Scottish Government FOI Index

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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Pay supplement for communications specialists across the Scottish Government: FOI release

How many communications specialists within the Scottish Government receive this pay supplement? For those who are in receipt of this supplement, please clarify their pay grade, for example, B1, B2, B3, C1 and higher. Please confirm how many communications specialists receive the communications pay supplement working fo...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-02-27
Reference: FOI/202300380778
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government public holidays, staffing numbers and working patterns: FOI release

1. A list of all public holidays which are observed by the Scottish Government which are not official bank holidays, as listed on your website. Please include dates these fell on in 2023. 2. The total number of Scottish Government staff, by headcount, in total on Monday, September 19, 2022 (i.e the 'autumn public holi...

FOI not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending s.25(1) s.17 2 attachments

Published: 2024-02-12
Reference: FOI/202300376366
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government public servants who are still working from home: FOI release

How many scotgov public servants including all MSP's are still working from home How long this has been going on for and justification A likely end date

FOI not held 70 score 15 working days correspondence contracts s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-12-13
Reference: 202300348577
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board - Non-executive member appointments: FOI release

Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board - Non-executive Member Appointments advertised from 9 January 2023 with a closing date for applications of 31 January 2023: How many completed applications were received? How many candidates were shortlisted? Who prepared the shortlist? Who is due to sit on the interview panel, and will...

FOI not held 70 score 15 working days correspondence s.38 s.15 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-12-12
Reference: 202300344230
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Staff mental health: FOI release

How many mental health breaks/requests have (a) Scottish Government directorates and (b) Scottish Government executive non departmental public bodies (NDPBs) received in each of the last five years. Please break this information down by year and by directorate/ NDPB. How many internal grievance cases are currently live...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.12 s.38(1) s.15 s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-11-28
Reference: 202300358887
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Employment settlement considerations: FOI release

Please provide a breakdown, by year, of how many employment settlements the government has had to consider since 2017. By employment settlement, I am referring to what is described as a "potential settlement" or "potential settlement payment", or "potential settlement of claim" or substantively similar wording as discl...

FOI not held 45 score 75 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.6 s.17(1)

Published: 2023-11-24
Reference: 202200332042
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Stonewall training: FOI release

How many Government Ministers have undertaken Stonewall training? How many civil servants have undertaken Stonewall training? How many Special Advisors or Ministerial staff have undertaken Stonewall training?

FOI not held 40 score 13 working days correspondence ministers special advisers

Published: 2023-11-07
Reference: 202300342965
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Cairngorms National Park Authority Board Member Appointments: FOI release

You asked in relation to the Cairngorms National Park Authority Board Member Appointments advertised from 15 February 2023 with a closing date for applications of 7 March 2023: How many applicants had other involvement in public life? How many applicants that had other involvement in public life got through to interv...

FOI not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2023-09-27
Reference: 202300348277
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Breakdown of Scottish Government employees working from home: FOI release

1. Can you please provide data to confirm the number and percentage of Scottish Government employees who routinely, partly or permanently work from home for the years 2018 and 2022 and 2023 currently? 2) Does the Scottish Government have a policy to encourage staff to return to work based in the office?

FOI not held 45 score 14 working days correspondence contracts s.17(1)

Published: 2023-08-30
Reference: FOI/202300370126
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Information relating to bullying incidents within the Scottish Government in the last 5 years: FOI release

The number of incidents of bullying within the Scottish Government in each of the last 5 years. You also requested further information in relation to the number of employees that were accused of bullying and the number of reported cases that were investigated and resulted in disciplinary action.

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.17(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-06-28
Reference: FOI/202200318207
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Staff absences, dismissals, retirements and injury benefit claims due to Long COVID: FOI release

1. How many employees have left your organisation due to ill health? Of these how many have been: dismissed on ill health grounds? retired on ill health grounds? 2. How many employees in your organisation are absent due to long-term ill-health? Of these, how many: Are absent due to “long Covid” (i.e. with a diagnosi...

FOI not held 70 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence s.17(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2023-05-11
Reference: FOI/202300341527
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government employees who have criminal convictions: FOI release

The number and percentage of SG employees, including all SG Agencies, who have a criminal conviction. In particular, you asked for the number and percentage of staff who have a conviction for fraud, assault or theft.

FOI not held 70 score 16 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-01-27
Reference: FOI/202200324325
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Pay supplements and Health & Safety practitioner grades: FOI release

Information regarding pay supplements and Health & Safety practitioner grades across the Scottish Government, its Agencies and other bodies e.g. NDPB’s. I have attached your full FOI request in Annex A.

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-01-24
Reference: 202200319615
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Costs of overtime worked by Marine Scotland employees: FOI release

1.) The costs of overtime worked by Marine Scotland employees in 2020-21, 2021-22 and so far in 2022-23. 2.) For any overtime hours detailed how many of these hours in each year did employees receive payment for and/or how many hours did they receive no compensation for?

FOI not held 40 score 17 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2022-11-30
Reference: 202200327387
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Statistics of costs incurred by Scottish Government: FOI release

1. The overtime working costs incurred by your organisation in each financial year since 2019-20. Please provide figures for the current financial year to date. 2. Any legal costs incurred by your organisation related to the release of information as a result of freedom of information request for every financial year s...

FOI not held 40 score 17 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2022-09-22
Reference: FOI/202200315401
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

The number of incidents of bullying within the Government in the last five years: FOI release

For the number of incidents of bullying within the Scottish Government (SG) for the last 5 years, split between directorates. You also stated that you would be content for the information to be provided using any local survey run by the Scottish Government each year.

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2022-08-29
Reference: FOI/202200308354
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Non-disclosure agreements, agency staff and complaints procedures: FOI release

Details of total spend by the Scottish Government broken down for the following since 2007: a) Non-disclosure agreements b) Agency staff (Temporary interim workers) c) Complaints procedures (The internal grievance process)

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2022-08-05
Reference: FOI/202200304405
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Additional staff support payments for enforced home working: FOI release

As you will be aware public bodies are not allowing staff to return to their designated office or place of work. This results in the running costs for individual households being considerably increased whilst public organisations work spaces are generating savings associated with day to day running costs. Please provid...

FOI not held 65 score 19 working days correspondence meetings spending 2 attachments

Published: 2022-01-20
Reference: FOI/202100254081
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

COVID-19 working from home: FOI release

1. Which percentage of the department’s employees are currently working from home? 2. Will the department’s employees be expected to return to the office? If yes; 1. When will employees be expected to return to the office? 2. Will employees be returning to the office full-time or part-time? 3. Does the department pla...

FOI not held 40 score 20 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2021-10-08
Reference: FOI/202100233197
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Scottish Government and external training spend: FOI release

You asked for: 1. External training spend in the previous 3 fiscal years (2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20) in the Scottish Government, broken down by: Amount spent through the Civil Service Learning contract and amount spent to deliver external training through other contracts Under the Civil Service Learning Contract Amou...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2021-08-31
Reference: FOI/202000092556
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Breakdown of Scottish Government staff disability statistics: FOI release

Do you have a disability staff network? If so: - How long has it been running? - The grade of the chair and deputy chair - Does the network use storytelling as part of it's communication strategy? The number of members of staff who have provided information about their disability to HR broken down by : - Year since 201...

FOI not held 65 score 17 working days correspondence ministers spending 2 attachments

Published: 2021-07-14
Reference: FOI/202100214955
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Job Evaluation for Senior Posts (JESP) scores and job evaluation policy: FOI release

This request was in relation to the Job Evaluation for Senior Posts (JESP) scores for two Scottish Government Senior Civil Service (SCS) Pay Band 3 roles that were advertised recently on Civil Service Jobs. 1. Do you hold a record of a JESP score for both of the above named jobs? 2. If you do hold a JESP record for the...

FOI not held 45 score 4 working days correspondence s.1 s.3

Published: 2021-07-13
Reference: FOI/202100220521
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Programme for Government, Public sector, Work and skills

Total spend on employing agency staff across the Scottish Government: FOI release

Can you please provide the number of Agency Staff you have employed straight across all Departments within the Scottish Government and how much this costs, please break this down by each Department for the last 5 years.

FOI not held 40 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2021-05-19
Reference: FOI/202100189133
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government investigation training: FOI release

Information on investigation training given to government employees including senior staff.

FOI not held 65 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2021-05-13
Reference: FOI/202100176844
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

A breakdown amount of Civil Servants the Scottish Government has employed: FOI release

1. How many civil servants worked for the Scottish Government in each year starting with April 2006 to April 2020. 2. What is the current head count of civil servants working for the Scottish Government as of November 2020. 3. What was the cost of employing civil servants for each year since April 2006. 4. How many age...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20

Published: 2021-02-05
Reference: FOI/202000111656
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector, Work and skills