Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

22,681releases indexed
40,568attachments found
29.5avg calendar days
8,409partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-10-20newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,409 unclear 7,407 not held 3,246 released 1,586 already published 704 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5159 s.20 4437 s.34(1) 3736 s.39(2) 3598 s.30 3004 s.17(1) 2932 s.25(1) 2526 s.10(4) 2064 s.11(2) 1623 s.29(1) 1230 s.2 1230 s.3 961

Timeline

2026-10 34 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 1,316 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 979 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 964 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 737 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 703 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 667 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 657 releases · 25.6 avg days
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ScotRail Glasgow Queen Street/Edinburgh Waverley journey time of 42 minutes: FOI release

How many ScotRail services running between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley meet the fastest journey time of 42 minutes in April 2019. This figure as a percentage of all trains running on this route.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence meetings
Published
2019-06-18
Reference
FOI/19/01334
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Various questions - Payment redress scheme for survivors of historical child abuse in care: FOI release

You asked for the rationale, decision making behind: 1. Only above age 70 or terminally ill, any advice re: either real or perceived discrimination or human rights ECHR IMPACT upon those not fitting with said gateway. 2. The decision to not seek corroboration or police verification of disclosure to police as per crim...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.3 s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1)
Published
2019-06-18
Reference
FOI/201900001975
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Expenditure of Referendums (Scotland) Bill: FOI release

You asked: “I would like to know the cost of the 268 page document that was recently drawn up by the snp. I also would like to know who paid for the costs of this document, the research, the clerical, the copies and the distribution of the entire document.” Following a query about your request, you subsequently confir...

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence spending
Published
2019-06-18
Reference
FOI/19/01396
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Coastal Communities Fund in Scotland breakdown: FOI release

You asked for a breakdown of spend of the Coastal Communities Fund in Scotland by year by (a) local authority region (b) Scottish parliamentary region

FOI released 95 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-18
Reference
FOI/19/01305
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Coastal Communities Fund relevant awareness raising breakdown: FOI release

You asked for a breakdown of cost spent by the Scottish Government on all relevant awareness raising (advertising campaigns, online promotion, etc.) for the Coastal Communities Fund

FOI unclear 50 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending
Published
2019-06-18
Reference
FOI/19/01306
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Air Departure Tax - correspondence 2019

Any correspondence (letters, emails or otherwise) addressed to (a) Nicola Sturgeon (b) Derek Mackay (c) Michael Matheson on Air Departure Tax in 2019.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence ministers s.33(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-17
Reference
FOI/19/01268
Directorate
Tax Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Energy & Climate Change Directorate communications with Committee on Climate Change: EIR release

You asked for ‘all email communications between Scottish Government officials (now clarified as staff from Energy & Climate Change Directorate) and the Committee on Climate Change between 1 February 2019 and 11 May 2019’.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-17
Reference
FOI/19/01282
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Assessment of the presumption against short sentences of 3 months: FOI release

You asked for information on 'what formal assessment has been made by the Scottish Government of short custodial sentences of 3 months or less'. I wrote to clarify whether the assessment you referred to in your request related to one which was carried out in advance of the introduction of the presumption against short ...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence
Published
2019-06-14
Reference
FOI/201900001602
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Correspondence to SG regarding subject choice in Scotland's schools: FOI release

You asked for “the content of all letters and emails sent by members of the public to the First Minister and / or the Education Secretary this year regarding subject choice in Scotland's schools.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-14
Reference
FOI/201900001715
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 and See Hear Strategy - spending and information: FOI release

You asked the following: 1. How much has been spent on supporting the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 each year for 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 - In the Scottish Government? In the Third Sector? In the Public Sector? 2. How much has been spent on supporting the See Hear Strategy each year for 2016/17, 2017/18...

FOI not held 45 score 13 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.1 s.10
Published
2019-06-14
Reference
FOI/19/01345
Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Air travel by Scottish Government officials: FOI release

You asked: With our First Ministers past and present taking quite a few flights for Scottish Assembly business. I would like to know the following: 1: What class of cabin do they and their companions use on those flights? 2: Do they use the same airlines for the trips to the United States? 3: Has the Scottish Governme...

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2019-06-13
Reference
FOI/19/01391
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence on a public sector bid for the ScotRail franchise: FOI release

You asked for: A copy of all internal correspondence within Transport Scotland and all conversations with Scottish Ministers, or those acting on their behalf, on the subject of a public sector bid for the ScotRail franchise in the last 12 months. Any other relevant documents held on the public sector bid in the last ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 79 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings contracts s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) 6 attachments
Published
2019-06-13
Reference
FOI/19/00552
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Scottish Government delegation to property event in Cannes: FOI review

All information related to a Scottish Government delegation to MIPIM 2019 in Cannes in March. This should include all travel and hotel information, whether business class seats were booked and which hotels were used, by whom, at what cost. It would also be appreciated if you could include individual claims for expense...

FOI unclear 75 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-13
Reference
FOI/19/00824 Review
Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

Loans to third parties: loan agreements: FOI Appeal

A copy of the loan agreements (or if not produced, a similar document setting out the basis of the loan) for each of the following: Loan (reference numbers in brackets are as those stated in the appendix to FOI/18/02172). £133.2 million @0% interest, due within 1 year £39.5 million @0% interest, due within 1 year £7...

FOI unclear 75 score 118 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-13
Reference
FOI/18/02623 Appeal
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Academic attainment of secondary school leavers: FOI release

You asked for statistics on the attainment of secondary school leavers from publically funded schools by total qualifications achieved and Additional Support Need, from 2011/12 to 2017/18, for six Local Authorities: East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Clackmannanshire, North Lanarkshire, South ...

FOI released 95 score 14 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-13
Reference
FOI/201900001772
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Funding for living costs available to individual students: FOI release

You asked for the total amount of funding for living costs available to individual students including maximum loan and bursary for all income bands.

FOI released 95 score 4 working days correspondence spending 26 attachments
Published
2019-06-13
Reference
FOI/19/01376
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

High mast lighting replacement contracts questions: EIR review

Thank you for your request of 6 July 2017 for a review of our response to your request under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs) for the following information relating to two contracts for the replacement of high mast lighting on the 4G trunk road network published through Public Contracts ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence contracts s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2019-06-13
Reference
FOI/17/01101
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Towards Headship and Into Headship programmes - Applications and students: FOI release

You asked for the following information: How many applications were received for the Towards Headship programme for each of the academic years (a) 2017/18, (b) 2018/19 and (c) 2019/20. How many applications were received for the Into Headship programme for each of the academic years (a) 2017/18, (b) 2018/19 and (c) 20...

FOI released 75 score 16 working days correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2019-06-12
Reference
FOI/19/01281
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Grass strips in Arable fields funding applications: FOI release

You asked for – I would like to know how many farmers have applied for the Grass strips in Arable fields funding this year 2019 in Aberdeenshire.

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence
Published
2019-06-12
Reference
FOI/19/01429
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Information on Education Scotland’s contracts register: FOI release

Information from the organisation, in relation to their contract’s register. The contract register should display all the organisations existing/live contracts. I would like the register to display the following columns/headings: 1. Contract Reference 2. Contract Title 3. Procurement Category 4. Supplier Name 5. S...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 5 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-12
Reference
FOI/19/01382
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Spending on stationery, fashion and tea and coffee: FOI release

The amount of money spent by the Scottish Government on stationery in each of the last 24 months, with a breakdown of the amount spent on each stationery product. The amount of money spent by the Scottish Government on cosmetic and/or fashion in each of the last 24 months. This can include clothes, make up, vanity pro...

FOI released 95 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-12
Reference
FOI/19/01416
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Director of Economic Development and Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited correspondence: FOI release

Following the appearance of Michael Matheson (Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity) at the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee on 15 May 2019, you asked the Scottish Government to provide the following information: 1. The specific correspondence via letter or email that the Director of...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.33 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-12
Reference
FOI/19/01287
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Average number of entries into SQA qualifications for S4 pupils: FOI release

You asked for the average number of entries into SQA qualifications per S4 pupil at each secondary school in Scotland. You asked for the information in an Excel table and for the information to be broken down by school for each of the last 10 school years i.e. 2017/18, 2016/17, 2015/16, and so on. You referred to the a...

FOI released 95 score 16 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-12
Reference
FOI/201900001586
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill correspondence with Police Scotland: FOI release

You asked for the following information: What discussions or correspondence has the Minister for Children and Young People, Maree Todd MSP, had with Police Scotland regarding the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill? What discussions or correspondence has the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf MSP,...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-12
Reference
FOI/201900001532
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Planning Permission Appeal cases - developments for less than 10 units: FOI release

1) A list of all Planning Permission Appeal cases for the development of 10 or more houses from 2012 to now. 2) Could the compiled list include the Case Site Address, Case Detail and the number of units proposed, Case Reference Number, Case Status, Decision Date, Decision Description and the name of the party whom sub...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-11
Reference
FOI/19/01237
Directorate
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic
Housing, Public sector