Scottish Government FOI Index

21,808releases indexed

39,350attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,078partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-18newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,078 unclear 7,197 not held 3,057 released 1,536 already published 668 cost limit 606 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4909 s.20 4258 s.34(1) 3570 s.39(2) 3460 s.30 2869 s.17(1) 2765 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1974 s.11(2) 1562 s.29(1) 1171 s.2 1152 s.3 905

Timeline

2026-05 355 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 963 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 860 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 632 releases · 25.8 avg days

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7,197 matching releases

Information on contractual relationship with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA): EIR release

The following information in regards to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA): 1. What is the nature of the contractual relationship between the Scottish Government and the above Agency in respect to farm animal welfare and, in particular, animal welfare on fish farms? 2. Please provide the headings of the contra...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence contracts s.6(1)

Published: 2025-06-11
Reference: EIR/202500456566
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Social Security Scotland staff pay information: FOI release

Request for information 1: The current pay brackets which exist throughout your organisation as of February 2025. Request for information 2: The current number of employees which are in payment each bracket as of February 2025. Request for information 3: The total amount which has been paid to all employees of Social...

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: FOI/202500455972
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Costs considered on Thrombosis public awareness campaign: FOI release

My question, for clarification, is what were the cost and associated costs which were taken into consideration when deciding against a public awareness campaign to raise awareness of Thrombosis? A cause of death which amounts to 1 in 4 of all deaths.

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: FOI/202500457131
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation (SNIPEF) correspondence, funding and press release: FOI release

1. All correspondence between Scottish Government Ministers and Special Advisers and the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation between 4 March 2025 and the present date (inclusive). This should include correspondence that Ministers or Special Advisers were copied into. 2. Whether the Scottish Gov...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers special advisers

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: FOI/202500456101
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Enforcement of mask-wearing in schools: FOI release

1. Definitive documentation that grants Scottish regional councils the authority to enforce mask-wearing in schools without parental or child consent. 2. Details on how this authority was established, including any legal or statutory basis, and how such authority aligns with or circumvents human rights obligations. 3...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.3

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: FOI/202500456359
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Education, Health and social care, Public sector

Kingsburgh Common Grazings and Sheep Stock Club rural payments applications: EIR release

All application information - forms completed and supporting information including maps - for any of the IACS/Single Application Form related applications in the name of Kingsburgh Common Grazings and Kingsburgh Sheep Stock Club for the last 5 years, including the following: Basic Payment Scheme Scottish Upland Sheep ...

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 16 working days correspondence briefings spending 12 attachments

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: EIR/202500457112
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency contact with tobacco industry: FOI release

A list of any and all contact SPPA and/or staff have had with British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris International, as well as any other domestic or transnational tobacco companies or anyone representing the tobacco industry including subsidiaries of tobacco industry, for ...

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2025-05-21
Reference: FOI/202500457587
Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Social Security Scotland privacy measures and personal data breaches: FOI release

Request for information 1: Confirmation of the standard privacy measures which you implement in fraud investigations in order to prevent privacy infringements taking place as of February 2025. Request for information 2: Confirmation of if there have been cases in which privacy infringements have occurred due to a frau...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.20

Published: 2025-05-21
Reference: FOI/202500456060
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

National public bodies in Scotland: FOI release

Further to the recent press articles regarding the report from the Scottish Information Commissioner, David Hamilton, that he is astonished at the number of public bodies and companies (employed by the Scottish Government) in Scotland, reckoned to be nearly one thousand? Alex Salmond announced in July 2012 that the nu...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1)

Published: 2025-05-20
Reference: FOI/202500456671
Directorate: Public Service Reform Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Error cases reported to Social Security Scotland: FOI release

Request for information 1: The amount of error cases which have been reported to any workers of Social Security Scotland over the past four months (November 2024, December 2024, January 2024, February 2024). Request for information 2: What the most common reason for these error cases has been over the past four months...

FOI unclear 55 score 50 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-05-20
Reference: FOI/202500456033
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Spend on frameworks for provision of interim IT staff services: FOI release

The information listed below in relation to the Scottish Governments Framework for the Provision of Interim IT Staff Services and Provision of Interim Professional Staff Services. 1. Total spend for each public body and to which agency (including agencies who are now no longer on the framework) for both Frameworks (Ge...

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

Published: 2025-05-20
Reference: FOI/202500456426
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Frameworks for provision of Administration, Catering and Manual Staff services spend: FOI release

The information listed below in relation to the Scottish Governments Framework for the Provision of Admin, Catering and Manual Staff Services [North/South]. 1. Total spend for each public body and to which agency (including agencies who are now no longer on the framework) for both Frameworks (Generation 3 & 4) for: 0...

FOI unclear 75 score 17 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2025-05-20
Reference: FOI/202500456427
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Accountant in Bankruptcy Protected Trust Deeds statistics: FOI release

The average amount of time from Form 1 advertisement of a Trust Deed to Form 3 protection of a Protected Trust Deed, per organisation. I would also like factored in if the PTD has been advertised more than once. For Year 23-24 Number of Protected Trust Deeds by Trustee for the period 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 Number of ...

FOI unclear 75 score 14 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-05-20
Reference: FOI/202500456786
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

G20 Works funding: FOI release

“Information on the use of £10,000 which was awarded by the Scottish Government through the Communities Mental Health and Well-being Fund for Adult Projects in year 2023/2024 to the SCIO known as G20 Works, charity no SC052451. G20 works appears to have received funding from many sources, including public money, in th...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2025-05-15
Reference: FOI/202500455772
Directorate: Mental Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Breakdown of health/disability issues for homelessness applications support: FOI release

A detailed breakdown of what health/disability issues people have when they present at local authorities when homeless.

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-05-15
Reference: FOI/202500456577
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Agri-Environment Climate Scheme annually recurring and capital items: EIR release

Please could I follow up your response to my original request (attached) to request a further column of data, for the Annually Recurring and Capital items, which shows against each £s value the quantities secured through the payment made (ie quantities in hectares/sq. metres; linear metres; #s of units (eg ‘gates’ ))

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence spending 4 attachments

Published: 2025-05-15
Reference: EIR/202500455527
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Police Pension Remedy Statement statistics: FOI release

1. As of 16.03.25, how many former police officers have been issued with their Remedy Statements? 2. The SPPA has publicly stated that the majority of those former officers will receive their Remedy Statements by 31.03.25, what information is available regarding the planned schedule of these being issued? 3. Further ...

FOI unclear 55 score 10 working days correspondence s.2

Published: 2025-05-15
Reference: FOI/202500457510
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish secondary schools catering for pupils with additional support needs: FOI release

1. The number of additional support need staff employed in mainstream Scottish secondary schools. 2. The number of Scottish secondary schools that cater for pupils who require additional support. 3. The number of pupils with additional support needs attending a mainstream secondary school.

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.2 s.3

Published: 2025-05-12
Reference: FOI/202500455975
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Additional support needs (ASN) secondary school staffing and pupils: FOI release

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.2 s.3

Published: 2025-05-12
Reference: FOI/202500455976
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Costs involved in Social Security Scotland responding to Adult Disability Payment appeals in the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland: FOI release

How much per annum is spent appealing rejected claims for Adult Disability Payments. I appreciate you may not have much data as if is a new benefit, just any information that would help estimate this cost would be appreciated.

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-05-12
Reference: FOI/202500456416
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Island Housing Fund queries: FOI release

Of the £5 million Islands Housing Fund, which was originally due to run from 2016-17 and 2021, can you outline: 1. How many new island homes were found using that funding? 2. How many existing empty properties on Scotland’s islands were refurbished using those funds? 3. On which islands were those new homes found? ...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-05-08
Reference: FOI/202500455119
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Money and tax, Public sector

Edinburgh Women’s Aid correspondence: FOI release

1. Any correspondence received by the First Minister from Edinburgh Women’s Aid since May 2024. 2. Any correspondence received by Kaukab Stewart from Edinburgh Women’s Aid since May 2024.

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2025-05-08
Reference: FOI/202500456573
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Ministers attendance at football matches: FOI release

For each time a Scottish Minister, in a professional capacity, attended a match of the Scottish national teams (home and abroad) and any Scottish professional team: (a) which Minister attended; (b) where and when were the visits; (c) why the Minister was invited; and (d) whether alcohol was served and whether the M...

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-05-08
Reference: FOI/202500456781
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector

Remedy contribution queries: FOI release

1) When the SPPA first informed the Scottish police federation [SPF] that interest would be payable on these contributions and also the first time the SPF were informed of the final interest rate. 2) When the SPPA first informed affected members that interest would be payable on these contributions and also the first ...

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence s.3

Published: 2025-05-08
Reference: FOI/202500456620
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Cost of running the Public Attitudes Survey for Scotland: FOI release

The full costs of running the Public Attitudes Survey for Scotland in the last five years, with a full breakdown per year and what the money was spent on.

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2025-05-08
Reference: FOI/202500455787
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector