Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

22,655releases indexed
40,520attachments found
29.5avg calendar days
8,395partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-10-08newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,395 unclear 7,405 not held 3,242 released 1,581 already published 703 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5153 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3730 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 3001 s.17(1) 2928 s.25(1) 2524 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1230 s.2 1227 s.3 959

Timeline

2026-10 8 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 1,313 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 978 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 962 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 737 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 702 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 665 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 657 releases · 25.6 avg days
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Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills meetings with external stakeholders: FOI release

All internal and external correspondence within and sent or received by the Scottish Government including attached documents, meeting handouts, memos, briefings to ministers, attendee lists, location of meeting, notes, minutes, or OneNote memos, linked to the following meetings: Shirley-Anne Somerville's meeting with ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 49 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-20
Reference
FOI/202300338466
Directorate
Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Scottish Ministers' appointing Circularity Scotland Ltd as administrator of Deposit Return Scheme: EIR Review

Original request - 202200276068 1. The application to become administrator of the deposit return scheme submitted to Scottish ministers by Circularity Scotland Ltd, and any other supporting or additional information provided by Circularity Scotland Ltd to support that application, as specified in section 14 of the regu...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 101 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings contracts s.14 s.2 s.15 s.10(5) s.20 s.10(1) s.10(2) s.10 s.11(2) s.34(1) s.2(1) s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-20
Reference
FOI/202200298347 Review of 202200276068
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Flood Risk Management Working Group meeting minutes: EIR release

All minutes of meetings of COSLA and the Scottish Government's flood risk management working group since it was established last year.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 63 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-20
Reference
FOI/202300338730
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Scottish Mental Health Law Review questions: FOI Review

Question: The Secretariat did promise on 28 June 2022 that it would publish all documents which it had permission to publish. And David Leighton did give permission to publish - see email confirming this via his clerk dated 10 November - contrary to your claim of 8 November that he did not. But his report has not been ...

FOI unclear 55 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence s.21(4)
Published
2023-04-20
Reference
FOI/202300346496 Review of 202300346493
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

MSP and Transport Scotland meetings relating to A9 dualling target: EIR release

Can you confirm when Jenny Gilruth MSP was first informed by Transport Scotland that the 2025 target to dual the A9 would not be met? Can you confirm when John Swinney MSP was first informed by Transport Scotland that the 2025 target to dual the A9 would not be met? Can you confirm when John Swinney MSP was first inf...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 38 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.6(1) s.20
Published
2023-04-19
Reference
FOI/202300344671
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Catch records for the Glenelg Salmon Fishery District : EIR release

Salmonid catch records for the two glenelg rivers, Glenmhor and Glenbeag for the last 30 years.

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 29 working days over deadline correspondence s.6(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-19
Reference
FOI/202200324039
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scottish Governments Framework for Employability Support Services (Work First Scotland) 2017: FOI release

We formally request the information listed below in relation to the Scottish Governments Framework for Employability Support Services (Work First Scotland) 2017. List of all bidders [including unsuccessful suppliers] Price and quality submission for the awarded suppliers [1] Momentum Scotland, [2] Shaw Trust Ltd and [...

FOI partially withheld 60 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings contracts
Published
2023-04-19
Reference
FOI/202300347493
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

FFP3 mask testing: FOI release

Background: I refer to this document dated 26 March 2020 : Keeping healthcare workers safe - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) which relates to 1.5 million FFP respirators being brought back into use and issued to healthcare workers despite having passed their expiry date. You refer to the “stringent independent tests” which had...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-19
Reference
FOI/202300347467
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence regarding bids for Green Freeport status: FOI release

Can you release any bid documents submitted for the Green Freeport bidding process? Can you release details on how each bid was assessed and details of who assessed the bids? Can you release any assessment of the bids carried out by the Scottish Government? Can you release any minutes, memos, notes, emails, agendas,...

FOI cost limit 70 score 63 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.30 s.33 s.38 s.12 s.38(1) s.33(1) 6 attachments
Published
2023-04-19
Reference
FOI/202300337962
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Conditions of funding for The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC): FOI release

Under FOISA please supply me with information contained in your records as follows: The full conditions of funding for The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner. To be clear please supply me with the total amount of funding being provided per financial year to The PIRC and the full conditions of funding for Th...

FOI already published 80 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.38(1) 6 attachments
Published
2023-04-19
Reference
FOI/202200326850
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Documentation regarding 2022 National Qualifications: FOI Review

Original request - 202100231966 The Scottish Government has today confirmed that exams will take place in 2022 (if safe to do so) - https://www.gov.scot/news/national-qualifications-2022/. Please release any documents (such as advice, analysis, briefings, options documents etc) outlining / analysing / considering etc....

FOI partially withheld 90 score 173 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25 s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.38 s.36 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-19
Reference
FOI/202200312730 Review of 202100231966
Directorate
Education Reform Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Correspondence regarding 2022 school examinations: FOI Review

Original request - 202100231963 "The Scottish Government has today confirmed that exams will take place in 2022 (if safe to do so) - https://www.gov.scot/news/national-qualifications-2022/. Please release any internal communication between the Scottish Government members and staff (first minister, education secretary, ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 178 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings whatsapp s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.38 s.36 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-19
Reference
FOI/202200312728 Review of 202100231963
Directorate
Education Reform Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Correspondence regarding closure of McVities Tollcross: FOI release

RFI 1: Any correspondence between the Government and Pladis (aka United Biscuits (UK) Limited, or McVities) in relation to the Tollcross plant. RFI 2: Correspondence between the Government and the trades unions (GMB, Unite) related to the Tollcross plant. RFI 3: Correspondence between the Government and members of th...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-18
Reference
FOI/202200313510
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

A77 Contract and Pothole information: EIR release

A copy of the below information: The maintenance contract awarded to Amey OW Ltd for the maintenance and repair of the trunk roads network in the South West of Scotland, in particular that covers the A77. To include the responsibilities delegated by the Secretary of State to Amey OW Ltd. A copy of all repairs conducte...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 37 working days over deadline correspondence contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.2 s.6(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-18
Reference
FOI/202200314579
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Open Market Shared Equity scheme threshold modelling: FOI release

The source data it uses to update the OMSE price thresholds, i.e. that listed at https://www.gov.scot/publications/open-market-shared-equity-thresholds/. Any modelling information it uses to determine the OMSE thresholds, including that used in 2015-16, and applied from 2018 (per S6W-08965) to conduct a comprehensive a...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.38(1) s.30 4 attachments
Published
2023-04-18
Reference
FOI/202200316132
Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Housing, Public sector

Trust Deeds and Debt Arrangement Scheme statistics: FOI release

Trust deed and DAS statistics for: Number of Trust Deeds Protected between 01/01/2022 and 31/12/2022 (inclusive) by Insolvency Practitioner Number of Trust Deeds advertised between 01/01/2022 and 31/12/2022 (inclusive) by Insolvency Practitioner Number of Trust Deeds completed between 01/01/2022 and 31/12/2022 (inclus...

FOI unclear 80 score 19 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-17
Reference
FOI/202300345092
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Loch Duart processing plant Aquadat entry: EIR release

Information referenced on p16 of 'Case Information' re. Loch Duart's Dingwall processing plant published by the Scottish Government's Fish Health Inspectorate via: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/transparency-data/2022/03/fishhealth-inspectorate-case-information-2022/documents/apri...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 4 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2023-04-17
Reference
FOI/202200328780
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Communications with external economists and consultants discussing Building a new Scotland: FOI release

Please provide all Scottish Government communications with external economists and consultants, discussing Building a New Scotland - A stronger economy with independence – published by the Scottish Government on 17th October 2022.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-17
Reference
FOI/202200325994
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Chief Veterinary Officer visits to salmon farms: EIR release

I would like to receive all records of Chief Veterinary Officer Sheila Voas’s visits in her capacity as Chair of Farmed Fish Health Framework to all salmon farms she has visited. She claims to have paid unannounced visits to salmon farms, I would like corroborated evidence of this please. I would also like to receive ...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.10 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-17
Reference
FOI/202200325943
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Levels of cod bycatch in the west of Scotland: EIR release

"Any reports/written analysis carried out by Marine Scotland or commissioned by Marine Scotland into the levels of cod bycatch in the west of Scotland (VIa) trawl fisheries in each of the last 5 years (2018-2022) Any discard reduction plans for West of Scotland cod published in the last 5 years (2018-2022). Any advice/...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39 s.6(1) 4 attachments
Published
2023-04-17
Reference
FOI/202200324153
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Council bin strikes during August 2022: FOI release

All correspondence (including emails, attachments, typed or handwritten notes, letters, notes/records of phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefings, WhatsApp messages or otherwise) between ministers and special advisors regarding the Council bin strikes during August 2022.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-17
Reference
FOI/202200317862
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Aberdeen Western Periphery Route: EIR Review

Original request - 202200302698 For "the following documents for the Aberdeen Western Periphery Route: The Interpretive Reports provided by the Company for the environmental monitoring of Hydrological and Hydrogeological Sensitive Environment Sites (groundwater, surface waters, private and pubic water supplies) during...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-04-17
Reference
FOI/202200319440 Review of 202200302698
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

MSP Keith Brown's meetings with Chief Constable of Police Scotland: FOI Release

How many times has Keith Brown MSP, in his capacity as Justice Secretary, met with the Chief Constable of Police Scotland in the calendar years 2022 and 2023, on which dates did these meetings take place, and which (if any) did NOT take place in the Scottish Parliament building?.

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence meetings
Published
2023-04-17
Reference
FOI/202300348885
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Access to counselling services through secondary schools per local authority: FOI release

Any other summaries/reports compiled since September 2021 on the impact of the Government’s commitment to ensure every secondary school has access to counselling services. You also asked us to provide the most recent six monthly reports on progress submitted by each of Scotland’s 32 Councils to the Government.

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence s.25(1) 4 attachments
Published
2023-04-13
Reference
FOI/202200327621
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Applications for bathing water status at Almondell and Wardie Bay: EIR release

"Copies of any submissions made to the Scottish Government or its agencies in response to the recent applications for bathing water status at (1) Almondell (River Almond) and (2) Wardie Bay (Edinburgh)."

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 17 working days correspondence briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1)
Published
2023-04-13
Reference
FOI/202200325010
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector