Scottish Government FOI Index

22,640releases indexed

40,478attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,386partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-09-02newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,386 unclear 7,405 not held 3,239 released 1,581 already published 700 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5149 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3727 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 2994 s.17(1) 2922 s.25(1) 2520 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1223 s.2 1222 s.3 958

Timeline

2026-09 1 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,312 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 978 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 961 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 737 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 702 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 665 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 657 releases · 25.6 avg days

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530 matching releases

Just Transition indicators and policies within the Climate Change Plan: EIR release

“Copies of any internal papers or advice to ministers which consider how the provisions of the Climate Change Act 2019 relating to Just Transition will be taken into account in the preparation of the new Climate Change Plan” and “a list of any external bodies which [the Scottish Government] has consulted on this topic,...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-06-16
Reference: FOI/202500457107
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Correspondence and documentation related to follow-up discussion between the First Minister and selected SEAB members: EIR release

“This is a follow up request to a previous FOI response. Your ref: 202500457230. The above referenced FOI response provided an email sent to the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy on 26th February 2025, with the subject line ‘RE: Joint letters – Zonal pricing concerns’. The email includes the following remark:...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-06-09
Reference: EIR/202500462991
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Project Willow report submitted to the Scottish Government: EIR release

1. A copy of the full Project Willow report submitted to the Scottish Government by EY (not just the published 30-page summary). 2. A copy of all research and calculation documents related to Project Willow submitted to the Scottish Government by EY. 3. All meeting minutes of the Advisory Board of Project Willow over...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-05-29
Reference: EIR/202500458614
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Warmer Homes Scotland queries: EIR release

The number of households Warmer Homes Scotland has (a) surveyed and (b) delivered energy efficiency measures to, for the years 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 (to date) broken down by local authority area.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence s.10(4)

Published: 2025-05-20
Reference: FOI/202500455802
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy meetings and minutes with SSEN: EIR release

The minutes of your meetings with SSEN and Ms Gillian Martin and clarify why you believe it is appropriate to engage with a company proposing such significant infrastructure, which will severely amount to the destruction of swathes of the countryside in the North East, while also claiming that the Ministerial Code prev...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.37 s.11(2) s.20 s.10(4) s.10(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-05-20
Reference: EIR/202500455621
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Scotland’s Renewables Future debate: EIR release

All correspondence including but not limited to WhatsApp and text messages, emails, meeting minutes from both civil servants and MSPs relating to Scottish Government Debate: Scotland’s Renewables Future on Tuesday 4th March with specific focus on: 1) the date it was agreed/scheduled and the date it was publicly advert...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings whatsapp s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2025-05-13
Reference: FOI/202500455066
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic correspondence regarding zonal pricing: FOI release

“For the period 8th May 2024 - date, please provide all correspondence sent by, or to, Kate Forbes (or her private office) which includes the phrase “zonal pricing”.”

FOI partially withheld 85 score 12 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2025-05-13
Reference: FOI/202500457230
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Customer satisfaction results for the Energy Saving Trust: EIR release

I am looking for information relating to the Energy Saving Trust, specifically the grants and loans department. I recently have used the service, [REDACTED] and was asked to complete a satisfaction survey. I have asked for the results of this survey over a period of time to measure if the department is carrying on reg...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence contracts s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-05-08
Reference: EIR/202500454832
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Clean Power 2030 Action Plan briefing documents: EIR release

Any briefing documents prepared by the Scottish Government on the DESNZ policy paper Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, published in December 2024.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-04-30
Reference: EIR/202500452601
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Clean Power 2030 report briefing documents: EIR release

Any briefing documents prepared by the Scottish Government on the Clean Power 2030 report published by NESO in November 2024.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-04-30
Reference: EIR/202500452602
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Carbon Capture Fund as part of the Scottish Government’s Emerging Energy Technologies Fund: EIR release

All correspondence received by or communicated from the following Ministers or their Special Advisors, during the dates specified, relating to the £80m fund for Carbon Capture as part of the Scottish Government’s Emerging Energy Technologies Fund as referenced here https://www.gov.scot/news/scottish-cluster-support/ M...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 41 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: EIR/202500448782
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Emerging Energy Technologies Fund correspondence: EIR release

All correspondence received by or communicated from the following ministers or their special advisors, during the dates specified, relating to the £80m fund for Carbon Capture as part of the Scottish Government’s Emerging Energy Technologies Fund as referenced here https://www.gov.scot/news/scottish-cluster-support/ I...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 41 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-10
Reference: EIR/202500448779
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Carbon Capture Fund correspondence: EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 41 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-10
Reference: EIR/202500448781
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Emerging Energy Technologies Fund queries: FOI release

1. How much of the £180 million fund has been pledged and/or actively disbursed by the time of reply. 2. A list of projects funded by the EETF with the amount received per project from the Fund.

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.27 s.27(1)

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500453108
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Eskdalemuir Seismic Array contract: FOI release

With reference to the attached two documents in response to my initial FOI request, one of the contracts identified as being a Public Contracts Scotland contract, is in fact NOT listed on the aforementioned website. This missing one is identified in the initial FOI response as: ID: 617730 Title: "Award of Evaluation a...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence contracts s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500453732
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Grangemouth refinery: EIR release

All correspondence regarding the future of the Petroineos refinery at Grangemouth between: 1. Scottish Government Ministers and the Grangemouth Future Industry Board. 2. Scottish Government Ministers and Petroineos. 3. Scottish Government Ministers and UK Government Ministers. 4. Scottish Government Ministers and F...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.3 s.4 s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: EIR/202500452064
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Directorate For Energy And Climate Change meetings with Oil and Gas sector: EIR release

During the time Humza Yousaf was First Minister, how many meetings did civil servants within the Energy and Climate Change Directorate have with 1. Trade Unions that organise in the Oil and Gas sector 2. Companies with investments in Oil and Gas 3. Oil and Gas operators 4. Organisations representing Oil and Gas compan...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: EIR/202500452525
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence and documentation that include the phrase "return on capital": FOI release

For the period 1st August 2024 - date, please provide all correspondence and documentation including the phrase "return on capital". Please restrict the search to correspondence and documentation involving the following three directorates of the Scottish Government: Energy and Climate Change, Marine and Offshore Wind.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers contracts s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29(1) s.33(1) s.27(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500451993
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Funding provided by Scottish Government to Petroineos to support the Grangemouth Refinery: EIR release

Appearing on the BBC Question Time programme on 6th February 2024, the Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes, said: “The reason Grangemouth had lasted for as long as it had is because of financial support that we had put in place and plans for its future.” Please can you provide full details of the financial support pro...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: EIR/202500451987
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Money and tax, +1 more … Public sector

Deputy Director of Future Environment WhatsApp messages during Covid-19 pandemic: FOI release

"I wish to make a Freedom of Information Request for the following individuals WhatsApp messages from the Covid 19 pandemic. Tim Elllis."

FOI partially withheld 85 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence whatsapp 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202400439464
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Strict climate change test specifications: EIR release

Appearing on the BBC Question Time programme on 6th February 2024, the Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes, said the Scottish Government’s position is that new oil & gas licences in the North Sea should only be granted if they are compatible with a strict climate change test. Please provide the specifications of the st...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: EIR/202500451996
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Scotia Gas Networks (SGN) correspondence regarding the First Minister's visit to the H100 project: FOI release

Any correspondence between SGN and Scottish Government officials and meetings in the lead up to John Swinney's visit to the H100 project on 04/02/2025. This should include emails, text messages, whatsapps, letters and minutes of any meetings.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings whatsapp s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.39(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2025-03-18
Reference: FOI/202500451356
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Delivery of 19 climate action policies: EIR release

On 18th April 2024, Màiri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy, announced a package of 19 climate action measures in the Scottish Parliament. Details of the 19 policies were published here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/climate-change-action-policy-package/ For each of the 19 clim...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-13
Reference: EIR/202500450850
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence regarding answer to Parliamentary Question S6W-33595: EIR release

All internal Scottish Government correspondence, involving Civil Servants and/or Special Advisers, discussing the drafting of this answer provided by Gillian Martin to a written question asked in the Scottish Parliament: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/questions-and-answers/question?ref=S6W-33595

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence special advisers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-02-25
Reference: EIR/202500450327
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Correspondence with SSE energy company: EIR release

Any correspondence between the energy company, SSE, and either Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, or Gillian Martin, Minister for Energy, since they took up those posts last year. This should include any correspondence with aides of either of the Ministers.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.11(2) s.10(5) s.6(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-02-25
Reference: EIR/202400396791
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector