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

453 matching releases

Management of razor clams in Scottish waters: EIR release

FOI/EIR not held 40 score correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-09-07
Reference
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Requests received from named Scottish journalists or news organisations: FOI release

FOI not held 40 score correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-08-28
Reference
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector

FOI Requests received from Scottish Journalists/News Organisations: FOI release

FOI not held 40 score correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2018-08-22
Reference
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector