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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107 matching releases

Convictions under section 33 and section 34 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 in 2018/19 : FOI release

On the 8th September you asked for: 1 - Numbers of people convicted jointly and individually under section 33 and section 34 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 during 2018-2019 and 2019 - 2020- excluding those charged with other offences at the same time. 2 - Of the individuals in question 1, for how many of t...

FOI not held 70 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence s.33 s.34 2 attachments

Published: 2020-11-13
Reference: FOI/202000085676
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Numbers of people prosecuted for wasting police time and assaults on police: FOI release

You asked for: Number of people charged with making false calls to Police and what are the outcomes of these charges e.g. custodial sentence, community payback order, restriction of liberty order, fine or no case. How many cases of false calls to police are unsuccessful e.g. dropped before court or are not successful ...

FOI not held 65 score 13 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2020-11-09
Reference: FOI/202000086802
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

COVID-19 Police Scotland guidelines and resourcing: FOI release

1. What rules, regulations and guidelines are Police Scotland currently required to enforce, and to what extent are these being enforced? Please provide specific regulations alongside target and actual performance metrics. a. Examples would include reported incidents of Covid-19 laws broken compared to police attendanc...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence s.3 s.4 s.20 s.4A s.6 s.7A s.7B

Published: 2020-11-05
Reference: FOI/202000095908
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Law and order, Public sector

Human trafficking and slavery prosecutions and convictions: FOI release

1. The number of persons (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of human trafficking and slavery, servitude etc type offences as their principal offence. 2. How many of the persons enumerated in answer to question 1. were EEA or Swiss nationals (not including UK nationals). If the number of persons in either of these catego...

FOI not held 45 score 12 working days correspondence s.4 s.4(1) s.4(2) s.22(1) s.47(1) s.1(1)

Published: 2020-10-30
Reference: FOI/202000085975
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Law and order

Assaults on Emergency workers: FOI release

1. The number of police recorded common assaults of an emergency worker in the financial year 2019/20. 2. The number of police recorded common assaults of an emergency worker in the months of March 2020, April 2020 and May 2020.

FOI not held 40 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2020-09-03
Reference: FOI/202000060516
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Criminal proceedings under Section 315 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003: FOI release

Criminal proceedings under Section 315 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 since the Act came into being in 2003: 1. How many cases have gone to court under section 315 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003? 2. How many of the cases going to court resulted in a convicti...

FOI not held 45 score 12 working days correspondence s.31

Published: 2020-09-02
Reference: FOI/202000066436
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Developing Information on Hate Crime Recorded by the Police in Scotland: FOI release

Following the publication of Developing Information on Hate Crime Recorded by the Police in Scotland[1] in February 2019. The request has been split into sections below to aid interpretation.

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence meetings spending s.14(2) s.14 s.14O s.2 s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2020-08-17
Reference: FOI/202000052883
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Law and order, Public sector

Young people aged 16-17 prosecuted in the criminal courts in Scotland: FOI release

1. The number of young people aged 16-17 prosecuted in the criminal courts in Scotland for (i) the year 2018/19 and (ii) the year 2019/20. 2. Of those young people aged 16-17 prosecuted in the criminal courts in Scotland for (i) the year 2018/19 and (ii) the year 2019/20, the different categories of crime for which the...

FOI not held 70 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2020-07-27
Reference: FOI/202000041445
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Grampian drug-related crimes, arrests and convictions: FOI release

Recorded drug-related crimes/arrests/convictions in Grampian from 1980 to 2000, by year. Recorded seizures in Grampian per year from 1980 to 2000 – and by drug type Recorded drug deaths in Grampian between 1980 and 2000 Overall recorded crime by year in Grampian from 1980 to 2000.

FOI not held 65 score 44 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2020-05-28
Reference: FOI/202000023529
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Statistical data concerning sexual offences: FOI release

1) The total number of allegations against pedophiles and rapists have you received in the last 10 years? 2010-2019 a) From the total number of allegations against pedophiles. How many cases was dropped or didn't go to court in the last 10 years? 2010-2019 b) From the total number of allegations against pedophiles ad r...

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

Published: 2020-04-06
Reference: FOI/202000019459
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

The Bribery Act 2010 criminal proceedings statistics: FOI release

You asked for the Bribery Act 2010 criminal proceedings statistics: 1. How many cases have been taken to court since the introduction of the Bribery Act in 2010? Please break this down by year. 2. Under sections 1, 2, 6 and 7 of the Bribery Act please state how many convictions have been secured since the introductio...

FOI not held 45 score 10 working days correspondence s.1 s.1(2) s.2(1) s.2(2)

Published: 2020-03-19
Reference: FOI/202000019946
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Feasibility of the integration of British Transport Police (BTP) into Police Scotland: FOI release

You asked for the costs incurred in the consultation into the feasibility of the integration of British Transport Police (BTP) into Police Scotland. You are looking for the costs incurred as closely as possible, based on: the time spent on the consultation the number of police / government staff involved in the consu...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.99 s.17(1)

Published: 2020-03-02
Reference: FOI/202000014387
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

Females in Scotland convicted of fraud and other financial crimes: FOI release

You asked for: 1. Number of convicted prisoners, seeking an appeal against sentence or conviction, have been released from prison into the community, pending a decision on whether the appeal will be granted. (interim liberation pending an appeal) I should like this information broken down by: a) Gender b) offence c) l...

FOI not held 65 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2019-07-18
Reference: FOI/201900002092
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Data information of recorded crimes and offences involving firearms: FOI release

You asked for further information from the data used to produce the Recorded crimes and offences involving firearms, Scotland, 2016-17 & 2017-18 Official Statistics. This included the type of firearm used and whether it was licensed/unlicensed and whether any were classed as obsolete/prewar/antique. You requested this ...

FOI not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence s.3 2 attachments

Published: 2019-07-01
Reference: FOI/201900001941
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Convictions under Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005: FOI release

Convictions under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 for the most recent 5 years available: 1. Number of convictions in each year 2. Number of main disposals imposed in each case 3. Could this be split in relation to the type of emergency worker concerned, eg, ambulance workers, firefighters, etc? 4. Finally, Wh...

FOI not held 70 score 16 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2019-05-15
Reference: FOI/201900000819
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Prisoners on remand in Scotland that lived in Scotland: FOI release

You asked for: “1. The total number of prisoners who were held on remand across prisons in Scotland that lived in a Scottish local authority prior to entering prison. 2. Can you provide this information for the following periods: 2018 3. How many prisoners who were held on remand in 2018 were registered with no fixed ...

FOI not held 45 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2019-03-28
Reference: FOI/201900000132
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Term “justifiable assault” in Scottish courts cases: FOI release

A. How many times the legal defence of “justifiable assault” has been used in Scottish courts each year, over the past ten years? B. How many times a plea of “justifiable assault” was accepted in Scottish Courts each year, over the past ten years? C. How many times a plea of “justifiable assault” was rejected in Scot...

FOI not held 40 score 17 working days correspondence