Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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

Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) Budget information: FOI release

What is included in "Financial Transactions" in the table showing the "Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) Budget 2023-24" and why it is shown separately from the More Homes Grant figure? Does all the funding in this table come from the Block Grant/tax raising powers of the Parliament, or is any funded by addit...

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2024-09-04
Reference
FOI/202400420261
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Scottish Child Payment - helping poverty in Scotland: FOI release

Can you please provide the following information on the Scottish Child Payment and the claim that 100,000 children have been removed from poverty as a result of it. 1) What metrics were used to measure the claim that 100,000 children have been removed from poverty? 2) Who conducted this exercise? 3) How was this dat...

FOI unclear 55 score 3 working days correspondence spending s.3 s.25(1)
Published
2024-09-04
Reference
FOI/202400421499
Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) hosting contracts with third party providers: FOI release

The type of contract I wish to see is below: Dedicated hosting- Managed environment Co-Location- hosting allows a business to still own their own server equipment; however, instead of storing it in their own data centre, they instead are able to store it in rented space in a colocation hosting centre. Cloud Hosting- C...

FOI unclear 55 score 8 working days correspondence contracts s.9
Published
2024-09-04
Reference
FOI/202400421408
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Rural payments made to Umena Management Limited: EIR release

A list of all Government contributions to Umena Management Limited which is to include, but not be limited to, rural payments, including historical payments under Scotland’s EU Common Agricultural Policy.

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 10 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2024-09-04
Reference
EIR/202400413222
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

NRIM (National Response to Improving Mathematics) secondments: FOI release

My colleague attended a NRIM event today in Glasgow and following a discussion with them I would like to request the following information under the freedom of information act:- - when and where were the two NRIM secondments advertised, how many applicants applied and how many were interviewed? - when and where was t...

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence
Published
2024-09-04
Reference
FOI/202400414170
Directorate
Education Reform Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

LGBTI Equality Team: FOI release

Information on the LGBTI Equality Team.

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.4
Published
2024-09-04
Reference
FOI/202400411114
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Confidential waste destruction contract: FOI release

1) Has confidential waste been procured via tender or framework or another means? 2) If a framework, could you confirm the name of the framework please? 3) Actual contract values of each framework/contract (& any sub lots). 4) Start date & duration of contract. 5) Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/co...

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence contracts s.6
Published
2024-09-04
Reference
FOI/202400412641
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Trauma Informed Practices in Scottish primary schools: FOI release

You asked for the following information relating to trauma informed practice in Scottish Primary Schools specifically: 1. How many Primary schools in Scotland have Trauma Informed Practices for Care Experienced Children within their School Improvement Plan, broken down by Local Authority Area? 2. How many Primary sch...

FOI unclear 55 score 5 working days correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2024-09-04
Reference
FOI/202400414023
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

UHI Perth - Annual Engagement Visit Report: FOI release

I refer to the 2024 Annual Engagement Visit Report, as detailed in the attached report on UHI Perth’s website today. May I please ask for copies of the evidence you used to substantiate this latest report?

FOI unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2024-09-04
Reference
FOI/202400410774
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Ferries built by Ferguson Marine for Caledonian MacBrayne: EIR release

My FOI request concerns the two ferries currently being built by Ferguson Marine for Caledonian MacBrayne. I would like to know when both ferries will be ready to be released for service and how much over budget this now is.

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending
Published
2024-09-04
Reference
EIR/202400404912
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector, Transport

Provision of the Facilities Management Services framework/contract: FOI release

Details in respect to the provision of Facilities Management Services: http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:064833-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML and specifically: 1. What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract? 2. Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful and not succe...

FOI unclear 80 score 9 working days correspondence contracts spending s.3 s.5 s.7 4 attachments
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400414364
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) status and Stonewall statistics: FOI release

1. Stonewall attempted to have EHRC stripped of its A status. Does the Scottish Government support Stonewall's challenge of the EHRCs A status? 2. I would like to know how much money the Scottish Government paid to Stonewall in 2021, 2022 and 2023? 3. I would like to know who took the decision for it to be appropriat...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings spending s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400413319
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Annual spend of Media Buying Framework (follow up to request 202400412159): FOI release

Share the list of Framework Public Bodies which have used the Media Buying Framework over the last contract period and the annual or total spend. A response was provided under FOI 202400412159, and you have now asked for further details of spend against each organisation.

FOI unclear 75 score 13 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400415320
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Briefing pack produced for the Scotonomics Festival of Economics: EIR release

This is a follow up request to a previous FOI response. Your ref: 202400406159. The above referenced FOI response included a briefing pack produced for the Minister for Energy, Just Transition and Fair Work, Gillian Martin, in advance of her appearance at the Scotonomics Festival of Economics on 23rd March 2024. Plea...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers briefings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
EIR/202400413337
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Number of contracts awarded to supported Businesses in each of the last five financial years: FOI release

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 years, the number of contracts awarded to supported ...

FOI unclear 55 score 4 working days correspondence contracts spending s.3
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400422284
Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Access to recordings of public local inquiries: EIR release

I was watching Oliver Mundell MSP ask a question on Wednesday 1 May 2024 at 1410 hours on the Scottish Parliament TV website. It was a portfolio question on Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy (Question S6O-03359). In his supplementary question, he pointed out that video evidence from past public local inquiries had...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
EIR/202400414713
Directorate
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Low Emission Zone compliance statistics: EIR release

1. The number of Government vehicles that are Low Emission Zone compliant? 2. The percentage of Government vehicles that are Low Emission Zone compliant? 3. The number of Government vehicles that are not Low Emission Zone compliant? 4. The percentage of Government vehicles that are not Low Emission Zone compliant?

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 5 working days correspondence
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400414945
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector, Transport

Social Media Management and Listening Tools: 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 ( month & year) ? 5) Do you use a social listening / media monitoring platform? 6) If so, what tools do ...

FOI unclear 50 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400417387
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Procurement plans and devices deployed by Disclosure Scotland: FOI release

You asked for the number of specified devices deployed by Disclosure Scotland, as well as details of procurement plans relating to specific services.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400415693
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Revenue received for services for film and television productions: FOI release

Under the Freedom of Information Act, for the tax years 2014/15 to 2022/23 inclusive, please would you please fully disclose the following details, breaking the figures by year: 1. How much revenue has been received by your organisation for services rendered to film and television productions? This could include locat...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.2
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400420088
Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Revenue received for services rendered to film and television productions: FOI release

Information detailing revenue received by our organisation for services rendered to film and television productions and organisational spend on facilitating such arrangements between 2014/15 to 2022/23.

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence spending
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400419814
Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Accountant in Bankruptcy - Form 1 advertisement to Form 3 protection of a Protected Trust Deed: 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. This would be years 20-21, 21-22, 22-23.

FOI unclear 75 score 14 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400415568
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Firefighter Early Retirement Factors 2006 scheme: FOI release

Confirmation that a previous Early Retirement Factors document issued for the 2006 scheme is correct.

FOI unclear 75 score 5 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400422202
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Comments on European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) programme funding: FOI release

In relation to statements made by a Scottish Government official and by Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, "any information held by Scottish Government which explains how these two statements can both be true. In particular, how it can be possible that money “is being spent currently” when “all projects supported by Eu...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400420124
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector