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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3,038 matching releases

Public health supplement documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government about a public health supplement/levy, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: FOI/202500453160
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Private jet tax documentation: FOI release

All documentation held about introducing a private jet tax, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, analysis of how it went, minutes/notes from meetings, from the last three months. I have interpreted the date range for this request to be 18 November 2024 to 18 February 2025.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.29(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: FOI/202500453335
Directorate: Tax Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

First Minister's meeting with the Catholic Bishops Conference of Scotland documentation: FOI release

All documentation held about John Swinney's meeting with the Catholic Bishops Conference of Scotland on November 27, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, analysis of how it went, minutes/notes from the meeting, between November 1 2024 and December 20 2024.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: FOI/202500453334
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Social Security Scotland and Secretary of State (DWP) information sharing agreements: FOI release

Section 34 of the Scotland Act 2016 does give Social Security Scotland the power to request information from the DWP. This section deals with the sharing of information between the UK government and the Scottish government in relation to social security functions. Specifically, it states that: Information held by the...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.34 s.30 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: FOI/202500453728
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Materials and communications related to funding made available to local authorities: FOI release

All materials relating to, regarding, discussing or referring to the £186.5m made available to local authorities, announced in a joint statement from COSLA and the Scottish Government on December 10. All communications between the Scottish Government, government officials, or officers and individual local authorities r...

FOI clarification 80 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-10
Reference: FOI/202500449645
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Council tax correspondence: FOI release

1. Could you supply all correspondence and minutes/notes of meetings between the Scottish Government and councils about council tax in the last two months? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about the cost of holding the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2026, including correspondence...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.38(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500453158
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Far-right/neo Nazi activity correspondence: FOI release

All correspondence and communications since 01/09/2024 which relate to far-right/neo Nazi activity, including mentions of Patriotic Alternative , or Homeland/the Homeland Party.

FOI already published 80 score 19 working days correspondence meetings spending s.27(1) s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.28 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500453168
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Commonwealth Games cost documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government about the cost of holding the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2026, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.29(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500453159
Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Documentation regarding Scots heading to England to buy cheaper alcohol: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent/received and internally, briefings, analysis, minutes/notes from meetings, about Scots heading into England to buy cheaper alcohol, between September 1 2024 and the date of this FOI.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38 s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500451644
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Details of First Minister's meeting with the Speaker of Lok Sabha, India: FOI release

Your request relates to the meeting between John Swinney, the First Minister of Scotland and Om Birla, Speaker of Lok Sabha, India on 8 January 2025. In your request you specifically asked for the following: - A full list of attendees, including the full names and titles of each attendee, as well as who each attendee ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.32(1) s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.27(1) s.3 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500453156
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

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

Correspondence regarding Horizon Post Office system: FOI release

1. All briefings prepared ahead of Angela Constance's appearance at Holyrood on Tuesday 9 January to discuss the Horizon Post Office scandal? 2. Why did Lord Advocate not speak about Horizon that day? 3. All correspondence between the Scottish Government and the Crown Office/Lord Advocate regarding Horizon between De...

FOI withheld 80 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.2 s.38(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-08
Reference: FOI/202400393692
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Health care for transgender individuals queries: FOI release

1 - a copy of all equality impact assessments related to any policies or strategies related to or impacting health care for transgender individuals in the last 10 years. If there are not EQIAs available for all these policies, please provide any explanations as to why it was not carried out for any policies that are av...

FOI cost limit 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.30

Published: 2025-03-28
Reference: FOI/202500453110
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Playfair library speech documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government about John Swinney's speech at Playfair Library on January 6, including correspondence sent about it, briefings and analysis, along with reviews of how it went, from between December 15 2024 and the date of this FOI.

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

Published: 2025-03-28
Reference: FOI/202500452710
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Chief Executive of Social Security Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice correspondence: FOI release

1. All correspondence between Shirley-Anne Sommerville and David Wallace – Chief Executive of Social Security Scotland since July 2024. 2. All correspondence between Shirley-Anne Sommerville and David Wallace – Chief Executive of Social Security Scotland mention the “the two child cap” since July 2024.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 10 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.30 s.34(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-28
Reference: FOI/202500455135
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Correspondence regarding restriction on promotions of food high in fat, salt and sugar: FOI release

All correspondence sent and received and minutes/notes from meetings held by the Scottish Government with supermarkets, shops or trade representatives about restricting promotions of food and drink high in fat, sugar or salt, from the last year.

FOI clarification 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1) s.27(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500451984
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Briefing notes for the First Minister's Orkney visit: FOI release

Copies of all briefing notes created for the First Minister and his staff for their visit to Orkney on February 10-11, 2025. This included requests for all appendices, annexes, and attachments. You also requested all agendas and briefing notes (handwritten or typed) from meetings Mr Swinney and his staff attended duri...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.33 s.38 s.29 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500452457
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Green Volt Project correspondence: FOI release

1) Which Special Advisers or Ministers signed off or approved the Environmental Information Response and the attachments to the response which was given the reference number 202400434817? 2) The full email threads which discussed the initial draft freedom of information/environmental information response and attachmen...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers special advisers s.17(1) s.15 s.38 s.34(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500450751
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Energy, Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Cyber attacks against the Scottish Government information: FOI release

An updated breakdown of the number of cyber attacks against the Scottish Government and its agencies in each of the past five years, as well as the names of which organisations were affected by these incidents.

FOI partially withheld 65 score 39 working days over deadline correspondence s.30

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500450879
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Documentation regarding the Cass report: FOI release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about Dr Hilary Cass's report on gender identity in your people including correspondence sent and received, briefings, minutes/notes from meetings, analysis, from the last three months? Your request has been interpreted as relating to briefings, minute...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.2A 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452272
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

CBI Scotland correspondence: FOI release

All correspondence sent and received, briefings, notes/minutes from meetings, between the Scottish Government and CBI Scotland, from the last three months.

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

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452273
Directorate: Business and Better Regulation Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Briefing Pack prepared for Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee: FOI release

The briefing pack that was prepared for Fiona Hyslop for her appearance before the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on 21 February 2025.

FOI partially withheld 65 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.25 s.25(1) s.29 s.29(1) s.30

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500452761
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Legal advice given to the Scottish Government/ministers in reference to The Scottish Ministers v The Scottish Information Commissioner: FOI release

Within the legal advice published by the Scottish Government on the 26th of October 2024, in response to FOI 202400394394, on page 69 the following passage exists: "Thus REDACTED, request that Mr Hamilton be permitted to engage independent legal advice and charge the costs to the Scottish Government was set out in an ...

FOI cost limit 70 score 36 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.30 s.38(1) s.12 s.17(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202400438168
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Legal advice in response to Scottish Information Commissioner’s decision 193/2024: FOI release

In regards to FOI 202400445520, the following passage exists within the information released: "For information at this stage, I am attaching a copy of all the legal advice that we will release in response to the Scottish Information Commissioner’s recent decision 193/2024. There are 25 separate documents (named A-Y), ...

FOI already published 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202500448605
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Information regarding the decision not to give the Scottish Information Commissioner legal advice: FOI release

1) Any and all communications, meetings, minutes, records discussing/referencing the decision not to give the Scottish Information Commissioner the legal advice requested from FOI 202300390057 during his investigation that resulted in decision notice 193/2024. 2) Who within the Scottish Government made the decision no...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202500448762
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector