Scottish Government FOI Index

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

Social Justice and Social Security Committee visit: FOI release

Request for information 1: A copy of all emails and notifications that were sent to Social Security Scotland staff to inform them that there would be a visit by the Social Justice and Social Security Committee. Request for information 2: A copy of all emails sent to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Equali...

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-17
Reference: FOI/202400396728
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Health Retirement of NHS staff diagnosed with long Covid and associated illnesses: FOI release

Information regarding NHS Scotland staff who contracted Covid and as a result were diagnosed with long Covid as well as other associated illness of a result of Covid, broken down into associated illnesses: How many staff have applied for ill health retirement? How many staff have had a successful claim for ill health ...

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

Published: 2024-09-17
Reference: FOI/202400403270
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Stagecoach Highland and Highland Country Buses funding: FOI release

List of all vehicles that have been bought by Stagecoach Highland/Highland Country Buses through funding from the Scottish Government (ScotZEB or any other funding, directly or through the RTP). The information should include vehicle type, date of purchase, registration number, budget source, and whether part or fully ...

FOI unclear 75 score 10 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-17
Reference: FOI/202400405785
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Prosecutions under the Tobacco Products Directive: FOI release

A copy of the data for the current amount of Trading Standard officers, Police Officers, Court Officials and Tobacco Enforcement Officers from 2013 to 2023, as well as the number of how many successful prosecutions there has been in the last five years since the Tobacco Products Directives came into force in May 2016. ...

FOI unclear 80 score 18 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.20 s.48 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-17
Reference: FOI/202400404844
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Figures for professional conduct complaints raised in year 2023: FOI release

“Can you please supply your figures for professional conduct complaints raised in year 2023 and what the outcomes of these were.”

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-17
Reference: FOI/202400405172
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Ministers v The Scottish Information Commissioner: Court of Session case costs : FOI release

Could you please provide me with all costs the Scottish Government incurred in relation to the Court of Session case Scottish Ministers v The Scottish Information Commissioner, which was heard on December 6. https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/supreme-courts/about-the-court-of-session/livestream-hearings/case-xa1...

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202300388530
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Scottish Government staff who live in England: FOI release

You asked for the following information as a follow-up to FOI/202300390842: 1. A breakdown of the “280 number” by pay banding [i.e. relating to the response to your previous request] 2. The same original data for the previous 5 years broken down by year (can take the date used for original request as exact date for d...

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202400393007
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Contact Centre, use of CRM and AI & Automation systems: FOI release

Contact Centre – target to organisations we know have a CC Do you have a customer/ citizen facing contact centre? If not please skip these questions Do you employ and manage your own agents, or do you outsource to a third party? If you outsource who to? How many contact centre agents do you have? Do agents work from h...

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.2

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202400410991
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Euro 2024 tickets for Scottish Government staff: FOI release

How many tickets have the Scottish Government requested for any Euro 2024 games for Scottish Government staff, officials such as cab sec, FM? If possible, can we have a break of who the tickets are for and for what games? Has anyone in the Scottish Government officials or staff been offered tickets that isn't the SFA...

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202400412908
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Scottish Government Public Consultation on draft bills: FOI release

"A list of the bills where some or all of the proposed sections were consulted on in draft in a public consultation before being introduced, since 1 May 2018, and for each bill consulted on in this way whether a whole draft bill was provided or only extracts from it".

FOI unclear 50 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202400411306
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Testing for contaminants on marine animals in Scottish waters: EIR release

“- What testing for contaminants has been done on marine animals in Scottish waters since 2020? - What contaminants, including illegal drugs and legal medication, have been found in marine animals, as a result of these tests? - What reporting has been done to Scottish Government ministers on these findings? Please tre...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.9

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202400412098
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Costs of free travel on public transport bus services: FOI release

1. Costs incurred for over 60s from 2018 to 2023 as a yearly breakdown for free travel on public transport bus services. 2. Costs to date for free travel for 5 to 21 year olds on the buses who access the Young persons’ free bus travel scheme.

FOI unclear 55 score 11 working days correspondence spending s.2

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202400414524
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Ceasefire in Gaza motion: FOI Release

'In November 2023, the Scottish Parliament passed motion S6M-11342. This calls...........".on the international community to use every form of diplomacy to try and create the conditions on the ground to make a ceasefire a reality". I request information on any actions that the Scottish Government has undertaken to hee...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202400422421
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Restrictions to Microsoft Office software in Scottish schools: FOI Release

1. All correspondence between Scottish Ministers to local authorities, Education Scotland and Scottish Government officials that relate to the introduction of restrictions to Microsoft Office software in Scottish schools from 1 August 2023 to date. 2. How many times has the introduction of restrictions to the Microsoft...

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.17(1)

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202400422315
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Deferred final salary pension scheme members: FOI Release

How many deferred members with final salary pension scheme benefits (ie members who are no longer working for relevant employers - not just members who have moved to a CARE scheme) are older than the normal pension age in the relevant final salary section of the scheme but have not put their final salary pension into p...

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202400423520
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Continuing work on the Building a New Scotland series of independence papers: FOI release

In light of the result of the UK general election, held on 4th July 2024, what is the Scottish Government’s position on continuing to work on, and publish, the Building a New Scotland series of independence papers?

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202400422596
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Statistics for prosecutions and convictions under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018: FOI release

Statistics for a) prosecutions and b) convictions under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 in each year since implementation in 2019; disaggregated by male and female offender.

FOI unclear 55 score 5 working days correspondence s.1

Published: 2024-09-13
Reference: FOI/202400425216
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Former First Minister’s engagements in London in March 2023: FOI Review

Original request 202400412363 Information relating to the former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon’s engagements in London in March 2023.

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

Published: 2024-09-12
Reference: FOI/202400417846 Review of 202400412363
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Record of Ministerial decisions by former Minister for Drugs an Alcohol Policy: FOI release

Further to 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Elena Whitham? For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 - 31 April 2024, so 13 months. For reference, request 202400410545 asked: Further to 202400408757, would you please provide the number of decisions recorded on eRDM for the above minister, per...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-12
Reference: FOI/202400421328
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

European Structural Fund (ESF) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) document: FOI release

The document ESF and ERDF programme performance against the operational programmes, as at September 2019, was published here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/esif-programme-monitoring-committee-meeting-november-2019/ But no subsequent versions of this document appear to be available. Please provide all subsequent ver...

FOI unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-12
Reference: FOI/202400420611
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Budget for the First Minister’s visit to Germany: FOI release

Regarding the First Minister’s visit to Germany (202400419244), can I ask what budget that would come out of?

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2024-09-12
Reference: FOI/202400423097
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

European Social Fund programme audit issues: FOI release

The Scottish Government’s 2018-19 consolidated accounts include the following statement: “The European Social Fund programme within the ESF is currently in 'pre-suspension' status due to audit issues identified during a 2018 audit. As a result the Scottish Government is not yet in a position to have these claims refun...

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-12
Reference: FOI/202400420729
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

The sale of public land surrounding Carbisdale Castle in Sutherland: EIR release

Please provide evidence of community consultation, expressions of community support and advice which confirms the sale met relevant criteria outlined in the Public Finance Manual.

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence 6 attachments

Published: 2024-09-12
Reference: FOI/202400404920
Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

The reimbursement claims which the Scottish Government will submit to the European Commission (EC): EIR Release

In the Scottish Parliament on 26th June 2024, the following exchange occurred: Brian Whittle (South Scotland) (Con) I will try again to get an answer to the question that was posed by my colleagues and has been avoided by the Deputy First Minister. I will put it really simply: how much of the €136 million that was no...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2024-09-12
Reference: FOI/202400423249
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Recorded Crime in Scotland statistics: FOI release

Age and gender breakdowns for some of the figures presented within Tables A12 and A4 of the Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2023-24 Accredited Official Statistics, specifically: cyber threats and extortion crimes (Table A12) and, recorded crimes of threatening to disclose/disclosure of intimate images (Table A4).

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-12
Reference: FOI/202400420748
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector