Scottish Government FOI Index

21,792releases indexed

39,278attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,073partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

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 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days

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3,052 matching releases

Money provided to Inverclyde Council to help with the closure of Amazon and EE facilities in Greenock: FOI release

How much money has the Scottish Government provided to Inverclyde Council to help with the closure of Amazon and EE facilities in Greenock, with a breakdown where this money went?

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence s.17

Published: 2025-12-03
Reference: FOI/202500481833
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Documentary evidence of a causeway between the Isles of Luing and Torsa Beag: EIR Review

Original request 202500475065 Copies of all documents, memoranda, maps, images, inspection reports, and any other papers held by Marine Scotland tending to show the existence or non existence at any time of a man-made causeway between the islands of Luing and Torsa Beag. In addition to the foregoing, copies of all pa...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11 s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-12-02
Reference: EIR/202500481010 Review of 202500475065
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Data for young people residing at various institutions: FOI release

Since August 2024, please provide a figure from the first of each month (September – August 2025) of how many young people were housed in Good Shepherd Centre, Bishopton on that day who were deemed a risk to themselves, and had not been accused or convicted of a crime. Since August 2024, please provide a figure from th...

FOI not held 40 score 19 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-12-02
Reference: FOI/202500481415
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Oversight, funding and content of Holocaust education delivery in primary schools: FOI release

The oversight, funding, and content of Holocaust education delivered within Scottish primary schools under the purview of the Scottish Government. 1. Curriculum Oversight & Source Attribution a. All recorded information relating to the Scottish Government’s role in approving, funding, or endorsing Holocaust education ...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.4 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-12-02
Reference: FOI/202500481400
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Information regarding benefit appeals in Stirling: FOI release

With reference to a prior FOI response, 202500482321, you requested information on how many of the 34 benefits appeals heard at tribunals at Wallace House in Stirling had a representative present.

FOI not held 45 score 15 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2025-12-02
Reference: FOI/202500482321
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Kinloch Castle costs: FOI release

Please give me two figures. 1. How much has been spent over the last twenty years, including quango overheads, on all these studies and reports? 2. How much has been spent actually maintaining the castle structure, excluding architects, surveyors, management fees and the like? Only include actual tradesmens labour an...

FOI not held 45 score 14 working days correspondence spending s.1 s.17(1)

Published: 2025-11-25
Reference: FOI/202500483672
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Student Awards Agency Scotland student support regulations and ministerial guidance: FOI release

1) Eligibility rules, guidance and terminology 1.1 Current eligibility policies and any post-2019 change logs covering residency/immigration categories and evidence requirements, including ministerial guidance relied upon. 1.2 Any internal guidance/training issued to staff addressing the Equality Act definition of “s...

FOI not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.1 s.2 s.3 s.5 s.20 s.17(1) s.38(1) s.35(1) s.30 s.4 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-20
Reference: FOI/202500480810
Directorate
Topic: Education, Money and tax, Public sector

Large-scale housing development information: EIR release

Information regarding large-scale housing developments in Edinburgh and surrounding areas, specifically focusing on developments in Winchburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian.

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) 10 attachments

Published: 2025-11-20
Reference: EIR/202500480494
Directorate: Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Housing, Public sector

Transport Scotland landscape design of the A90 at Forfar: EIR release

Details of the landscape design of the A90 road junction at the intersection of the Forfar Road and Kingsway East Dundee after the layout of the junction was altered. The layout of the junction was altered in July 2008.

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 12 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-20
Reference: EIR/202500482213
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Coul Links golf development planning costs: EIR release

The total cost to Scot Gov of the planning appeal / inquiry for the coul links golf course and the number of hours of staff time attached to this application.

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-11-19
Reference: EIR/202500480659
Directorate: Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Sexual offence conviction statistics: FOI release

1. The number of men convicted of sexual offences in Scotland in each of the last five years (2020– 2025 inclusive, or the most recent five-year period available). 2. A breakdown of these convictions by the nationality of the convicted person. 3. If available, a breakdown of these convictions by age group and local a...

FOI not held 65 score 6 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-19
Reference: FOI/202500482683
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Properties used by asylum seekers and refugees in the Glasgow area: FOI release

1. Whether any properties in the area of Castlemilk are currently being used, or have been used in the past 12 months, to house asylum seekers, refugees, or individuals awaiting immigration status decisions. 2. If the former Torbrae Care Home is currently being used, or have been used in the past 12 months, to house a...

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence contracts s.2 s.3 s.17(1)

Published: 2025-11-19
Reference: FOI/202500480761
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Education Scotland spend: FOI release

Please provide the following information for each financial year from 2021–22 to 2025–26 (to date) and please breakdown the information by each year: 1. The cost of overtime paid to employees. 2. The cost of agency and temporary staff. 3. The cost to recruitment agencies. 4. The cost of all spending on external con...

FOI not held 45 score 38 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.2 s.4 s.5 s.7 s.8 s.17 s.33 s.25(1)

Published: 2025-11-19
Reference: FOI/202500476729
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Inclusion of Travelling Showpeople within National and Local Planning Policy in Scotland: EIR release

The following information relating to the inclusion of Travelling Showpeople within national and local planning policy in Scotland: 1. Consultation Evidence: Please provide any correspondence, meeting notes, consultation responses, or internal briefings which specifically reference Travelling Showpeople in the context...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.3 s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500478336
Directorate: Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Transport Scotland Citizen Engagement Platform usage: FOI release

1) Do you use a Citizen Engagement Platform? 2) If so, what tools do you use? 3) How much do you spend annually on a Citizen Engagement tool? 4) Which month & year does your contract with your supplier end?

FOI not held 45 score 15 working days correspondence contracts spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500480235
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Forestry felling permission applications and mapping standards queries: EIR release

I am doing some research on felling permissions in Scotland over the period 2014 to 2024. I have been exploring the publicly accessible database (Public Register) and although it provides most of the information I am looking for, there is no map? To carry out my research which is spatially oriented analysis, I require ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.9 8 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500480147
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Toilet provision in Scottish Government workplaces: FOI release

I am writing to request information from government within the context provided by the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. This relates to the provision of toilets in Scottish Government workplaces, and I would ask you to provide: When was the last time [month and year] that in government workplaces the provi...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.19 s.17(1) s.25(1)

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500479541
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) call and correspondence queries: FOI release

Please include the following information for the financial years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25: The average call wait times for your customer service phone lines are each year. The percentage of calls answered within your target time for each of those years. The average response time for written correspondence...

FOI not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence briefings s.2

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500480789
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

First Minister's government & political diary information: FOI release

First Minister’s full diary (government and political for the 11th to 13th August 2025 (date inclusive)).

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500479614
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Transport Scotland A96 road collision statistics: FOI release

The number of collisions, broken down by fatal, serious and slight injury, that have occurred on the A96 between 2021 to the current date, broken down by year.

FOI not held 40 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500479653
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Didemnum vexillum correspondence and species control agreement information: EIR release

Please provide all emails pertaining to "dvex AND oysters" OR "dvex AND Loch Creran" i.e. emails that do not contain both references to Dvex and oysters, or Dvex and Loch Creran, can be considered outside the scope of the request, and Please also include the minutes from meetings which set out species control agreeme...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.14D s.10(4) s.9 s.10 s.7 s.11(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500480841
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scottish Parliament Bureau correspondence regarding parliamentary business: FOI release

1. Any correspondence (including emails, letters, phone calls, handwritten notes, WhatsApp messages or any other documents) between the office of the First Minister and the Scottish Parliament Bureau regarding parliamentary business for the Scottish Parliament in September 2025. Information should include but not be li...

FOI not held 40 score 8 working days correspondence ministers whatsapp

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500482332
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Gender self-identification and conversion therapy ban information: FOI release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about gender self-identification, from the last month? Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including ...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.35 s.17(1) s.27(1) s.38(1) s.28(1) s.30 s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-11-17
Reference: FOI/202500478998
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Funding to the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA): FOI release

A breakdown of all funding provided by the Scottish Government to the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) between January 1, 2019, and August 1, 2025. For each funding award, please include: The amount awarded The date of the award The purpose of the funding Any associated grant agreement or contract Please pro...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts s.17(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-13
Reference: FOI/202500479306
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Correspondence regarding the A9 Dualling Project and Impact Reports: EIR release

1. A record of all meeting requests from Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) to Transport Scotland on the topic of the A9 Dualling Project, and subsequent Impact Reports and consultations since May 1st, 2021. I'd like to know the date of each request with the name of each MSP who made such a request, as well as ...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-11-12
Reference: EIR/202500479050
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector, Transport