Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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
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Funding provided by the Scottish Government to selected alcohol services in Scotland: FOI release

Details regarding funding provided by the Scottish Government to the following organisations: Alcohol Focus Scotland Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs

FOI released 95 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence 6 attachments
Published
2025-09-08
Reference
FOI/202500459277
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Stakeholder engagement regarding audiology and hearing: FOI release

A complete list of the organisation names of all private and independent sector stakeholders, including audiology services providers and representative bodies, that the Scottish Government and Ministers has met with to discuss audiology and ear/hearing care in Scotland in the past 12 months, both independently and thro...

FOI released 70 score 14 working days correspondence ministers meetings
Published
2025-09-08
Reference
FOI/202500461540
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government spend on media subscriptions: FOI release

You asked for information on subscriptions held by the Scottish Government.

FOI released 70 score 15 working days correspondence spending
Published
2025-09-08
Reference
FOI/202500461662
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Fair Work Advisory Group meeting information: FOI release

A copy of each of the following reports which are referenced in the fourth attachment (Meeting 4 Agenda – Fair Work Oversight Group – 10 December 2024) Fair Work Action Plan Progress Presentation Draft Fair Work Action Plan Impact Report. A copy of each of the following reports which are referenced in the third attachm...

FOI released 100 score 18 working days correspondence meetings s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-08
Reference
FOI/202500461619
Directorate
Jobs and Wellbeing Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Correspondence regarding the Human Rights Bill not being in the Programme for Government 2024/25: FOI release

All correspondence received by the Scottish Government which complained about the Human Rights Bill not being in the programme for government, between September 15, 2024, and October 31 2024.

FOI released 100 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.38 2 attachments
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500456329
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Data on broken Scottish Government devices: FOI release

How many Scottish Government purchases, owned or distributed phones, laptops and tablets have been reported as broken or damaged beyond reasonable use in 2024? Please provide separate number per category (e.g. Laptops, mobile phones, tablets)? Please provide the estimated cost of the items that were broken, and if re...

FOI released 75 score 13 working days correspondence spending s.12 s.16 s.17(1)
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500476602
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Loans to SPFL football clubs during Covid-19 pandemic: FOI release

You asked for: - The name of every SPFL club who took out a Covid Loan from the Scottish Government during Covid- 19? - The value of Covid-19 loan each SPFL club took from Scottish Government? - The current outstanding Covid-19 loan amount as at end of March 2025 from each SPFL club? - The Covid-19 loan term for ea...

FOI released 70 score 19 working days correspondence spending
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500462490
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Money and tax, Public sector

Date of Programme for Government 2025-26: FOI release

You asked for information on the Programme for Government with the following 4 questions: 1. When was the decision taken to bring forward the Programme for Government 2025-26 to 6th May 2025? 2. When was the Cabinet informed of the above decision? 3. Dates and minutes of all meetings at which the date of the Program...

FOI released 70 score 17 working days correspondence ministers special advisers meetings
Published
2025-09-04
Reference
FOI/202500464657
Directorate
Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Topic
Programme for Government, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland call statistics: FOI release

I am specifically looking for the following key performance measurements: 1. Total Number of calls 2. Number of calls dropped (unanswered before leaving the call queue) 3. Average wait duration of a call before answer 4. Average call length with agent I am looking for the lowest level of detail you can provide, on a ...

FOI released 70 score 19 working days correspondence meetings
Published
2025-08-27
Reference
FOI/202500475440
Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Historical and provisional data on sexual offence convictions: FOI release

1) For 1975-2006 Number of people proceeded against in court, by main crime/offence Number of people convicted, by main crime/offence Resulting conviction rate (%), by main crime/offence 2) For 2024: Whether there is any scope to release provisional or quarterly data for 2024 (year-to-date or Q1/Q2), specifically fo...

FOI released 100 score 12 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.2 s.3 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-20
Reference
FOI/202500476713
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Drug decriminalisation analysis and briefings: FOI release

All analysis undertaken by or for the Scottish Government and any briefings held about decriminalising the use of drugs in other countries, from the last 12 months.

FOI released 95 score 17 working days correspondence briefings 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-20
Reference
FOI/202500476351
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government overseas office spend: FOI release

1. Please provide a breakdown of total spending for each Scottish Government overseas office for the financial years 2022/23, 2023/24, and the year-to-date 2024/25. This should include office location, total operating costs, staff costs, rental or property costs, and hospitality or event spending. 2. If possible, plea...

FOI released 100 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.2 s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-20
Reference
FOI/202500476301
Directorate
Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

Nuclear industry correspondence: EIR release

Please could the Scottish Government provide copies of any correspondence, emails, electronic messages, texts or other recorded information since 1 January 2024 relating to the future of nuclear power in Scotland between ministers or senior government officials and representatives of nuclear power companies and trade u...

FOI/EIR released 100 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.6(1) s.11 s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-19
Reference
EIR/202500475059
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Corporate spend savings correspondence and calculations: FOI release

1. How the Scottish Government calculated that a 20% reduction in public body corporate costs would result in a £1 billion in annualised savings as per its Public Service Reform Strategy published on 19 June 2025. Please set out the total costs that the Scottish Government currently estimates is being spent on corporat...

FOI released 95 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-07
Reference
FOI/202500472708
Directorate
Public Service Reform Directorate
Topic
Public sector

20mph speed limit in council areas: FOI release

1. Could you supply all documentation held, including briefings, correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, analysis, about reducing the speed limit to 20mph in council areas, from the last three months? 2. Could you supply any evaluations Transport Scotland

FOI released 70 score 11 working days correspondence briefings meetings
Published
2025-08-07
Reference
FOI/202500457616
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Scottish Government procurement card receipts for specific purchases: FOI release

The receipts for the purchases listed below and in the attached excel document that were made by Government procurement cards, which were taken from the spreadsheet provided by the Scottish Government. DATE MERCHANT NAME SPEND CATEGORY NAME DIRECTORATE 20/01/2025 ASDA STORES £0.90 General Retail And Wholesale Director...

FOI released 95 score 18 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-06
Reference
FOI/202500471627
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Work and skills

Letter to Thompsons Solicitors/Care Home Relatives regarding Anne’s Law: FOI release

Please forward any replies sent or any information held relating to the contents of that letter for the period 9th May 2025 to 30th June 2025. The letter in question was the reply sent from the Minister for Social Care, Ms Todd, on 24 May 2025, to a letter received by Thompsons Solicitors/ CHRS on 9 May 2025.

FOI released 95 score 12 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-06
Reference
FOI/202500473812
Directorate
Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Ministerial and public sector body engagement policy or procedure: FOI release

Any form of policy or procedure (including archive copies) that stipulates when a Scottish Minister can or can’t engage with a public sector body in relation to a member of the public, in respect of GDPR legislation.

FOI released 95 score 2 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-05
Reference
FOI/202500473920
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Accountant in Bankruptcy device deployment: FOI release

You submitted a spreadsheet for completion. Q1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following? Device Type Number of Devices Desktop PCs Laptops Mobile Phones Printers Multi Functional Devices (MFDs) Tablets Physical Servers Storage Devices (for example: NAS, SAN) Networking...

FOI released 95 score 12 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-05
Reference
FOI/202500462013
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Kept Bird Register entry statistics: EIR release

How many a) gamebirds (by species) b) Mallards in total have been registered on the Scottish Kept Bird Register in each county in Scotland since it launched on September 1st 2024.

FOI/EIR released 95 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-05
Reference
EIR/202500470416
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Cost of employing Partner Agencies: FOI release

What was the cost of employing Partner Agencies for Financial Year 2024/2025?

FOI released 95 score 19 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-04
Reference
FOI/202500468956
Directorate
Public Service Reform Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Health Boards currently receiving enhanced support: FOI release

1. A list of NHS Health Boards in Scotland that are currently receiving enhanced support from the Scottish Government under the tiered approach to enhanced engagement in relation to healthcare service provision, specifically in the area of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS). 2. A breakdown of the number of Hea...

FOI released 75 score 14 working days correspondence s.25(1)
Published
2025-08-04
Reference
FOI/202500470437
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector