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

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Funding provided to various disability organisations: FOI release

Details of funding given to various disability organisations in the last 5 years.

FOI released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-21
Reference: FOI/202400442265
Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Equality and rights, Public sector

Reasons for civil servant dismissals: FOI release

In the Statistical bulletin – Civil Service Statistics: 2024, column G (“Headcount of all leavers from the Civil Service for the following cause: Dismissal”) of Table 42 (“Civil Service leavers by government department and leaving cause, from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024”) notes that 160 civil servants were dismissed ...

FOI released 95 score 14 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-21
Reference: FOI/202400443399
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Attendees at the First Minister's speech at the Royal Society of Edinburgh: FOI release

List of attendees at the First Minister's speech on 27 November 2024 at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

FOI released 95 score 5 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400444418
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Alcohol related societal and economic costs, deaths and hospital admissions: FOI release

Number of alcohol-related deaths and hospital admissions for the past 10 years, with a breakdown of the number per year since 2014. Also can you please provide the cost to the NHS/public sector for the alcohol-related deaths and hospital admissions as well as the value of the alcohol sector within the specific years i...

FOI released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400441124
Directorate: Primary Care Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Cost of First Minister's speech at the Royal Society of Edinburgh: FOI release

The total amount that Scottish Government paid to host the First Minister’s speech at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 27 November broken down into a table to reflect specific costs such as catering, venue hire and merchandise.

FOI released 70 score 14 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400442782
Directorate: Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Violence against women and girls funding: FOI release

The Scottish Government announced that more than 100 organisations will receive £19 million in new funding to tackle violence against women and girls. Can you confirm: 1)The breakdown of how much funding each of the organisations will receive? 2) A breakdown of funding received by these organisations over the last t...

FOI released 100 score 8 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400444161
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Documentation regarding public contracts signed with Fujitsu: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes from meetings, analysis undertaken by or for the Scottish Government, about public contracts signed with Fujitsu between January 1 2024 and March 1 2024.

FOI released 100 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.33(1) 10 attachments

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400441621
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

IT and contact centre contracts: FOI release

I wish to submit to the organisation a freedom of information request relating to the organisation’s ICT contracts, specifically around: 1. contact centre contract(s) 2. inbound network services contract (s) The first part of my request relates to contact centre service contracts which could relate to one of the foll...

FOI released 75 score 13 working days correspondence contracts spending s.4 s.5 s.9 s.10

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400442022
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government official car fleet queries: FOI release

The total number of cars in the Scottish Government’s official car fleet for each of the last five financial years. If possible, the make and model of each car in the fleet for each of the last five financial years. The purchase cost of each car at the time of purchase for each of the last five financial years. If th...

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440415
Directorate: Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government international office staff numbers: FOI release

How many civil servants are currently employed in Scottish Government international offices, broken down by (a) directorate, (b) pay grade and (c) country in which they are employed? Can I also please have their job titles if possible? Can you please include figures for the Brussels office and the London office?

FOI released 95 score 18 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400441087
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Highland Tourism and Scottish Government correspondence: FOI release

Correspondence between the Scottish Government and Highland Tourism CIC.

FOI released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence 4 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440461
Directorate: Business and Better Regulation Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland disclosure check application statistics: FOI release

Can you tell me how many applications for disclosure checks, including basic, standard, enhanced have been received between 1 April 2022 - 1 April 2023 1 April 2023 - 1 April 2024 1 April 2024 - 1 Nov 2024 Can you also provide a breakdown by month (1 Jan - Nov 1 2023) of how many applications have not been processed ...

FOI released 70 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440716
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Fishing landings into ports in Orkney: EIR release

Weekly fishing landings into fishing ports in Orkney by species from 2009 to 2023.

FOI/EIR released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400440909
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Appointment of an individual to the office of sheriff: FOI release

The standard terms and conditions or contract or particulars of employment or appointment given to a sheriff on appointment, as of today's date.

FOI released 100 score 16 working days correspondence contracts s.4(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400442012
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Consenting process for Green Volt offshore wind farm: FOI release

At FMQs on 31st October 2024, John Swinney was asked about the consenting process for the Green Volt offshore wind farm, and he said this: “Earlier this year, information was released under freedom of information requests that showed that there had been no breaches of protocol.” Can you please identify which FOI resp...

FOI released 70 score 16 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400442028
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy Climate Week documentation: EIR release

A list of meetings/events which Gillian Martin participated in during Climate Week, any briefings prepared in advance of these meetings/events, and any notes/minutes arising from the meetings/events.

FOI/EIR released 95 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: 202400435538
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Minister for Housing correspondence and empty homes statistics: FOI release

1. Could you supply minutes/notes from all of Paul McLennan's meetings with property developers from the last three months? 2. Could you supply all briefings written by the Scottish Government and correspondence received from councils about housing emergencies in the last six months? 3. How many homes in Scotland are...

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending 4 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400438694
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Agricultural Property Relief correspondence with the UK Government: EIR release

Any correspondence between the Scottish Government and the UK Government related to the changes made to Agricultural Property Relief or funding for agriculture in the UK Government’s Autumn Budget.

FOI/EIR released 100 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending s.6(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: EIR/202400438949
Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Threats and Extortion recorded crime statistics: FOI release

Information showing how many of the Other non-sexual violence crimes recorded in each of the years ending September 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 were crimes of ‘Threats and extortion.’

FOI released 70 score 4 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400442643
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Rateable property statistics: FOI release

Data to be provided, by council area, for the number of rateable properties, and their rateable value, for each year from 2010 to 2023 inclusive as of 1 July in each year, noting that if information as of 1 July in each year is not available, another date at which data was collected for snapshot purposes will suffice.

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400439797
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Statistics of Public Bodies in Scotland: FOI release

1. How much the Scottish Government has paid to organisations know as quangos over the past six financial years; 2. To break this down to a figure per year (for this financial year, to use the figure to the date we received this application); 3. A figure as to how many of the ‘quangos’ the Scottish Government support...

FOI released 100 score 13 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-16
Reference: FOI/202400442732
Directorate: Public Service Reform Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence regarding proposal to extend Edinburgh Trams route: EIR release

All correspondence that Fiona Hyslop and her advisors have received and sent regarding the proposal to extend Edinburgh Trams via the Roseburn path from 24 February 2024 to date.

FOI/EIR released 95 score 19 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: FOI/202400437901
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Former Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees statement on letters received from Gaza: FOI release

You asked for evidence to support the former Refugees Minister Emma Roddick’s claim in a letter to the UK Government that : "Since October of last year, I have received several hundred letters from people in Gaza pleading to be granted asylum in Scotland”.

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-09
Reference: FOI/202400438531
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Transcripts of press conferences by the Former First Minister: FOI release

“Digital transcripts of all press conferences, speeches, and briefings by the First Minister between the dates of 01/02/2020 and 31/05/2021.” I have interpreted ‘digital transcripts’ to mean both written transcripts and audio/video recordings.

FOI released 95 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings 2 attachments

Published: 2024-12-17
Reference: FOI/202400437822
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Rural Affordable Homes for Key Workers Fund and rural housing figures: FOI release

(1) Since the start of 2024 how many homes have been secured through the Rural Affordable Homes for Key Workers Fund? (2) Since 2016 how much has the Scottish Government invested in rural housing?

FOI released 75 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.4 s.25(1)

Published: 2024-12-11
Reference: FOI/202400437484
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector