Scottish Government FOI releases

Interactions with CJC Media: FOI release

You asked for the following information: any contracts entered into between the Scottish Government and three named entities any communications between the Scottish Government and three named entities any payments made by the Scottish Government to three named entities, between October 2013 and 17 September 2019 (the...

Edinburgh Tool Library (ETL) funding and grants: FOI release

You asked for the total amount received by the Edinburgh Tool Library (ETL) - Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation with charity number SC045162. Providing a breakdown of all grants, if any, that were made to ETL, showing the names of grants/funds and total amount given broken down into years 2015, 2016, 2017, ...

Fairness At Work complaints and decisions statistics: FOI release

1. What statistics are available for fainess at work complaints. For example does the Scottish Government record the nature of the complaints, the grades of staff etc. 2. How many decision letters have been issued without any mention that the applicant has the right of an appeal, especially those which were unsuccessfu...

Late landlord registration fines by local authority: FOI release

How many people have received a fine for late landlord registration by local authority- with a breakdown for every year between 2007 and 2019 How much the monetary total of the fines by local authority- with a breakdown for every year between 2007 and 2019

Secondment vacancies in the Scottish Government: FOI release

1. How many secondment vacancies has the Scottish Government created/made available over the past three years 2019, 2018, 2017? 2. How many of these secondment opportunities were advertised publicly e.g. on the Scottish Government website, or other internet website? 3. How many of the above secondments (1) were fille...

Sexual abuse in Scottish football: FOI release

1. When will the Scottish government be launching an inquiry into the sexual abuse that took place at Celtic Boys Club? 1.1 When will there also be an inquiry into the allegations of a decade's long cover-up of the abuse by the company that owns the football ground where some of the abuse took place? 1.2 Has the Scotti...

SAAS - fraud cases that have sought prosecution: FOI release

Below is a list of what you asked for in your request for the period January 2016 - present: The basis of decisions where we have decided not to seek prosecution Guidelines on how we decide to seek criminal prosecution The number of cases where we determined there was a fraud and sought prosecution A breakdown of case...

Employment with Scottish Government - complying with the Equality Act: FOI release

You asked for: 1) All correspondence relating to my application for employment with Social Security Scotland between 1 March and today’s date 23/05/2019. 2) The recruitment policies and procedures and details of how Scottish Government seek to ensure they comply with the equality act in relation to applicants with pr...

Evidence that investment decisions meet the required outcomes: FOI release

1. A copy of the guidance provided by the Scottish Government to the project managers for these projects which sets out the methodology used for the monitoring and evaluation of the inclusive growth outcomes delivered by these projects; 2. The suite of specific inclusive growth outcomes and KPIs that will be delivered...

Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) payments processed within/outwith 21 days of receipt: FOI release

The number of DSA payments processed within 21 days of receipt of application for academic years 2010-2011 to 2018-2019. The number of DSA payments processed outwith 21 days of receipt of application for academic years 2010-2011 to 2018-2019.

ChargePlace Scotland Network maintenance: FOI release

i) the total number of ChargePlace Scotland electric vehicle charge points ii) the number of ChargePlace Scotland electric vehicle charge points which are currently broken awaiting repair iii) the number of ChargePlace Scotland electric vehicle charge points currently awaiting repair which have been broken for three ...

Students applying for and being successfully granted independent student status: FOI release

The number of students who applied for independent student status and the number of students who were successfully granted independent student status, for 2014-2015 to 2018-2019.

Brexit correspondence with Chief Constable or senior police officers: FOI release

• all correspondence between Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf and Chief Constable lain Livingstone - or any other senior police officer - in the last six months (Oct 5 to April 5) pertaining to Brexit; • all correspondence between Nicola Sturgeon and Chief Constable lain Livingstone - or any other senior police officer -...

Development in Renewables industry, sum awarded by contract and category: FOI release

You asked for the total sum awarded to (a) Scottish (b) other UK and (c) other EU firms, by the Scottish Government, for development in the renewable industry, broken down by the number of contracts in each respective category, in each of the past 10 years. Additionally, you have clarified the following: Regarding the...

Scottish Government - cyber security and social media: FOI release

Meetings or communications regarding currency: FOI release

1. Any correspondence (letters, emails, minutes, call logs or otherwise) to/from Derek Mackay, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance that contain the terms: ‘new currency’; ‘Scottish pound’; ‘euro’; ‘currency union’, over a period from September 2018 to present. 2. Any correspondence (letters, emails, minutes, call logs o...

The Sunday National/The National newspapers in Scottish Government: FOI release

1. All internal Scottish Government correspondence or documentation (including emails, attachments, typed or handwritten notes, letters, notes/records of phone calls, texts or instant messages, minutes of meetings, briefings or otherwise) including the phrase “the National” or “the Sunday National”. This should include...

Scottish Government payments on iPhones in last three years: FOI release

Details of any Scottish Government payments on iPhones in the last three years, including a full breakdown of the costs, quantity and date purchased.

Scottish Government payments on mobile phones in the last three years: FOI release

Details of any Scottish Government payments on mobile phones in the last three years, including a full breakdown of the costs, quantity and date purchased.

Ministers meetings related to Short Term Accommodation Association: FOI release

Can you please provide the following info: Please could you confirm how many times officials or government ministers have met with representatives from the following groups: Inline Policy Lifealike Ltd AIRSORTED Or held meetings relating to the Short Term Accommodation Association. In each instance, please provide t...

Meetings with representatives of Persimmon Homes: FOI release

You asked for details of all meetings between representatives of Persimmon Homes and the Scottish Government between the 18th May 2016 until the 1st of January 2019, including: 1. The dates and venue of any meetings between the two parties 2. The proposed agendas for any meetings 3. The recorded minutes of any meetings...

Introductory briefings provided to Ivan McKee on assuming new role: FOI review

Details, including any documents, of any introductory briefings provided to Ivan McKee when he assumed his new role in the Scottish Government recently.

Information concerning numbers of people currently subject to electronic monitoring: FOI release

You asked for: (1) how many criminals are currently subject to electronic tags (2) of these, how many are (i) violent offenders (ii) sexual offenders (3) how many, and what percentage, of these are released on temporary licence or on parole (4) if the SG has or is planning to have any trials involving tagging of of...

Correspondence from nurses to Nicola Sturgeon on various topics: FOI release

You asked for any correspondence (letters, emails or otherwise) dated from 1 September - 1 December 2018 from nurses to Nicola Sturgeon on any of the following topics: excessive workload, staff cuts, Scottish Government funding, poor workforce planning, or job satisfaction.

Introductory briefings provided to Shirley-Anne Somerville on assuming new role: FOI review

Details, including any documents, of any introductory briefings provided to Shirley-Anne Somerville when she assumed her new role in the Scottish Government recently as Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People.