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

Clear

335 matching releases

Lost or misplaced IT equipment: FOI release

Details of any Scottish Government computers or other kinds of IT equipment that were lost or misplaced for an extended period of time in 2016-17. Information should include the cost, the specific computer or IT equipment lost, which department or official it belonged to, if it was replaced, and the cost of any replace...

FOI not held 45 score correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1) s.38(1)

Published: 2017-11-17
Reference
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Number of homes sold with help to buy: FOI release

1. Please confirm the total number of homes sold through help to buy, broken down by year,since the scheme was launched. 2. Please provide a breakdown showing how many people benefited from the scheme in each of the following salary bands: Under £20,000 £20,001-£29,999 £30,000-£39,999 £40,000-£49,999 £50,000-£59,999 ...

FOI not held 45 score correspondence s.25(1)

Published: 2017-11-07
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Correspondence regarding changes to BBC online articles: FOI release

You asked how many times Scottish Government communications staff and special advisers contacted (by phone or email) the BBC regarding changes to online articles for each month in 2017 and for the information broken down to include a link to the story, how many times the BBC were contacted regarding each story, and any...

FOI not held 70 score correspondence special advisers s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2017-11-01
Reference
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Subsidies paid to estates engaged in deer management: FOI release

National and estate-specific financial data relating to payments made to estates in Scotland over the last 5 years. You clarified your request in your email of 4 September 2017 setting out that in 'that I wish to identify the amount of public subsidies paid to estates engaged in deer management and grouse moor manageme...

FOI not held 70 score correspondence spending s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2017-10-27
Reference
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Scottish ferry services ticketing options: FOI release

Is the Hunter's Quay – McInroy's Point crossing a "lifeline service". Is the Dunoon – Gourock crossing a "lifeline service". On routes where RET has been introduced were there any routes where the RET calculation arrived at a cost higher than the cheapest ticket available on the route at that time, if so what were the ...

FOI not held 45 score correspondence ministers spending s.25(1)

Published: 2017-09-26
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

List of all primary, secondary schools, colleges, academies: FOI release

A list of all primary, secondary schools, colleges, academies, Free schools, special schools and Independent Schools in Scotland. Information to include Establishment Number, URN, LA (name), DCSF School Number, Establishment Name, Type Of Establishment (name), Statutory Low Age, Statutory High Age, Gender (name), Addr...

FOI not held 45 score correspondence s.17 s.25(1)

Published: 2017-08-10
Reference
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Marketing contacts and anyone who used APS: FOI release

(1) Could I please ask for the contact details of all the collaborative partners, (2) specifically the marketing contacts who work with design agencies and (3) the contact details of anyone who have used APS?

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

Published: 2017-08-04
Reference
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Email addresses and telephone numbers for educational establishments: FOI release

Information on all preferred contact email addresses and telephone numbers for all pre-schools, schools, PRU, Exclusion Units, colleges, sixth-form centres, and any other similar educational establishment within Scotland.

FOI not held 45 score correspondence s.17 s.25(1)

Published: 2017-08-04
Reference
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Funding from Five European Structural and Investment Funds: FOI release

The names of the final recipients of EU funding through programmes financed by the "Five European Structural and Investment Funds" in Scotland between 01/01/2000 and 31/12/2013, or during the Third and Fourth EU Multiannual Financial Frameworks. The pounds and pence total of EU funding the final recipients were allocat...

FOI not held 70 score correspondence spending s.25(1) s.12 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2017-07-20
Reference
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Farming and rural, Marine and fisheries, +1 more … Public sector

Number of FOI requests received by Scottish Government: FOI release

The number of FOI requests received by the Scottish Government in each year since and including 2011? The percentage of FOIs that were responded to within the statutory 20 day limit for each year since and including 2011? The number of FOIs that were refused on the grounds that the Scottish Government does not hold the...

FOI not held 45 score correspondence ministers meetings spending s.30 s.25(1) s.27(1) s.12

Published: 2017-07-04
Reference
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector