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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Information on Community Payback Orders: FOI release

1. The number of people who have appeared in Scottish Courts who have been given Community Payback, ordered by the court in the calendar year 2022. 2. The number of those identified in (1) above who have completed their Community Payback in compliance with what the Court ordered in the same calendar year of 2023. Aft...

FOI clarification 55 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1)

Published: 2024-02-19
Reference: FOI/202300388656
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Breakdown of crime statistics: FOI release

Statistics for domestic abuse and sexual crimes for 2021 and 2022 - the total number of incidents recorded by the police, the gender breakdown/statistics, the total number of charges reported by the police, the breakdown of how these charges were dealt with (i.e. court proceedings, direct measure, no action) and finall...

FOI not held 70 score 8 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1) s.27(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-02-12
Reference: FOI/202300379082
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Breakdown of bail orders: FOI release

A breakdown of bail orders.

FOI not held 45 score 14 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2024-02-08
Reference: FOI/202300387638
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

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

Number of people who received a community payback 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 admonition following a conviction under the Domestic Abuse (Scotl...

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-01-29
Reference: FOI/202300387625
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spending review: FOI release

All correspondence (including emails, attachments, typed or handwritten notes, letters, notes/records of phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefings, WhatsApp messages or otherwise) between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding the Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review. Ple...

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

Published: 2024-01-29
Reference: 202200303696
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Domestic abuse aggravator sentencing: FOI release

Could you please provide me with the number of people convicted that had a domestic abuse aggravator attached to their charge who received a community payback order following a conviction. Could you please provide this data for the past five calendar years until the date of this request? Could you please provide me wit...

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-01-29
Reference: FOI/202300387623
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Domestic abuse aggravator custodial sentences: FOI release

Number of people convicted that had a domestic abuse aggravator attached to their charge who received a short term custodial sentence (More than four years) following a conviction. Could you please provide this data for the past five calendar years until the date of this request? Number of people convicted that had a d...

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-01-29
Reference: FOI/202300387627
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Domestic abuse aggravator compensation orders: FOI release

Number of people convicted that had a domestic abuse aggravator attached to their charge who received a compensation order following a conviction. Could you please provide this data for the past five calendar years until the date of this request? Number of people convicted that had a domestic abuse aggravator attached ...

FOI unclear 50 score 1 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-01-29
Reference: FOI/202300389636
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

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

Could you please provide me with the number of people who received a short term custodial sentence (less than four years) 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? Could you please provide me w...

FOI unclear 55 score 11 working days correspondence s.1

Published: 2024-01-29
Reference: FOI/202300387622
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Non harassment orders: FOI release

Can you provide the number of non-harassment orders applied for each calendar year from 2021 to the date of this request? Can you provide the number that have been granted and the number that have been rejected for each calendar year from 2021 to the date of this request? How many breaches of non-harassment orders have...

FOI not held 45 score 12 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2024-01-29
Reference: FOI/202300387621
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Recorded police warnings correspondence: FOI release

1. All correspondence sent between Police Scotland, Crown Office and Scottish Government regarding the proportional response to crime pilot being launched in the north-east of Scotland between April 2023 and the date of this FOI. 2. In Scottish Parliament on September 13, Angela Constance said “operational guidelines ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.38(1) s.30 4 attachments

Published: 2024-01-25
Reference: FOI/202300376197
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Recorded Police Warnings: FOI release

The reason for the discrepancy in 2021-22 Recorded Police Warnings (RPWs) issued according to a) the Scottish Government’s Criminal Proceedings 2021-22 statistics (20,239 RPWs) and b) Police Scotland’s Direct Measures Report from Q4 2022-23 which contains data from the 2021-22 financial year (19,695 RPWs). Please also ...

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-01-24
Reference: FOI/202300385454
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Fundamental rights to air weapon owners: FOI review

I understand your frustration and disappointment with your application result for CashBack Phase 6. I can reassure you that this is no reflection on Achieve More Scotland’s current project work in Phase 5 or your wider community work which is highly regarded and successful. I understand that you are not satisfied with...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts s.20 s.43 8 attachments

Published: 2024-01-17
Reference: FOI/202300344836 Review of 202300337177
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence on policing candidates: FOI release

I am looking for information on communication, correspondence, held and between Scotgov and Westminster, Home Office and Foreign Office in relation to policing candidates for Europol, Interpol, the Met commisioner role and head of the NCA? We have interpreted this to mean that you have asked for communications relatin...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.28(1) s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-01-15
Reference: 202300360219
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Keith Brown meeting with Susan Aitken October 2022: FOI release

All items of information held in relation to the briefing prepared for Justice Secretary Keith Brown for his meeting/video conference with Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken on 5 October 2022, and all notes and records of this meeting.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.29(1) s.25(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-01-12
Reference: 202300339780
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence held in relation to investigation against former chief officer of Scottish Fire and Rescue: FOI release

Please provide me with all correspondence, briefing notes and information held by the Scottish Government in relation to a formal investigation into conduct allegations against the former chief officer of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence briefings s.36(2) s.30 s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-01-12
Reference: 202300337927
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence on Interpol Glasgow Conference: FOI release

Emails, notes, emails, discussions and all correspondence between the Scottish Government and Westminster on the Interpol Glasgow Conference. We have interpreted this to mean that you have asked for communications between Scottish Government and the UK Government on the INTERPOL General Assembly in 2024.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.27(1) s.28(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.32(1) s.38(1) s.3(2) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-01-11
Reference: 202300360218
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Crime stats backdated: FOI release

The Recorded Crime in Scotland statistics for the year ending September 2022 going back to the year ending September 2013, The Recorded Crime in Scotland statistics for the year ending June 2022 going back to the year June 2013 and The Recorded Crime in Scotland statistics for all financial years going back to the fina...

FOI released 100 score 16 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-01-10
Reference: 202200331674
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Veteran statistics: FOI release

R1 - What criteria needs to be met in order for a Scottish citizen to claim “Scottish Veteran Status”? RFI 1a - Can you point me to where the “Scottish Veteran Status” criteria is published to the public? RFI 2 - How many citizens within Scotland currently meet the published “Scottish Veteran Status”? (For clarity, I...

FOI not held 40 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2024-01-05
Reference: 202200336119
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Timescale for passage of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill: FOI release

A copy of all advice and ministerial or senior civil service decisions taken with regard to the timescales through which the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill was taken through the Scottish Parliament, with particular consideration for the associated risks or reasons why this should not have been pursu...

FOI already published 80 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) 88 attachments

Published: 2024-01-04
Reference: 202300347322
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Police Scotland 'DUMY' Process: FOI release

When the Scottish Government first learned that Police Scotland and legacy police forces were using the ‘DUMY Process’ which marked calls as registered on an internal system that it had been passed to officers but instead were parked on a list which meant they were not viewed as high priority and in some cases not atte...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers meetings s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-01-03
Reference: 202300349354
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Convictions broken down by age: FOI release

You asked for Convictions by age.

FOI released 100 score 19 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-12-28
Reference: 202300356229
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Police Scotland call handling system: FOI release

A copy of all documents which discuss the Government being made aware of the issue around Police Scotland’s Bilston Glen control room used a fake system for call handling for eight years reported by the BBC on 29th March 2023, including all correspondence involving ministers, Special Advisors and the media office. A co...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 30 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.38(1) s.30 s.20 4 attachments

Published: 2023-12-27
Reference: 202300349598
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding Martin Blunden: FOI release

All correspondence between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding former Chief Fire Officer Martin Blunden, limiting the dates of correspondence to 5 January 2022 until 29 March 2022 inclusive.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.36(2) s.30 s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2023-12-20
Reference: 202200293307
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector