Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,864releases indexed
39,478attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,113partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-06-12newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,113 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

2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263

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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UK Covid-19 Inquiry correspondence sent to the Former Deputy First Minister between 1 Oct 2023 – 15 Oct 2023: FOI release

A copy of correspondence (email, letter and informal messages) including references to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry sent to the Deputy First Minister or her office between 1 October 2023 – 15 October 2023 (inclusive). Please provide all copies of attachments sent alongside this correspondence.

FOI partially withheld 85 score 29 working days over deadline correspondence ministers 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
FOI/202400394938
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

UK Covid-19 Inquiry correspondence sent to the Former Deputy First Minister between 26 June 2023 – 2 July 2023: FOI release

A copy of correspondence (email, letter and informal messages) including references to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry sent to the Deputy First Minister or her office between 26 June 2023 – 2 July 2023 (inclusive). For each request please provide all copies of attachments sent alongside this correspondence.

FOI partially withheld 85 score 29 working days over deadline correspondence ministers 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
FOI/202400394961
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Woodland Carbon Code data: EIR release

Within Scotland from 2011 to 2023 (or 2022), how many schemes are there and over what area is natural tree regeneration of native tree species being used? Within Scotland from 2011 to 2023 (or 2022), how many schemes are there and over what area is planting of native tree species being used? Within Scotland from 2011...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
EIR/202400398009
Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Consultation on Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) increase 2024: FOI release

1 - All consultation undertaken regarding MUP increase 2024? 2 - Proof that key stakeholders were consulted and there views were considered within this consultation? 3 - Evidence of where this increased stealth tax will go? 4 - Evidence behind the 30 percent increase despite inflation sitting at 4 percent? 5 - Evid...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
FOI/202400398097
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Briefings provided to the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol and the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care: FOI release

All briefings provided to Christina McKelvie upon her appointment as Minister for Drugs and Alcohol. All briefings provided to Neil Gray upon his appointment as Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care that relate to neonatal care.

FOI partially withheld 85 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
FOI/202400398642
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Stonewall Workplace Equality Index submission: FOI release

1. Please send me your latest submission to the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index? Could you also provide the Stonewall response to your submission? 2. Please send me all emails between your staff and Stonewall from 1 Jan 2023 to 1 Jan 2024? 3. Please could you send me a summary of all payments made to Stonewall fro...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence briefings spending s.38(1) s.29(1) s.38 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
FOI/202400398318
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Adult Learning Strategy's (ALS) effectiveness and developing English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) policy: FOI release

1. Are there plans in place to review the ALS’ effectiveness and appropriateness as we approach the strategy’s second year of operation? 2. Are there plans in place to engage with ESOL learners and practitioners as stated in the ALS (p.17). If yes, who will be leading this process and how are the relevant interested p...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
FOI/202400398532
Directorate
Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Potential breach of EU state aid involving Dalzell and Clydebridge Steelworks: FOI release

On 15 December 2021, then Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise Ivan McKee made a statement to the Scottish Parliament about a potential breach of EU state aid involving Dalzell and Clydebridge Steelworks, saying he would ask the UK Government to refer the matter to the European Commission. Please suppl...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.30 s.38(1) 4 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
FOI/202400394841
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Economy, Public sector

Centre for Teaching Excellence feedback: FOI release

Any feedback received by the Scottish Government on its plans for a Centre of Teaching Excellence, including any feedback from the Scottish Board for Teacher Education.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.25(1) s.38(1) s.27(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
FOI/202400398970
Directorate
Education Reform Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Health and Wellbeing Census queries (following request 202400391660): FOI release

Question 1. You asked the wording of the FOI response is adjusted to make it clear whether it was rare to use an Ethics Peer Review because there are rarely projects that receive a Red – Highly Sensitive rating, or because even if projects receive that rating, normally they’re not escalated and, if so, why that is the ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings contracts s.25(1) s.38(1) s.3 s.25 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
FOI/202400401232
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Heat in Buildings Impact Assessments: EIR release

All Impact Assessments carried out in relation to the Scottish Government's Delivering Net Zero for Scotland's Buildings: Changing the way we heat out homes and buildings and the development of the Scottish Government's Heat in Buildings Bill including draft forms and deliberations over these Assessments.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
EIR/202400400461
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) forms for Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) 23FGS74574: EIR release

Further to your letter dated 8th February 2024 and my email dated 18th February 2024 [regarding FGS scheme 23FGS74574], please could you ensure that (as part of my original FOI) you provide all completed EIA screening opinion request forms that were submitted by the applicant for the work and any correspondence between...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.10(5) 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
EIR/202400403505
Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Dalry Secondary School and proposals to mothball schools in Dumfries and Galloway: FOI release

Any communication from or to the Scottish Government (specifically: Ministers, SpAds, Press Officers, or staff from any education-related department) regarding or relating to Dalry Secondary School and/or proposals to mothball schools in Dumfries and Galloway. The time frame for the request is 01/08/2023 – 26/02/2024.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
FOI/202400401387
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Appointment of Dr Emma Fossey at Fornethy Residential School: FOI release

All documentation & information, including all forms of correspondence, relating to the appointment of Dr Emma Fossey as an independent researcher for a six-month piece of research into Fornethy Residential School.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-29
Reference
FOI/202400402331
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Catch and bycatch data: EIR release

Can you please provide me the data showing catch and bycatch in numbers and length by species as well as latitude and longitude to nearest whole round number for each of the 'over 11,000 separate trawls' sampled from 2018 until 2023 inclusive (5 years)?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.1 s.10(4) 4 attachments
Published
2024-08-28
Reference
EIR/202400420868
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Former First Minister's meeting with Jordanian Ambassador and budget proposals: FOI release

1. Full list of who Humza Yousaf sent Christmas cards to. 2. Minutes and notes from Humza Yousaf's meeting with Jordanian Ambassador Manar Dabbas on December 18, including whether a UK Government official sat in on the meeting. 3. All correspondence, including internal correspondence, sent and received by the Scottis...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.4 s.27(1) s.30 s.32(1)A s.38(1)B s.32 s.38 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-28
Reference
FOI/202300391238
Directorate
Topic
Economy, International, Public sector

Funding, delivery, reporting and outcomes of the fairdeliveries.scot website project: FOI release

All recorded information held by the Scottish Government on the funding, delivery, reporting and outcomes of the fairdeliveries.scot website project stating that this could include but need not be limited to: 1. Documentation that shows how much funding the provider was paid to deliver the project whilst it was online...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.38(1) s.33(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-28
Reference
FOI/202400391499
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Prosecutions of Post Office sub-postmasters since 2012: FOI release

All correspondence between COPFS, the Scottish Court Service and the Scottish Government regarding prosecutions of Post Office sub-postmasters since 2012.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-28
Reference
FOI/202400393217
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

SQA monitoring data: FOI Review

Original request 202200274241 In Holyrood on 19/01/2022, the Cabinet Secretary for Education stated this during a debate on the 2022 exam diet: "The action that is being taken by the SQA is the monitoring of the data and if the data determines that further issues need to be addressed by the National Qualifications gro...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-26
Reference
FOI/202300359335 Review of 202200274241
Directorate
Education Reform Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism meeting with Sanjeev Gupta December 2022: FOI release

I would like a copy of the minutes, briefings and unofficial notes, emails, phone calls, letters and otherwise of the arrangement of the meeting with Sanjeev Gupta on December 15 2022 with Ivan McKee. I would like a copy of the minutes, briefings and unofficial notes, emails, phone calls, letters and otherwise of the ...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 64 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings 4 attachments
Published
2024-08-22
Reference
FOI/202300346411
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Briefings prepared for the First Minister on the Deposit Return Scheme between 29th March 2023 and 20th April 2023: EIR release

I would be grateful if I could receive a copy of all briefings prepared for the First Minister on the Deposit Return Scheme between 29th March 2023 and 20th April 2023.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 30 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments
Published
2024-08-22
Reference
FOI/202300353080
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Transport Scotland ICT contracts: FOI release

This is a request for information that relates to the organisation’s contracts around ICT contract(s) for Server Hardware Maintenance, Server Virtualisation Licenses and Maintenance and Storage Area Network (SAN) Maintenance/Support, which may include: Server Hardware Maintenance- contracts relating to the support and...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 17 working days correspondence contracts spending s.30 s.30C s.38(1) s.34(1)
Published
2024-08-21
Reference
FOI/202300364694
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport