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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Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms: FOI release

The disposals that were handed out in the Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, over the last five years (2018-19 - 2023-24) broken down by category (used to threaten, fired – no injury/damage, fired – damage to property, fired – fatal/non-fatal injury, other use, used as blunt instrument) and disp...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence
Published
2025-07-10
Reference
FOI/202500463131
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Police Scotland staff diversity groups that receive Scottish Government funding: FOI release

Details of all Police Scotland diversity staff groups/associations that receive Scottish Government funding, and the amount allocated to each group/association in each of the last five financial years. For the same period, please provide details of all meetings between the groups listed in the above response, and the S...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings
Published
2025-06-18
Reference
FOI/202500457984
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Drug driving offence data: FOI release

Details of how many people have been convicted and prosecuted for drug driving offences in both Scotland as a whole and in the Highlands and Islands region.

FOI unclear 75 score 14 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-03-28
Reference
FOI/202500454039
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Data relating to sentences and convictions: FOI release

The percentage of people sentenced to non-custodial sentences vs custodial sentences for the past five years of available data. The reoffending rates for sexual offences plus the reoffending offence type with the highest reoffending rates as a comparison point. Percentage of sexual offences compared to all other offenc...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence
Published
2025-03-27
Reference
FOI/202500453175
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Data from the partner abuse module in the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: FOI release

Anonymised microlevel data from the partner abuse module in the most recent Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS), including demographics of respondents, types of abuse experienced and incident characteristics.

FOI unclear 50 score 5 working days correspondence
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500450507
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Clarification of recorded crime in Scotland statistic: FOI release

The proof to back up the statement "recorded crime is down 40 per cent since 2006-07" as quoted by Siobhian Brown on January 7 at the Scottish Parliament.

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence
Published
2025-02-14
Reference
FOI/202500448777
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Exclusion of deciduous trees from the 2013 High Hedges Act: EIR release

Any reasoning that might exist for excluding deciduous trees from the provisions of the 2013 High Hedges Act in Scotland.

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 5 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-01-28
Reference
EIR/202400440108
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Non-Harassment Orders statistics: FOI release

Part 1 a) The number of people convicted for sexual offences made subject to Non-Harassment Orders (in relation to their victim) as part of their sentencing in each year since and including 2018/19 and including the part year of 2024/25. b) The number of people convicted for sexual offences not made subject to Non-Ha...

FOI unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence s.1
Published
2025-01-08
Reference
FOI/202400439015
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Sexual crime conviction statistics: FOI release

1. In each of the last five years, how many people in total were convicted of sexual crimes. 2. In each of the last five years, please provide the number of people convicted of sexual crimes who had previous convictions. Please provide a breakdown by year, and by type of sexual offence on the charge sheet.

FOI unclear 55 score 10 working days correspondence s.2 s.25(1) s.20
Published
2024-11-04
Reference
FOI/202400435476
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Value of criminal assets recovered: FOI release

The value of criminal assets recovered in Scotland in the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence
Published
2024-10-28
Reference
FOI/202400433468
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public sector

Number of convicted criminals granted an "absolute discharge": FOI release

Number of people receiving "absolute discharge" in each year since and including 2018/19 and including the part year of 2024/25; how many of those discharges in each year were for for a. murder, b. serious assault and attempted murder, c. sexual assault, d. rape, e. domestic abuse?

FOI unclear 50 score 1 working days correspondence
Published
2024-10-16
Reference
FOI/202400434873
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Sentencing for contraventions of the Misuse of Drugs Act statistics: FOI release

In the last five years how many people have received the maximum sentence permitted for contraventions of the Misuse of Drugs Act, in relation to possession, possession with intent to supply or being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs in the High court?

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence
Published
2024-10-04
Reference
FOI/202400429409
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Costs incurred in relation to the Emma Caldwell public inquiry: FOI release

a) The total costs incurred by Scottish Government in relation to the Emma Caldwell public inquiry; b) A breakdown of these costs (such as legal, staffing or the hire of external consultants); c) How much, if any, of this expense has been reimbursed by the public inquiry as per its mechanism for some participants to ...

FOI unclear 50 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending
Published
2024-10-03
Reference
FOI/202400423444
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Public sector

Costs for chairing the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry: FOI release

How much the Scottish Government, as inquiry sponsor, has supplied to the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry to pay Lord Bracadale for chairing the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence spending
Published
2024-09-24
Reference
FOI/202400424589
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Public sector

Recorded Crime in Scotland statistics: FOI release

Age and gender breakdowns for some of the figures presented within Tables A12 and A4 of the Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2023-24 Accredited Official Statistics, specifically: cyber threats and extortion crimes (Table A12) and, recorded crimes of threatening to disclose/disclosure of intimate images (Table A4).

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2024-09-12
Reference
FOI/202400420748
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Rural crime and the Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime: FOI Release

1. In response to the recent reported rise in the cost of rural crime in Scotland, has the Scottish Government engaged with Police Scotland on this matter? 2. In response to the recent reported rise in the cost of rural crime in Scotland has the Scottish Government engaged with any of the other members of the Scottish...

FOI unclear 55 score 4 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.2
Published
2024-09-12
Reference
FOI/202400426064
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Public sector

Ministerial decisions taken by Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs: FOI release

Further to 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Angela Constance? For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 - 31 April 2024, so 13 months. For reference 202400410545 states ‘Further to 202400408757, would you please provide the number of decisions recorded on eRDM for the above minister, per month...

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2024-09-05
Reference
FOI/202400421342
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Law and order, Public sector

Statistics on driving convictions for the last 10 years: FOI release

The number of convictions for each of the following specific offences for the last 10 years: 1. Dangerous driving. 2. Careless Driving. 3. Driving with excess blood alcohol. 4. Driving motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs. 5. Driving motor vehicle while under influence of controlled drug above prescribed l...

FOI unclear 55 score 6 working days correspondence s.5
Published
2024-09-03
Reference
FOI/202400422755
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Road Traffic Offenders Act (1988) conviction statistics: FOI release

The number of individuals convicted under sections 4, 5, 5A, and 7 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 since 2019 to 2023.

FOI unclear 55 score 9 working days correspondence s.4 s.17(1) s.5 s.5A s.7
Published
2024-06-06
Reference
FOI/202400412516
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

Order for Lifelong Restriction and custodial sentences: FOI release

1. How many offenders have been given an Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) since its first use in 2008? 2. To date, how many offenders have been given a custodial sentence length for the punishment part of four years or less? 3. To date, how many offenders have been given a custodial sentence length for the punish...

FOI unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.2 s.3 s.4
Published
2024-04-16
Reference
FOI/202400395707
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 (DASA) sentences: FOI release

Number of people who received a compensation order following a conviction under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018. Could you please provide this data for the past five calendar years until the date of this request? Number of people who received an absolute discharge following a conviction under the Domestic Abuse ...

FOI unclear 55 score 2 working days correspondence s.20
Published
2024-01-29
Reference
FOI/202300389661
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector