Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,863releases indexed
39,476attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,112partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-05-20newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,112 unclear 7,200 not held 3,069 released 1,537 already published 671 cost limit 607 clarification 349 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4931 s.20 4280 s.34(1) 3589 s.39(2) 3481 s.30 2878 s.17(1) 2774 s.25(1) 2381 s.10(4) 1987 s.11(2) 1571 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1158 s.3 908

Timeline

2026-05 410 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 1,279 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 967 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 923 releases · 31.0 avg days Learning Directorate 861 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 729 releases · 39.9 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 633 releases · 25.8 avg days
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NHS Test and Trace and sound levels in the hospitality sector: FOI release

1. if students in halls of residence or private lets test positive - an example, Say a Fife student (their home address) was in halls in Glasgow for instance, which health board does the result get registered too? Its surely registered somehow with your NHS number too or how else do you identify people newly tested and...

FOI not held 70 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17 s.27(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-11-06
Reference
FOI/202000092162
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public safety and emergencies, +1 more … Public sector

COVID-19 Police Scotland guidelines and resourcing: FOI release

1. What rules, regulations and guidelines are Police Scotland currently required to enforce, and to what extent are these being enforced? Please provide specific regulations alongside target and actual performance metrics. a. Examples would include reported incidents of Covid-19 laws broken compared to police attendanc...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence s.3 s.4 s.20 s.4A s.6 s.7A s.7B
Published
2020-11-05
Reference
FOI/202000095908
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Law and order, Public sector

Stage 3 visiting at Care homes by Health Board Area: FOI release

"Around 40 per cent of the care homes around the country now allow and enable indoor visiting" Nicola Sturgeon statement at FMQ today. 1. Please advise how many care homes this 40% figure represents. Please advise what the 100% baseline figure being used is. Please advise of the date this 40% figure was calculated. 2...

FOI not held 45 score 35 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2020-11-05
Reference
FOI/202000089350
Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, +1 more … Public sector

Former First Minister complaints: FOI release

1. A copy of the request made on or around 31 October 2017 by David Clegg and/or the Daily Record in which information was sought on whether any complaints had been made about Alex Salmond during his tenure as First Minister. 2. Copies of all documents held by the Scottish Government in which that request was considere...

FOI not held 45 score 8 working days correspondence ministers special advisers s.4 s.17(1)
Published
2020-11-03
Reference
FOI/202000099263
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

A83 between Cairdow and Arrochar closures due landslips: EIR release

"The precise locations on the A83 between Cairndow and Arrochar in Glen Kinglas and Glen Croe where landslips have blocked the carriageway resulting in closure for any period of time since 1980. Alternatively, if you do not hold information as far back as 1980 or this is too costly to retrieve, for whatever period you ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 9 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2020-11-03
Reference
FOI/202000089343
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Higher examination statistics by local authority 2019-2020: FOI release

Please list all state secondary schools in the Dundee City, Perth and Kinross, Angus and Fife council areas. Please also detail the following information on these schools: a. SIMD data b. Percentage of pupils who could have taken higher examinations but did not (in 2019 and 2020) c. Percentage of pupils who could hav...

FOI not held 65 score 20 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2020-11-02
Reference
FOI/202000079916
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Human trafficking and slavery prosecutions and convictions: FOI release

1. The number of persons (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of human trafficking and slavery, servitude etc type offences as their principal offence. 2. How many of the persons enumerated in answer to question 1. were EEA or Swiss nationals (not including UK nationals). If the number of persons in either of these catego...

FOI not held 45 score 12 working days correspondence s.4 s.4(1) s.4(2) s.22(1) s.47(1) s.1(1)
Published
2020-10-30
Reference
FOI/202000085975
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Law and order

COVID-19 Track and trace results: FOI release

I am looking for results from Track and Trace and people who told their employer they had Coronavirus. 1. How many people does the SG have on record of people contacting Coronavirus in Pubs in Scotland? (This includes workers/customers) 2. How many people does the SG have on record of people contacting Coronavirus in R...

FOI not held 70 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence s.1 2 attachments
Published
2020-10-29
Reference
FOI/202000089405
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Marine Mammal Protection Act: EIR release

1. On 3rd June, Mike Palmer, Deputy Director for marine planning and policy at Marine Scotland, stated to the ECCLR Committee that ‘In March—so, really very recently—we finally got written confirmation from the US authorities that they would require us to take legislative action by way of amending our licensing regime....

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 63 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) s.10(4) 12 attachments
Published
2020-10-29
Reference
FOI/202000044610
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

COVID-19 test and tracing within schools: FOI release

1. Since the end of March 2020, can you tell me how many positive tests for COVID-19 have been traced to transmission within school settings and if there have been any, how many of these have been from child to adult, adult to child or adult to adult 2. What is the known False Positive Rate for the PCR testing equipmen...

FOI not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.7 s.17
Published
2020-10-28
Reference
FOI/202000091787
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Covid-19 deaths in older people and learning disability care homes: FOI release

1. Please can I have any data concerning numbers of covid deaths in adult care homes by age of the deceased in Scotland. 2. Any data on numbers of covid deaths in older peoples homes (and nursing homes) and numbers of covid deaths in care homes for Learning disabilities and/or autism in Scotland. 3. Any data of covid...

FOI not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2020-10-27
Reference
FOI/202000078485
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Questions concerning the Spaces for People programme and SUSTRANS: FOI release

Please advise on funding for the Spaces for People programme of temporary measures relating to Covid- 19 throughout Scotland. 1. How much in total will be paid to SUSTRANS for its role in the project? 2. How was SUSTRANS selected as the lead for a project with a life-or-death public health infectious disease remit? 3....

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence s.4 s.7 s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2020-10-27
Reference
FOI/202000093271
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Money and tax, Public sector, +1 more … Transport

COVID-19 Testing & laboratory capacity: FOI release

How many tests are processed in: 24 hours 48 hours 72 hours 96 hours 120 hours + How many tests are lost? What is the current lab processing capacity for test results?

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence s.17
Published
2020-10-27
Reference
FOI/202000091771
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Speed survey data used to inform the decision to install safety cameras: EIR release

The full speed survey data which was used to inform the decision to install safety cameras. Can you please also include the number of collisions, how many of which had speed as a contributing factor and how many of which were fatal. This information was requested regarding 24 new safety camera sites published on 8 Sep...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 4 attachments
Published
2020-10-26
Reference
FOI/202000085649
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Imports of Salmon eggs and Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) since 16 December 2019: EIR review

Imports of ova (salmon eggs) and Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) since 16 December 2019 and further specified: Ova import data since the last imports detailed in the information disclosed via FOI-19-02663 (i.e. data since 16 December 2019). Information in relation to discussions re. ova imports since 16 December 2019,...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence briefings s.10 s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2020-10-21
Reference
FOI/202000081330
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Road marker post and Emergency SOS phone locations in Scotland: EIR release

A copy of the Road Marker post locations and Emergency SOS phone locations for main roads and motorways in Scotland. If possible can the data be provided in an excel document containing the post marker or SOS phone reference number, name of road, direction of travel and the OS grid reference number.

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 5 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 4 attachments
Published
2020-10-21
Reference
FOI/202000088232
Directorate
Topic
Public safety and emergencies, Public sector, Transport

Questions concerning subsidised routes for buses 17, 36 and 56: EIR release

1.Are any of the above bus routes subsidised by the Local Authority and/or by the Scottish Government? 2. Are there any other grants or financial incentives for those particular bus routes? 3. If subsidised/financed, how much is the subsidy? 4. Does any route warrant more of a subsidy than any other? 5. If there ar...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 12 working days correspondence meetings spending s.2 s.6
Published
2020-10-15
Reference
FOI/202000080431
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Information related to fees for participation in home economics classes: FOI release

Fees for children and young people to participate in home economics classes. Your request asks five specific questions namely: 1. How many Scottish councils charge fees to participate in home economics classes within their schools; 2. What the fees are in each council area, where fees are charged; 3. Which councils ...

FOI not held 45 score 10 working days correspondence s.24
Published
2020-10-14
Reference
FOI/202000082174
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Education, Money and tax, +1 more … Public sector

Disclosure Scotland inspectors and inspection processes: FOI release

1. What inspections activities does Disclosure Scotland perform? 2. How many inspections (of each type if possible) were performed in 2019/20? 3. How many inspectors do you employ, and what was the annual cost of these inspectors in 2019/20? 4. Do you use third parties to perform these inspections? If so, who did yo...

FOI not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.4 s.5
Published
2020-10-14
Reference
FOI/202000078909
Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government funding to Stonewall Scotland: FOI release

You asked: How much money have Scottish Government departments paid to the charity Stonewall (Stonewall Equality Limited) in the years 2018, 2019 and 2020? Please provide a breakdown of the expenditure.

FOI not held 45 score 9 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2020-10-14
Reference
FOI/202000083673
Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Equality and rights, Money and tax, +1 more … Public sector

Daily net hospital COVID-19 admissions and discharges: FOI release

Request 1 For the period 1st March to the latest date available, the daily net admission and discharges (not gross) of those with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 to hospitals in Scotland by Health Board. The ages of those admitted and discharged. The destination of those discharged e.g. home, care home, etc The number...

FOI not held 40 score 20 working days correspondence contracts
Published
2020-10-05
Reference
FOI/202000084349
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Recruitment for Test and Protect posts: FOI release

1. How many people applied for test and protect posts/jobs in Scotland in 2020? 2. How many full-time and part-time test and protect posts have been filled from external candidates, broken down by band? How many full-time and part-time test and protect posts have been filled from internal candidates, broken down by ban...

FOI not held 45 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2020-10-01
Reference
FOI/202000077849
Directorate
Health Workforce Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector, Work and skills

School closures: FOI release

"1. What powers do the Scottish Government have to close down Schools anytime they want? 2. When did the Scottish Government require these powers to close down schools at any time? 3. When the Schools closed down this year because of the Corona Virus, who made the decision to close them down? full list of people involv...

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.37 s.38 s.4 s.2 s.30 s.29(1) s.19
Published
2020-09-30
Reference
FOI/202000078735
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Education, Public sector

Building a joint school campus: FOI release

How many joint campuses have been built in Scotland in the past 5 years? What scheme does the Local Authority apply under to be successful in gaining funding for this and is there a possibility it will not be granted? Is the funding provided by the Scottish Government and if not what percentage of cash comes from there...

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.19 s.20
Published
2020-09-28
Reference
FOI/202000079676
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design, Education, Public sector

Well boats and salmon farms: EIR release

"Please provide information on well boats and salmon farms since 1 October 2018. - Please include data on chemical use including Azamethiphos, Deltamethrin, Hydrogen Peroxide, Emamectin benzoate, Imidacloprid (BMK08/Ectosan) and any other chemicals, medicines, antibiotics and anti-parasiticides which may be used via we...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 38 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39 s.6(1) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.10(5) 6 attachments
Published
2020-09-28
Reference
FOI/202000058631
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector