Scottish Government FOI Index

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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3,887 matching releases

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: November 2016 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: November 2016 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346461
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: October 2017 publication (published 6th March 2023): FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: October 2017 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346486
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: October 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: October 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346466
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: February 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: February 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346470
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: June 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: June 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346477
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: November 2021 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: November 2021 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346484
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: September 2021 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: September 2021 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300346487
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Emails regarding the removal of peak fares on ScotRail trains: FOI release

Any emails between civil servants from Transport Scotland and Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for net zero energy and transport, since January 1st 2023 that discuss the removal of peak fares on ScotRail trains.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 51 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.30 s.38 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300338943
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Public monies spent on promoting Scottish Independence: FOI release

Please could I request the following answer to two questions under the freedom of information legislation. For each of the following years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020 up to the present: Details of the total costs for advertising (radio, TV, flyers, emails, texts), including the cost of stationer...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 536 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.5 s.7 s.51

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202000130464
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the 2026 Commonwealth Games: FOI release

Can you release all correspondence, briefing notes, papers relating to Scotland hosting the 2026 C0ommonwealth Games? I'm looking for anything from July 1 2023 to present date. [Present date being 19 September 2023]

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.29(1) s.30 s.32(1) s.33(2) s.38(1) s.29 s.32 s.33(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: FOI/202300376659
Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal: FOI release

All recorded information, from 8 December 2021 until the date of this request, held which sets out the current position in respect of the project to incorporate the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal into the Scottish Tribunals following the power to do so being granted in the Scotland Act 2016, to incl...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1)

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202300351972
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Public sector

COP27 cost overview: FOI release

You asked for the following information: As Scottish schools make deep cuts due to you overspending £3.5 billion and robbing Scottish children of £ 20 m for an Independence campaign and rural bus services serving 500000 Scots are cut you pose as a world leader at COP27 My FOI questions are: How much will this trip in ...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1) s.27(1)

Published: 2023-10-25
Reference: 202200329343
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence regarding rail services in Fife: FOI release

For the period 1 April 2022 to 28 March 2023, please could you provide information / documents (…) in relation to the provision of passenger rail services to and from Fife: 1. A copy of the Performance Recovery Plan prepared by ScotRail and recently submitted to Transport Scotland and Scottish Rail Holdings. 2. Copie...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.2 s.17(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.38 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300349306
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Various First Minister questions: FOI release

Full expenses and itinerary for Nicola Sturgeon's trip to London on March 20 2023, including hotel costs and transport costs. All correspondence (including calls, emails and whatsapps) between the Scottish Government, Nicola Sturgeon, her office, her special advisers and ITV/Loose Women producers regarding her appearan...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers spending whatsapp 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300349982
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: January 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: January 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300346456
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: March 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: March 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300346459
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Patrick Harvie's expenses for trip to Rome: FOI release

In the ministerial engagements for October 2022 there are various details pertaining to a trip by Patrick Harvie to Rome which it shows he used to attend the Europe Regional Meeting, but there is also a domestic trip to London at the same time. He has claimed the following expenses, can you please detail how Mr Harvie...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300347103
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence held by the Scottish Government regarding Scotrail’s ban on alcohol in trains: FOI release

Please send me any correspondence held by the Scottish government, including from ministers and officials and government agencies, regarding Scotrail’s ban on alcohol in trains.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 211 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.30 s.29(1) s.38 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202200303962
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Winter planning discussions: FOI release

1. Since 1 April 2023, On how many occasions has winter planning for the NHS been on an agenda for a Scottish Government cabinet meeting. 2. Since 1 April 2023, On how many occasions have Humza Yousaf or Michael Matheson met with NHS chief executives to discuss winter planning for the NHS?

FOI partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1)

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: FOI/202300373016
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Lorna Slater correspondence: FOI release

All correspondence between the Scottish Government, Lorna Slater and outside emails about her trip to the Isle of Rum on May 12. Minutes from any meetings she held on the Isle of Rum and her itinerary from the trip? A full list of the times she has used the ministerial car service over the past six months, and what veh...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 8 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.29(1) s.25(1) 14 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300359776
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: April 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: April 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300346469
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence between Constitutional Futures Division and Ross Greer MSP: FoI release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and Ross Greer MSP, 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: (1.) The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. (2.) Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings. (3.) All corre...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: FOI/202300367643
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: May 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023: FOI release

Under Freedom of Information legislation I would be grateful to receive all correspondence relating to the updated Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: May 2022 publication published on 6th March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300346481
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Lorna Slater Rum trip: FOI release

Could you please provide: The total cost to charter the boat to and from the island. All correspondence and communication between Ms Slater (including her government officials) relating to the organisation of the trip. Please include information from emails, whatsapp and text messages, minutes of phone calls and meet...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.38 s.33(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29(1) 10 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: 202300357069
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Bute House Agreement: FOI release

Any correspondence (e.g. e-mails, texts, letters) between the First Minister and SNP MSPs regarding any concerns about the Bute House Agreement from 20 August 2021.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-24
Reference: FOI/202300378438
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector