Scottish Government FOI Index

21,361releases indexed

38,346attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

7,900partially withheld

2017-09-25oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 7,900 unclear 7,055 not held 2,999 released 1,494 already published 663 cost limit 597 clarification 343 withheld 236 transferred 74

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4827 s.20 4179 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3387 s.30 2818 s.17(1) 2699 s.25(1) 2345 s.10(4) 1940 s.11(2) 1538 s.29(1) 1147 s.2 1140 s.3 894

Timeline

2026-05 339 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263 2025-10 217

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,237 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 945 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 896 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 837 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 692 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 660 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 641 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 622 releases · 25.8 avg days

Clear

27 matching releases

User Agreement for City of Edinburgh Council: FOI release

FOI not held 40 score correspondence ministers briefings contracts spending s.3 s.4 s.5 s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2018-09-25
Reference
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

FOI and EIR requests: guidance on clearance processes: FOI release

In the Scottish Information Commissioner's Intervention Report into the Scottish Government (published 13/6/18) it is made clear that "Journalists, together with MSPs and political researchers, are expressly made subject to a different process for clearance than other requester groups." 1. On which date was the above ...

FOI not held 70 score correspondence s.3 s.17(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-07-13
Reference
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector