Scottish Government FOI Index

21,099releases indexed

37,554attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

7,804partially withheld

2017-11-17oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 7,804 unclear 6,977 not held 2,955 released 1,470 already published 656 cost limit 586 clarification 342 withheld 235 transferred 74

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4772 s.20 4130 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3342 s.30 2791 s.17(1) 2667 s.25(1) 2327 s.10(4) 1920 s.11(2) 1518 s.29(1) 1135 s.2 1129 s.3 891

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 1,211 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 933 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 895 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 821 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 684 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 652 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 637 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 611 releases · 25.8 avg days

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6 matching releases

First Minister and Prime Minister meeting briefing notes: FOI release

All briefing notes prepared for the First Minister, regarding his meeting with the Prime Minister on July 7, 2024. Any records of this meeting, such as formal minutes and/or informal updates/readouts sent on any platform.

FOI withheld 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.38 s.28 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-24
Reference: FOI/202400423751
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Independent Scotland, Scottish currency, Building a New Scotland and independence polls: FOI release

1. Could you supply all work/analysis which has been done, including briefings and correspondence on this topic, on writing up a draft constitution for an independent Scotland, writing up withdrawal agreement from the UK and sending an envoy to Brussels, from the past 12 months? 2. Could you supply all work/analysis w...

FOI withheld 80 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.17(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-03
Reference: FOI/202400414314
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Independence Referendum: FOI release

1. Has the Scottish Government modelled how many embassies it would create in the event of independence and how much these would cost? If so, could you supply this modelling? If not, why? 2. All correspondence between the Scottish Government and European Council President Charles Michel between January 1 2023 and the ...

FOI withheld 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.29(1) s.17(1) s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-08-13
Reference: FOI/202300377834
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Prospectus for Independence: FOI release

In September 2021, the First Minister announced that Scottish Government civil servants would start work on a detailed prospectus for independence (as reported here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-58478187). On 21st May this year, the First Minister stated: 'we will shortly begin publishing an...

FOI withheld 55 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts spending s.29(1)

Published: 2022-08-10
Reference: FOI/202200302125
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Flying European Union (EU) flags on Scottish Government buildings: FOI release

Following our response to FOI/202100160401 you have asked a number of further questions in relation to the flying of the European flag on Scottish Government buildings. (i) confirmation that the First Minister gave the instruction quoted above ii) confirmation of the date that this instruction was made by the First Min...

FOI withheld 55 score 11 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.30

Published: 2021-04-22
Reference: FOI/2021/00175665
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Programme for Government, Public sector

EU flag on Scottish Government buildings: FOI release

Information regarding the flying of the EU flag on Scottish Government buildings.

FOI withheld 55 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.30 s.2

Published: 2021-04-12
Reference: FOI/202100163181
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector