Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,792releases indexed
39,278attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,073partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

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 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days
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Ministerial briefings relating to the preparedness/readiness regarding implementation of the UNCRC/incorporation of human rights treaties and human rights into Scot's Law: FOI release

You asked for the following information from between 5 May 2021 and 29 March 2023: All Ministerial briefings relating to the preparedness/readiness of the Scottish Government, Local Authorities and all other public bodies regarding implementation of the UNCRC. All Ministerial briefings relating to the preparedness/rea...

FOI released 100 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-23
Reference
202300349332
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Isolation and Loneliness Fund: FOI release

How much public money (bestowed by taxpayers for the delivery of a public service/good) was given to Impact Funding Partners for managing the Social Isolation and Loneliness Fund?

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts
Published
2023-08-29
Reference
FOI/202300368053
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Engagement of developing anti-racist infrastructure / Anti-Racism Interim Governance Group: FOI release

FROM January 2021 and TILL June 2023, how many times did the then Minister for Equalities and Older People, Christina McKelvie MSP, meet BEMIS, CEMVO or CRER as strategic partners to the Scottish Government; what dates, who attended and for what purpose? FROM November 2020 TILL June 2023, how many times did the then Mi...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 8 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.6 2 attachments
Published
2023-07-25
Reference
FOI/202300364244
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

MSP Keith Brown's meeting with Police Scotland: FOI release

All internal and external correspondence within and sent or received by the Scottish Government including attached documents, meeting handouts, memos, briefings to ministers, attendee lists, location of meeting, notes, minutes, or OneNote memos, linked to the following meeting: Keith Brown's meeting with Police Scotlan...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.38(1) 4 attachments
Published
2023-04-05
Reference
FOI/202200331304
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Conditions of funding for Scottish Trans: FOI release

The full conditions of funding for Scottish Trans.

FOI unclear 80 score 36 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-02-10
Reference
FOI/202300337534
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Funding for Equality Network: FOI release

The full conditions of funding for Equality Network.

FOI not held 70 score 37 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-02-10
Reference
FOI/202300337528
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Conditions of funding for LEAP Sports Scotland: FOI release

The full conditions of funding for LEAP Sports Scotland.

FOI not held 70 score 36 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-02-09
Reference
FOI/202300337541
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Conditions of funding for Stonewall Scotland: FOI release

The full conditions of funding for Stonewall Scotland.

FOI not held 70 score 37 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-02-09
Reference
FOI/202300337531
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Asylum seekers & illegal migrants housed in Aberdeen: FOI release

The amount of people asylum seekers & illegal migrants (economical) who have been put in Aberdeen. I am looking for actual numbers of people who are tagging onto public services.

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2023-01-19
Reference
FOI/202200316382
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Equality and Human Rights Funding for British Deaf Association: FOI release

Confirmation of whether the Equality and Human Rights funding for the British Deaf Association is being spent in Scotland only, a full breakdown on each year’s funding, and what the funding is being spent on.

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence s.25(1)
Published
2023-01-16
Reference
FOI/202200319466
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Communications regarding Mermaids charity since May 2021: FOI release

Information about any Scottish Government communications with or about the charity Mermaids since 1 May 2021. Please details of any meetings, including any dates, agendas and minutes, and any records created in that period relating to past, present or possible future funding.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2022-11-14
Reference
FOI/202200323251
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Temporary accommodation to Ukrainian Refugees: FOI release

1. All information relating to communication or consultation with local stakeholders about the plan to house refugees on a boat in Leith. This may be anyone who could have an interest in the decision, community groups, councils, health boards, local medical or dental practices, transport bodies and charities such as fo...

FOI cost limit 45 score 19 working days correspondence meetings spending whatsapp s.12
Published
2022-09-27
Reference
FOI/202200311937
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

The removal of the unlawful definition of "woman" in the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act: FOI release

"Following the Inner House decision on For Women Scotland v LA and Scottish Ministers I note that the unlawful definition of "woman" has not yet been removed from Section 2 of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/4/section/2 Could you please tell me what st...

FOI unclear 55 score 48 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.2
Published
2022-09-06
Reference
FOI/202200304534
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Information on the Ukrainian super-sponsor scheme: FOI release

For information in relation to the "Ukrainian super-sponsor scheme...on the following”: 1. “Are at least SPHERE standards being met, and which institution is responsible for compliance?” 2. “If SPHERE standards are not being applied, what alternative standards and safeguards are in place for refugees?” 3. “Will refu...

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence contracts s.3
Published
2022-08-11
Reference
FOI/202200310925
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector, Ukraine

Guidance relating to Gender Representation: FOI release

You asked for information on if any of the groups Equality Network, Stonewall Scotland, Scottish Trans, LGBT Youth Scotland or LGBT Health and Wellbeing were involved in any capacity in rewriting the guidance relating to the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act.

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence
Published
2022-08-10
Reference
FOI/202200307457
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Communications on the subject of antisemitism: FOI release

Any internal Scottish Government communications on the subject of antisemitism between 10 September 2021 and 17 October 2021.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 65 working days over deadline correspondence s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-08-01
Reference
FOI/202100262502
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

"Tinker Housing experiments": FOI release

“(a) provide us with copies of the legal advice which your government has received on this matter, and (b) provide a comprehensive explanation as to why the Scottish Government is unable to apologise on this matter, yet is able to apologise for various other historical injustices which preceded devolution such as those...

FOI withheld 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.36(1)
Published
2022-07-25
Reference
FOI/202200304820
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Internal correspondence mentioning For Women Scotland work: FOI Review

Further to my letter of 14 January 2022, I have now completed my review of Any internal correspondence among civil servants within the Children and Families Directorate, Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate, senior civil servants, ministers and special advisers which includes the name of the charity "ForWom...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 68 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.38(1) s.34(1) s.36(1) s.30 4 attachments
Published
2022-06-30
Reference
FOI/202200272543 Review of 202100248103
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Gender Pay Gap Report: FOI release

Information on the cost of producing an annual gender pay gap report for the Scottish Government, Transport Scotland and Education Scotland for the periods 2019-2020; 2020 2021 and 2021- 2022. The cost of producing each gender pay gap report, including a breakdown of the cost such as the number of FTE staff working on ...

FOI released 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.20
Published
2022-05-19
Reference
FOI/202200292003
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Cost of producing annual gender pay gap report: FOI release

Information on the cost of producing an annual gender pay gap report for the Scottish Government, Transport Scotland and Education Scotland for the periods 2019-2020; 2020 2021 and 2021- 2022. The cost of producing each gender pay gap report, including a breakdown of the cost such as the number of FTE staff working on ...

FOI released 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.20
Published
2022-05-19
Reference
FOI/202200292236
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Ukrainian refugee Super Sponsor scheme: FOI release

'As at the 10th April 2022 please advise how many Ukrainian refugees have signed up to the Scotland Super Sponsor scheme and how many are now in Scotland?'

FOI unclear 55 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2022-05-18
Reference
FOI/202200293731
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector, Ukraine

Extending COVID 19 restrictions: FOI release

1. Can you please tell me why you are extending [Covid] restrictions when countries such as Denmark and Norway are ending theirs? 2. We must go back to the old normal and have no diminution of our rights. Hence, will the Scottish Government make representations to the UK government over the proposed Bill of Rights Act ...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence
Published
2022-05-05
Reference
FOI/202200282150
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Equality and rights, Public sector

Communications with equality organisations regarding LGBT/equalities issues: FOI release

All correspondence between the Scottish Government (including spads) and any representative of Stonewall Scotland, The Equality Network, Scottish Trans, LGBT Youth Scotland, The Equality and Human Rights Commission, and The Scottish Green Party between January 21, 2022 and January 27, 2022 concerning any issue related ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 29 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-03-31
Reference
FOI/202200276254
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Information regarding Book of Non-Binary Identity: FOI release

Notes, analysis, minutes, plans, or correspondence in relation to the 'Book of Non-Binary Identity', as proposed in the 2017 Consultation on Gender Recognition reform (paragraphs 7.10 and 7.11). You also asked whether the Scottish Government Non-Binary Working Group has given any consideration to the 'Book of Non-Binar...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.25(1) s.27(1) s.27 2 attachments
Published
2022-03-29
Reference
FOI/202200275036
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector