Scottish Government FOI Index

21,848releases indexed

39,444attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,107partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-20newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,107 unclear 7,199 not held 3,063 released 1,536 already published 670 cost limit 607 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4926 s.20 4275 s.34(1) 3584 s.39(2) 3476 s.30 2877 s.17(1) 2771 s.25(1) 2376 s.10(4) 1982 s.11(2) 1569 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1157 s.3 907

Timeline

2026-05 395 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 966 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 922 releases · 31.0 avg days Learning Directorate 861 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 729 releases · 39.9 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 633 releases · 25.8 avg days

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7,199 matching releases

Meetings with representatives of Greenbelt Group LTD: FOI release

Please can you indicate if any member of the Scottish Government has met with representatives of Greenbelt Group LTD between 2007 and today. If so, please indicate the name of said minister and the date of the meeting.

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings

Published: 2024-04-12
Reference: FOI/202400404952
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Budget to promote Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act: FOI release

What budget has been set aside by the Scottish Government to promote through advertisement social media, TV, etc the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021?

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-04-12
Reference: FOI/202400405350
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Social Security Scotland public contracts: FOI release

Request for Information 1: I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 regarding the planned quick quotes (low value/low risk contracts up to £50,000) that your organisation intends to publish on Public Contracts Scotland over the next 12 months. I kindly request the follow...

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

Published: 2024-04-12
Reference: FOI/202400402514
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Education Scotland IT training spend from 2021 - 2024: FOI release

1. For the Financial years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 please confirm whether your organisation purchased training in any of the below areas. Please provide a breakdown of the value purchased for each area, the number of people who received that training? Agile & Scrum Business Analysis Data Analytics Enterprise Arch...

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2024-04-11
Reference: FOI/202400401460
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

National Standardised Assessments for Scotland (NSA) platform payments: FOI release

Confirmation of how the SNSA (ACER) and the NSA (AlphaPlus) pupil standardised assessments are paid for. Specifically, you asked if the Scottish Government pays the providers directly and to provide the annual payment figures for ACER (2017-2022) and AlphaPlus (2021-current).

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2024-04-11
Reference: FOI/202400396847
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

HMP Highland and HMP Glasgow estimated costs and construction: FOI release

Information relating to the latest estimated opening dates and costs for both the new HMP Highland and HMP Glasgow.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2024-04-11
Reference: FOI/202400398420
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

R100 broadband scheme: FOI release

How many premises have so far been connected through the R100 broadband scheme broken down by north, south and central lot? For the north lot, could this be broken down by constituency? Could you tell me the estimated number of properties which are still left to be connected?

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2024-04-11
Reference: FOI/202400400741
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Director and Deputy Director of Brussels Office pay scales: FOI release

What are the current pay scales of the Director of Brussels and Deputy Director of Brussels in the Brussels international office?

FOI unclear 50 score 7 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-04-11
Reference: FOI/202400397580
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: International, Money and tax, Public sector

Barnett consequentials and transport spending: FOI release

For every £1 per increase spending on transport per head of England's population, does Scotland receive at least a £1 per head increase to Scotland budget?

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2024-04-11
Reference: FOI/202400399946
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Funding for Parkinson's Disease: FOI release

How much was spent on research into Parkinson's by the Scottish Government compared with the cost to care for people with Parkinson's over the past three years?

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-11
Reference: FOI/202400399369
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Minister for Small Business, Innovation, Tourism and Trade trip to Los Angeles: FOI release

1. A breakdown of the costs of Richard Lochhead's trip to Los Angeles in October 2023. 2. A breakdown of the costs related to the officials accompanying Mr Lochhead to Los Angeles in October 2023.

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2024-04-10
Reference: FOI/202400400044
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Social Security Scotland translation, interpretation and language services spend: FOI release

Information from the financial years 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23. All expenditure made by your organisation, in every facet of its operations and purview, on translation, interpretation, and language services. Please provide the aggregated total spent by your organisation and then, if possible, please provide this brok...

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending

Published: 2024-04-10
Reference: FOI/202300391272
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Annual leave and sick pay calculations for NHS staff: FOI release

Regarding NHS Scotland staff, as both Annual Leave and Sickness Absence are calculated using paid as if in work does the following statement from NHS Policy "...regularly paid non-contractual overtime and excess hours should be included in these calculations' apply to both Annual Leave and Sick Pay calculations?

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2024-04-10
Reference: FOI/202400397848
Directorate: Health Workforce Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Payment applications received by Redress Scotland: FOI release

During the period December 2021 – January 2024: 1. How many Redress payment applications have been received by Redress Scotland and, of these, how many applications were made without an appointed legal representative? (i.e how many applications were made by individuals without the aid of a lawyer?) 2. How many Redress...

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-04-10
Reference: FOI/202400399945
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Information relating to Professor John Brown CBE role within NHS Scotland: FOI release

Professor Brown co-chaired the NHS Scotland Corporate Governance Steering Group that produced, in December 2022,the second edition of the blueprint for good governance and wrote the Foreword to that document. How much, in addition to his remuneration as chair of a regional health board, did he receive for his work on ...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-04-10
Reference: FOI/202300387689
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Strategic Transport Projects Review 2 costs: FOI release

The total cost to produce the Strategic Transport Projects Review 2.

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending

Published: 2024-04-09
Reference: FOI/202400402700
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Caithness Health and Social Care redesign funding: FOI release

The Capital funding cost of the Caithness redesign as of the 14th of February 2024.

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-04-09
Reference: FOI/202400399129
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Money and tax, Public sector

Damage to Low Emission Zone signage in Scotland: FOI release

1) On how many occasions has Transport Scotland been made aware of damage to Low Emission Zone signage, road markings and fixed enforcement infrastructure around/in Glasgow since June 1st 2023? If you could please break this information down on a monthly basis. 2) On how many occasions has Transport Scotland been made...

FOI unclear 55 score 7 working days correspondence ministers spending s.2 s.3

Published: 2024-04-09
Reference: FOI/202400398058
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Funding of the new Belford Hospital in Fort William: FOI release

The capital funding cost of the new Belford Hospital in Fort William as of the 14th of February 2024.

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-04-09
Reference: FOI/202400399134
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Loss and theft of work-related mobile phones: FOI release

Using Freedom of Information laws, could you please answer the following questions: 1. In the 25 years since the Scottish Parliament was reconvened how many government ministers and/or cabinet secretaries (including first ministers and deputy first ministers) have ever lost their work-related mobile phone? 2. In the ...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-04-09
Reference: FOI/202400397696
Directorate: Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

2023/24 Revenue Share Scheme proposal: FOI release

Information relating to the 2023/24 Revenue Share Scheme proposal that has been put to Transport Scotland from Scotrail for approval. ScotRail Head of Employee Relations communicated on 4th January that this had been sent over and a response was due from Transport Scotland in due course. Given this is now 9 weeks ago I...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-04-08
Reference: FOI/202400403202
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Building a New Scotland series website downloads: FOI release

In March, the SG published its eleventh paper as part of the ‘Building a New Scotland’ series. Please provide the number of downloads for each paper on the SG website.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-04-08
Reference: FOI/202400402847
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Building a new Scotland, Public sector

Upgrading maternity services at Raigmore Hospital: FOI release

The amount spent so far on upgrading maternity services at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-04-08
Reference: FOI/202400404907
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Solihull Approach Online: FOI release

I would like to submit the following information request on the Solihull Online Approach for parents. The total amount spent by the Scottish Government in providing this service to all.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-04-08
Reference: FOI/202400399354
Directorate: Mental Health Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Quality and Improvement section of the NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care budget: FOI release

1. A description of what the ‘Quality and Improvement’ section of the NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care budget is for. 2. A breakdown of what the ‘Quality and Improvement’ section of the NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care budget is spent on generally. 3. A breakdown of what the ‘Quality and Improvement’ section of h...

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

Published: 2024-04-08
Reference: FOI/202400400423
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector