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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Any and all data on micase 310969: FOI release

Any and all data held by the Scottish Government in relation to the attached requests sent on 22/09/2022 and also in relation to my original e-mail sent to NAME_REDACTED@gov.scot on 12/7/2022 with the subject header 'Re: Summary of the Scottish Government consultation on the Implementation of the Gender Representation ...

FOI unclear 80 score 12 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
202200332814
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Adult disability payments: FOI release

Policies and procedures regarding timescales of adult disability payments being looked at.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
FOI/202300382737
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Cladding remuneration programme: EIR release

How much of the cladding fund has been spent so far on fixing cladding on Scotland's buildings and how much is still in the fund? Breakdown of this spend and when it was spent and where. How many surveyors and fire engineers had been procured to carry out single building assessments so far. Breakdown by year. How many ...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.6(1)
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
202300338173
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish land fund: EIR release

1. A breakdown of spending from the Scottish Land Fund per year, since 2021 2. The amount of funding left over in the budget allocated to the Scottish Land Fund per year, since 2021 3. The number, names and locations, of projects awarded stage 2 funding by the Scottish Land Fund, broken down into a table, since 1 June ...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence meetings spending
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
FOI/202300381983
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Legal costs for judicial review on gender representation on public boards: FOI release

You asked for the total legal costs to date for the judicial review on the statutory guidance for the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018, with a break down to show the costs for the judicial review and the costs since then relating to the appeal.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
FOI/202300379813
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Housing Development Grants: FOI release

Details of the amount of grants being provided to Private Sector. Please break down as follows; By year with each Housing Association Name, including Total Amount of Grant for Social Housing including number of properties committed Total Amount of Grant for Mid-Market Rent including number of properties committed Tota...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts spending s.20 8 attachments
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
202200308044
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Accountant in bankruptcy practitioners and solicitors: FOI release

In the AIB’s last financial year, what percentage of the (a) averaged yearly headcount and (b) employment costs are represented by employees who are: (a) qualified insolvency practitioners, regulated by an independent body (b) solicitors who specialise in insolvency law.

FOI unclear 55 score 10 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
FOI/202300381921
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Accountant in bankruptcy procedure update: FOI release

1. discontinuing the evidenced current practice of Providers requiring debtors to visit the Provider's own premises by appointment, and to deny them the right to make copies of documentation in the Sederunt Book (perhaps by creating a publicised right to receive the Sederunt in electronic form? - as the AiB itself appa...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence ministers s.21 s.11 s.57(1) s.50(1)(3)
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
FOI/202300381127
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Accountant in bankruptcy recognises wider obligations as a trustee: FOI release

By what means and in what manner does the AIB communicate to its staff and relevant Providers: 1. That an award of sequestration is only a finding of “apparent insolvency”. 2. That in addition to every sequestrated estate being held by the AIB in trust for the proven creditors ,the debtor is also to be recognised as a...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.1 s.16 s.50(1) s.10 s.12 s.50(7) s.13
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
FOI/202300380885
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government's Transgender Policy: FOI release

A copy of the Scottish Government's trans policy, as published to staff in September 2022. A copy of the previous version of the policy, published in 2018.

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence 4 attachments
Published
2023-12-12
Reference
202300347495
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Official letter sent to Royal Household for Crown consent: FOI release

Please for each of the following bills firstly: the official letter sent by Scottish ministers to the Royal Household notifying the monarch that these bills will, or are likely to, trigger the crown consent clauses of Scottish parliament standing orders, and which detail the parts of the bill which did so and why, and ...

FOI unclear 55 score 9 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2023-12-11
Reference
FOI/202300381740
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency overpayment policy: FOI release

1. Will overpaid contributions during the remedy period be automatically refunded, or will there be other options offered? 2. If refunded, what are the tax implications of this? Will the marginal rate applicable to each year’s overpayment be used to calculate tax due, and will this be calculated for me prior to refund,...

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2023-12-11
Reference
FOI/202300381432
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Long Covid organisation and project funding breakdown: FOI release

1. Confirmation of “[…] precisely how much has actually been paid out in total to organisations (from the £10 million allocation) to support long covid projects, and to which projects”. 2. Confirmation of “which LHBs* are still holding funding in budgets because they are not yet in a position to spend it” (*we have in...

FOI unclear 75 score 13 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-11
Reference
FOI/202300371476
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Breakdown of drug services funding: FOI release

In a previous FOI response the Scottish Government revealed the amount of money allocated to alcohol and drug services from 2008-2020. Based on that information, I am looking for the following information through FOI legislation. The amount of money allocated purely to drug services in the last 8 financial years to pr...

FOI unclear 80 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1) 6 attachments
Published
2023-12-11
Reference
202300341893
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Funding letters sent to Integrated Joint Boards/Health and Social Care Partnership Chief Finance Officers/Alcohol and Drug Partnerships for alcohol and drug services, 2021/2022: FOI release

Copies of all funding letters sent to Integrated Joint Boards/Health and Social Care Partnership Chief Finance Officers/Alcohol and Drug Partnerships for alcohol and drug services in the calendar years 2021 and 2022.

FOI unclear 75 score 13 working days correspondence ministers 8 attachments
Published
2023-12-11
Reference
202200292023
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Sova recruitment process: FOI release

Information relating to our Graduate Recruitment Programme, and specifically how the Sova recruitment process works, how this informs the grading and how it is utilised to process applicants to the Graduate Development Programme.

FOI unclear 50 score 7 working days correspondence
Published
2023-12-11
Reference
202300352272
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Changing Places Toilets: FOI release

The Scottish Government's position on the UK Government's announcement that it will deliver an additional 600 new Changing Places Toilets, meaning that England will have 1,900 in total, in the context of the Scottish Government's own work in progressing its investment programme to ensure that new Changing Places Toilet...

FOI unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence s.25(1)
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202300344187
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Education and Skills organogram and pay grades: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles not names of individuals) for the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills office, including both civil service and political staff. The wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. The pay grades for e...

FOI unclear 75 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202200335608
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

UK Government energy strategy correspondence: EIR release

Any correspondence (including emails, attachments, typed or handwritten notes, letters, notes/records of phone calls, minutes of meetings, briefings or otherwise) between Ministers of the Scottish Government and Ministers from the UK Government regarding the UK Government's Energy Strategy, published on 6 April 2022.

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings 6 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202200293894
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Fishing VMS data for ICES Rectangles 42F1, 42F2, 43F1 and 43F2: EIR release

Fishing VMS data for ICES Rectangles 42F1, 42F2, 43F1 and 43F2 for 2017 to 2021 if possible (otherwise latest few years of data available). Please could speed and nationality information be included as a minimum. Any other vessel information you could provide would be much appreciated.

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 3 working days correspondence s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202200311315
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Contracts awarded to external public relations/marketing companies/individuals: FOI release

The number of contracts awarded to external public relations/marketing companies/individuals by the Scottish Government, broken down by date, company/individual, purpose of contract, length of contract/ value of contract and current spend from January 2018 to date.

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202300337462
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Estimates policy and number of requests refused in last calendar year: FOI release

In relation to pension estimates: Please provide a copy of formal approved policy which includes minimum timescales between subsequent requests for estimates. Please also provide details of how many request estimates you have refused in the past calendar year. You have twenty working days to respond to this request.

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-08
Reference
202300341747
Directorate
Topic
Public sector