Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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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Convictions for cybercrime in Scottish courts: FOI release

Convictions in Scottish courts (last 12 mths) for offences with a cyber element: economic(fraud/piracy) online market-illegal items malicious and offensive communications/cyber bulling hacking Disruption of computer functionality

FOI unclear 55 score correspondence s.12 s.1
Published
2017-07-13
Reference
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

Religious aggravated offending in Scotland 2016/17: FOI release

Information in relation to your report on 'Religious Aggravated Offending in Scotland 2016/17' of the 293 charges where the victim was a police officer do you have the breakdown of the nature of the aggravation, i.e. Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity (General).

FOI unclear 50 score correspondence
Published
2017-07-12
Reference
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Proceeding and conviction statistics for prisoners having mobiles: FOI release

You asked for proceeding and conviction statistics for prisoners having mobile phones in prisons and for the number of phones that have been found in each prison in Scotland since 2012.

FOI unclear 55 score correspondence s.41(1) s.41Z
Published
2017-06-30
Reference
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Non-disclosure of medical issues to the DVLA: FOI release

During the period 1 April 2016 to 20 May 2017 (or the latest 12 month period available), please can you tell me how many people were convicted and sentenced in court for offences relating to non‐disclosure of medical issues to the DVLA.

FOI unclear 55 score correspondence s.94
Published
2017-06-29
Reference
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector