Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

22,801releases indexed
40,764attachments found
29.5avg calendar days
8,454partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-10-26newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,454 unclear 7,434 not held 3,269 released 1,596 already published 710 cost limit 630 clarification 375 withheld 250 transferred 83

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5188 s.20 4459 s.34(1) 3755 s.39(2) 3619 s.30 3020 s.17(1) 2964 s.25(1) 2543 s.10(4) 2077 s.11(2) 1627 s.2 1240 s.29(1) 1237 s.3 973

Timeline

2026-10 154 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 1,329 releases · 27.8 avg days Marine Directorate 987 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 969 releases · 30.8 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 738 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 709 releases · 35.8 avg days Population Health Directorate 669 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 662 releases · 25.5 avg days
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22,801 matching releases

Briefing papers on UOG to Ministers/First Minister 2015-17: EIR review

a. A copy of any briefing papers from Scottish Government Officials on the subject of Unconventional Oil and Gas (often referred to as "fracking") provided to Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse MSP and his predecessors including Fergus Ewing MSP, between 1 January 2015 and 3 October 2017; and...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score correspondence ministers briefings s.10(4) s.10 s.10(5) s.11(2) 12 attachments
Published
2018-08-07
Reference
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Economy, Energy, Environment and climate change, +1 more … Public sector

Flood Protection Schemes: General Capital Grant Offer Letter: EIR release

1. I understand that previously there were design standards to ensure that grant was only given to schemes that gave a 1 in 200 year protection. This, I am told by the Council, was later reduced to a 1 in 75 year protection. When did these design standards cease to be applied and on what basis? Please point me to the d...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score correspondence ministers spending s.2 s.20 s.39(2) 8 attachments
Published
2018-08-07
Reference
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Statistics on knife crime and sentences,2016-17 and 2000-2007: FOI release

Additional statistics to the data we provided last year in reply to FOI-17-00397 ie from 2016 to the present day and for the period 2000 up to 2007.

FOI unclear 75 score correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2018-08-07
Reference
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Serious and fatal accidents on A9 and A82: EIR release

'Can you please provide information on the number of accidents classed as "serious" and "fatal" on both the A9 and A82 roads over the past five years, for the full range of both roads? Can you break the data down by month and year? Can you please also specify the locations of each incident, even if it's a case of defi...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments
Published
2018-08-06
Reference
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Scottish Baby Box: suppliers and prices of products: FOI release

A list of all the winning details, suppliers and PRICES of products submitted and tender won for the Scottish Baby Box this year (award was made on the 02/07/18).

FOI released 75 score correspondence contracts s.17(1)
Published
2018-08-06
Reference
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Cost benefit analysis for preferred option for A96: EIR release

"Full and complete details of the cost benefit analysis for the preferred option for the A96; all data used with sources, how this data was inputted with any assumptions made, all calculations with working etc, ie the complete final document plus all preliminary workings." In your email of 18 July you clarified that y...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) 14 attachments
Published
2018-08-06
Reference
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Photographs of farmed salmon following 2016 mechanical treatment: EIR release

You asked for copies of photos of Scottish farmed salmon and Scottish salmon farms during 2018 (if there are further photos from the four cases already released) and during 2016 (over and above the photos already released of Marine Harvest farms) (FoI/18/01782) and copies of photos of farmed salmon (dead and alive) fol...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2018-08-06
Reference
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency: Annual Average Spend: FOI release

1. Network Provider(s) - Please provide me with the network provider name e.g. EE, Telefonica, Vodafone, Three. 2. Annual Average Spend- Can you please provide me with the average annual spend over the 3 years. If this is a new contract can you please provide the estimated annual spend. 3. Number of Connections- Numb...

FOI not held 40 score correspondence contracts spending
Published
2018-08-03
Reference
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Inspection report on M8 at Kingston Bridge: EIR release

1. Copy of inspection report on M8 at Kingston Bridge carried out on 6/2/18 by Scotland Transerv. 2. Details of how inspection was carried out (ie on foot or in moving vehicle). 3. If inspection was carried out from a moving vehicle, which lane and what speed was the vehicle travelling in. 4. The weather condition a...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score correspondence contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.2 s.3 s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2018-08-03
Reference
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Cost of repairing road signs, lamp posts,and GATSO-speed cameras:EIR release

The following information: a) How much has been spent repairing road signs along the trunk road network, per year, for the years 2011-2017? b) How much has been spent replacing worn out road surfaces on the trunk road network, per year, for the years 2011-2017? c) How much has been spent replacing lampposts on the t...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score correspondence contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2018-08-03
Reference
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

List Dalry Bypass subcontractors, suppliers, consultant's company contacts: FOI release

"I write to request an up to date list of subcontractors, suppliers and consultants (Project directory) with their company telephone numbers involved in the construction of an all-purpose single carriageway road with roundabouts at the northern and southern ends of the bypass to provide a connection to the existing A73...

FOI unclear 80 score correspondence contracts s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2018-08-03
Reference
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route: capital costs and expenditure: EIR release

On 12 December 2014, Transport Scotland issued a press notice (attached) which confirmed that the overall estimated costs of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) were £745m. In that press release, Transport Scotland said in its notes to editors (4) that the £745m sum included "public sector costs such as prepa...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score correspondence meetings contracts spending s.10(4)
Published
2018-08-03
Reference
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Potholes reported and average repair time: EIR release

1. How many reports of potholes or road surface defects were made to Transport Scotland by members of the public in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017? (Please specify if the data is for potholes only or all road surface defects) 2. How many reports of potholes or road surface defects were made to Transport Scotland by members...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score correspondence s.10(4)
Published
2018-08-03
Reference
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

DPEA document request for appeal CLUD-260-2009: EIR release

You asked for all application documents numbers 1-25 together with the 7 photographs relating to case CLUD-260-2009.

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score correspondence 22 attachments
Published
2018-08-03
Reference
Directorate
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic
Building, planning and design, Law and order, Public sector

Deposit Return Scheme Consultation: packaging material recycling rates: EIR release

Information on how the current packaging material recycling rates are calculated as detailed in the Scottish Government's Consultation – A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland Consultation. Specifically, the detail of the individual calculations and the data sources used.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2018-08-03
Reference
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Spend and continued support re community purchased land: FOI release

Would you please send me details of all the money spent so far on community purchase of land and the numbers of people in the communities that the money benefited since the SNP government took charge of the policy of community purchase of Scottish land until the present day. Please include current applications for fund...

FOI not held 65 score correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2018-08-03
Reference
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, +1 more … Public sector

Settlement agreements with confidentiality or derogatory clause: FOI release

In relation to the Scottish Government as an employer: Q1) How many settlement agreements with employees have contained a confidentiality clause in the last five years? Q2) How many settlement agreements with employees have contained a derogatory statement clause in the last five years?

FOI unclear 50 score correspondence
Published
2018-08-02
Reference
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

DPEA complaints procedure and quality plan: FOI release

A copy of DPEA's Quality Plan and written system of working and a copy of DPEA's Complaints Procedure.

FOI/EIR not held 45 score correspondence briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.3
Published
2018-08-02
Reference
Directorate
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic
Public sector

Energy consents unit meeting Scottish Environmental Protection Agency: EIR release

All documentation that you hold relating to the meeting on 30 April 2018 at the offices of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar between Scottish Government's energy consents unit, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Lewis Wind Power, Scottish Natural Heritage, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency and the Scottish Government. Witho...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) 24 attachments
Published
2018-08-02
Reference
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Dates of Cabinet meetings since 2011/Lord Advocate attendance:FOI release

Since the 2011 Holyrood election, please provide the dates of every Cabinet meeting and whether the Lord Advocate was in attendance, as well as the date of the current Lord Advocate's first appearance at Cabinet.

FOI unclear 75 score correspondence meetings 2 attachments
Published
2018-08-01
Reference
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Feedback on Standardised assessments for Primary 1 children: FOI release

A copy of all the feedback that the Scottish Government has received on national standardised assessments for primary one children.

FOI already published 80 score correspondence s.25(1) s.33(1) s.38(1) 28 attachments
Published
2018-08-01
Reference
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Diligences by Summary Warrant issued in Dundee authority: FOI release

Diligences executed by Summary Warrant (council tax only) that Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has issued in the Dundee City local authority for financial years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19.

FOI unclear 55 score correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2018-08-01
Reference
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Clearance of requests by Ministers or special advisers: FOI release

1. Regarding all of my FOISA requests tabled to the SG since October 1st 2017, please provide all examples of clearance by Ministers/Ministerial offices, including emails and the content of attachments in emails. 2. Regarding all of my FOISA requests tabled to the SG since October 1st 2017, please provide all emails (...

FOI partially withheld 90 score correspondence ministers special advisers s.2 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2018-08-01
Reference
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Declared receipts of gifts and hospitality by staff: FOI release

For the staff within each Directorate-General area within the Core Scottish Government: Please provide details of all declared receipts of gifts, gratuities and/or hospitality by [Directorate-General] staff for the financial years 2018/19 (up to the present date); 2017/18; 2016/17; 2015/16; 2014/15; 2013/14. This sho...

FOI already published 80 score correspondence s.25(1) s.21(1) s.38(1) 8 attachments
Published
2018-08-01
Reference
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector