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

Clear

978 matching releases

Marine Scotland grant letter to Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF): EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 60 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2019-01-15
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Seal Shooting Licenses for the Dee, Don, Ythan: EIR release

FOI/EIR not held 15 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1)

Published: 2019-01-08
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Information related to wellboat biosecurity at marine fish farms: EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 35 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.11(2) s.34(1)

Published: 2018-12-20
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Sea lice counts and treatments applied, by farms, by week: EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 60 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-12-18
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Vacasay Salmon Farm: EIR review

FOI/EIR partially withheld 60 score correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-12-18
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Fergus Ewing, information and communications in relation to salmon farming: FOI release

FOI already published 50 score correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.17(1) s.29(1) s.25 s.33(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-12-13
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Compensation paid and catch records under coastal netting compensation scheme: EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 60 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-12-13
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Marine Scotland attending Screening Opinion Meeting with North Ayrshire Council: EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 60 score correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2018-12-10
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Discussions with the salmon farming industry, including Marine Harvest, SSPO & Wester Ross Fisheries/Salmon: EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 60 score correspondence ministers s.29(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-12-06
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Reporting Azamethiphos, Deltamethrin and Hydrogen Peroxide on Scotland's Aquaculture database: EIR release

FOI/EIR not held 15 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2018-12-06
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Series of questions on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): EIR release

FOI/EIR not held 15 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.2E s.3 s.4 s.9 s.6(1) s.10(4)

Published: 2018-12-04
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Sea lice information, lice levels exceeding threshold of 3 or 8 lice per fish: EIR release

FOI/EIR released 65 score correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2018-11-29
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Ayrshire Rivers Trust (ART) and Kilmarnock Angling Club/Waters: EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 60 score correspondence s.2 s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-11-23
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Fish farms with seal licences using acoustic deterrent devices and double-netted cages: EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 35 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2018-11-23
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Compliance monitoring and regulation of use of high explosives in Bay of Nigg: EIR release

FOI/EIR not held 40 score correspondence meetings contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 10 attachments

Published: 2018-11-23
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Dredge Returns Data: EIR release

FOI/EIR not held 40 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-11-23
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Details of Brexit preparations, including spend on consultancy and names of suppliers: FOI release

FOI cost limit 15 score correspondence briefings meetings spending s.12

Published: 2018-11-22
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Kilmarnock Angling Club license to stock Atlantic salmon fry: EIR release

FOI/EIR not held 40 score correspondence s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-11-21
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Inspections carried out on UK and foreign vessels: FOI release

FOI released 65 score correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2018-11-20
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic

Confirmation of Cooke Aquaculture’s licence status to shoot seals: EIR release

FOI/EIR not held 15 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2018-11-16
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Offences and enforcement actions (across all sanctions) in relation to inshore fisheries: FOI release

FOI released 65 score correspondence 4 attachments

Published: 2018-11-14
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Independent Consenting Review, wellboat discharge licenses and Wellboats Working Group: EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 60 score correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.11(2) 4 attachments

Published: 2018-11-14
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Montrose Port Authority disposal licence: EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 60 score correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11(2) 12 attachments

Published: 2018-11-09
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Roseanna Cunningham’s MSP 2017 visit to Montrose: EIR release

FOI/EIR partially withheld 60 score correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) 6 attachments

Published: 2018-11-09
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Mortality rate of farmed salmon from hatch: EIR release

FOI/EIR not held 15 score correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2018-11-06
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector