Scottish Government FOI Index

21,807releases indexed

39,328attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,077partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-18newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,077 unclear 7,197 not held 3,057 released 1,536 already published 668 cost limit 606 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4908 s.20 4258 s.34(1) 3570 s.39(2) 3460 s.30 2868 s.17(1) 2765 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1974 s.11(2) 1562 s.29(1) 1170 s.2 1152 s.3 905

Timeline

2026-05 354 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 963 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 726 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 632 releases · 25.8 avg days

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Number of road speed signs in Scotland: FOI release

The total number of road speed signs that are currently in Scotland, broken down into a table via local authorities to reflect Scotland’s trunks roads, motorways, A, B, and C roads.

FOI not held 70 score 7 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400443094
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Health Secretary's visits to Aberdeen football matches: FOI release

All emails sent from (i) Neil Gray’s email address (ii) anyone from Neil Gray’s team in the last two weeks that relate to him attending football matches. Any record of correspondence to the First Minister that relates to the Health Secretary attending the football matches. Any briefings, emails or other forms of inf...

FOI not held 70 score 15 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400441446
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector

Accessible Vehicle and Equipment (AVE) application data: FOI release

Request for information 1: Please tell me how many successful AVE applications have been approved by Social Security Scotland in the financial years 2021, 2022, 2023 and so far this year. If you are able, may you break down how many of these applications were made via ADP or CDP. Request for information 2: For the sam...

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440483
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Fraud investigations in Social Security Scotland: FOI release

Request for information 1: The number of fraud investigation in each year since Social Security Scotland was created in 2018? Request for information 2: The number of allegations of fraud in each year since Social Security Scotland was created in 2018? Request for information 3: The number of allegations of fraud ref...

FOI not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence s.30 s.17(1) s.25(1)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400441375
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Free Bikes Pilot Schemes for School Age Children: FOI Review

Original request 202400438413 Using FOI Scotland could you tell me how many children and the numbers in each area who received a free bicycle from the SNP government? I would also like to know how much each bicycle cost and how much it cost to run to rack up 4 million of taxpayers money?

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

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440820 Review of 202400438413
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Public bodies expenditure breakdown: FOI release

A breakdown of funding provided in the 2022-23 financial year to public bodies excluding health & social care in reference to the figure from the first column of Table 1 in the public bodies expenditure: aggregated data for 2022-23 release as the baseline for funding provided to public bodies; and This breakdown for ea...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440983
Directorate: Public Service Reform Directorate
Topic: Public sector

NHS Lothian Serious Adverse Event Reviews (SAER): FOI release

1. How many SAERs have been raised each year within NHS Lothian, over the past 5 years, including 2024 to date? 2. What categorisation can be provided for these SAERs? For example, by Medical Discipline…. ENT, Cardiology, Urology etc. 3. What is the average time taken for conducting the review, from initiating incide...

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

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440806
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Government Car Service information: FOI release

How much has the Scottish Government spent on the Government Car Service in 2023/24 and 2024/25 to date? How many cars were in the Scottish Government Car Service in 2023/24 and 2024/25 to date? How many FTE staff were working in the Scottish Government Car Service in 2023/24 and 2024/25 to date? How much was spent ...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending s.25(1) s.27(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440948
Directorate: Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Logistics of retrieving the former First Minister’s body: FOI Review

Original request 202400437221 1. A copy of all dialogue between the Scottish Government and UK Government about the logistics of retrieving the former First Minister’s body. 2. A copy of the message or notification the Scottish Government received that a private citizen would be providing the transport. 3. The total...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence ministers spending whatsapp s.21(4) s.28 s.17(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400442475 Review of 202400437221
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Correspondence regarding the death of former First Minister: FOI release

I would like to request all the following information relating to the death of former First Minister Alex Salmond 1. All emails, texts, WhatsApps and minutes between officials and ministers discussing the death of Mr Salmond. 2. All correspondence on email, text, WhatsApp or Teams of the discussions between UK Govt a...

FOI cost limit 70 score 39 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending whatsapp s.3 s.28(1) s.17(1) s.30 s.25(1) s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400436889
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Gaelic translation on road signs: FOI release

1. Could you provide a list of primary destinations which will be provided with Gaelic translation on signs in the next two years and how many have been installed in the last three years, with a list of these? 2. How much has been spent on Gaelic signings for primary destinations on trunk roads in the last five years,...

FOI unclear 55 score 8 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400443419
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Government pay deals, pay rises and budget increases: FOI release

1. A full list of public sector pay deals negotiated and agreed by the Scottish Government since 2007. This should include all details of agreed terms, including but not limited to pay change %, change to hours in work week, unions involved in negotiation, and introduction/removal of other contractual elements. 2. By ...

FOI unclear 80 score 19 working days correspondence contracts s.2 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439665
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

National Public Bodies in Scotland: FOI release

1. A list of arms-length bodies in Scotland as of 1 November 2024 2. A list of arms-length bodies in Scotland as of 1 January 2000 3. A list of arms-length bodies in Scotland as of 17 May 2007 4. Number of arms-length bodies in Scotland, at start of each calendar year, from 2000 to present 5. Annual expense on arms...

FOI cost limit 70 score correspondence spending s.25(1) s.12 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439666
Directorate: Public Service Reform Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Civil servants in Scotland staffing and salary statistics: FOI release

1. Total number of civil servants in Scotland by headcount and whole-time equivalent. 2. Total number of civil servants employed by the Scottish Government by headcount and whole-time equivalent. 3. Total number of civil servants in Scotland employed by the Scottish Government by headcount and whole-time equivalent. ...

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

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439660
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government staffing and salary statistics: FOI release

1. As of the start of each financial year from 2015-16 to 2024-25, a full breakdown of the workforce directly employed by the Scottish Government. This should be a table including three columns – job category, job title, and number. 2. As of the start of each financial year from 2015-16 to 2024-25, the median & mean s...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.3 s.17(1) s.2 s.25(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439553
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Meeting between Minister for Public Finance and Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy: FOI release

“All information held regarding the meeting/video conference involving Public Finance Minister Ivan McKee, Neil Gray MSP and the latter’s constituent on 20/6/24, including – though not limited to: 1. how the meeting was arranged 2. minutes of the meeting, and 3. what actions were subsequently taken by the minister.”

FOI not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.6 s.38(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400442649
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Non-domestic rates business number breakdown: FOI release

A time-series breakdown, by year, of number of properties and rateable value by the same property core categories [as in Table G of non-domestic rates relief statistics 2024] as of June of each year from 2015 to 2024. You additionally asked for this to include both the numbers for all properties, and the numbers for pr...

FOI not held 70 score 14 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400440985
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Correspondence on the cancellation of former First Minister's speech: FOI release

How much did it cost to cancel Humza Yousaf's independence speech on April 26 and could you supply all email correspondence and briefings held surrounding this cancellation, as well as a breakdown of costs?

FOI not held 70 score 6 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: FOI/202400438810
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

ScotRail Peak Fares Removal Pilot documentation: FOI release

1. Confirmation of who took the decision to reintroduce peak rail fares. Who was present at the meeting and who had to agree for the decision to become official. 2. The date the decision was taken to reintroduce peak rail fares. 3. A copy of the information that was put before the Ministers who made the decision to r...

FOI not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.3 s.17(1) s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: FOI/202400438588
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Social Security Scotland Interpretation Services costs breakdown: FOI release

Request for information 1: In each year since 2019-20, including the current year to date how many foreign language interpreters has this body employed? Request for information 2: In each year since 2019-20, including the current year to date how much has this body spent on foreign language interpreters? Request for ...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: FOI/202400438349
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Correspondence on Rape Crisis Scotland funding: FOI release

You asked for a breakdown of the following over the last two years: 1. Any documents/ minutes/ notes of discussion, correspondence which relate to Rape Crisis Scotland and people who self-excluded over concerns they or their not be seen by a female councillor? 2. Any documents/ minutes/ notes of discussion which rela...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.17(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-08
Reference: FOI/202400441159
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Potential issues arising in schools due to Microsoft changing its licensing rules: FOI release

1. Please confirm on what specific date Education Scotland was made aware of the potential issues that may arise in schools due to Microsoft changing its licensing rules, meaning accessing Microsoft Word and PowerPoint offline through Glow may cease to be an option for teachers and pupils. 2. Please provide me with a ...

FOI not held 70 score 55 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.2 s.25(1) s.17(1) s.30 8 attachments

Published: 2025-01-08
Reference: FOI/202400430230
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Fees paid by Social Security Scotland to external legal services providers: FOI release

Information regarding the costs of Social Security Scotland's arrangements for representation in the Upper Tribunal for Scotland by external legal services providers. I understand that this is ordinarily or always carried out by Anderson Strathern LLP. Request for information 1: Please provide a table of the fees pai...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-01-08
Reference: FOI/202400437876
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Ministerial code breach correspondence: FOI release

1. Could you supply all internal correspondence held surrounding the release of the government's James Hamilton legal advice? 2. Could you supply all documentation held, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, policy notes, about launching a new inquiry ...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.30 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-12-23
Reference: FOI/202400440417
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands trip to Murrayfield Stadium: FOI release

1. All details and/or minutes of discussions she had during the visit. 2. All details held – including in correspondence - regarding how Mrs Gougeon’s visit was arranged and who accompanied her.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 3 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-12-19
Reference: FOI/202400444824
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector