increased at the same rate as the average of departments in the rest of the UK, we would have had £1.1 billion more available for public expenditure and for investment in Scotland.” Source: https://x.com/johnsw...

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500470470
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Child Winter Heating Payment statistics: FOI release

The following information as for winter 2024-25, winter 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21 - broken down by each winter (do not provide them in aggregate - provide each point broken down by winter): Request for information 1: Number of clients who received Child Winter Heating Payments (CWHP) for 2 children. Request ...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500468826
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Accountant in Bankruptcy budget and staff data: FOI release

1. The total operational budget of Accountant in Bankruptcy in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25. 2. The total headcount of Accountant in Bankruptcy in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25. 3. The total FTE number of staff employed by Accountant in Bankruptcy in the Fina...

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500471894
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Alternative education provision in Scotland: FOI release

The following information relating to alternative provision in Scotland: Information which sets out the alternative approach to learning in Scotland and any related links of information. Is funding available for third parties to support alternative learning? If yes, what is the criteria for applying and process? Dat...

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500471593
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Long form and short form inspections data: FOI release

The number of long form and short form inspections conducted by HMiE Scotland since 1 Jan 2021. Included in the breakdown I request the following data: The quality indicators assessed for each inspection. What the assessment was against the 6 point scale laid down in Appendix 3 of “How good is our school?” 4th editio...

FOI unclear 80 score 17 working days correspondence s.17(1) 8 attachments

Published: 2025-08-04
Reference: FOI/202500469951
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector