Scottish Government FOI Index

17,099releases indexed

27,856attachments found

30.0avg calendar days

6,297partially withheld

2020-01-10oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 6,297 unclear 5,710 not held 2,434 released 1,096 already published 565 cost limit 491 clarification 264 withheld 186 transferred 56

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 3926 s.20 3344 s.34(1) 3080 s.39(2) 2635 s.30 2273 s.17(1) 2227 s.25(1) 1918 s.10(4) 1572 s.11(2) 1292 s.2 942 s.29(1) 927 s.3 712

Timeline

2026-05 339 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263 2025-10 217

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,007 releases · 28.2 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 813 releases · 30.8 avg days Marine Directorate 678 releases · 28.5 avg days Learning Directorate 617 releases · 35.4 avg days Population Health Directorate 557 releases · 29.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 532 releases · 36.5 avg days Economic Development Directorate 516 releases · 40.0 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 513 releases · 29.3 avg days

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491 matching releases

Charities and Companies established with statutory roles and functions: FOI release

1. All charities and companies that have been conferred with statutory functions by the Scottish Government. Please provide a full list of the charities and companies that carry out statutory functions and the piece of legislation that confers this power/role. 2. All charities and companies that carry out non-statutor...

FOI cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.12(1) s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-10
Reference: FOI/202500458987
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Briefing documents prepared for the First Minister containing the phrase “full fiscal autonomy”: FOI release

For each calendar year since 2014, how many briefing documents were prepared for the First Minister which included the phrase “full fiscal autonomy”?

FOI cost limit 40 score 12 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending

Published: 2025-07-09
Reference: FOI/202500459546
Directorate: Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Statistics on Scottish Government employees who have accessed specific AI website: FOI release

I would like to ask the following: 1. Has the Scottish Government made any record of how many Scottish Government employees have access the following website: ‘https://openai.com/’ 2. If possible, could this be broken down by job title and paygrade?

FOI cost limit 40 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500465495
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Bus Franchising Consultations under Transport (Scotland) Act 2019: FOI release

You asked for the following information regarding bus franchising provisions in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019: 1. Copies of all consultation documents, minutes, or correspondence related to bus franchising frameworks between the Scottish Government, Regional Transport Partnerships (e.g., Strathclyde Partnership fo...

FOI cost limit 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.3 s.25(1) s.12 s.20 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-07
Reference: FOI/202500463346
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Child Payment queries: FOI release

Request for information 1: By the month / year the number of new approved claimants for the SCP. Request for information 2: The number of claimants who stopped receiving SCP because they were no longer eligible. Request for information 3: The number of claimants within the total in (2) who stopped receiving SCP becau...

FOI cost limit 70 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2025-06-30
Reference: FOI/202500457435
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Social Security Scotland statement of reasons request statistics: FOI release

Request for information 1: The number of requests the agency has made for statement of reasons following appeal decisions. Request for information 2: Is it policy for the agency to request these after all decisions or all decisions against the original social security decision.

FOI cost limit 45 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.12 s.17(1)

Published: 2025-06-25
Reference: FOI/202500456177
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Costs associated with the Small Vessel Replacement Programme: FOI release

This FOI request relates to the seven ferries to be built in Poland as part of the Small Vessel Replacement Programme. Can you tell me what discussions there has been with CMAL in relation to the price of the project and whether there was any advice about budget from the Scottish Government and what that budget as far...

FOI cost limit 45 score 17 working days correspondence briefings contracts spending whatsapp s.12

Published: 2025-06-25
Reference: FOI/202500457845
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

GB Energy and Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub documentation: EIR release

1. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about GB Energy, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, from the last two months? 2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about the Andy Murray tennis ce...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-06-24
Reference: EIR/202500456814
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Scottish Child Payment queries: FOI release

Request for information 1: How many people have been overpaid Scottish Child Payment due to loss of qualifying benefit when the client has not reported this to Social Security Scotland? Request for information 2: How many women have been overpaid Scottish Child Payment due to loss of qualifying benefit when the client...

FOI cost limit 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.12 s.17(1) s.72 s.20

Published: 2025-06-18
Reference: FOI/202500460640
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Social Security Scotland official error statistics: FOI release

I understand that ‘official errors’ occur when the recipient of a payment is either paid too much or too little by Social Security Scotland. I would like to request the following information regarding official errors: Request for information 1 – The total number of ‘official errors’ that have been recorded by Social ...

FOI cost limit 70 score 11 working days correspondence spending s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2025-06-17
Reference: FOI/202500456171
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Funeral Support Payment queries: FOI release

Request 1: Confirmation of the most common reason for denial of funeral support payment as of January 2025. Request 2: Confirmation of the most common dispute which was raised during re-determination cases as of January 2025. Request 3: Confirmation of the most common reason for denial of re-determination cases as of...

FOI cost limit 45 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.12

Published: 2025-06-11
Reference: FOI/202500456059
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government office equipment spend: FOI release

The details of changes to the published FOI 202500450646. Details of all elements included in the data published on Tuesday 4th March 2025 that were the removed when the data was republished on the 11th March 2025. All correspondence related to the original publication of FOI 202500450646 including the original coordi...

FOI cost limit 70 score 19 working days correspondence spending whatsapp s.12 s.6 2 attachments

Published: 2025-06-11
Reference: FOI/202500456447
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) women compensation documentation: FOI release

2. Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internally), briefings, minutes/notes from meetings, analysis, about Waspi women compensation, between December 1 2024 and February 1 2024? 3. Could you supply all correspondence to set it up, b...

FOI cost limit 70 score 15 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.12 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-05-08
Reference: FOI/202500455981
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Data on Scottish Government devices accessing social media: FOI release

How many times have Government devices (computers, laptops, phones, anything that can access the interest) accessed the following links/websites over the past 12 months: 1) https://x.com/conor_matchett 2) https://x.com/kacnutt 3) https://x.com/PeterAdamSmith 4) https://x.com/johncferguson 5) https://wingsoverscotl...

FOI cost limit 45 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.12

Published: 2025-05-08
Reference: FOI/202500455064
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

ScotRail’s alcohol survey results: FOI release

1. Could you supply the full results of the booze ban consultation i.e how many votes for each category? 2. Could you supply all correspondence sent and received and minutes/notes from meetings about the booze ban from the last three months? 3. Could you supply all documentation held surrounding the opening of Levenm...

FOI cost limit 70 score 30 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.38 s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-30
Reference: FOI/202500452128
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Data for number of Freedom of Information requests withdrawn and re-submitted: FOI release

I received a highly unusual request from a Scottish Government official asking for a call regarding my request, in which I was asked to withdraw and re-submit my request because I would not receive the request within the statutory deadline. I have never been asked this before and do not believe it is proper practice, s...

FOI cost limit 40 score 19 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-04-23
Reference: FOI/202500450763
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) Staff training and procurement on Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity: FOI release

1. The number of roles across all components of your operations, directorates and management structures, expressed in numbers of full-time employees (FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. This information should encompass all roles based in central offices, as w...

FOI cost limit 45 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts spending s.4 s.5 s.20 s.12

Published: 2025-04-22
Reference: FOI/202500455125
Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Government media and social media subscriptions: FOI release

You asked for a breakdown of the total costs of all media and social media subscriptions and any other recurring monthly subscriptions.

FOI cost limit 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending s.12

Published: 2025-04-22
Reference: FOI/202500454374
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Independence spending in the Budget documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including minutes/notes from meetings, correspondence sent and received, briefings, analysis, about independence spending in the Budget, from the last two months.

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.30C 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500453343
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence which relate to right wing extremist groups: FOI release

“ Please provide any internal or external government communications made since – and including – 17/10/23 which relate to: (date of receipt was 04/07/2024)_ Patriotic Alternative Scotland The Homeland Party The far right, neo-Nazis, extreme right Please also include any media, such as images, all attachments, and all...

FOI cost limit 70 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending whatsapp s.28(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-08
Reference: FOI/202400421592
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

Health care for transgender individuals queries: FOI release

1 - a copy of all equality impact assessments related to any policies or strategies related to or impacting health care for transgender individuals in the last 10 years. If there are not EQIAs available for all these policies, please provide any explanations as to why it was not carried out for any policies that are av...

FOI cost limit 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.30

Published: 2025-03-28
Reference: FOI/202500453110
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Safe Access Zones Team shared file information: FOI release

Shared ERDM Files All items from the Safe Access Zones Team’s shared ERDM file that contain any of the following words: "Catholic," "prayer," "praying," or "pray. If the team works from multiple shared files, the same request applies to all of them. Please provide the working names of these shared files. Please ensur...

FOI cost limit 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500452918
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Bus and travel demand management report documentation: EIR release

Part One All documentation held by Transport Scotland, including correspondence sent and received, minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about youth crime due to free bus travel, from the last three months (11 November 2024 to 10 February 2025). Part Two All documentation held by Transport Scotland, i...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.7 s.6(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: EIR/202500452179
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Transgender individuals health and social care queries: FOI release

7 - a summary of any engagements, meetings, or advice Scottish Ministers, or officials acting on their behalf, have had from Social Workers, Social Work professional or representative bodies, or non NHS partners who sit on integrated joint boards related to Trans Health and Social care since the publication of the Cass...

FOI cost limit 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500453403
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Communications exchanged with various individuals and organisations: FOI release

Any communications exchanged over the last year with representatives from the following organisations and individuals: Sandy Easdale James Easdale McGill's Brian Souter Ann Gloag Stagecoach Group Megabus Philomena Clark Arnold Clark

FOI cost limit 70 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.12 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500451851
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport