Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

22,874releases indexed
40,876attachments found
29.5avg calendar days
8,493partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-10-28newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,493 unclear 7,447 not held 3,283 released 1,596 already published 712 cost limit 634 clarification 376 withheld 250 transferred 83

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5215 s.20 4475 s.34(1) 3779 s.39(2) 3631 s.30 3032 s.17(1) 2975 s.25(1) 2550 s.10(4) 2085 s.11(2) 1634 s.29(1) 1244 s.2 1242 s.3 977

Timeline

2026-10 227 2026-09 8 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,334 releases · 27.8 avg days Marine Directorate 990 releases · 29.7 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 969 releases · 30.8 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 676 releases · 28.6 avg days People Directorate 663 releases · 25.5 avg days
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7,447 matching releases

Scottish Government expenditure on the Digital Lifelines Project: FOI release

How much money has the Scottish Government spent on the Digital Lifelines project since it was started in 2021, and can you give a breakdown per year and what the money was spent on?

FOI unclear 50 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending
Published
2025-09-08
Reference
FOI/202500461149
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) funding: FOI release

For each financial year from 2014 onwards, please provide a breakdown of Scottish Government funding to the STUC, disaggregated by fund type/area/project.

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500459426
Directorate
Jobs and Wellbeing Economy Directorate
Topic
Economy, Money and tax, Public sector

Permission for the Health Secretary to take a guest to an event: FOI release

In line with the ministerial code, please provide me with the written permission obtained by Neil Gray and/or staff asking the First Minister for written permission to take his child to the football with him.

FOI unclear 80 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500475371
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Minutes of the Equality and Human Rights Commission meeting: FOI release

I understand Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP and Neil Gray MSP met with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on or around 11 June 2025. Please provide minutes of that meeting.

FOI unclear 55 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.17(1)
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500475615
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Ministers usage of ChatGPT: FOI Review

Original request 202500457224 Please can the Scottish Government provide a list of all search queries made by Scottish ministers to ChatGPT since the start of 2024. This should include the name of the minister who made the search, the title of the search, the question asked to ChatGPT, and its response. It would be g...

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI 202500462020 review of 202500457224
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Communications between the Director of Energy and Climate Change and selected energy companies: EIR release

Copies of all electronic communications (emails, whatsapp) from 1 July 2024 to 28 March 2025 between Kersti Berge, Director of Energy and Climate Change and senior officials from the following organisations: Shell Equinor Ithaca Energy Offshore Energies UK (OEUK)

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500459445
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Support from The Scottish Government to retailers: FOI release

The Scottish Government is supporting retailers through various reliefs, including the Small Business Bonus Scheme, with a total value of £685 million.

FOI unclear 55 score 11 working days correspondence spending s.25(1)
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500461997
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Recruitment process and costs relating to the role of Head of Scotland House: FOI release

You asked: Could you supply the full costs of the recruitment process to select the new head of Scotland House London, as well as how many applied and who was selected, with a full breakdown of the costs?

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500462549
Directorate
Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government targets for economic growth publications: FOI release

Your request was for the following information: 1. Does the Scottish Government currently have any official published or unpublished targets for economic growth? If so, please provide what these targets are – what measures are used for the targets (e.g. type of GDP measure), what time spans are contained within the ta...

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500463939
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Award of Scottish Government Bonds Public Contract: FOI release

You asked: This request is about the following contract: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528164 Please provide the identity of the 3 companies who unsuccessfully tendered for this contract.

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence contracts
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500466578
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Money and tax, Public sector

Former First Minister's memoir 'Frankly': FOI release

You asked for whether the Scottish Government and any of its quangos has pre-ordered, or received any copies (physical or digital) of Nicola Sturgeon’s memoir ‘Frankly’. If so, please provide: (a) the number of copies (b) the total cost

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500465695
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Pupils with additional support needs and additional support for learning: FOI release

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

FOI unclear 55 score 11 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.3
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500466074
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Police Pensions and Meetings with HMRC: FOI release

You asked for the following information: I would like to ask two questions in relation the above act with regards to the amendments to the police pension and meetings with HMRC: 1) How many SPPA employees attended meetings with HMRC to discuss the calculations for the remedy to be paid? 2) What grading were these em...

FOI unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence meetings s.2
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500466683
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland spending on temporary staff: FOI release

How much Disclosure Scotland has spent on employing temporary staff in financial years 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500468630
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Charges for Subject Access Requests: FOI release

You asked for: Please can you provide the total of all £10 charges applied to those requesting a subject access request Pre COVID Post COVID And particularly In 2020

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500471239
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PAWHP) funding and eligibility: FOI release

Details of what the £160 million of funding previously planned for universal winter fuel payment for pensions was spent on. This was described as diverted to balance the 2024/25 budget in Audit Scotland’s ‘Fiscal Sustainability and reform in Scotland’ report of November 2024.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500468011
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Economy, Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government hybrid working queries: FOI release

When did Scottish government first introduce a policy on hybrid working for employee? Can you provide me with a copy of that policy? Can you provide me with the Equality & Diversity Impact Assessment [EQIA] of that policy? What data gathering arrangements were put in place as a result of the EQIA to ensure that the pol...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers contracts
Published
2025-09-03
Reference
FOI/202500466607
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Date for implementation of 40% office attendance policy: FOI release

My query relates to the '40% attendance in the office' policy for core Scottish Government staff that was recently announced. It is stated this policy is to be in place from October. 1. Can you please confirm the exact date of implementation? 2. Can you confirm whether the implementation date will now be delayed due ...

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence spending
Published
2025-09-03
Reference
FOI/202500477661
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Aggregation of complaints by Housing Associations to Scottish Housing Regulator: FOI release

1. Could the Scottish Government please confirm or deny that this 'aggregation' of complaints (as set out above) 'is a requirement of the Scottish Government on the Scottish Housing Regulator to report ASB in this way' as is now claimed by (Redacted) housing association and their specialist FOISA legal team? 2. Could ...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.25(1)
Published
2025-08-29
Reference
FOI/202500476370
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Early learning and childcare funding and statistics: FOI release

1. The funding allocated to ELC funded places in Scotland in the academic years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25? 2. The academic years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25, how many nursery pupils in Scotland entered into the system for each month? For example, August X number of pupils started nursery, September Y number of stu...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.17(1) s.3 s.5
Published
2025-08-28
Reference
FOI/202500476011
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Staffing and costs involved in coordinating work on the Independence Prospectus: FOI release

Please provide the number of staff employed within the Scottish Government’s Constitutional Futures Division who were involved in coordinating work on the independence prospectus and related activity, broken down by headcount and pay grade, at each of the following dates: 31 March 2022 31 March 2023 31 March 2024 31 M...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)
Published
2025-08-27
Reference
FOI/202500475992
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Possible purchase of the Bentley Hotel Motherwell: FOI release

Can you please advise me if the Scottish Government has purchased the Bentley Hotel Motherwell.

FOI unclear 50 score 7 working days correspondence
Published
2025-08-21
Reference
FOI/202500477850
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Money made from selling survey data: FOI release

How much money has the Scottish Government made from selling data, i.e. survey data in each of the last five years, with a breakdown of where the money came from?

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence
Published
2025-08-21
Reference
FOI/202500476001
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector