Scottish Government FOI Index

21,793releases indexed

39,280attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,073partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-18newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,053 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4253 s.34(1) 3568 s.39(2) 3456 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1972 s.11(2) 1560 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

Timeline

2026-05 340 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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3,053 matching releases

Energy supplied from windfarms statistics: EIR release

Part 1: A) For each year from 2021, how much energy has been supplied overseas (anywhere outside of the UK) from wind farms stationed in Scotland? B) What has been the income generated for Scotland from overseas energy supply from wind farms? Part 2: A) For each year from 2021, how much energy has been supplied to ...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 11 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1)

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: EIR/202500454653
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Stobo woodland creation scheme information: EIR Review

Original request 202400439411 In respect of the Stobo woodland creation scheme (23FGS74574), located in the South Scotland conservancy. Please could Scottish Forestry provide information in respect of the following: 1. The identities of entities and/or individuals who have invested in the Forestry Carbon Sequestrati...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.20 s.10(4) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: EIR/202500453779 Review of 202400439411
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Meetings between Scottish Government and Petroineos: EIR release

A list of every meeting held between Petroineos and Scottish Government Ministers on the Biofuel Production Options Review in Grangemouth. A list of every meeting held between Petroineos and Scottish Government Ministers on Decarbonisation Interventions in Grangemouth. A list of every meeting held between Petroineos ...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-04-16
Reference: EIR/202500453291
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Measurement of staff performance used by Scottish Ministers: FOI release

1. An account of the measures available to Scottish Ministers if they are unsatisfied with the performance, conduct, or capacity of officials. 2. For each of these measures, by year from 2015 to present, a count of the number of times they were used.

FOI not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.2 s.21(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500453638
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government remote working information: FOI release

1. Does the Scottish Government make any assessment of the number of employees that work from home? Please provide this for each year since 2019-20. 2. In each year since 2019-20, how much has the Scottish Government spent on remote working equipment. (e.g. monitors, keyboards, chairs etc)?

FOI not held 45 score 8 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.25(1)

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: FOI/202500455970
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Minutes of PetroIneos meetings: EIR release

Minutes from the meetings held between PetroIneos and Scottish Government Ministers on the Biofuels Productions Options Review. Minutes from the meetings held between PetroIneos and Scottish Government Ministers on Decarbonisation Interventions. Minutes from the meetings held between PetroIneos and Scottish Governmen...

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

Published: 2025-04-09
Reference: EIR/202500453292
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Minister for Public Finance and Scotonomics documentation: FOI release

For the period 9th May 2024 - date, please provide: (1.) All correspondence between the Minister for Public Finance Ivan McKee (or his office) and William Thomson or Kairin van Sweeden, both of Scotonomics. (2.) Any briefing materials, notes, or minutes relating to meetings between Ivan McKee and William Thomson or K...

FOI not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-28
Reference: FOI/202500453113
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Non-compliance data for salmon farm sites: EIR release

Information relating to non-compliances from salmon farm sites, each year since 2020. Your request referred to a ministerial briefing associated with the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee's follow up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland, 13 November 2024. This was information which was released in response to a p...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: EIR/202500455404
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scottish Government hybrid working policy: FOI release

How many days are Scottish Government employees mandated to work in the office per week? I think that U.K. civil service is three days minimum per week but I may be wrong. What is the average number of days Scottish Government employees are working in the office per week in the most recent monitoring period?

FOI not held 45 score 9 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: FOI/202500454874
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Costs for traffic restrictions on the Tomatin to Moy section of the A9: EIR release

The total cost to introduce traffic restrictions and temporary speed limits on the Tomatin to Moy section of A9 to allow dualling to commence (as reported on 10 February 2025 https://news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/speed-limit-to-be-introduced-on-a9-for-three-years-as-dualling-works-begin-in-the-highlands).

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

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: EIR/202500452292
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

HM Fire Service Inspectorate information on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity staff training: 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 not held 45 score 7 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts spending s.4 s.5 s.2

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: FOI/202500456654
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Material related to the overhead line from Spittal to Beauly: EIR release

1. All studies demonstrating the need for this project, including demand forecasts and capacity analyses. 2. Any alternatives considered, including underground or subsea options. 3. Economic impact assessments showing public benefit justification. 4. Environmental and climate impact reports used in decision-making. ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence s.2 s.3 s.6 s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: EIR/202500452558
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Climate funding received from the UK Government: EIR release

1. How much climate funding Scottish Government receives from the UK, if it does indeed receive such funding? 2. If Scotland does not receive a specific allocation for anything climate related, where does Scotland get its funding for such climate related projects? 3. Who decides who or what company receives such fund...

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

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: EIR/202500451767
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Money and tax, Public sector

Queries regarding information provided to the Scottish Information Commissioner: FOI release

1) Has or did the Scottish Government order any kind of internal review and/or investigation as a result of the discovery that it had misled the SIC? 2) I request a copy of any report or communications surrounding such internal review and/or investigation. 3) Has anyone within the Scottish Government been dismissed o...

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202500452202
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Information pertaining to Scottish Information Commissioner decision 004/2023: FOI release

In relation to the legal advice released by the Scottish Government in October 2024 in relation SIC decision notice 004/2023 and the court case XA10/23. The following passages exist: "It shows that Ministers failed to convey accurately the true position when making submissions to the Commissioner" and "Scottish Minist...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.3 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202500452221
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Lord Advocate WhatsApp messages during the Covid 19 pandemic: FOI release

Dorothy Bain KC What's App messages during the Covid 19 pandemic.

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers whatsapp s.17

Published: 2025-03-25
Reference: FOI/202400427875
Directorate: Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic: Public sector

Health and Wellbeing Census sexual experience questions: FOI release

Information on the source of the Health and Wellbeing Census sexual experience question and response options.

FOI not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence meetings contracts s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-03-21
Reference: FOI/202500452605
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Bus replacement scheme funding: FOI release

1. Detailed breakdown of the funding allocated for the RAIB bus replacement scheme from East Kilbride to Glasgow Central. 2. Confirmation of whether the costs associated with the bus replacement scheme have been included in the overall funding for transportation projects by the Scottish Government. 3. Any corresponde...

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

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: FOI/202500451670
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Social Security Scotland expenditure on translation and interpreting services: FOI release

I am contacting you regarding the following awarded contract with some questions: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL510747 Request for information 1: Could you provide a breakdown of the total expenditure on translation and interpreting services by Social Security Scotland ...

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

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: FOI/202500451894
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Justice budget information: FOI release

1. Total money in the 2023 and the 2024 budget allocated to Justice, please provide details of what money was allocated to Justice 2. Total money allocated to Legal Aid in the year 2023 and 2024 3. Breakdown of money allocated to criminal legal service and civil legal services and any other breakdown that is relevant...

FOI not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.15 s.25(1) s.17(1) s.29 s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: FOI/202500451976
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council Barriers to Deployment Group agendas and minutes: EIR release

For the period 1st January 2022 - date, please provide all agendas and minutes for meetings of the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) Barriers to Deployment Group.

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-19
Reference: EIR/202500451992
Directorate: Offshore Wind Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Roadworks between Phantassie Roundabout and Bridgend at East Linton, East Lothian: EIR release

Regarding the roadworks between Phantassie Roundabout and Bridgend at East Linton, East Lothian which is narrowing the road surface to create a new, wider pavement/cycle path and apparently a new grass verge. Please provide information under the following headings: Budget What is the budget for this work and the sour...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-03-18
Reference: EIR/202500451487
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Access to Information Rights in Scotland: FOI release

You set your request in context by referencing the Scottish Government’s response to the Access to Information Rights in Scotland consultation: Access to Information Rights in Scotland Response to analysis of consultation responses published in November 2023, noting the following commitments made by the Scottish Govern...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.4 s.6 s.17(1) s.38(1) s.36(1) s.29(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-18
Reference: FOI/202500450915
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Legal aid and payment queries: FOI release

In relation to legal aid and payments over the years - Could you please provide per year, the amount of money paid to the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service and the amount paid to the legal aid fund. I'd like this split into the previous First Ministers and if you could state who the Justice Minister and Financ...

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

Published: 2025-03-18
Reference: FOI/202500451283
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Post holders on secondment within the Health and Social Care Directorates: FOI release

1. Details of all post holders who were in post within Scottish Government’s health and social care directorates on either secondment or SLA between the dates of October 2015 until October 2023 who were recruited into that secondment from either an NHS or local authority (Social Care post). 2. How many of these post h...

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending s.12 s.3 s.4 s.7

Published: 2025-03-13
Reference: FOI/202500450964
Directorate: Health Workforce Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector