Scottish Government FOI Index

22,922releases indexed

40,952attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,507partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-11-04newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,507 unclear 7,460 not held 3,292 released 1,599 already published 716 cost limit 637 clarification 377 withheld 251 transferred 83

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5225 s.20 4485 s.34(1) 3789 s.39(2) 3640 s.30 3038 s.17(1) 2981 s.25(1) 2557 s.10(4) 2089 s.11(2) 1639 s.29(1) 1249 s.2 1245 s.3 980

Timeline

2026-11 48 2026-10 227 2026-09 8 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,336 releases · 27.8 avg days Marine Directorate 991 releases · 29.7 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 972 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 741 releases · 39.6 avg days Constitution Directorate 710 releases · 35.8 avg days Population Health Directorate 678 releases · 28.6 avg days People Directorate 667 releases · 25.5 avg days

Clear

3,292 matching releases

Number of hatchery fish caught in the Tay catchment: EIR release

The number of hatchery fish which have been caught in the Tay catchment since 1994, broken down annually. If there are estimates as to what this total catch means for the total number of hatchery fish which returned to the system, then I would like these figures too. You subsequently clarified (4 December 2024) that t...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 6 working days correspondence s.10(4)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400443004
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Cleaner fish production and usage in Scotland: EIR release

Information concerning cleaner fish production and usage in Scotland, specifically asking for 'an overview on the amount of cleaner fish being used in Scotland, from start to today? By start meaning, when first the Scottish aquaculture started using cleaner fish as a biological control of sea lice'. We received furthe...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400440944
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Number of registered farms in specific locations around Scotland: EIR release

How many registered farms there are in, broken down by year 2024, 2023 and 2022? 1 – Aberdeenshire 2 – Angus 3 – Moray 4 – Highlands For 2024, please could you tell me how many of these are estimated to cost £1 million or more?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence briefings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400440910
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Number of road speed signs in Scotland: FOI release

The total number of road speed signs that are currently in Scotland, broken down into a table via local authorities to reflect Scotland’s trunks roads, motorways, A, B, and C roads.

FOI not held 70 score 7 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400443094
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Health Secretary's visits to Aberdeen football matches: FOI release

All emails sent from (i) Neil Gray’s email address (ii) anyone from Neil Gray’s team in the last two weeks that relate to him attending football matches. Any record of correspondence to the First Minister that relates to the Health Secretary attending the football matches. Any briefings, emails or other forms of inf...

FOI not held 70 score 15 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400441446
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector

A96 accidents and assessment work spend: EIR release

The following: In the last five financial years, how many accidents have occurred on the A96 between Inverness and Aberdeen? How many of these have been (i) Fatal (ii) Serious (iii) Slight? How many of these occurred on (I) dualled parts of the road or (ii) non-dualled parts of the road? In the current financial year ...

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

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400442318
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Fraud investigations in Social Security Scotland: FOI release

Request for information 1: The number of fraud investigation in each year since Social Security Scotland was created in 2018? Request for information 2: The number of allegations of fraud in each year since Social Security Scotland was created in 2018? Request for information 3: The number of allegations of fraud ref...

FOI not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence s.30 s.17(1) s.25(1)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400441375
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Free Bikes Pilot Schemes for School Age Children: FOI Review

Original request 202400438413 Using FOI Scotland could you tell me how many children and the numbers in each area who received a free bicycle from the SNP government? I would also like to know how much each bicycle cost and how much it cost to run to rack up 4 million of taxpayers money?

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

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440820 Review of 202400438413
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Personal and government devices that have accessed the Glastonbury website: FOI release

Numbers of personal and government devices, from both the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government, that accessed website glastonbury.seetickets.com on both the 14/11/2024 between 17:00 and 19:00 and the 17/11/2024 between 08:00 and 10:00, that used Wi-Fi provided by the Scottish Parliament or Scottish Government.

FOI not held 40 score 12 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400442259
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Details of commercial fishing in identified areas: EIR release

The amount (weight) and type of fish/crustacean/mollusc that is landed, where it is landed and if possible, where it goes (local/national/internation). The area of interest for our survey’s are: Dumfries and Galloway Survey - the Solway Firth from Glencaple to the Isle of Whithorn Hunterston Survey - Wemyss Bay to Sal...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 13 working days correspondence s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400442336
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

NHS Lothian Serious Adverse Event Reviews (SAER): FOI release

1. How many SAERs have been raised each year within NHS Lothian, over the past 5 years, including 2024 to date? 2. What categorisation can be provided for these SAERs? For example, by Medical Discipline…. ENT, Cardiology, Urology etc. 3. What is the average time taken for conducting the review, from initiating incide...

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

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440806
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Marine Scotland budget spend and headcount 2015-2025: EIR release

Information to support the CFAs attendance at a Committee session on the 4th September 2024. The full text of your request is included under Annex 1, and I have numbered each of your bulleted requests in order to make clear which question is being answered in the response section below. 1. How many FOIs have Marine Di...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 6 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.10(4) s.6(1) s.9 4 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400427833
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Meetings relating to Air Departure Tax and Air Passenger Duty: FOI release

The date and time, meeting title, meeting agenda(s) and meeting minutes relating to meetings during the current Scottish Parliament session attended by a member of the Scottish Government’s Tax Directorate, and/or a Minister with responsibility for taxation policy, and/or Revenue Scotland where the meeting includes the...

FOI not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.29(1) s.35(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439000
Directorate: Tax Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Fisheries management measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) consultation costs: EIR release

(i) Please can you tell me the cost of the Scottish Government’s consultation on Fisheries management measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), published on August 19? (ii) Please could you tell me how many responses were received? (iii) How many of these were for and against?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.37

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439174
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Annual capital funding and spending data: FOI release

1. From 2007-08 to present financial year, annual capital funding to the Scottish Government in £s and as a proportion of total block grant. 2. From 2007-08 to present financial year, annual capital spending by the Scottish Government in £s and as a proportion of total block grant.

FOI not held 40 score 19 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439520
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Correspondence on Fair Work First grants awarded: FOI release

"As per the Scottish Government’s publication ‘Fair Work First: grants awarded - July 2023 to March 2024’ (Fair Work First: grants awarded - July 2023 to March 2024 - gov.scot): 1. Which 26 public sector bodies were granted an exception to paying the Real Living Wage; for which grant; and what was the sum of the grant...

FOI not held 65 score 16 working days correspondence contracts spending 4 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400440413
Directorate: Jobs and Wellbeing Economy Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Number of fishermen recorded working out of various harbours: EIR release

The number of fishermen that you have recorded working out of harbours, broken down by Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Buckie, Stornaway and Scrabster for 2024 (to the present date), 2023, 2022 and 2021 please?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: EIR/202400439687
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Civil servants in Scotland staffing and salary statistics: FOI release

1. Total number of civil servants in Scotland by headcount and whole-time equivalent. 2. Total number of civil servants employed by the Scottish Government by headcount and whole-time equivalent. 3. Total number of civil servants in Scotland employed by the Scottish Government by headcount and whole-time equivalent. ...

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

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439660
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government staffing and salary statistics: FOI release

1. As of the start of each financial year from 2015-16 to 2024-25, a full breakdown of the workforce directly employed by the Scottish Government. This should be a table including three columns – job category, job title, and number. 2. As of the start of each financial year from 2015-16 to 2024-25, the median & mean s...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.3 s.17(1) s.2 s.25(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439553
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Meeting between Minister for Public Finance and Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy: FOI release

“All information held regarding the meeting/video conference involving Public Finance Minister Ivan McKee, Neil Gray MSP and the latter’s constituent on 20/6/24, including – though not limited to: 1. how the meeting was arranged 2. minutes of the meeting, and 3. what actions were subsequently taken by the minister.”

FOI not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.6 s.38(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400442649
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Statistics of drivers aged 80+ involved in road traffic collisions: FOI release

Figures on the number of road traffic collisions involving drivers who are 80 plus. I note that official figures show the number of drivers who are 65 plus (see attached figures). Can you provide details for the number of drivers there are aged 80 plus in Scotland? Can you provide details of their gender? Can the fi...

FOI not held 65 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439496
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Non-domestic rates business number breakdown: FOI release

A time-series breakdown, by year, of number of properties and rateable value by the same property core categories [as in Table G of non-domestic rates relief statistics 2024] as of June of each year from 2015 to 2024. You additionally asked for this to include both the numbers for all properties, and the numbers for pr...

FOI not held 70 score 14 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400440985
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Information regarding Newton Stewart Flood Prevention Scheme: EIR Review

Original request: 202400435124 I would like to make a Freedom of Information Request to the Scottish Government linked to the Newton Stewart Flood Prevention Scheme. In November 2023 the Scottish Government while fulfilling its duties under The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 and in particular its duties un...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.6(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: FOI/202400438326 review of 202400435124
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence on the cancellation of former First Minister's speech: FOI release

How much did it cost to cancel Humza Yousaf's independence speech on April 26 and could you supply all email correspondence and briefings held surrounding this cancellation, as well as a breakdown of costs?

FOI not held 70 score 6 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: FOI/202400438810
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Meetings between COSLA and the Flood Risk Management Working Group: EIR release

All minutes of meetings of COSLA and the Scottish Government's flood risk management working group from April 2024 to today’s date.

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

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: FOI/202400438444
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector