Scottish Government FOI Index

21,793releases indexed

39,280attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,073partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-18newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,053 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4253 s.34(1) 3568 s.39(2) 3456 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1972 s.11(2) 1560 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

Timeline

2026-05 340 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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Details of First Minister's meeting with the Speaker of Lok Sabha, India: FOI release

Your request relates to the meeting between John Swinney, the First Minister of Scotland and Om Birla, Speaker of Lok Sabha, India on 8 January 2025. In your request you specifically asked for the following: - A full list of attendees, including the full names and titles of each attendee, as well as who each attendee ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.32(1) s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.27(1) s.3 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500453156
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Horizon Post Office system: FOI release

1. All briefings prepared ahead of Angela Constance's appearance at Holyrood on Tuesday 9 January to discuss the Horizon Post Office scandal? 2. Why did Lord Advocate not speak about Horizon that day? 3. All correspondence between the Scottish Government and the Crown Office/Lord Advocate regarding Horizon between De...

FOI withheld 80 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.2 s.38(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-08
Reference: FOI/202400393692
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, 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

Chief Executive of Social Security Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice correspondence: FOI release

1. All correspondence between Shirley-Anne Sommerville and David Wallace – Chief Executive of Social Security Scotland since July 2024. 2. All correspondence between Shirley-Anne Sommerville and David Wallace – Chief Executive of Social Security Scotland mention the “the two child cap” since July 2024.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 10 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.30 s.34(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-28
Reference: FOI/202500455135
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government hybrid working policy: FOI release

How many days are Scottish Government employees mandated to work in the office per week? I think that U.K. civil service is three days minimum per week but I may be wrong. What is the average number of days Scottish Government employees are working in the office per week in the most recent monitoring period?

FOI not held 45 score 9 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500454874
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Social Security Scotland staff disciplinary action statistics: FOI release

The number of Social Security Scotland employees who have received disciplinary action since its creation in 2018.

FOI unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence meetings s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500453734
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector, Work and skills

Free period product provision in prisons and secure care centres: FOI release

Are free products available within prison settings and secure care units across Scotland, if so how are these products accessed and is data on how utilised these are captured? If not, is this a policy decision to not provide this? When responding to your request, I have interpreted “prison settings” to mean prisons in...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500453365
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Gender Recognition Reform Bill costs: FOI release

(a) Since 1 November 2023, what is the total cost to the Scottish Government of any work or legal advice relating to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill? (If possible, could you break down any costs). (b) Could you share any correspondence: to the UK Government from the First Minister or Kaukab Stewart, rela...

FOI transferred 80 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1) s.35 s.27(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500452867
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Green Volt Project correspondence: FOI release

1) Which Special Advisers or Ministers signed off or approved the Environmental Information Response and the attachments to the response which was given the reference number 202400434817? 2) The full email threads which discussed the initial draft freedom of information/environmental information response and attachmen...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers special advisers s.17(1) s.15 s.38 s.34(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500450751
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Energy, Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Spend on photography for the First Minister: FOI release

How much money has been spent on a photographer/photography for the First Minister in each of the last three years, with a breakdown per year and per payments.

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500451640
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Cost of the Children (Scotland) Bill: FOI release

The total costs of the Children (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) from 2018 to conclusion in 2020. You have asked for these costs to include ‘the works performed in preparations by the Family Law Department including during the consultation period, justice committee support and full parliamentary amendment meetings’, as well...

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

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452355
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Independent consultant involvement in the Health and Wellbeing Census: FOI release

A range of questions on independent consultant involvement in the Health and Wellbeing Census.

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1) s.2 s.3 s.5

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452829
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Legal advice given to the Scottish Government/ministers in reference to The Scottish Ministers v The Scottish Information Commissioner: FOI release

Within the legal advice published by the Scottish Government on the 26th of October 2024, in response to FOI 202400394394, on page 69 the following passage exists: "Thus REDACTED, request that Mr Hamilton be permitted to engage independent legal advice and charge the costs to the Scottish Government was set out in an ...

FOI cost limit 70 score 36 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.30 s.38(1) s.12 s.17(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202400438168
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Queries regarding access to secretariat members email accounts: FOI Review

Original request 202400444352 In the court of session ruling from case XA10/23, the court ruling states: "In this connection it is notable that in their written submissions the Ministers accept that they (or their officials) could gain access to the information. They acknowledge that some of the email accounts of sec...

FOI withheld 80 score 10 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings s.21(4) s.38(1) s.36(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202500449874 Review of 202400444352
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Special Adviser involvement in James Hamilton QC's report on the Ministerial Code: FOI Review

Original request 202400446131 1) I am aware through previous FOI requests and written answers in parliament (S6W-25078), that the Scottish Government has confirmed that four civil servants were "involved in the process of deciding" what parts of the report to redact. To be clear was there any SPAD involvement in a non...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence ministers special advisers meetings s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202500452219 Review of 202400446131
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Queries regarding information provided to the Scottish Information Commissioner: FOI release

1) Has or did the Scottish Government order any kind of internal review and/or investigation as a result of the discovery that it had misled the SIC? 2) I request a copy of any report or communications surrounding such internal review and/or investigation. 3) Has anyone within the Scottish Government been dismissed o...

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202500452202
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Information pertaining to Scottish Information Commissioner decision 004/2023: FOI release

In relation to the legal advice released by the Scottish Government in October 2024 in relation SIC decision notice 004/2023 and the court case XA10/23. The following passages exist: "It shows that Ministers failed to convey accurately the true position when making submissions to the Commissioner" and "Scottish Minist...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.3 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202500452221
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Health and Wellbeing Census sexual experience questions: FOI release

Information on the source of the Health and Wellbeing Census sexual experience question and response options.

FOI not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence meetings contracts s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-21
Reference: FOI/202500452605
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Bus replacement scheme funding: FOI release

1. Detailed breakdown of the funding allocated for the RAIB bus replacement scheme from East Kilbride to Glasgow Central. 2. Confirmation of whether the costs associated with the bus replacement scheme have been included in the overall funding for transportation projects by the Scottish Government. 3. Any corresponde...

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

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: FOI/202500451670
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Social Security Scotland expenditure on translation and interpreting services: FOI release

I am contacting you regarding the following awarded contract with some questions: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL510747 Request for information 1: Could you provide a breakdown of the total expenditure on translation and interpreting services by Social Security Scotland ...

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence meetings contracts spending s.17(1) s.25(1)

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: FOI/202500451894
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Justice budget information: FOI release

1. Total money in the 2023 and the 2024 budget allocated to Justice, please provide details of what money was allocated to Justice 2. Total money allocated to Legal Aid in the year 2023 and 2024 3. Breakdown of money allocated to criminal legal service and civil legal services and any other breakdown that is relevant...

FOI not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.15 s.25(1) s.17(1) s.29 s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: FOI/202500451976
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Access to Information Rights in Scotland: FOI release

You set your request in context by referencing the Scottish Government’s response to the Access to Information Rights in Scotland consultation: Access to Information Rights in Scotland Response to analysis of consultation responses published in November 2023, noting the following commitments made by the Scottish Govern...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.4 s.6 s.17(1) s.38(1) s.36(1) s.29(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-18
Reference: FOI/202500450915
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Social Security Scotland translation queries: FOI release

Request for information 1: The number of languages that Social Security Scotland’s website and benefit information/applications forms are translated into and which languages. Request for information 2: The cost of translating Social Security Scotland’s website and benefit information/application forms into different l...

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-18
Reference: FOI/202500451848
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Social Security Scotland costings and contracts with Royal Mail regarding stationery: FOI release

Request for Information 1: Can you please provide all the costings and contracts that you have with Royal Mail with regards to your stationary? Request for Information 2: What offerings does Royal Mail provide to Social Security Scotland with regards to " stationary "?

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence contracts spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-18
Reference: FOI/202500451802
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Chief Statistician correspondence to Scottish Ministers: FOI release

1. All instances of the Scottish Government’s Chief Statistician writing to any Scottish Minister (or their private office) advising them that they should correct the official record of the Scottish Parliament due to a factual inaccuracy since 8 May 2024. Please provide the full correspondence of the Chief Statistician...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers s.2 s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-13
Reference: FOI/202500450754
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector