Scottish Government FOI Index

12,845releases indexed

21,142attachments found

29.3avg calendar days

4,968partially withheld

2022-06-27oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 4,968 unclear 3,867 not held 1,877 released 899 already published 457 cost limit 408 clarification 190 withheld 136 transferred 43

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 3118 s.20 2736 s.34(1) 2373 s.39(2) 2160 s.30 1888 s.17(1) 1685 s.25(1) 1495 s.10(4) 1297 s.11(2) 1040 s.29(1) 770 s.2 692 s.6(1) 549

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 801 releases · 27.7 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 697 releases · 29.5 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 510 releases · 29.3 avg days Marine Directorate 504 releases · 26.8 avg days Population Health Directorate 431 releases · 25.9 avg days Environment and Forestry Directorate 405 releases · 33.8 avg days Economic Development Directorate 404 releases · 42.7 avg days People Directorate 390 releases · 26.3 avg days

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45 matching releases

Internal correspondence request: FOI review

Copies of all internal Scottish Government email correspondence (including Marine Scotland, Civil Servants, and Special Advisers) discussing the responses to these two previous FOI requests: FOI/202100132049 and FOI/202200292407.

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 122 working days over deadline correspondence special advisers s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-02-07
Reference: FOI/202300337459 Review of 202200313781
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government and National Grid ESO around ScotWind: EIR review

All correspondence between the Scottish Government (including Ministers, Civil Servants, and Special Advisers) and representatives of National Grid ESO, which mentions “ScotWind”, from 1st January 2021 - date. I have been asked to consider your request afresh as I was not involved with the handling of your initial req...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers special advisers spending s.10(4) s.11(2) s.6(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-01-31
Reference: EIR/202300361990 Review of 202300356280
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government documents mentioning “firm power” in the context of the electricity market: FOI release

All Scottish Government documents mentioning “firm power” in the context of the electricity market, including correspondence between Ministers, Civil Servants, and Special Advisers, and with external parties, from 1st January 2022 - date. As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for the pur...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-01-03
Reference: 202300356459
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence about the proposal to set up a public energy company: FOI release

All correspondence between Scottish Government special advisers, communications staff and ministers, and all briefing notes provided to ministers, about the proposal to set up a public energy company from the beginning of September 2017 to the end of December 2017 and proposals to set up a national public energy agency...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings s.25(1) s.29 2 attachments

Published: 2023-12-21
Reference: 202200298818
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scotland's offshore wind route map: EIR release

On 28th September 2010, the Scottish Government published Scotland's offshore wind route map: developing Scotland's offshore wind industry to 2020. The first line of the Executive Summary reads: “Scotland has an estimated 25% of Europe‟s offshore wind potential.” Please provide all internal Scottish Government (inclu...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-11-16
Reference: 202200329849
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scotland’s share of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource: EIR release

All internal Scottish Government discussion (including between Ministers, Civil Servants, and Special Advisers) relating to the question of Scotland’s share of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource, restricting the search to dates between 6th May 2021 and 20th October 2022. You also indicated how to narrow down you...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 30 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-11-10
Reference: 202200325962
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government documents mentioning “nodal pricing” and “zonal pricing” in the context of the electricity market: EIR release

All Scottish Government documents mentioning “nodal pricing” and “zonal pricing” in the context of the electricity market, including correspondence between Ministers, Civil Servants, and Special Advisers, and with external parties, from 1st January 2022 - date. As the information you have requested is ‘environmental i...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.6(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-20
Reference: 202300356274
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Renewable Statisic: EIR review

At FMQs on 22nd June 2023, the First Minister made a false statement about Scotland's share of the UK's renewables. Please provide all correspondence sent by the First Minister to the Presiding Officer and other MSPs notifying them of his false statement and proposed correction to the Official Report. Please also provi...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers special advisers s.30 s.20 s.39(2) s.29 s.38 s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-13
Reference: FOI/202300376627 Review of 202300367955
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence between Scottish Government and representatives of Ofgem: EIR review

In your review request you noted that you had: ‘…asked for correspondence with a specific organisation (Ofgem) on a specific topic (ScotWind) over a relatively short period of time… All that is required is a search for correspondence including @ofgem.gov.uk email addresses and the keyword “ScotWind”.’

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence ministers special advisers spending s.20 s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 8 attachments

Published: 2023-09-13
Reference: 202300362000 review of 202300356282
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Gordonbush Wind Farm and Gordonbush Hydrogen Demonstrator Project: EIR release

Information on Gordonbush Wind Farm and Gordonbush Hydrogen Demonstrator Project. Please provide details of all meetings held between Cabinet Secretary Michael Matheson (NetZero/Energy) and SSE Renewables in which the Gordonbush wind farm has been discussed. Please also include all discussions related to the proposed ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-05-02
Reference: FOI/202300347852
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Scotland’s share of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource: EIR Review

Original request - 202200325962 All internal Scottish Government discussion (including between Ministers, Civil Servants, and Special Advisers) relating to the question of Scotland’s share of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource, restricting the search to dates between 6th May 2021 and 20th October 2022. You also ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 12 working days correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-04-12
Reference: FOI/202300336651 Review of 202200325962
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

All internal correspondence regarding FOI 202200313781: FOI release

All internal Scottish Government (including Ministers, Civil Servants, Marine Scotland, and Special Advisers) email correspondence discussing the responses to the previous FOI request FOI/202200313781

FOI partially withheld 90 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-02-17
Reference: FOI/202200330326
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scotland's offshore wind potential: EIR release

1) Internal correspondence within the Scottish Government either as part of the response to press requests for comment about the statistic relating to Scotland having 25% of Europe's offshore wind potential, linked to a These Island's report. This should include official, special adviser, and ministerial comment/sign o...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-02-17
Reference: FOI/202200329615
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

The report, 'Wrong With The Wind' : EIR release

On 9th November 2022, These Islands published a report - Wrong With The Wind - concerning the Scottish Government's frequently cited statistic that Scotland has 25% of Europe's potential offshore wind resource. Please provide: (1). All internal Scottish Government correspondence (including between Ministers, Civil Serv...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-02-14
Reference: FOI/202200332823
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence discussing offshore wind with Stephen Flynn: EIR release

All Scottish Government correspondence (including Ministers, Civil Servants, Special Advisers, and Press Officers) with Stephen Flynn MP (or his staff) mentioning "offshore wind," 1st January 2022 - 10th December 2022.

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

Published: 2023-02-13
Reference: FOI/202200333878
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Future Offshore Wind Scenarios : EIR release

All internal Scottish Government discussion of the FOWS study (including between Ministers, Civil Servants, and Special Advisers) from 1st April 2022 – date and all Scottish Government correspondence with external parties discussing the FOWS study, from 1st April 2022 - date.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 36 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-01-30
Reference: FOI/202200332791
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scotland’s share of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource: EIR release

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 30 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers briefings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-01-09
Reference: FOI/202200325962
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Internal correspondence request: FOI release

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

Published: 2022-10-05
Reference: 202200313781
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence regarding Orbital Energy: FOI release

Any correspondence from Lorna Slater or her ministerial office or any special advisers on the topic of Orbital Energy from the date she became a minister to date.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers special advisers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2022-08-30
Reference: FOI/202200311896
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Correspondence regarding the development of the Cambo Oil Field from 2016 to date: EIR release

Correspondence between Ministers of the Scottish Government and Members of the UK Parliament from the Scottish National Party and government special advisers regarding the development of the Cambo Oil Field from 2016 to date.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 44 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2022-07-20
Reference: FOI/202200272313
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector