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Disclosure Scotland application statistics: FOI release
Information requested
1. How many disclosure applications were there between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025?
2. How many applications have there been since 1 April 2025 and 1 October 2025?
3. Can you please provide a breakdown per month of how many applications were processed outside the 14 day time period.
Response
1. How many disclosure applications were there between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025? While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide the information you have requested because an exemption under section 27 (1) future publication of FOISA applies to that information. It is our intention to publish this information on our website About Disclosure Scotland - Disclosure Scotland in the next 12 weeks.
This exemption is subject to the ‘public interest test’. While it is recognised that there is a public interest in disclosing information as part of open, transparent and accountable government, we consider that there is a greater public interest in following our intended release schedule such that our statistical reports can be properly reviewed and checked for accuracy.
2. How many applications have there been since 1 April 2025 and 1 October 2025? The information you have requested is already available. Figures from April 2025 to September 2025 can be found on the Disclosure Scotland website Our performance - Disclosure Scotland Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.
3. Can you please provide a breakdown per month of how many applications were processed outside the 14 day time period.
Number of applications completed per month out with the 14-day service level agreement (SLA) period, by application type, from April 2024 to March 2025
Time period application is completed within Basic disclosure Standard disclosure Enhanced disclosure PVG Scheme Record PVG Scheme Record Update PVG Statement of Scheme Membership All applications April 2024 71 137 69 623 740 0 1,640 May 2024 105 75 38 492 594 1 1,305 June 2024 280 122 91 357 440 0 1,290 July 2024 466 139 127 315 216 0 1,263 August 2024 105 91 76 558 491 2 1,323 September 2024 32 39 15 120 67 13 286 October 2024 73 155 73 592 595 21 1,509 November 2024 74 53 35 324 361 13 860 December 2024 24 37 14 85 96 4 260 January 2025 111 184 70 619 665 22 1,671 February 2025 62 16 11 134 72 9 304 March 2025 96 23 14 72 51 6 262
Following the implementation of the Disclosure Scotland Act on 1 April 2025, Disclosure Scotland has seen a 35% increase in applications compared to the previous year.
Between June and August 2025, processing times were longer due to the surge in volumes. However, during August processing times started to fall, and we returned to our normal performance range by September, with 95.7% of applications processed within 14 days and an average processing time of 7.4 days.
As of last week (week commencing 24/11/2025), Disclosure Scotland’s weekly SLA stood at 96.56% of applications completed within 14 days, and average processing times continued to improve, reaching 4.6 days.
Number of applications completed per month out with the 14-day service level agreement (SLA) period, by application type, from April 2025 to September 2025
Number of applications completed per month out with the 14-day service level agreement (SLA) period, by application type, from April 2025 to September 2025 Level 1 disclosure Level 2 disclosure Level 2 with barred list check PVG scheme disclosure (Join) PVG scheme disclosure (Existing) Confirmation of PVG scheme membership (Join) Confirmation of PVG scheme membership (Existing) All applications April 2025 68 181 72 239 134 32 43 769 May 2025 451 704 34 1,340 621 118 125 3,393 June 2025 1,066 670 97 4,358 2,176 275 128 8,770 July 2025 578 1,050 71 12,466 6,405 1,091 222 21,883 August 2025 823 668 73 7,588 4,247 380 130 13,909 September 2025 70 245 22 2,050 159 124 7 2,677
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Detected exemption language
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide the information you have requested because an exemption under section 27 (1) future publication of FOISA applies to that information. This exemption is subject to the ‘public interest test’. Figures from April 2025 to September 2025 can be found on the Disclosure Scotland website Our performance - Disclosure Scotland Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you.
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