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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2,520 matching releases

Regulation of non-surgical cosmetic procedures for independent aesthetic practitioners: FOI release

Please provide recorded information concerning the involvement of practising independent aesthetic practitioners in the development of the Scottish Government’s proposals for regulating non-surgical cosmetic procedures - ie not an HCP or anyone associated in any way with a nurse, doctor or medical association, register...

FOI already published 80 score 9 working days correspondence meetings contracts s.3 s.8 s.9 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-17
Reference: FOI/202600529271
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Information regarding Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal at the Scottish City Region and Growth Deal Delivery Board meeting: FOI release

Any papers on the Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal that were prepared in advance of the "in-depth discussion" for the Scottish City Region and Growth Deal Delivery Board meeting on 11th March 2026 Any notes made by officials regarding the Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal at the Scottish Cit...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-17
Reference: FOI/202600520152
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Declaration of interest forms returned by members of the Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group and its sub-groups: FOI release

This request concerns the Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group, including any sub-groups established as part of its work. Please provide: 1. Copies of all completed declaration of interest forms returned by members of the Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group and its sub-groups from 1 December 2020 to ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence meetings s.1 s.25(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-17
Reference: FOI/202600527985
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Information relating to the implementation of the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026: FOI release

Scottish Government FOI response 202600523109, dated 14 July 2026, stated that no formal stakeholder-engagement plan, working group, advisory group, steering group or consultation mechanism had yet been established, and that no future engagement activity had yet been planned. Please provide the following recorded info...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence s.2 s.3 s.4 s.5 s.6 s.7 s.8 s.17 s.25(1) s.38(1) s.38 s.30 s.29(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-17
Reference: FOI/202600527693
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government Policy and Oversight of For-Profit Children’s Residential Care: FOI release

You asked for information on the Scottish Government’s position, strategy, and any related analysis or reviews on policy and oversight of for-profit and private equity ownership of children’s homes and foster care services.

FOI not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings spending s.25(1)

Published: 2026-08-17
Reference: FOI/202600519542
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Correspondence regarding the meeting between Cabinet Secretary for Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Health Protection Scotland: FOI Review

Original request: 202600504412 Provide a description of the information requested in the FOI/EIR 1. Please provide copies of all recorded documentation, including correspondence (Whatsapps, letters, emails and attachments etc), agendas, meeting minutes, briefing notes and internal notes regarding the meeting the Cabi...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 7 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.38(1)B s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2026-08-13
Reference: FOI/202600509430 Review of 202600504412
Directorate: Chief Nursing Officer Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Information relating to wastewater monitoring for illicit drugs in Scotland: FOI release

Information relating to the current status of wastewater-based epidemiology or wastewater monitoring activity associated with illicit drugs in Scotland.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.3(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-13
Reference: FOI/202600518866
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Credit rating meeting with employees of Moody's Corporation: FOI Review

Original request: 202500493822 Please provide all Scottish Government correspondence with employees of the credit rating agency Moody’s, 18th October 2023 - date. Please also provide all documentation relating to meetings (in person or virtual) with employees of Moody’s, 18th October 2023 - date. This should include ...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts s.21(4) s.38(1) s.25(1) s.30 s.17(1) s.33(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-13
Reference: FOI/202600502431 Review of 202500493822
Directorate: Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Credit rating meeting with employees of S&P Global Ratings: FOI Review

Original request: 202500493818 Please provide all Scottish Government correspondence with employees of the credit rating agency S&P, 18th October 2023 - date. Please also provide all documentation relating to meetings (in person or virtual) with employees of S&P, 18th October 2023 - date. This should include agendas,...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts s.21(4) s.38(1) s.25(1) s.30 s.17(1) s.33(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-13
Reference: FOI/202600502407 Review of 202500493818
Directorate: Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Supporting Transgender Pupils in Schools Guidance (2017) in relation to children with ASN: FOI release

You asked for confirmation of whether the Scottish Government holds records relating to governance, safeguarding, equality, or due diligence undertaken prior to endorsing, disseminating, or operationalising this guidance within Scottish schools. Please limit this request to records held between 1 January 2016 and 31 D...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings spending s.17(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-12
Reference: FOI/202600518509
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Briefings regarding the former Chief Executive of the Scottish National Party: FOI release

1. All records of briefings provided to the Deputy First Minister or any Scottish Government Minister regarding Peter Murrell's criminal charges between January 2026 and May 2026. 2. Specifically, any records relating to a briefing on 19 February 2026 when the Lord Advocate briefed the Deputy First Minister on Peter M...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.3 s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600518392
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Russia trading analysis: FOI release

In 2022, the Scottish Government appealed for all companies to break off trading relations with Russia. Could you supply any analysis undertaken of whether businesses did this, from the last nine months?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence s.38(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600518524
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Funeral Support Payment statistics: FOI release

You asked us to provide information relating to Funeral Support Payment for each financial year from 2020-21 to 2024-25 inclusive, or the most recent five financial years for which data is held. Request for information 1: The total number of Funeral Support Payment applications received. Request for information 2: ...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600518546
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Records relating to calls for a public inquiry into the Lockerbie air disaster: FOI release

Records held by the Scottish Government relating to calls for a public inquiry or further inquiry into the Lockerbie bombing in the period between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2012, including Ministerial briefings, internal correspondence, policy advice, decision records, records of meetings, correspondence with UK G...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600518615
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Policy information on health in Scotland impacted by commercial industries: FOI release

Details of published or centrally held government policies, strategies, or frameworks (from January 2023 to present [1 June 2026]) that address the influence of commercial industries on health in Scotland specifically in relation to the alcohol, and tobacco, gambling, and highly processed foods (e.g. foods high in fat,...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.2 s.25(1) s.29(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600519126
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Information held relating to meetings or correspondence where Celtic Football Club or Rangers Football Club were discussed: FOI release

All information held by the Scottish Government from 1 January 2021 to the present relating to meetings or correspondence with either of the following organisations where Celtic Football Club or Rangers Football Club were discussed: The Scottish Football Association (SFA) The Scottish Professional Football League (SPF...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings whatsapp s.25(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600517801
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Costs incurred relating to the Sheku Bayoh Public Inquiry: FOI release

You asked for a fully itemised breakdown of all expenditure incurred in relation to the Sheku Bayoh Public Inquiry, including: a comprehensive disaggregation of costs under all relevant heads of expenditure, including but not limited to: staffing, legal representation and counsel fees, venue hire, expert reports, secu...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 10 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1) s.25(1) s.37(1) s.37

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600521254
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public sector

Distribution and monitoring of enterprise and social-enterprise support funding: FOI release

I am seeking recorded information about how Scottish Government funding for enterprise and social-enterprise support is distributed, and what monitoring exists of who is declined by funded delivery partners. Where exact figures are not held, please provide the nearest held equivalent or direct me to where it is publish...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-11
Reference: FOI/202600518020
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Affordable Housing Supply Programme budget cut information: FOI release

I request all information held regarding the decision to remove approximately £200 million (26%) from the Affordable Housing Supply Programme in the 2024-25 Scottish Budget – in plain terms, who authorised this theft from social housing, why it was done, and where the stolen money was reallocated. PERIOD: 1 June 2023 ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence ministers s.18(1) s.28 s.30 s.29(1) s.36(1) s.25(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600519095
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Oil and gas industry employment data: FOI release

Please can you tell me how many people are estimated to be employed in the oil and gas industry in Scotland at the present date? Please can you tell me how that number compares to 2025 and 2024 please? Do you also have these figures for the number of jobs supported by the oil and gas industry?

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.25(1)

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600517315
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Expansion of voting or candidacy rights correspondence and meeting notes: FOI release

Copies of all correspondence and meeting notes between Scottish Government officials or ministers and external organisations (including but not limited to the Scottish Refugee Council, Electoral Reform Society, Migration Policy Scotland, or any pro-migration advocacy groups) between 1 January 2023 and 31 May 2026 regar...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600517366
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Group based child sexual abuse inquiry correspondence: FOI release

1. Has the Scottish Government considered or ruled out a public inquiry into grooming gangs in Scotland (including Operation Cerrar)? 2. Any correspondence with the UK Government on this issue.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-10
Reference: FOI/202600517269
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Information relating to evidence of harm associated with a range of non-surgical cosmetic procedures: FOI release

Information relating to evidence of harm associated with a range of non-surgical cosmetic procedures, information on complication rates and patient outcomes, assessments of proportionality and alternative regulatory approaches, and correspondence and briefing material relating to the regulation of these procedures. We...

FOI already published 80 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.11 s.25(1) s.30 s.36(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2026-08-06
Reference: FOI/202600525751
Directorate
Topic

Onsite Supervision, Prescriber Attendance and Implementation of the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026: FOI release

Recorded information held from 1 January 2023 to the date of this request concerning onsite supervision, prescriber attendance and the proposed implementation of the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Act 2026. The exact details of this request are outlined below, within our response....

FOI already published 80 score 19 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-08-06
Reference: FOI/202600526006
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence and submissions relating to Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) and regulation of Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures: FOI release

Please provide the following recorded information, held in any form, including emails, letters, minutes, meeting notes, briefing papers, submissions and internal correspondence. 1. All correspondence, emails and meeting notes between the Scottish Government (or Scottish Office) and Professor David Sines and/or the Joi...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.36(2) s.17(1) s.25(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2026-08-06
Reference: FOI/202600523458
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector