Scottish Government FOI Index

22,922releases indexed

40,952attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,507partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-11-04newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,507 unclear 7,460 not held 3,292 released 1,599 already published 716 cost limit 637 clarification 377 withheld 251 transferred 83

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5225 s.20 4485 s.34(1) 3789 s.39(2) 3640 s.30 3038 s.17(1) 2981 s.25(1) 2557 s.10(4) 2089 s.11(2) 1639 s.29(1) 1249 s.2 1245 s.3 980

Timeline

2026-11 48 2026-10 227 2026-09 8 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,336 releases · 27.8 avg days Marine Directorate 991 releases · 29.7 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 972 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 741 releases · 39.6 avg days Constitution Directorate 710 releases · 35.8 avg days Population Health Directorate 678 releases · 28.6 avg days People Directorate 667 releases · 25.5 avg days

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2,981 matching releases

Scottish Government consultations spending: FOI release

'The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultations?' Community Wealth Building Consultation. Scotland's statutory debt solutions and diligence: policy review response. Becoming a fair work nation: and New Year's Day Trading for Large Retailers.

FOI released 75 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2024-11-11
Reference: FOI/202400434543
Directorate: Jobs and Wellbeing Economy Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector, Work and skills

The funding of Graduate Apprenticeships: FOI release

How many Graduate Apprenticeships you are funding? Profile over the last 2-3 years. What types of GA programmes are you funding? (Such as Business Management, data science etc)

FOI not held 45 score 13 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2024-11-11
Reference: FOI/202400435964
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Expenses for production and analysis for specific consultations: FOI release

“The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultations?”: (1) Pitch fee uprating under the Mobile Homes Act 1983 - Proposal to change from Retail Price Index to Consumer Price Index (7) Short Term Lets: Consultation on draft Licensing Order and Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA)

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

Published: 2024-11-11
Reference: FOI/202400434458
Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Consultation cost figures: FOI release

“The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultations?”: Consultation on a fairer Council Tax Effective community engagement in local development planning guidance: consultation Disqualification criteria for councillors: consultation on updating disqualification criteria for localauthority members Local ...

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

Published: 2024-11-11
Reference: FOI/202400434521
Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

The cost to produce and analysis the consultations specified: FOI release

“The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultations?”: Building Regulations: Determining the principles for a Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard: Stage 1 consultation Investing in Planning: a consultation on resourcing Scotland’s planning system Development plan amendment regulations: consu...

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

Published: 2024-11-11
Reference: FOI/202400434529
Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) Scotland Bill production: FOI release

1. How many civil servants are currently working on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill? Please provide this figure for each month since work on the bill began. Please also provide the salary band for each civil servant. 2. What is the total spend on civil servants relating to work on the ...

FOI withheld 55 score 13 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1)

Published: 2024-11-11
Reference: FOI/202400436025
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence regarding peak rail fares: FOI release

Any correspondence from January 2024 to April 2024 inclusive regarding the reinstatement of peak rail fares between: Ministers and officials of Transport Scotland Between the offices of Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater and the offices of Humza Yousaf and Fiona Hyslop. The office of Fiona Hyslop and Transport Scotland...

FOI not held 70 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.17(1) s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-11-11
Reference: FOI/202400432379
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Costs to produce and analysis various consultations: FOI release

You asked for “The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultations?”: Ending conversion practices in Scotland: consultation A Human Rights Bill for Scotland: Consultation British Sign Language National Plan 2023 - 2029 Consultation Ending the need for food banks: a draft national plan

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

Published: 2024-11-06
Reference: FOI/202400434497
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Health and social care, Public sector

Expenditure for production and analysis for specific consultations: FOI release

“The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultations?”: Building standards enforcement and sanctions: consultation Pension Age Winter Heating Payment Equality Evidence Strategy 2023-25 consultation Public Sector Equality Duty review Building regulations - compliance and enforcements: consultation

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

Published: 2024-11-06
Reference: FOI/202400434452
Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Building regulations - energy standards and associated topics - proposed changes consultation costs: FOI release

“The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultations?”: Building regulations - energy standards and associated topics - proposed changes: consultation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

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

Published: 2024-11-06
Reference: FOI/202400434455
Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Briefings and materials prepared for meeting of Education Secretary and Scottish Qualifications Authority officials: FOI release

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth recently met with SQA officials to discuss problems with the marking of Higher history. Please release under FOISA: Copies of all briefings, background or other materials prepared in advance of this meeting Confirmation of all attendees, including whether a separate minute taker was p...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-11-06
Reference: FOI/202400430985
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Costs for production and analysis for specific consultations: FOI release

The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultations? (4) Consultation on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024: Statutory Guidance on Part 2 and 3, section 18 (8) Care Leaver Payment: Consultation on policy proposals (11) Reforming the criminal law ...

FOI not held 45 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.18 s.17(1)

Published: 2024-11-06
Reference: FOI/202400434501
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Gaelic Speakers by Local Authority statistics: FOI release

How much it has cost to add Gaelic signage to emergency vehicles police, ambulance and Fire and other official vehicles; the percentage of the population who speak Gaelic in each region of Scotland; and who proposed this decision and for what reason?

FOI unclear 80 score 10 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-11-06
Reference: FOI/202400436507
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Civil servants travel restrictions: FOI release

If an assessment of the impact of restricting travel for civil servants had on their ability to carry out their duties effectively had been undertaken? For the total estimated saving the Scottish Government expects to make as a result of the restriction of a) travel and b) overtime for civil service staff. If any conce...

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

Published: 2024-11-05
Reference: FOI/202400434753
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Cost to produce Social Justice consultations: FOI release

The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultations. (3) Review of charity regulation (7) Democracy Matters

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

Published: 2024-11-05
Reference: FOI/202400434493
Directorate: Public Service Reform Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Cost to produce and analyse a list of consultations: FOI release

The total cost to produce and analyse a list of consultations.

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

Published: 2024-11-05
Reference: FOI/202400434540
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government consultations and costs to produce: FOI release

“The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultations” followed by a list of Scottish Government consultations. As set out in your request acknowledgement email, your request has more than one question contained within and we have therefore split this into a number of separate requests to make sure that ...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2024-11-05
Reference: FOI/202400434448
Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Scottish Government consultations expenditure: FOI release

The total cost to produce and analyse a list of consultations.

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

Published: 2024-11-05
Reference: FOI/202400434522
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Cost to produce Net Zero consultations: FOI release

The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultations Charging for single-use disposable beverage cups Flood Resilience Strategy: consultation Developing a natural capital market framework: survey The Scottish Road Worker Consultation 2024 A consultation on time limits for enforcement action for unauthori...

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

Published: 2024-11-05
Reference: FOI/202400434519
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Cost to produce and analyse various education related consultations: FOI release

The total cost to produce and analyse various education related consultations.

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

Published: 2024-11-05
Reference: FOI/202400434483
Directorate: Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Cost to produce and analyse various consultations: FOI release

The total cost to produce and analyse the following consultations: 1. Revising small area statistics geographies: data zones and intermediate zones 2. Changing the International Territorial Level Geography for Scotland 3. New build developments: delivering gigabit-capable connections

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

Published: 2024-11-04
Reference: FOI/202400434449
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Cost to produce Environmental Governance and Planning consultations: FOI release

The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultations. Review of the Effectiveness of Environmental Governance Draft National Planning Framework 4

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

Published: 2024-11-04
Reference: FOI/202400434510
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence regarding meetings with Chinese Embassy: FOI release

- An outline of all government minister meetings with the Chinese Embassy from 2023 until now and all correspondence relating to these meetings.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.32(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-11-04
Reference: FOI/202400433415
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Funding provided towards the work of disabled children’s charity The Yard: FOI release

1. How much funding the Scottish Government has provided towards the work of disabled children’s charity The Yard in 2023-24 and so far in 2024 to date (26 September 2024). 2. When providing these figures, can you also break them down to show how much financial support has been and is currently being contributed per f...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2024-11-04
Reference: FOI/202400433770
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Upper Tribunal for Scotland appeals: FOI release

The number of appeals to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland against decisions of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Social Security Chamber) that Social Security Scotland has supported, and the number it has opposed. I wish to have the figures from 22 November 2018 to date, and broken down by year, quarter, or month.

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

Published: 2024-11-04
Reference: FOI/202400435078
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector