Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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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Childcare provision: FOI release

Letters or emails from members of the public sent to the Cabinet Secretary for Education & Skills John Swinney MSP, the Minister for Children and Young People, Maree Todd MSP, or the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, on the subject of childcare provision. I would like this information from 30 June 2020 to 20 July 20...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.3 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-14
Reference
FOI/202000064105
Directorate
Early Learning and Childcare Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Big cat ‘sightings’ evidence: FOI release

1. any information relating to reports, sightings, encounters with or evidence of ‘big cats’ in Britain, specifically in Scotland; 2. any photographs of interest which may show any unusual animals or secondary field evidence, such as predation on livestock or unusual carcasses suspected to be the work of a big cat; fro...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-10
Reference
FOI/202000064829
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Affordable homes: FOI release

From 3 April 2020 to present: Copies of any internal correspondence (emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, minutes of calls, hand-written notes, briefings and/or otherwise) between Kevin Stewart and civil servants and/or Special Advisors regarding restarting the 50,000 affordable homes target that was paused by Kev...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-09
Reference
FOI/202000063851
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Housing, Public sector

Briefings from Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA): FOI release

All briefings received from the SQA by the Cabinet Secretary for Education or any other Scottish Minister. On 13 August 2020, you further clarified: I’m happy for you to narrow your search to correspondence and briefings between Scottish Government ministers and the SQA between 1 April 2020 and 5 August 2020.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-09
Reference
FOI/202000074358
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Meetings with Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA): FOI release

In your request, you asked: Details of any meetings (including typed or hand-written notes, any minutes or briefings produced for these meetings) between the Cabinet Secretary for Education & Skills, John Swinney MSP, and the SQA. I would like this information between 01 June 2020 and 30 June 2020, and for 30 July 2020...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-09
Reference
FOI/202000074442
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Chief Social Work Advisers’ contributions to the Bar Reporters Working Group: FOI release

1. All recorded information you hold in relation to the Chief Social Work Adviser being invited to join or otherwise contribute to the Bar Reporters Working Group. (It may assist you to note the content of Appendix A here: https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0043/00435549.pdf). 2. All recorded information you hold in relati...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.30 s.38(1) 8 attachments
Published
2020-09-07
Reference
FOI/202000062999
Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Minutes and correspondence pertaining to Health and Social Care Management Board: FOI release

Minutes, reports, agendas and other meeting papers for the Health and Social Care Management Board, relating to consideration whether or not to escalate a board. For clarity, this would include discussions about escalating a board that did not result in an escalation decision. You also indicated that you were intereste...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-03
Reference
FOI/202000064447
Directorate
Health Workforce Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence with Professor Joseph Stiglitz: FOI release

Correspondence between the Scottish Government and Professor Joseph Stiglitz since January 2017

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.25(1) s.36(2) 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-03
Reference
FOI/202000063523
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Disability Assistance Assessments providers TUPE to ATOS correspondence: FOI release

Papers and correspondence relating to the preparation of, and discussion relating to, planned Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 actions relating to staff who currently work variously for IAS (formerly Atos) and/or Maximus/CHDA for the purposes of: 1. delivering disability assistance a...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence s.20 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-31
Reference
FOI/202000061219
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Air bridges and travel corridors: FOI release

Evidence used by the Scottish Government, Ministers and Advisers that led to the "travel corridors" only applying in England (those arriving in England) and not in Scotland up to Friday 3/7/20.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.28(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-27
Reference
FOI/202000056660
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Private Rented Sector Resilience Group meetings: FOI release

Details of all meetings of the Scottish Government’s Private Rented Sector Resilience Group, including dates, those in attendance, and the minutes and agenda of those meetings. Furthermore, you asked that this information be broken down by and that the information be in electronic form, preferably as a CSV file or word...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-27
Reference
FOI/202000056868
Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Communications with Scottish Property Federation and Homes for Scotland: FOI release

All communications received from the following organisations, with regards to the three key policy decisions described below. Scottish Property Federation Homes for Scotland 1/ The decision to extend the Help-to-buy scheme: https://www.gov.scot/policies/homeowners/help-tobuy/ 2/ The decision to raise the threshold fo...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-26
Reference
FOI/202000060033
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Housing, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Irish Presidential visit June 2016: FOI release

All internal correspondence and communications regarding Irish President Michael Higgins' visit to Scotland in June 2016 all internal correspondence and communications regarding Irish President Michael Higgins' visit to Scotland in June 2016

FOI partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-25
Reference
FOI/202000059394
Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, International, Public sector

Coronavirus Business Support Scheme criteria for Local Authorities: FOI release

A copy of the instructions/guidance/criteria sent to Local Authorities in respect of the Coronavirus Business Support Scheme which Local Authorities use to make their decisions.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-20
Reference
FOI/202000054934
Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

£10 billion COVID-19 support for Scotland from UK Government: FOI release

information related the attached article: https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/scotland/uk-government-has-spent-more-than-10bn-inscotland-during-crisis-tories-say/ • Any internal emails, or any other form of correspondence including whatsapp messages, texts, phone calls and meetings in which the figures in the attache...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence briefings meetings whatsapp s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-19
Reference
FOI/202000054046
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Money and tax, Public sector

Pivotal Enterprise Resilience Fund: FOI release

a) Why was the Pivotal Economic Resilience Fund (PERF) paused and then reopened and then refunded? b) What advice was provided to Fiona Hyslop with regard to pausing the PERF? c) Any correspondence between the Scottish Government and external agencies about the pausing and resumption of the PERF?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2020-08-19
Reference
FOI/202000044131
Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) draft report: FOI release

1) The date on which EKOS Ltd first supplied a draft of its report analysing responses to the 2019 consultation on the Gender Representation On Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018, 2) Copies of any correspondence or records of discussion with EKOS Ltd or any individual representing EKOS Ltd about the content of this or ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 35 working days over deadline correspondence briefings s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-18
Reference
FOI/202000043397
Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) records: FOI release

"any records you hold, including any records made of meetings or conversations, of exchanges between officials about the content of any material submitted by EKOS Ltd under its contract to undertake an analysis of the 2019 consultation on the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018, and any documents...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 36 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings contracts s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-18
Reference
FOI/202000043402
Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Statutory Guidance: FOI release

"Please provide the following information in relation to the Statutory Guidance to the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018: All drafts of the guidance document Any external exchanges about changes made between versions"

FOI partially withheld 90 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.36(1) 12 attachments
Published
2020-08-18
Reference
FOI/202000044344
Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) further guidance: FOI release

All records of any discussions about the guidance that should be given when applying the definition of "Woman" in Section 2.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.2 s.38(1) s.36(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-18
Reference
FOI/202000044349
Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Climate Justice: Water Futures Programme: FOI release

This request relates specifically to the Climate Justice: Water Futures Programme, funded by the Scottish Government. Please provide the following: Amount of money awarded to Strathclyde University through this fund (in GBP). If money has been awarded on more than one occasion, please provide each amount separately. T...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence s.38(1)
Published
2020-08-18
Reference
FOI/202000053614
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Money and tax, Public sector

Deloitte report 2019: FOI release

A full copy of the commissioned Deloitte Report 2019 in relation to the current SG Estates, Facilities and Security Services Delivery Structure. You also asked to see all correspondence between Scottish Government and Deloitte on this matter.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2020-08-17
Reference
FOI/202000050911
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) consultation analysis: FOI release

"A copy of any summary or description provided to Ministers by Scottish Government civil servants of the responses to the consultation undertaken in 2019 on the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018, including any summary of the content of the report from the external analysis of responses, and any...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 35 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-17
Reference
FOI/202000043385
Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Private Rented Sector Resilience Group: FOI release

Copies of all meeting materials consumed by members of the Private rented sector resilience group to date. This should include, but may not be limited to: 1. Minutes and meeting notes from the meetings. 2. PowerPoint presentations. 3. Reports, and datasets supplied to group members in relation to the work of the group....

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.2 s.3 s.38(1) 6 attachments
Published
2020-08-14
Reference
FOI/202000050327
Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Reopening of schools: FOI release

“the content of all correspondence to the First Minister and Deputy First Minister sent by members of the public since June 1 regarding plans to reopen schools. Please include the content of all letters and emails”.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-12
Reference
FOI/202000049069
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Education, Public sector