Scottish Government FOI Index

11,099releases indexed

19,072attachments found

28.7avg calendar days

4,403partially withheld

2023-10-02oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 4,403 unclear 3,109 not held 1,663 released 816 already published 409 cost limit 376 clarification 166 withheld 123 transferred 34

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 2824 s.20 2437 s.34(1) 2118 s.39(2) 1920 s.30 1721 s.17(1) 1465 s.25(1) 1326 s.10(4) 1159 s.11(2) 933 s.29(1) 703 s.2 586 s.6(1) 478

Timeline

2026-05 339 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 743 releases · 28.1 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 632 releases · 29.1 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 437 releases · 29.3 avg days Marine Directorate 406 releases · 26.4 avg days Population Health Directorate 404 releases · 25.8 avg days Environment and Forestry Directorate 354 releases · 34.0 avg days Economic Development Directorate 334 releases · 41.5 avg days People Directorate 332 releases · 23.9 avg days

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50 matching releases

Scottish Trans documentation: FOI release

1. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefing, analysis, to/from or mentions Scottish Trans from last month? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including c...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.25(1) s.29(1) s.38(1) s.30 s.12 s.20 4 attachments

Published: 2026-04-27
Reference: FOI/202600507518
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Chief Social Work Adviser correspondence: FOI release

All correspondence in the last 3 months to date between the Chief Social Work Adviser and each of the following: (1) Professor Alexis Jay (2) Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs (3) The Justice Secretary's private secretary and wider private office. (4) Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (5) The Edu...

FOI cost limit 70 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers spending s.38(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-03-02
Reference: FOI/202500498571
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Scottish Government's financial position, spending controls and marketing expenditure materials: FOI Review

Original Request 202500488345 All entries in the ministerial diary (including meeting attendees and subjects of meetings) of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Minister for Public Finance from August 1 and October 8, 2025. All correspondence between the Scottish Government Finance Directorate and Cabinet Secretarie...

FOI cost limit 70 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.21(4) s.30 s.29(1) s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2026-02-25
Reference: FOI/202500497545 - Review of 202500488345
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Documentation held by the Scottish Governments regarding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA): FOI release

2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, and analysis, about Iran, between June 15 2025 and September 15 2025? 3. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, in...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.28(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-02-09
Reference: FOI/202500491175
Directorate: Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Correspondence regarding stage 3 proceedings on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: FOI request

1. Any briefing prepared in advance of the start of Stage 3 proceedings on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill for Scottish Government Ministers. 2. Any speaking notes provided to Mairi Gougeon in advance of Stage 3 proceedings for the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.2 s.25(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.36 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-02-04
Reference: FOI/202500491343
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural

Clinical Negligence and Other Indemnity Scheme (CNORIS) funding application by Fife Health Board: FOI release

All information in relation to the CNORIS (Clinical Negligence and Other Indemnity Scheme), and more specifically, copies of documents papers emails memos, records of meetings and of phone calls and other forms of written material (hereinafter “documents”) relating to each of the following matters: 1. The application ...

FOI cost limit 70 score 44 working days over deadline correspondence meetings spending s.4 s.12 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-12-03
Reference: FOI/202500476628
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government policy of scrapping the two child benefit cap documentation: FOI release

1. Please provide all communications in calendar year 2025 on the SG policy of scrapping the two child benefit cap in 2026. 2. Please provide all minutes of meetings in calendar year 2025 on the SG policy of scrapping the two child benefit cap in 2026.

FOI cost limit 70 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12 s.29(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500480919
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Car congestion zones and charging ports: EIR release

1. Could you supply all documentation held by Transport Scotland, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, and analysis, about progress being made on reducing car kilometres driven by 20 per cent by 2030, from the last three months? 2. Could you supply al...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.38(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-04
Reference: FOI/202500477494
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Documentation regarding plan to issue bonds: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, and analysis, about plans to issue bonds, from the last three months.

FOI cost limit 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings spending s.12 s.29(1) s.33(1)

Published: 2025-11-04
Reference: FOI/202500477282
Directorate: Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Plans and discussions regarding restructuring/merger of Enterprise Agencies: FOI Review

Original Request 202500472477 1. Restructuring or Reform of Enterprise Agencies All minutes, papers, correspondence, or briefings (including drafts) since 1 January 2020 relating to any proposals, discussions, or decisions regarding: The merger, restructuring, rationalisation, or closure of any of the following: High...

FOI cost limit 70 score 15 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.2 s.4 s.30 s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-03
Reference: FOI/202500476929
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Drugs Policy Division and Alcohol Harm Prevention Team staff numbers: FOI release

1. How many staff are working in the government's alcohol and drugs harm team? 3. Could you supply all documentation held by the government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about the right to recovery bil, from the last three months? 4...

FOI cost limit 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12 s.25(1) s.27(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.3(2) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-10-22
Reference: FOI/202500476076
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government bond issuance: FOI release

On the 4th of December 2024, the Scottish Government published a factsheet on borrowing policy and progress towards a future bond issuance. It states, "In the right market conditions, a bond could represent better value-for-money than borrowing through the UK National Loans fund in net-present-value terms." I would l...

FOI cost limit 45 score 4 working days correspondence spending s.12 s.29(1) s.33(1)

Published: 2025-10-14
Reference: FOI/202500475991
Directorate: Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Middle East humanitarian aid: FOI release

a) All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about Scottish Enterprise funding arms companies selling to Israel, from the last three months (i.e 2nd Jan to 2nd Apr), b) All documentation held by ...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12 s.29(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-06
Reference: FOI/202500460398
Directorate
Topic: International, Money and tax, Public sector

ScotRail’s alcohol survey results: FOI release

1. Could you supply the full results of the booze ban consultation i.e how many votes for each category? 2. Could you supply all correspondence sent and received and minutes/notes from meetings about the booze ban from the last three months? 3. Could you supply all documentation held surrounding the opening of Levenm...

FOI cost limit 70 score 30 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.38 s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-30
Reference: FOI/202500452128
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Independence spending in the Budget documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including minutes/notes from meetings, correspondence sent and received, briefings, analysis, about independence spending in the Budget, from the last two months.

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.30C 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500453343
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

NHS Pension Scheme paid contributions: FOI release

Until October 2023 contributors to the NHS Pension Scheme paid contributions in line with their Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) salary. This could lead to them paying higher contributions than others earning the same as them if their actual salary was in line with a lower contribution band. Please can you share the follow...

FOI cost limit 70 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending s.4 s.5 s.12 s.1 s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-02-25
Reference: FOI/202400399171
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Victim Support Scotland correspondence: FOI release

1. All documentation held by the Scottish Government about HMP Highland cost and delays, including correspondence (internal included) sent and received, minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, and policy analysis, from between November 1 2024 and December 10 2024. 2. All correspondence held between the Scottish Govern...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12 s.38(1) s.30 s.25(1) s.27(1) s.29(1) s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-01-27
Reference: FOI/202400445297
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Transport Scotland - ScotRail correspondence: FOI release

1. The Scottish Government promised £200m to cut rail times between north east Scotland and Edinburgh in 2016. How much of this money has been spent and can you supply the latest briefings, correspondence and policy analysis about this from the last year? 2. Could you supply all correspondence between Transport Scotla...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440114
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy trip to New York for Climate Week: FOI release

1. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about Gillian Martin's trip to New York for Climate Week, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes from meetings, between September 1 2024 and the date of this FOI? 2. Could you supply all analysis do...

FOI cost limit 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12 s.27(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400438911
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence relating to the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) and Polmont detainees: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence, internal correspondence, briefings, analysis, policy notes, minutes and notes from meetings, from the last three months (1) about or with the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA), and (2) about housing 17-year-olds at Polmont.

FOI cost limit 70 score 49 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.38(1) s.29(1) s.34(1) s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2024-12-16
Reference: FOI/202400435114
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Capital borrowing and bonds programme costs: FOI release

Is the Scottish Government still committed to issuing its first ever bond and could you supply all work which has been done on this so far? How much money has been spent on the bonds plan announced by Humza Yousaf at SNP conference 2023 and a breakdown of these costs?

FOI cost limit 45 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.12 s.29(1)

Published: 2024-11-14
Reference: FOI/202400434949
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Gender Identity Healthcare Reference Group: FOI release

You provided the following background to your request: ‘The gender identity healthcare access team are secretariats for the gender identity healthcare reference group. The role of a secretariat for the STAC are Scottish Government officials’ whose role is to make arrangements for meetings, produce minutes and facilita...

FOI cost limit 70 score 18 working days correspondence meetings spending s.2 s.3 s.25(1) s.12 s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.2A 2 attachments

Published: 2024-11-04
Reference: FOI/202400433076
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish independence briefing notes: FOI release

Any official briefing note to the First Minister and/or the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution in the calendar year 2024, which includes the phrase "Scottish independence" and/or "referendum".

FOI cost limit 70 score 13 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.30 s.29(1) s.36(1) s.12 4 attachments

Published: 2024-10-03
Reference: FOI/202400425681
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Post-school education and skills reform legislation consultation: FOI release

1. The full strategic outline case that led to the consultation. 2. Any correspondence/meeting notes that led to this consultation and the considerations within the consultation. 3. Any correspondence/meeting notes with the Scottish Funding Council, Colleges Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and Student Awards Ag...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence meetings spending s.29(1) s.38(1) s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-19
Reference: FOI/202400420896
Directorate: Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Denmark trip: FOI release

1. All briefings, correspondence sent and received by the Scottish Government, including internally, all analysis undertaken and minutes/notes from meetings regarding making Scotland tobacco free by 2034, between February 1 2024 and the date of this FOI? 2. The costs of Angus Robertson's trip to Denmark in March, incl...

FOI cost limit 70 score 12 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.12 s.38(1) s.29(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-18
Reference: FOI/202400409365
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector