Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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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Just transition and onshore wind development correspondence: EIR release

“All information that the Scottish Government holds, has prepared, and is preparing, in-house or through consultants or academics, in relation to the economic and social benefits of onshore wind in Scotland. In particular the economic benefits that onshore wind farms bring or will bring nationally and to the local comm...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.27 s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-03-25
Reference
FOI/202300389268
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Peterhead Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station development: EIR release

‘Any correspondence which includes or is directly to or from the Scottish Government’s Minister for Energy and the Environment, Gillian Martin, both in her role as minister and before she became minister, which mentions the Peterhead CCGT power station development by SSE, from 01 January 2022 up to present?’

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments
Published
2024-03-07
Reference
FOI/202300378265
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Deposit Return Scheme correspondence with the Competition and Markets Authority: EIR release

A copy of correspondence relating to a deposit return scheme between Scottish Government ministers/officials and the Competition and Markets Authority between January 2021 and the present. As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) ...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments
Published
2023-12-29
Reference
202300352807
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Public sector