Scottish Government FOI Index

21,829releases indexed

39,404attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,094partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-19newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,094 unclear 7,198 not held 3,060 released 1,536 already published 668 cost limit 607 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4920 s.20 4265 s.34(1) 3577 s.39(2) 3466 s.30 2876 s.17(1) 2768 s.25(1) 2375 s.10(4) 1978 s.11(2) 1565 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1155 s.3 905

Timeline

2026-05 376 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 920 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 860 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 728 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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7,198 matching releases

Recorded decisions for Jamie Hepburn MSP: FOI release

Further to 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Jamie Hepburn. For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 - 31 April 2024, so 13 months. For reference, in FOI 202400410545 which you are referring to, you asked: “Would you please provide the number of decisions recorded on eRDM for the above minist...

FOI unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421327
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Ministerial decisions made by Tom Arthur MSP: FOI release

Further to 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Tom Arthur. For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 - 31 April 2024, so 13 months. For reference, in FOI 202400410545 which you are referring to, you asked: “Would you please provide the number of decisions recorded on eRDM for the above minister...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421329
Directorate: Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Decisions recorded for Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: FOI release

Further to request 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Neil Gray. For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 – 30 April 2024.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421341
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Law firms and charities assisting applicants to Scotland’s Redress Scheme: FOI release

1. The names of law firms that have assisted applicants to the Redress Scheme. 2. The names of any charities that have assisted applicants to the Redress Scheme.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421703
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Number of decisions recorded for Former Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees: FOI release

Further to 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Emma Roddick. For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 - 31 April 2024, so 13 months. For reference, in FOI 202400410545 which you are referring to, you asked: “Would you please provide the number of decisions recorded on eRDM for the above ministe...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421362
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Victim Notification Scheme recommendations: FOI release

1. What consideration has the Scottish Government given to recommendations made by the independent review of the Victim Notification Scheme? 2. What engagement with stakeholders has the Scottish Government carried out following the recommendations? 3. Has the Scottish Government provided a response to those recommend...

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence s.4

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421922
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Projects considered "Novel and/or Contentious" by South of Scotland Enterprise: FOI release

All details of projects considered "Novel and or Contentious" by SOSE that have been referred to the Scottish Government for approval (as outlined in the FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT between SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT DIRECTORATE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and SOUTH OF SCOTLAND ENTERPRISE March 2023). For the avoidance of doubt please i...

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421532
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Contracts awarded to supported businesses by Disclosure Scotland: FOI release

You asked four questions relating to contracts. 1. The number of contracts you have awarded to supported businesses in each of the last five financial years (i.e.. 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24). 2. The cumulative value of your spend on these contracts in each of these years. 3. For each of these ye...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence contracts spending s.1 s.3 s.20

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400422303
Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Monthly reports for deposit protection schemes: FOI release

1) Monthly reporting on the three deposit protection schemes in Scotland, for years 2020-21 onwards, including the total value of deposits held by each deposit protection scheme on any given month, as well as the deposits paid in and out. 2) Monthly reporting on the three deposit protection schemes in Edinburgh, for y...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence s.17(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421782
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Housing, Public sector

Spend on mitigating the bedroom tax and collateral damage from the two child policy: FOI release

How much has the Scottish Parliament / Government spent mitigating: 1. The bedroom tax; and 2. Collateral damage from the two child policy attributed to means tested benefits.

FOI unclear 55 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400423770
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Public sector

European Structural and Investment Funds operation decommitment decision process: FOI release

This request concerns the European Structural and Investment Funds operation decommitment decision process. For decommitment decisions in the 2014-20 European Structural and Investment Funds programmes, please can you tell me how many decommitment decisions were made by the EC? And how many decommitment decisions were...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400422580
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Education Scotland foreign trip expenditure: FOI release

How much Education Scotland has spent on foreign trips (visits outside of Scotland) in each of the last five financial years. Information should include: the number of staff on each trip, the location, the reason for the trip, and the total cost of each trip.

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

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400400521
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Refugee and asylum seeking children registered in Scotland: FOI release

Number of refugee and asylum seeking children registered in Scottish local authority primary schools in the following years: 2016, 2020 and 2023. If there is no data for the above years, can you please provide data in years nearest to the ones requested.

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400418339
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Ban of landfilling biodegradable municipal wastes: EIR release

On 3rd May 2024, Mairi McAllan Cabinet Secretary wrote to Ben Christman at the Environmental rights Centre for Scotland (your reference: Request for SEPA direction - incineration overcapacity (05.0623)), and stated: “An additional capacity analysis was commissioned, through Zero Waste Scotland, as part of work to cons...

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 10 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: EIR/202400417634
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Road and pavement maintenance and repair history for the M90 between Junction 10 and 11: EIR release

For the M90 between Junction 10 and 11. A copy of your current road and pavement maintenance policy relating to that road. Please send me the full policy, but this should include details of the intended frequency of road safety inspections, how these inspections should be conducted and the maximum time between identif...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence s.11(2) s.34(1) s.3 s.5

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: EIR/202400416186
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Messaging Policy 2007: FOI release

Copies of policies on WhatsApp messages [as in transfer to official record and subsequent deletion] as at 2007 and subsequent revisions, including those currently in place ?

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence ministers whatsapp 4 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400400544
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests regarding Sikhs in Scotland: FOI release

Details of any fulfilled/completed FOI requests regarding Sikhs in Scotland. Could these be forwarded? Eg FOI requests received, what information was supplied?

FOI unclear 80 score 6 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400418647
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Edinburgh rape Crisis Centre: FOI release

How much funding Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre has received from the Scottish Government in the last 5 years? What review of the effectiveness of the organisation has taken place in that period?

FOI unclear 75 score 16 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400414825
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland's Listing Process: FOI release

1. How many people (as a percentage) who are placed under the Consideration for Listing process are listed after the process is completed (i.e. total number of people listed/total number of people placed under Consideration for Listing x 100)? 2. How many people (as a percentage) who have NO convictions (only allegati...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400413557
Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Government funding breakdown to the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme: FOI release

The Scottish Government to breakdown the source of SIBSS (Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme) funding for each year since it has been established? How much has Scottish Government paid in each year and how much has been inputted by UK Government?

FOI unclear 55 score 10 working days correspondence spending s.2

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400415752
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Distribution of the Scottish Gaelic budget: FOI release

How the Scottish Gaelic budget isdistributed amongst various bodies and agencies.

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400417483
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Pay information of suspended staff at the Scottish Government: FOI release

How many Scottish Government members of staff are currently suspended on full pay? Please state the length of time each staff member has been suspended, if this is not possible, please break them down by those suspended for a year or more, three months or more or one month or more. For each, can you please provide thei...

FOI unclear 80 score 15 working days correspondence briefings spending s.38 s.38P 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400413838
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government's "provisions of their criminal law": FOI release

"Point 13 of the CCPR General Comment No. 20: Article 7 (Prohibition of Torture, or Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment) of the ICCPR states: "States parties should indicate when presenting their reports the provisions of their criminal law which penalize torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading ...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence s.13 s.29

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: 202400412528
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

HM Fire Service Inspectorate in Scotland - Expenditure and revenue: FOI release

1. How much revenue has been received by your organisation for services rendered to film and television productions? This could include location rental, permits and all other services related to film productions using your personnel or resources. 2. Please outline the type of work or service rendered, in each case and...

FOI unclear 55 score 1 working days correspondence s.2

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400420285
Directorate
Topic: Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

Events held by the Scottish Government in the Washington DC office: FOI release

The number of events held by the Scottish Government international office in Washington since its creation. A breakdown of the cost of each of these events, including food, drink and entertainment.

FOI unclear 80 score 14 working days correspondence spending s.17 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400412086
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector