Scottish Government FOI Index

22,640releases indexed

40,478attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,386partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-09-02newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,386 unclear 7,405 not held 3,239 released 1,581 already published 700 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5149 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3727 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 2994 s.17(1) 2922 s.25(1) 2520 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1223 s.2 1222 s.3 958

Timeline

2026-09 1 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,312 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 978 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 961 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 737 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 702 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 665 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 657 releases · 25.6 avg days

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416 matching releases

Materials relating to Dumbarton Health Centre and the primary care programme: FOI release

The following information: A note of the decision makers i.e. who determined the successful projects; A copy of any guidance issued to decision makers; If additional to such guidance, a copy of any scoring matrix issued; A copy of the information issued to decision makers on the relative merits / requirements for each...

FOI unclear 55 score 30 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.2 s.6 s.8

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600512570
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector, Scottish Budget

Information relating to ScotWind option fees: FOI release

Information relating to ScotWind option fees, specifically: 1) Regarding the £756 million in ScotWind option fees that has been received, how much of this revenue has been used to date and for what purposes. 2) Can this list be broken down into individual projects where possible, and not just general themes.

FOI unclear 55 score 7 working days correspondence spending s.2

Published: 2026-08-24
Reference: FOI/202600514906
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Anti-Racism delivery plan costs: FOI release

I am writing in relation to the Scottish Government’s Anti-Racism Delivery Plan 2026-2030, as published on your website. Please provide the following information: 1. The total staff time spent drafting, developing, and consulting on the Scottish Government’s Anti-Racism Delivery Plan 2026-2030 along with either the ac...

FOI unclear 55 score 4 working days correspondence spending s.2 s.17(1)

Published: 2026-08-18
Reference: FO/202600524051
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Refugee Council involvement in Warm Scots Welcome and Warm Scots Future: FOI release

1. The formal role of the Scottish Refugee Council in the development of the Warm Scots Welcome and Warm Scots Future policies. 2. Whether the Scottish Refugee Council was a member of any programme board, governance group, or steering group overseeing the Ukraine response. 3. Copies of any terms of reference or gover...

FOI unclear 80 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.2 s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-17
Reference: FOI/202600521099
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Queries regarding complaints, incidents or patient safety concerns in mixed NHS/private dental practices: FOI release

1. Since 1 January 2023, has the Office of the Chief Dental Officer undertaken or commissioned any formal analysis of complaints, incidents, or patient safety concerns in mixed NHS/private dental practices? Please answer yes or no. If yes, please provide a brief summary of the main findings. If no such record exists,...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.2 s.3

Published: 2026-08-13
Reference: FOI/202600519115
Directorate: Primary Care Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Homelessness funding: FOI release

1. To ask the Scottish Government how much money has been allocated/given towards ending homelessness to City of Edinburgh Southside Churches in:- A. 2019, B. 2020, C. 2021, D. 2022 2. To ask the Scottish Government how much money has been allocated/given towards ending homelessness to City of Edinburgh Council in:- A...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.2 s.3

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600517559
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Money and tax, Public sector

Evidence for medical premises: FOI release

You asked for recorded information held from 1 January 2023 to the date of the FOI request relating to: 1. Any evidence, analysis, risk assessment, clinical advice, policy paper, briefing note, meeting note, or correspondence concerning whether cosmetic procedures such as skin tag removal, blemish removal, mesotherapy...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.3 s.4 s.25(1) s.2 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600522985
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Funding provided by the Scottish Government to Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC): FOI release

1. Total funding provided or allocated by the Scottish Government for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) in the last three years. 2. Breakdown of how this funding is distributed to local authorities.

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.2 s.11 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-05
Reference: FOI/202600517195
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Rural housing funds remaining available for allocation: FOI release

1. As of April 2026, or the latest available date you can provide information for, how much of the £37m Rural and Island Housing Fund remains available to be allocated. 2. As of April 2026, or the latest available date you can provide information for, how much of the £25m Rural Affordable Homes for Key Workers Fund re...

FOI unclear 55 score 2 working days correspondence s.2

Published: 2026-07-29
Reference: FOI/202600513796
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Scottish Forestry - Assurance process information for software-based data erasure of end of life IT equipment: FOI release

The following recorded information held by your department regarding assurance processes for software based data erasure of end of life IT equipment. For clarity, this request relates solely to software based data destruction. Please exclude physical destruction methods such as shredding, crushing, degaussing or disin...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence contracts s.2

Published: 2026-07-28
Reference: FOI/202600506921
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Transport Scotland - Information regarding public consultation on next Northern Isles Ferry Services contract: FOI release

In accordance with Freedom of Information legislation, please answer the following regarding the public consultation on the next Northern Isles Ferry Services contract (NIFS4). 1. Please provide the total costs of the (i) written consultation and (ii) the in-person engagement events held in Lerwick, Kirkwall and Strom...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence contracts spending s.2 s.3

Published: 2026-07-28
Reference: FOI/202600506946
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Timetable for publication of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results: FOI release

(1) the full timetable of publication of the full Scottish results of the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). (2) In addition, I would be grateful for information about whether there will be any publication of initial Scottish results. The OECD website says that 'the initial results will be rel...

FOI unclear 55 score 2 working days correspondence s.2

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600519129
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Data on Homelessness Presentations by Refugees Across Scotland: FOI release

1. The total number of homelessness applications made by people with refugee status or leave to remain in Scotland in the last three years. 2. Breakdown by local authority (especially Glasgow and Edinburgh). 3. Percentage of total homelessness applications this group presents.

FOI unclear 55 score 7 working days correspondence s.2 s.25(1)

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600517189
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Children involved in sexual exploitation and prostitution-related offences: FOI release

1. Any Scottish Government policy documents, guidance, circulars, or frameworks (current or historic) that addressed how children (persons under 18) involved in prostitution or sexual exploitation should be treated by public authorities. 2. When Scottish Government policy formally moved to recognise that children invo...

FOI unclear 80 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.2 s.12 s.20 s.8 s.3 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600500163
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government’s statement regarding tax payers in Scotland: FOI release

In relation to Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government’s statement on Tuesday 13 January that "As a result, even more people in Scotland can expect to pay less tax than if they lived in England, Northern Ireland or Wales. That’s over 55 per cent of Scots set to pay less income tax because they live in Scotla...

FOI unclear 80 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.2 s.5 s.6 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600501499
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government's Energy Consents Unit staff data and spend: FOI release

(1) How many individuals are currently employed at the Scottish Government's Energy Consent Unit? (2) What is the total spend on the Scottish Government's Energy Consent Unit since 2021? (Please could you split that up by financial year).

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.2 s.20

Published: 2026-07-22
Reference: FOI/202600509629
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Information on water policy, rural investment and urban/rural equity in water services: EIR release

1. All current and recent (last 10 years) policies, strategies, ministerial directions, funding programmes, and impact assessments concerning drinking water, wastewater, private supplies, and the water environment, with breakdowns or references to rural vs. Central Belt priorities. 2. Information on how rural economic...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending s.2

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: EIR/202600516590
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Affordable homes costs and statistics: FOI release

Of the Scottish Government’s target to build 110,000 affordable homes by 2032, with 10% of them being rural, please can you: 1. Outline how many homes, which have been completed within this target since 2023, have been in rural parts of Scotland (and provide an annual breakdown). 2. Outline how many affordable homes,...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.2

Published: 2026-05-12
Reference: FOI/202600501412
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Scottish male prison population statistics: FOI release

The following information in relation to the Scottish prison population: For each of the statistical years listed below: - 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23 - 2023–24 1. The number of men aged 50 years and over held in Scottish prisons. 2. Where available, please provide this information as: (a) Average daily prison pop...

FOI unclear 55 score 5 working days correspondence s.2

Published: 2026-05-12
Reference: FOI/202600502413
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Forestry employee data: FOI release

1. The number of employees in your organisation with any of the phrase’s “diversity”, “inclusion”, “equality” or “equity” in their job title in the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 to date. Please also provide the salaries paid to them in each of these financial years, and a list of the re...

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence spending s.2

Published: 2026-05-12
Reference: FOI/202600502610
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Transport Scotland - Safety implications for cyclists arising from proposals to increase Heavy Goods Vehicle speed limits: FOI release

1. Any risk assessments, analyses, modelling, or briefing papers that consider the impact of increased HGV speed limits on cyclist safety, including collision likelihood and/or collision severity, in the context of Safe System principles. 2. Any internal correspondence, submissions, ministerial briefings, or advice pr...

FOI unclear 55 score 10 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.2 s.5 s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2026-05-11
Reference: FOI/202600501897
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Transport Scotland - Workforce queries: FOI release

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence spending s.2

Published: 2026-05-11
Reference: FOI/202600502395
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Government and KPMG correspondence relating to the NHS Grampian Diagnostic report: FOI Review

Original request 202600503744 1. I would like to request the overall cost of the report commissioned by the Scottish Government and carried out by KPMG relating to NHS Grampian after the health board was placed under special measures. 2. I would also like to request any correspondence between the government and KPMG ...

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence contracts spending s.2

Published: 2026-04-27
Reference: FOI/202600508757 Review of 202600503744
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Social Security Scotland automated review notifications for Adult Disability Payment (ADP): FOI Review

Original request 202600503214 Request for information 1: The criteria, rules, or conditions that trigger the sending of automated reminder communications (including emails and SMS messages) to clients in relation to ADP reviews. Request for information 2: Whether such automated reminder communications are automatic...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.2 s.3 s.17(1)

Published: 2026-04-27
Reference: FOI/ 202600507644 Review of 202600503214
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish health boards and/or hospitals currently taking part in the Martha’s Rule pilot: FOI Review

Original request 202500493182 The Scottish Government is currently testing a number of pilots for Martha’s Rule within NHS Scotland, and you are monitoring outcomes and exploring a consistent, nationwide rollout. I would be grateful if you could provide further detail regarding the pilot programme, specifically: A l...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.2 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-04-21
Reference: FOI/202600503820 Review of 202500493182
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector