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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4,485 matching releases

Covid-19 vaccination exemptions: FOI release

Information on whether all MSPs were exempt from taking the Covid-19 vaccine.

FOI partially withheld 65 score 17 working days correspondence s.20

Published: 2024-02-23
Reference: FOI/202300391067
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Education and Skills Freedom of Information statistics: FOI release

In your email, you requested the following information: 1. The number of FOIs submitted to the Scottish Government regarding Education and Skills from 1 to 31 December 2023. By Education, I am referring to any subject that may fall under the remit of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, the Minister for hig...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 8 working days correspondence ministers s.20

Published: 2024-02-23
Reference: FOI/202400392468
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Wild Fish Monitoring Data: EIR release

“The wild fish monitoring data collected and posted by Fisheries Management Scotland but commissioned by the Marine Directorate is displayed as a pdf by FMS. (https://fms.scot/fish-farming/publications-anddata/). Please could you supply the data for 2016 to 2019 as excel spreadsheets.” We sought clarification from you ...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 12 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.9 s.10(4) 10 attachments

Published: 2024-02-22
Reference: FOI/202300374267
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Bilingual road signs and use of Gaelic on ScotRail services and property: EIR release

“(a) The areas and/or trunk roads where Gaelic is either used solely or bilingually with English, (b) What plans, if any, the Scottish Government has to expand this to more areas and/or trunk roads, (c) Detail of use of Gaelic on ScotRail services, stations and other property, and (d) What plans, if any, the Scottis...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 10 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2024-02-22
Reference: EIR/202400391858
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Letting agent registration information for Homes Scotland Lettings Ltd: FoI release

1. All of the information held by the Scottish Ministers relating to the application by Homes Scotland Lettings Ltd for letting agent registration. 2. In particular, please send me the following: 2.1 All of the information held by the Scottish Ministers which was used to make its decision to enter Homes Scotland Lettin...

FOI clarification 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.2 s.39 s.38(1) s.25 s.25(1) s.5 s.20 s.17(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-02-22
Reference: FOI/202300373779
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Meetings regarding Land Reform Bill: EIR release

Details of meetings between relevant Scottish Government ministers or special advisors and stakeholders regarding land reform (to include the Government’s forthcoming Land Reform Bill, the proposed Land Ownership and Public Interest (Scotland) Bill, and any relevant discussion of the topic of land reform), from 06/05/2...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-02-21
Reference: FOI/202300377937
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC): Cross Sector Working Group meeting: EIR release

A copy of the agenda, minutes and supporting papers for the 20th September 2023 meeting of the Cross-Sector working group on RAAC.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-02-21
Reference: FOI/202300378319
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Housing, Public sector

Minister for Energy lobbying meetings: EIR release

Please can you provide minutes and any correspondence relating to the below lobbying meetings involving the energy minister, Gillian Martin, most of which are recorded on the lobbying register: A meeting with Ineos Chemicals Ltd on 8/06/2023 which involved a tour of the Grangemouth facility A meeting with Neccus on 26...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-02-21
Reference: FOI/202300376367
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Deployment ambition for solar power generation 2030: EIR release

"Has the Scottish Government made a decision on what the 2030 deployment ambition for solar power generation should be?"

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2024-02-21
Reference: EIR/202400392034
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Upgrade to A90/A937 Laurencekirk south junction: EIR release

“Regarding Transport Scotland plans to upgrade the A90/A937 south junction at Laurencekirk, may I ask: 1. For a copy of correspondence between Aberdeenshire Council and Scottish Ministers/Transport Scotland regarding the upgrade since May 2022; both sent and received 2. For a copy of any ministerial correspondence me...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.10(4) s.6(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-02-20
Reference: FOI/202300376513
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Statutory Plant Health Notices issued in 2022, 2021 and 2020: EIR release

A full copy of the spreadsheets of all the Statutory Plant Health Notices issued in 2022, 2021 and 2020. As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are required to deal with your request under those Regul...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 15 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2)

Published: 2024-02-20
Reference: 202300342685
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

RPID crofting and lowland Estates spatial data: EIR release

Spatial datasets giving the boundaries of publicly owned land in Scotland, managed by the Rural Payments and Inspections Division of the Scottish Government (RPID). As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs),...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2024-02-20
Reference: 202300345856
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Ferguson Marine meetings attended by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes: FOI release

Information relating to Ferguson Marine meetings attended by Kate Forbes, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Economy on 17, 25 and 27 August 2021. Who attended these meetings? What were they about? What was discussed? In the meeting on 27 August 2021, did they discuss the resignation of Hair and Mackenzie?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 55 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.33(1) s.17(1) s.38(1) s.30 s.20 18 attachments

Published: 2024-02-20
Reference: 202200275543
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Animal welfare within Aquaculture and Fisheries: EIR release

Are there any examples of the COGP being used as evidence in a prosecution under section 24 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006? Are there any examples of prosecutions for welfare offences against farmed fish in Scotland?0 Would the Scottish Government adopt the COGP under Section 7 of the Aquaculture ...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence s.24 s.7 s.25 s.20 s.10(4) s.9

Published: 2024-02-19
Reference: FOI/202400395258
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

A9 Perth to Inverness dualling programme: EIR release

Alex Neil, former Infrastructure Minister, told Holyrood's Citizen Participation Committee today: "On 28 May 2012 I received a detailed memorandum addressed to me and Keith Brown, who was my deputy as the minister for housing and transport. “Annex D gives the outline programme bit by bit for the completion of the A9.”...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-02-19
Reference: FOI/202300379411
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 auction: EIR release

Please provide all correspondence between the Scottish Government (including Ministers and Civil Servants) and the UK Government, which mentions the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 auction, from 1st September 2022 - date.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.11 s.11(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-02-19
Reference: FOI/202300375388
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 auction 2: EIR release

All correspondence between the Scottish Government (including Ministers, Civil Servants, Special Advisers, and Press Officers) and representatives from industry or academia, which mentions the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 auction, from 1st September 2022 - date.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.11 s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-02-19
Reference: FOI/202300375390
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Ardrossan Campus project: EIR release

Copies of all emails, letters and meeting notes between SFT and the Scottish Government (Ministers and Civil Servants) regarding the Ardrossan Campus project since 1st January 2019. As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulat...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39 s.11(2) s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-02-16
Reference: 202200323297
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Home Energy Scotland loans halted for solar PV: EIR release

A copy of any correspondence or documentation received by the Scottish Government in response to its decision to halt loans given through Home Energy Scotland only for solar PV.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-02-16
Reference: FOI/202300373321
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence regarding land at Hunter Road and Old Mains Farm: EIR release

Land at Hunter Road - Site S16: Please can we receive a copy of the response from the promoters of the site (643). In particular, we are interested to learn about what the promoters think are inaccuracies in the council's assessment of this site. Land at Old Mains Farm - Site S25: Please can we receive a copy of the su...

FOI/EIR already published 80 score 19 working days correspondence briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-02-15
Reference: 202200293333
Directorate: Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic: Public sector

Payment for vessel 802 on 12 May 2017 schedule: EIR release

https://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/uploads/docs/report/2022/nr_220323_vessels.pdfAbout the Stage 1 payment for vessel 802 made to FMEL on 20/11/15, according to the revised payment schedule of 12/05/17: Please set out what evidence was provided by FMEL as proof that all elements of the first milestone event had been ac...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 189 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings spending s.6(1) s.10(4) s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-02-15
Reference: 202200303220
Directorate
Topic: Topics

CalMac ferries contract changes, meetings and correspondence: EIR release

any internal communications between 1st January 2015 and 31st December 2015 discussing the CalMac ferries contract a copy of the CalMac ferries contract that was, reportedly, signed by Derek Mackay (Finance Secretary of the time of the contract) a copy of the renewed changes to the contract in November 2016 a copy of t...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 173 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings contracts s.6(1) s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-02-14
Reference: 202200290636
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

First Minister Green Prosperity Funding claim: EIR release

A copy of all correspondence within the Scottish Government on the First Minister's claim that the Labour Party have dumped their £28 billion a year green investment funding commitment between 1st May 2023 and the present day and a copy of all briefings to the First Minister, Deputy First Minister, Cabinet Secretary fo...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.6 4 attachments

Published: 2024-02-14
Reference: FOI/202300376118
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Freedom of Information statistics for Education and Skills: FOI release

1. The number of FOIs submitted to the Scottish Government regarding Education and Skills from 1 to 30 October 2023. By Education, I am referring to any subject that may fall under the remit of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, the Minister for higher and further education and the Minister for children, y...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.20

Published: 2024-02-14
Reference: FOI/202300388008
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector, Work and skills

Heat pump installations in past 10 years: EIR release

You asked for information about how many heat pumps have been installed in the past decade in Scotland, separated by type, air and ground source. You also asked how many of those installations applied for government help and loans and grants? directly or via government supported funding? And you asked, how many of the ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-02-14
Reference: FOI/202300376161
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector