Scottish Government FOI Index

22,922releases indexed

40,952attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,507partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-11-04newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,507 unclear 7,460 not held 3,292 released 1,599 already published 716 cost limit 637 clarification 377 withheld 251 transferred 83

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5225 s.20 4485 s.34(1) 3789 s.39(2) 3640 s.30 3038 s.17(1) 2981 s.25(1) 2557 s.10(4) 2089 s.11(2) 1639 s.29(1) 1249 s.2 1245 s.3 980

Timeline

2026-11 48 2026-10 227 2026-09 8 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,336 releases · 27.8 avg days Marine Directorate 991 releases · 29.7 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 972 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 741 releases · 39.6 avg days Constitution Directorate 710 releases · 35.8 avg days Population Health Directorate 678 releases · 28.6 avg days People Directorate 667 releases · 25.5 avg days

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678 matching releases

Shingles vaccination administration: FOI release

1) The health evidence which supports the decision to go straight to 65 and ignore those between 65 and 70. 2) All correspondence, minutes and notes of meetings which relate to the decision to reduce the age to 65 and the approach to implementing the change. This request has been interpreted as you seeking informatio...

FOI not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.17(1)

Published: 2025-06-24
Reference: FOI/202500457842
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Tobacco industry contact with the Scottish Government: FOI release

A list of any and all contact your organisation and/or staff have had with British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris International, as well as any other domestic or transnational tobacco companies or anyone representing the tobacco industry including subsidiaries of tobacco i...

FOI already published 80 score 14 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.25 2 attachments

Published: 2025-06-11
Reference: FOI/202500457370
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Enforcement of mask-wearing in schools: FOI release

1. Definitive documentation that grants Scottish regional councils the authority to enforce mask-wearing in schools without parental or child consent. 2. Details on how this authority was established, including any legal or statutory basis, and how such authority aligns with or circumvents human rights obligations. 3...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.3

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: FOI/202500456359
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Education, Health and social care, Public sector

Decision making process for 2017 misoprostol approval: FOI release

Please provide any information you have about the decision-making process that led to the 2017 approval for misoprostol to be taken at home for the termination of pregnancy (https://www.publications.scot.nhs.uk/files/cmo-2017-14.pdf).

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.36(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-05-13
Reference: FOI/202500455437
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Ministers attendance at football matches: FOI release

For each time a Scottish Minister, in a professional capacity, attended a match of the Scottish national teams (home and abroad) and any Scottish professional team: (a) which Minister attended; (b) where and when were the visits; (c) why the Minister was invited; and (d) whether alcohol was served and whether the M...

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-05-08
Reference: FOI/202500456781
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Professor of Global Public Health: FOI release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, etc, which is from/to/mention Devi Sridhar, from the past three months?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-23
Reference: FOI/202500449177
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Celtic boys club correspondence: FOI release

Any information and correspondence held by the Scottish Government regarding Celtic Boys Club since 2020.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: FOI/202500452894
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector

Documentation regarding Scots heading to England to buy cheaper alcohol: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent/received and internally, briefings, analysis, minutes/notes from meetings, about Scots heading into England to buy cheaper alcohol, between September 1 2024 and the date of this FOI.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38 s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500451644
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Health care for transgender individuals queries: FOI release

1 - a copy of all equality impact assessments related to any policies or strategies related to or impacting health care for transgender individuals in the last 10 years. If there are not EQIAs available for all these policies, please provide any explanations as to why it was not carried out for any policies that are av...

FOI cost limit 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.30

Published: 2025-03-28
Reference: FOI/202500453110
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence regarding restriction on promotions of food high in fat, salt and sugar: FOI release

All correspondence sent and received and minutes/notes from meetings held by the Scottish Government with supermarkets, shops or trade representatives about restricting promotions of food and drink high in fat, sugar or salt, from the last year.

FOI clarification 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1) s.27(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500451984
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Safe Access Zones Team shared file information: FOI release

Shared ERDM Files All items from the Safe Access Zones Team’s shared ERDM file that contain any of the following words: "Catholic," "prayer," "praying," or "pray. If the team works from multiple shared files, the same request applies to all of them. Please provide the working names of these shared files. Please ensur...

FOI cost limit 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500452918
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Transgender individuals health and social care queries: FOI release

7 - a summary of any engagements, meetings, or advice Scottish Ministers, or officials acting on their behalf, have had from Social Workers, Social Work professional or representative bodies, or non NHS partners who sit on integrated joint boards related to Trans Health and Social care since the publication of the Cass...

FOI cost limit 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500453403
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Documentation regarding the Cass report: FOI release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about Dr Hilary Cass's report on gender identity in your people including correspondence sent and received, briefings, minutes/notes from meetings, analysis, from the last three months? Your request has been interpreted as relating to briefings, minute...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.2A 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452272
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Communications sent to addresses within Safe Access Zone boundaries: FOI release

All letters, emails, leaflets, or other forms of notices that were sent by the Scottish Government to residential properties or other addresses within boundaries of the Safe Access Zones (aka Abortion Buffer Zones) which were created as a result of the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Act 2024. Please s...

FOI released 95 score 16 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452910
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Deputy Director for Population Health Resilience and Protection WhatsApp messages during Covid-19 pandemic: FOI release

Daniel Kleinberg's Covid-19 WhatsApp messages.

FOI already published 80 score 20 working days correspondence whatsapp s.25 s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202400436346
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social Care's use of ministerial cars: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government about Neil Gray's use of ministerial cars, including correspondence sent to and by the government, including internal correspondence, minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, between January 6 2024 and the date of this FOI, that being 5th February.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.29 s.30 s.39(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: FOI/202500451287
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Summit of health and social care leaders information: FOI release

With regard to the summit of health and social care leaders held at Bute House on Monday, 3 February 2025, chaired by the First Minister, I request: 1. Any minutes, notes, or official records taken during the meeting, including direct or paraphrased comments made by the First Minister, particularly any reference to ha...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.5 s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.38 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: FOI/202500452061
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Documents for the vaccination services in the Highlands meeting: FOI release

All documents containing advice to the Cabinet Secretary for Health Humza Yousaf MSP in relation to the meeting with Fergus Ewing MSP and Doctors from Nairn which meeting related to vaccination services in the Highlands, which took place on 26th April by conference call including any advice, submission and all or any a...

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-13
Reference: FOI/202500450649
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Freedom of Information requests regarding Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care's trip to Hampden Park: FOI release

All internal correspondence surrounding the release of FOI requests regarding notes written for Neil Gray's trip to watch Aberdeen play Rangers in the League Cup final on December 17.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-04
Reference: FOI/202500449854
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector

Information on the proposal and provision of late stage abortion: FOI release

1) Please provide the following, in relation to Dr John Reynolds-Wright Minutes of any meetings between Scottish Government ministers and officials with Dr Reynolds-Wright Correspondence by email or letter between Scottish Government ministers and officials and Dr Reynolds-Wright 2) Please provide, in relation to the...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.17(1) s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.33(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-04
Reference: FOI/202500449935
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Alcohol ban at Scottish football grounds: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government about the booze ban at football, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 10 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.29(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-04
Reference: FOI/202500452333
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Health Survey data: FOI release

A table showing the mean heights of males and females in each age bracket, and if possible, disaggregated by ethnic group. There already exists data from the 2008 Scottish Health Survey, I am looking for more up to date data from more recent surveys. https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-health-survey-2008/pages...

FOI released 95 score 18 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-02-25
Reference: FOI/202500449737
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Sunday Post's request for notes of Health Secretary's meetings at football games: FOI release

All correspondence around the Sunday Post's FOI request for notes of Neil Gray's meetings at football games as referenced in the newspaper article on 19 January 2025 and all correspondence around the Sunday Post's request for a comment for that article.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence meetings s.33(1) s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-02-24
Reference: FOI/202500449193
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector

Documentation for Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport's trip to see Skerryvore: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received, (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes and analysis, about Maree Todd's ministerial trip to see Skerryvore on July 20 2024, between March 1 2024 and the date of this FOI.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.33(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-02-24
Reference: FOI/202500449707
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Briefing packs and outcomes for the drugs consumption room at the Thistle facility: FOI release

1. Briefing packs on drugs consumption rooms in reference to the opening of the Thistle facility on 13 January 2025. 2. What specific outcomes (KPIs) will be measured to determine the success of the Thistle DCR? How will these be measured in particular? 3. How will data be collected, when will the data first be evalu...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.17(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-02-20
Reference: FOI/202500448512
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector