Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,829releases indexed
39,404attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,094partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-05-19newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,094 unclear 7,198 not held 3,060 released 1,536 already published 668 cost limit 607 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4920 s.20 4265 s.34(1) 3577 s.39(2) 3466 s.30 2876 s.17(1) 2768 s.25(1) 2375 s.10(4) 1978 s.11(2) 1565 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1155 s.3 905

Timeline

2026-05 376 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 920 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 860 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 728 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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Percentage of households and premises with linked fire alarms: FOI release

Will you please let me know what % of Households and Premises have installed compliant systems? What is happening with those who have not complied?

FOI unclear 80 score 17 working days correspondence meetings spending s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-30
Reference
202300341648
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and Miriam Brett: FOI Release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and Miriam Brett, 1st May 2021 ‐ date, please provide: (1) The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. (2) Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings. (3) All corresp...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.17(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-30
Reference
FOI/202300367605
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Care Homes - Excess Deaths April 2020: FOI release

Information relating to Scottish Government response protocols during the coronavirus pandemic: In spring 2020, the Scottish Government made the decision to move elderly patients within Scottish hospitals into Care Homes – to make space for a potential wave of SARS-COV2 infected inpatients. Can the Scottish Government...

FOI not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.2 s.17(1)
Published
2023-10-30
Reference
FOI/Care Homes - Excess Deaths April 2020: FOI release
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Funds provided to CodeClan: FOI release

I would like to know how much money the Scottish Government has provided to CodeClan since they were founded. I would also like to know how many students they have registered and how many students have completed a course since they were founded. In addition, I would like comparative data for further education College c...

FOI not held 45 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2023-10-30
Reference
202300349940
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Breakdown of cost for Isle of Rum visit: FOI release

A breakdown of all costs for Lorna Slater’s visit to the Isle of Rum on 12/05/23, including the cost to charter the boat, state the cost of the full return journey. If any ministerial cars were used for the journey please confirm details of departure and arrival points and the length of journey.

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)
Published
2023-10-30
Reference
202300356492
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Govanhill Baths development Trust: FOI release

How much funding has been given to Govanhill Baths Community Trust, and all subsidiaries, by the Scottish Government and any other funding bodies from 2001 to present.

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2023-10-30
Reference
FOI/202300376685
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design, Public sector

Correspondence between constitutional futures division and Scottish Trade Union Congress: FOI release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and the Scottish Trades Union Congress, 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: 1. The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. 2. Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.3 s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-27
Reference
FOI/202300367599
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Scottish Government's Twitter accounts: FOI release

For each member of the government, can you release details of the accounts they have blocked on Twitter? Can you release details of all accounts blocked by each of the Scottish Government's Twitter accounts? Clarification We wrote to you to clarify the scope of your request with regards to “each of the Scottish Gover...

FOI unclear 55 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2023-10-27
Reference
202300337483
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Neil Gray meeting with the Prime Minister of Iceland: FOI release

How did Neil Gray travel to Iceland? What date did he leave for Iceland and the date that he returned to Scotland? What was the cost of travel and accommodation, as well as any other costs? [If flown by plane] What was the total air miles of the trip? The minutes of Neil Gray’s meeting with the Prime Minister of Icelan...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 14 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.17(1) s.27(1) s.32(1)
Published
2023-10-27
Reference
202300361993
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Meetings held regarding health board funding: FOI release

How many meetings there has been between the Scottish Government and each health board regarding plans and funding since the announcement on June 2nd. When the Scottish Government expects to finalise how much each health board will receive of the £50 million. If a decision about the amount of money each health board wi...

FOI released 75 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.17(1)
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200316537
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Funding awarded to homeless charities: FOI release

Breakdown of all monies being paid to asylum seekers, support for housing, benefits and extras, the number of hotels the Scottish Government is using to house them and confirmation as to whether the Scottish Government is paying to heat these hotels. In your clarification of 15 December, you also asked for the total a...

FOI transferred 55 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200334079
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Information in relation to The Penrose Inquiry: FOI release

Information in relation to The Penrose Inquiry: E-Discovery/Document Review Requirements The volume of data (in GB and item count) disclosed into the inquiry from participants/interested parties. The volume of data (in GB and item count) deemed relevant by the inquiry following review and published into the public do...

FOI not held 45 score 12 working days correspondence contracts s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202300345531
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Costs associated with COP15: FOI release

The costs associated with Biodiversity Minister Lorna Slater’s attendance at COP15, in Montreal, Canada. This should include all travel, accommodation, and any other expenses incurred The costs associated with all other Scottish Government ministers, and civil servants, who attended COP15, in Montreal, Canada. This sho...

FOI not held 45 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200334110
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Public monies spent on promoting Scottish Independence: FOI release

Please could I request the following answer to two questions under the freedom of information legislation. For each of the following years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020 up to the present: Details of the total costs for advertising (radio, TV, flyers, emails, texts), including the cost of stationer...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 536 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.5 s.7 s.51
Published
2023-10-25
Reference
202000130464
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Minutes of meetings Humza Yousaf and Sir Peter Mathieson: FOI Release

1. Minutes from the meeting Humza Yousaf held with Sir Peter Mathieson, Edinburgh University principal in May. 2. All correspondence about or from Martin Compston received or sent by the Scottish Government between May 2022 and the date of this FOI. 3. All correspondence about or from Mick Lynch received or sent by the...

FOI not held 70 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.38(1) s.30 s.34(1) s.12 s.17(1) 6 attachments
Published
2023-10-25
Reference
FOI/202300367990
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

COP27 cost overview: FOI release

You asked for the following information: As Scottish schools make deep cuts due to you overspending £3.5 billion and robbing Scottish children of £ 20 m for an Independence campaign and rural bus services serving 500000 Scots are cut you pose as a world leader at COP27 My FOI questions are: How much will this trip in ...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1) s.27(1)
Published
2023-10-25
Reference
202200329343
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence regarding rail services in Fife: FOI release

For the period 1 April 2022 to 28 March 2023, please could you provide information / documents (…) in relation to the provision of passenger rail services to and from Fife: 1. A copy of the Performance Recovery Plan prepared by ScotRail and recently submitted to Transport Scotland and Scottish Rail Holdings. 2. Copie...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.2 s.17(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.38 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-24
Reference
202300349306
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Income tax budget: FOI release

Has the Scottish Government done any modelling on behavioural change as a result of the income tax rises voted through at Holyrood? If so can it be supplied and if not, an explanation why not? What were the options discussed by ministers for changing the income tax for the 2023 budgets? All correspondence (including em...

FOI not held 70 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings whatsapp s.25(1) s.30 s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-24
Reference
202300342976
Directorate
Tax Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence between Constitutional Futures Division and Ross Greer MSP: FoI release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and Ross Greer MSP, 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: (1.) The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. (2.) Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings. (3.) All corre...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-24
Reference
FOI/202300367643
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence between Constitutional Futures Division and External Counsel: FoI release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and External Counsel in relation to Supreme Court judgment on Scottish independence referendum, 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: (1.) The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. (2.) Any documentation relating to the meetings, including a...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.36(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-24
Reference
FOI/202300367595
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Gifts received by First Minister: FOI release

Please provide me with a list of all gifts received by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon over her term in office. Please tell me what the items are, when they were gifted and by whom. If possible, please include a value. Please also tell us whether Ms Sturgeon was able to keep these gifts or not.

FOI partially withheld 65 score 9 working days correspondence ministers s.11 s.25(1) s.17(1) s.27(1)
Published
2023-10-24
Reference
202300348626
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Ministerial briefings relating to the preparedness/readiness regarding implementation of the UNCRC/incorporation of human rights treaties and human rights into Scot's Law: FOI release

You asked for the following information from between 5 May 2021 and 29 March 2023: All Ministerial briefings relating to the preparedness/readiness of the Scottish Government, Local Authorities and all other public bodies regarding implementation of the UNCRC. All Ministerial briefings relating to the preparedness/rea...

FOI released 100 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-23
Reference
202300349332
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Alternative GERS project: FOI release

On 11th March 2023, Humza Yousaf told an SNP leadership hustings audience in Glasgow that if he became First Minister, he would take forward the “alternative GERS” project, originally announced by Derek Mackay in October 2019. Please provide: The number of civil servants working on the alternative GERS project, broke...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence ministers special advisers s.38(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-23
Reference
202300353929
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Public sector

COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant women in Scotland: FOI release

A copy of all correspondence including the then First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, relating to the decision to offer COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant women in Scotland. The vaccine was originally advised NOT to be given to pregnant women, but the Government policy changed on this during summer 2021. Please provide any and a...

FOI released 100 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1) s.25(1) s.20 4 attachments
Published
2023-10-23
Reference
202300353467
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector