Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

11,099releases indexed
19,072attachments found
28.7avg calendar days
4,403partially withheld
2023-10-02oldest in sample
2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 4,403 unclear 3,109 not held 1,663 released 816 already published 409 cost limit 376 clarification 166 withheld 123 transferred 34

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 2824 s.20 2437 s.34(1) 2118 s.39(2) 1920 s.30 1721 s.17(1) 1465 s.25(1) 1326 s.10(4) 1159 s.11(2) 933 s.29(1) 703 s.2 586 s.6(1) 478

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 743 releases · 28.1 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 632 releases · 29.1 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 437 releases · 29.3 avg days Marine Directorate 406 releases · 26.4 avg days Population Health Directorate 404 releases · 25.8 avg days Environment and Forestry Directorate 354 releases · 34.0 avg days Economic Development Directorate 334 releases · 41.5 avg days People Directorate 332 releases · 23.9 avg days
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Correspondence sent to Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity on the subject of Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: EIR release

Any correspondence sent to Lorna Slater in her role as Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy, and Biodiversity between 2021 and 2023 on the subject of part 1 or part 2 of Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill as originally drafted. Any correspondence sent from Lorna Slater in her role as Minister for Green Skills, ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-05-06
Reference
FOI/202500496587
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Palaemon serratus landings statistics 2000-2024 in UK: EIR release

‘landing trends of the common prawn (Palaemon serratus) in Great Britain between2000 and 2024. I am writing to ask whether you hold data that includes the following variables for this species and time period: Landed weight (tonnes) Landed value (GBP) Gear type Landing dates Landing port Vessel nationality Vessel leng...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11 s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-29
Reference
FOI
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Purchase of Passive Acoustic Monitoring & Mooring Devices contract information: EIR release

You asked for information relating to the following contract: Purchase of Passive Acoustic Monitoring & Mooring Devices. The details requested were: What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract? Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-29
Reference
EIR/202600509540
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Money and tax, Public sector

Records relating to Raeshaw Estate General Licence restriction and associated communications: EIR release

Information relating to ministerial awareness and discussion of the General Licence restriction imposed by NatureScot in February 2026 on Raeshaw Estate in the Scottish Borders. More specifically: 1. All briefings, submissions, internal memoranda, or speaking notes prepared for: The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affair...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-28
Reference
FOI/202600508718
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Nature Recovery Fund (NRF) allocations by local authority: EIR release

‘Please could you list for each local authority total allocations from the Scottish Government's Nature Recovery Fund for each year since the fund was opened to and including 2025/26. Please provide this in .csv or excel format.’

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-28
Reference
FOI/202600509306
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Sea fisheries regulations in the UK: EIR release

"Wondered if it would be possible to make a follow-up request on the fishing VMS data for 2025? We've now received the data for rectangles within Scottish waters, but wondered if there was any data held for ICES rectangle 41F2? If similar data to the below could be provided for rectangle 41F2, that would be much appre...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1)
Published
2026-04-24
Reference
FOI/202600504923
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands meeting with Salmon Scotland and Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA): EIR release

Any pre-meeting briefing provided to the Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon prior to her meeting with Salmon Scotland and SEPA on the 5th February 2025, a list of all attendees and the agenda for the meeting and any note/minute and actions points that were recorded from it.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-22
Reference
FOI/202600505635
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands meeting with Salmon Scotland: EIR release

Any pre-meeting briefing provided to the Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougheon prior to her meeting with Salmon Scotland on the 17th April 2024, a list of all attendees and the agenda for the meeting and any note/minute and actions points that were recorded from it.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-22
Reference
FOI/202600505640
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands meeting with the Managing Director of Sales & Marketing at Mowi: EIR release

Any pre-meeting briefing provided to the Cabinet Secretary Mhairi Geoghan prior to her meeting with Mowi MD Bertil Buysee on the 6th May 2025, a list of all attendees and the agenda for each meeting and any note/minute and actions points that were recorded from the meeting.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-22
Reference
FOI/202600505641
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Salmon Scotland meeting on the 6th May 2025: EIR release

Any pre-meeting briefing provided to the Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon prior to her meeting with Salmon Scotland on the 6th May 2025, a list of all attendees and the agenda for this meeting and any note/minute and actions points that were recorded from the meeting.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-22
Reference
FOI/202600505613
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Scottish August Groundfish Survey dataset request: EIR release

I am aware of a particularly interesting dataset that we do not have within our ICES international survey databases. I would like to use these data to look at historical changes in the marine ecosystem. Please would you send me a link to the data from Simon Greenstreet's work that was previously released here: Scott...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 17 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2026-04-15
Reference
EIR/202600504891
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Correspondence regarding specific aquaculture applications: EIR release

Under Freedom of Information law, please could you provide me with copies of any internal and external email correspondence to and from your domain in the past year which mentions the aquaculture applications "fishtalk" or "Mercatus Farmer"? Include any attachments in their original format. Please also include copies ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-14
Reference
EIR/202600503578
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scottish Government decision regarding Centre Parcs byelaws: EIR release

The reasoning behind the Government’s decision and provide us with a copy of the letter of confirmation, together with any supporting statement of reasons, it sent to the Council.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-09
Reference
FOI/202600511163
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Information used to formulate answer to written question S6W-42673: EIR release

Any internal or external correspondence, briefings, memorandums or notes used to formulate: 1. The answer to written question S6W-42673 (19 December 2025). 2. The first paragraph of page six of the Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon's letter to the RAIC committee (13 March 2025), in particular the claim: "Further data c...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-08
Reference
EIR/202600503585
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Vessel monitoring system (VMS) data for fishing vessels within Scottish Waters: EIR release

I previously made this FOI request: https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202400436413/ I was hoping to make the same request but now for the most recent 10-year period available. I assume this will be 01 Jan 2015 to 31 Dec 2024. However, if you have 2025 available, I would like that to be included. For ease of refe...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2026-04-07
Reference
EIR/202600502337
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Flood Risk Management correspondence: EIR release

1. Any correspondence (including emails, letters, phone calls, handwritten notes,WhatsApp messages or any other documents) between Scottish governmentofficials with a rank of deputy director or higher regarding flood risk management.Information should include but not be limited to a detailed timeline (with dates) of an...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-07
Reference
EIR/202600502970
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Documentation regarding UK Government Contracts for Difference award and cost of offshore wind: EIR release

1. Could you supply all latest briefings prepared by the government and analysis about the price of offshore wind, from the month? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including all correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 10 working days correspondence briefings meetings contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-04-01
Reference
EIR/202600502372
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity and Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands correspondence regarding rewilding: EIR release

1. Any correspondence sent to Jim Fairlie or Mairi Gougeon on the topic of rewilding within the last year. 2. Any correspondence sent from Jim Fairlie or Mairi Gougeon on the topic of rewilding within the last year.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-03-30
Reference
EIR/202600501706
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Loch Pooltiel Subsea Electric Cables Marine Licence Application correspondence: EIR release

A copy of all objections and comments made during the public consultation period, which ended on 9th January 2026, for Marine Licence Application - relating to subsea electric cables - Loch Pooltiel to Ardmore # 00011420.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-03-30
Reference
EIR/202600502071
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Path to Balance correspondence: FOI Review

Original Request 202500494276 ‘All correspondence between Shona Robison and her office, and Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin and her office that mentions Path To Balance or is related to Path To Balance. Can I also have sight of all correspondence between the Cabinet Secretary and the Director General of climate acti...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 14 working days correspondence ministers spending s.30
Published
2026-03-23
Reference
FOI/202600500946 - Review of 202500494276
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Ministerial correspondence mentioning Path To Balance: FOI Review

Original Request 202500494281 All correspondence between Shona Robison and her office, and Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon and her office that mentions Path To Balance or is related to Path To Balance. Can I also have sight of all correspondence between the Cabinet Secretary and the Director General of rural affairs ...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 12 working days correspondence ministers spending s.30
Published
2026-03-23
Reference
FOI/202600500948 - Review of 202500494281
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Cost incurred by producing the publication “Kinloch Castle Study: Final Report”: EIR release

1. The total cost incurred by the Scottish Government in producing the publication “Kinloch Castle Study: Final Report” (published 8 May 2025). Please include: Total internal staff costs (e.g., RESAS time or other departments) Any external consultancy, research or analytical services commissioned Any expenses, travel...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence briefings contracts spending s.10(5)
Published
2026-02-10
Reference
FOI/202500494018
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Ban on landfilling biodegradable municipal waste meeting and briefing materials: EIR release

All minutes/notes from meetings and briefings written about the ban on landfilling biodegradable municipal waste (BMW), from the last month.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments
Published
2026-02-09
Reference
EIR/202500491803
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Emails relating to Biffa vs Scottish Ministers case: EIR release

‘I am trying to find a copy of some emails which were submitted to the Court of Session as part of the Biffa vs Scottish ministers case (COS CA30-24). We have not been given access to the productions but were told that a lot of correspondence had come out under FOI already, but I couldn’t find this one on the publicati...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-09
Reference
FOI/202500491202
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence regarding landfill ban on biodegradable municipal waste: EIR release

1. Please provide a copy of any correspondence, minutes of meetings or read out of telephone calls with SEPA over the ban of landfilling of municipal waste within the last 12 months. 2. Please provide a copy of any correspondence, minutes of meetings or read out of telephone calls with waste management providers and o...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.2 s.3 s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-09
Reference
FOI/202500491220
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector