Scottish Government FOI Index

21,864releases indexed

39,478attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,113partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-06-12newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,113 unclear 7,200 not held 3,069 released 1,537 already published 671 cost limit 607 clarification 349 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4931 s.20 4280 s.34(1) 3589 s.39(2) 3481 s.30 2878 s.17(1) 2774 s.25(1) 2381 s.10(4) 1987 s.11(2) 1571 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1158 s.3 908

Timeline

2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,279 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 967 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 923 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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21,864 matching releases

Information pertaining to Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Government: FOI release

Please can you provide communication with any Board Member of Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Government to renew tenure? Please can you provide communication with Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Government where there is conflict of interest (any)? Please can you provide communication with Scottish Government wher...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400415822
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Correspondence between the First Minister and Scottish Government officials/advisers relating to Gaza and/or Palestine: FOI release

Any correspondence between John Swinney and Scottish Government officials and advisers regarding the situation in Gaza and/or Palestine, since John Swinney was elected First Minister.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400416169
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Scottish Government Ministers or Officials in attendance at Paris Olympic Games 2024: FOI release

1. The number of Scottish Government officials (specifying the number of ministers and civil servants) who attended the Paris Olympic Games in an a) official capacity and/or b) unofficial capacity and were paid for by the public purse. 2. The cost of the trips. Ideally the number of delegates, including the number of ...

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400426421
Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Open Market Shared Equity scheme reopening: FOI release

When the Open Market Shared Equity Scheme (OMSE) is to reopen and if there are there any changes to it? What is the budget allowance?

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400419315
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Former Minister for Independence meetings with the Scottish Currency Group: FOI release

The former Minister for Independence, Jamie Hepburn, met with representatives of the Scottish Currency Group at least twice (in April and December 2023). Please provide all briefings prepared for the Minister in advance of these two meetings (and any others which took place), and all minutes/notes/recordings of the me...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.17(1) s.30 s.38 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400416152
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Remuneration for members of clinical panels: FOI release

"Do members of the clinical panels advising the Scottish Government for this document receive in any way payment directly or indirectly for their time/advice, this also includes furthering any sort of advantage professionally for themselves.”

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400425357
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Social Security Scotland - Safeguarding & GDPR policy: FOI release

Request for information 1: Can I have a copy of your safeguarding policy? Request for information 2: Can I have a copy of your privacy/GDPR policy? Request for information 3: Who is responsible for ensuring your safeguarding policy in adhered too across all social security scotland employees? Request for information...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400398977
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Dictation Adult Support and Protection Act 2007: FOI release

Any information that the Scottish Government holds on what was in mind when producing this legislation: ‘Adult Support and Protection Act 2007, Section 36 2b - Authorisation to visit an address’, as to what kind of authorisation would be required when a council officer arrives at a property. What should someone expect ...

FOI unclear 80 score 19 working days correspondence briefings s.36 s.32 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400399796
Directorate: Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

XL Bully exemptions and creation of new rent controls: FOI release

1. How much has the Scottish Government spent on the pardoning witches bill and a breakdown of these costs? 2. How many applications have been made for XL Bully exemptions, how many are estimated to be in Scotland and how many have been [put] down since the safeguards were brought in? 3. Could you supply all analysis...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400416687
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

National Treatment Centres and drugs policy: FOI release

1(a) Could you supply all correspondence sent and received by the Scottish Government, including internally, briefings, analysis andminutes/notes, about national treatment centres being built, from the last six months? 1(b) Could you also supply the current completion dates for each one? 2) Could you supply all corre...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.29 s.28 s.17(1)

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400415892
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

ICT spend information update for 2022-2023: FOI release

You asked for an updated version of the information provided at https://www.gov.scot/publications/dataset-of-the-ict-spend-information-foi-release/ (FOI reference 202300362987) to reflect the latest fiscal year period of ’22 – ‘23. Additionally, if it is possible to break out one level down of spend categorization woul...

FOI released 95 score 3 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400399147
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Resignation of Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care: FOI release

All correspondence received and sent by the Scottish Government, including internal correspondence, minutes, notes and briefings held, about the resignation of Michael Matheson between January 15 2024 and the date of this FOI?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.30 s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400397967
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Programme for Government, Public sector

Electronic information held in relation to Part 2 of the Thematic Inspection: FOI release

Electronic information held in relation to Part 2 of the Thematic Inspection. To include all documents, emails meeting minutes.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400400111
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Key terms in records of all Holyrood Ministers: FOI release

Searching for invitations with the related key terms: (Umar Tariq Shaikh OR Global Ethical Finance Initiative OR GEFI OR Islamic Finance Council UK OR Ethical Finance Hub OR EFH). In all records for all Holyrood Ministers. Does not seem too extensive...am I missing something or are the invitations too numerous? If it ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400401817
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Former Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Scottish Police Federation communications: FOI release

All documents held by the Scottish Government (dated between 1st January 2020 and 20th May 2021) pertaining to contact between the former Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf (and/or his office) and representatives of the Scottish Police Federation. This should include all email correspondence, notes of phone ca...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400395655
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

Former First Minister call with President of Turkey: FOI release

All communication - internal within the Scottish Government, between the Scottish Government and the Turkish president's office and between the Scottish Government and the FCDO - in relation to the "new year phone call" offered by President Erdogan to the First Minister referenced in the below comment. For the avoidanc...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings whatsapp s.28(1) s.30 s.32(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400395009
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

End of spend controls for ICT programmes: FOI release

In 2022, the Director of Digital (Geoff Huggins) announced that he did not support the introduction of "spend controls" on ICT projects. (see: https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/public-audit-committee/correspondence/2022/major-ict-projects-directordigital-to-pac-2-december-2022.pdf) In light of the c...

FOI unclear 50 score 2 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400418261
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Economy, Money and tax, Public sector

Damaged Bridge at Glencarse/St Madoes: EIR release

You asked for "the timeline of each part of the process, who is responsible for each step of the delay, the contact details and e mail addresses of all parties involved, how much public money has been wasted so far as of this date and when the bridge will be fixed?"

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 15 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4)

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: EIR/202400415565
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

SPFL (Scottish Professional Football League) clubs Covid loans: FOI release

- The name of every SPFL club who took out a Covid Loan from the Scottish Government during Covid- 19? - The value of Covid-19 loan each SPFL club took from Scottish Government? - The current outstanding Covid-19 loan amount as at end of April 2024 from each SPFL club? - The Covid-19 loan term for each SPFL club tha...

FOI released 70 score 8 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400416905
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Money and tax, +1 more … Public sector

Scottish National Standardised Assessment costs: FOI release

How much have the Scottish National Standardised Assessments cost the Scottish government every year. ‐Could you please set out the cost of the tests every year since they were introduced up to and including 2023‐24 or the most recent year for which you have data? Please provide the total figure for each year, as well...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400413989
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Social Security Scotland IT system costs: FOI release

In a response to a person’s FOI request about IT costs you stated “Information on IT system total cost for the current financial year 2023-24 was not available at the time of your request. It may be helpful to know that the 2023-24 financial year ends on 31 March 2024, information on the cost of the IT systems for the ...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.25(1)

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400414215
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Wind turbine payments: EIR release

1. I am aware that land owners with wind turbines on their land get paid a certain amount of money each year for every turbine they have on their land. Please tell me what the total cost for this is for all of last year, taking into account every turbine in Scotland. 2. I am also aware someone gets paid a certain amou...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: EIR/202400414522
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

No One Left Behind strategy statistics: FOI release

I would like to request the following pieces of data on No One Left Behind, as of the end of 2023 (in line with the May 2024 statistics): Proportion of participants entering employment: For those that have a long term health condition that limits daily activities For those that have a long term health condition that ...

FOI unclear 55 score 10 working days correspondence s.25(1)

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400415965
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Network, data and voice systems used by Transport Scotland: FOI release

LAN a1 Which primary LAN hardware do you use (eg Extreme, Juniper, Cisco) a2 When did you last conduct a major refresh of this infrastructure/how many devices? a3 Who is the reseller or supplier of this LAN hardware? a4 Who maintains the LAN? a5 When is your maintainance renewal/expiry date ? a6 Have you recently revie...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence contracts s.18(1) s.28 s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400417395
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Woodland creation targets on agricultural land: EIR release

Information regarding woodland creation targets on agricultural land, or a 'trees on farms' target. The Climate Change Monitoring Report, Chapter 7: Agriculture, Policy outcome 6 (area of woodland on agricultural land) assessment is "on track" for this indicator. 1. Can you please advise what, if any, the target is f...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.2

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: EIR/202400416502
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector