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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3,967 matching releases

Queries about FOI review responses issued by the Scottish Government: FOI release

1. Why do some review responses given by the SG in response to FOI requests not have an author at the end of the response? 2. Who authored FOI review: 202500450377? 3. How many times this year have FOI review responses contained an author, and the number that do not contain an author?

FOI partially withheld 65 score 13 working days correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1)

Published: 2025-05-12
Reference: FOI/202500456800
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Documentation regarding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees and Israel and the international criminal court: FOI release

1. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government which mentions or is to/from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, including correspondence sent and received, reports into funding it, minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, from the last three months? 2. Could you sup...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.28(1) s.30 s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-05-01
Reference: FOI/202500454369
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

UNESCO Ambassador meeting documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government about the meeting between Angus Robertson and Unesco Ambassador Anna Nsubuga on November 6 2024, including correspondence setting the meeting up, briefings, minutes/notes from meetings and analysis of how the meeting went.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 9 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-05-01
Reference: FOI/202500456796
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Plans for the site of the former McVities factory in Tollcross: FOI release

Agendas, minutes, emails and any other relevant documents about any meetings attended by representatives of Pladis, Scottish Enterprise, and then Deputy First Minister John Swinney in 2022 regarding the company's plans for the site of the former McVities factory in Tollcross, Glasgow.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-30
Reference: FOI/202500455068
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Copy of information referenced in the Scottish Information Commissioner’s Decision Notice 186/2024: FOI release

Copies of the information that is referenced in the Scottish Information Commissioner’s Decision Notice 186/2024. Please could you send me copies of the information referenced above and a copy of the review response and all other information that was subsequently identified and sent to the applicant.

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

Published: 2025-04-30
Reference: FOI/202500454839
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish landlord register and private rental levels: FOI release

You asked for "Has the Scottish Government carried out any feasibility study on whether the landlord register could be used to collect private rental levels? If so, can you provide it?"

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-24
Reference: FOI/202500454059
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Professor of Global Public Health: FOI release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, etc, which is from/to/mention Devi Sridhar, from the past three months?

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

Published: 2025-04-23
Reference: FOI/202500449177
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Tenancy deposit schemes: FOI release

You asked for 'I would like to know information pertaining to the Tenancy Deposit Schemes. The information requested is: Has the Scottish Government carried out any feasibility study on whether any tenancy deposit schemes could be used to collect private rental levels? If so, can you provide it?'

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-22
Reference: FOI/202500454063
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Correspondence between Scottish Government and River Clyde Housing Association: FOI release

You asked for "all correspondence between the Scottish Government and River Clyde Housing association, from November 1st 2024 to February 24th 2025."

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-22
Reference: FOI/202500454122
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Correspondence regarding reducing homelessness: FOI release

You asked for all correspondence sent/received by the Scottish Government and minutes/notes from meetings, about building more homes or repurposing properties, to reduce homelessness in Scotland between December 15 2024 and January 15 2025.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-22
Reference: FOI/202500454078
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Celtic boys club correspondence: FOI release

Any information and correspondence held by the Scottish Government regarding Celtic Boys Club since 2020.

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

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: FOI/202500452894
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector

Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity ministerial meetings: FOI release

The minutes of all of Jim Fairlie’s ministerial meetings for January 2025.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts s.29 s.38 s.38(1) s.28(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.33(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: FOI/202500452774
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Short life working group minutes regarding misuse of pyrotechnics at football: FOI release

All minutes of the short life working group considering the law surrounding the misuse of pyrotechnics at football, as per this announcement: https://www.gov.scot/news/tackling-pyrotechnicmisuse-at-football/

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

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: FOI/202500452956
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Law and order, Public sector

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

First Minister's interview with Nick Robinson's Political Thinking radio show documentation: FOI release

All documentation held about John Swinney's interview with Nick Robinson's Political Thinking radio show in October 2024, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, analysis of how it went, between September 1 2024 and December 1 2024.

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

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: FOI/202500453333
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: 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

Information regarding handling of Freedom of Information response 202400443239: FOI release

1) On page 15 Ashleigh Gray emails someone whose name is redacted. Given that the information in the email clearly indicates that the person Ms Gray emailed is Leslie Evans, former permanent secretary to the Scottish Government, why did the Scottish Government redact Ms Evan's name in the email given that she was the f...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: FOI/202500453205
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care's visit to Queen Margaret Hospital: FOI release

I am requesting the communications relating to the meeting of 19th February 2025, that Minister Neil Gray attended at Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline. Specifically; 1. I would like to see who proposed the meeting - titles are acceptable. 2. I would like to see who proposed the meeting venue - titles are accep...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.3 s.4 s.5 s.6 s.7 s.8 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-10
Reference: FOI/202500454109
Directorate: Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Total cost to Scottish Ministers making lotting decisions under the proposed Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: FOI release

You asked for the following information under the Freedom of Information legislation: 1. Correspondence to or from Mairi Gougeon within the last two years relating to the total predicted costs of making lotting decisions by Scottish Ministers under the proposed Land Reform (Scotland) Bill. 2. Any estimate of the tota...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.25(1) s.38(1) 8 attachments

Published: 2025-04-10
Reference: FOI/202500455897
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, 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

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

Eskdalemuir Seismic Array contract: FOI release

With reference to the attached two documents in response to my initial FOI request, one of the contracts identified as being a Public Contracts Scotland contract, is in fact NOT listed on the aforementioned website. This missing one is identified in the initial FOI response as: ID: 617730 Title: "Award of Evaluation a...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence contracts s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500453732
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, 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

Former First Minister's trip to Qatar: FOI release

1. I am looking for the number of staffers, anyone from Scotgov or anyone or tasked by Scotgov to accompany and attend with the FM or in support of, or in any capacity whatsoever, that went to Qatar with Humza Yousaf and his wife Nadia El Nakla on February 12, 2024? 2. Did Mr Yousaf and his wife pay for the trip or wa...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 64 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending whatsapp s.39(1) s.32(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-08
Reference: FOI/202400401024
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Correspondence with Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) regarding Project Chestnut: FOI Review

Original request - 202300363656 Any correspondence with Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) on the topic of Project Chestnut since September 1, 2022, to date.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-08
Reference: FOI/202300368408 Review of 202300363656
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector