Scottish Government FOI Index

9,099releases indexed

14,350attachments found

27.1avg calendar days

3,606partially withheld

2024-01-12oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 3,606 unclear 2,485 not held 1,406 released 651 already published 356 cost limit 328 clarification 139 withheld 100 transferred 28

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 2389 s.20 1874 s.34(1) 1798 s.39(2) 1572 s.30 1471 s.17(1) 1236 s.25(1) 1126 s.10(4) 972 s.11(2) 785 s.29(1) 618 s.2 546 s.3 411

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 578 releases · 27.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 547 releases · 28.5 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 357 releases · 27.2 avg days Marine Directorate 352 releases · 26.7 avg days Population Health Directorate 350 releases · 25.4 avg days People Directorate 287 releases · 24.0 avg days Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate 270 releases · 31.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 267 releases · 38.8 avg days

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5 matching releases

Latest analysis of testing on farmed salmon: EIR release

The ‘latest analysis and data your organisation has used to permit licencing of farmed salmon’. Your request then proceeded to ask a number of questions. For ease in handling, we have broken these down into sections labelled A, B, C and D: A. With respect to: 1. The chemical analysis for contaminants 2. Microplastic ...

FOI/EIR transferred 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.9

Published: 2026-01-26
Reference: FOI/202500489518
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Fish farm mortalities at the Bakkafrost site at Portree queries: EIR release

Part of your request is for answers to questions rather than data or information held. We will therefore split the response as follows: You asked for: Information relating to fish farm mortalities at the Bakkafrost site at Portree, Isle of Skye, specifically: 1. "Confirmation & cause: Has FHI received notifications ...

FOI/EIR transferred 80 score 19 working days correspondence s.9 2 attachments

Published: 2026-01-19
Reference: EIR/202500488697
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Illegal scallop dredging investigations: EIR release

I note a story in The Ferret in September last year saying an allegation of illegal scallop dredging was under investigation in Orkney - has there been any outcome to this investigation? https://theferret.scot/allegations-illegal-scallop-dredging-orkney-investigation/ I also noted a story from 2020 saying Mark Ruskel...

FOI/EIR transferred 50 score 16 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-09-24
Reference: EIR/202500471351
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Fishing activity in Pentland Firth: EIR Review

Original request: 202400444614 1. What fishing activity took place in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth in 2023 and 2024? What wieght of fhsih and shellfish (by species) were landed from this area? 2. What boats were involved? 3. What are the contact details for the owners/operators of these vessels?

FOI/EIR transferred 80 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.16(3) s.10(4) s.9 s.2 s.11(2) s.34(1) s.6(1) 8 attachments

Published: 2025-01-27
Reference: FOI/202400444618 Review of 202400444614
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Decommissioning of vessels by Marine Scotland: EIR release

Twenty odd years ago Marine Scotland called in the five main banks, funding our vessels, for a meeting and told them to call in the loans of any vessels struggling with payments. The banks subsequently did this, on your instructions, and a lot of serviceable vessels were decommissioning and cut up and destroyed as we a...

FOI/EIR transferred 55 score 7 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.1 s.10(4) s.9

Published: 2024-04-16
Reference: EIR/202400394242
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector