Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,792releases indexed
39,278attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,073partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

Timeline

2026-05 339 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263 2025-10 217

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days
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Scottish Government domestic and international flight information: FOI release

Over the past 5 years (financial or annual, between 2019 and 2024 to date): 1. How many domestic flights were taken by a member of the Scottish Government for official purposes? 2. What was the cost of domestic flights taken by the Scottish Government? 3. How many international flights were taken by a member of the Sc...

FOI unclear 55 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.25(1) s.27(1) s.17(1) s.37
Published
2024-11-12
Reference
FOI/202400436381
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

David MacBrayne Ltd (DML) Board Appointments: FOI release

"Was a public appointments panel or were public appointments panels involved in the process of reappointing (a) Ostergaard, (b) Macrae and (c) Ingram. If so, please name the members of the panel or panels relevant to each case. I hope these questions are clear and unambiguous".

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2024-11-11
Reference
FOI/202400437731
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Tickets received for Taylor Swift concerts: FOI release

A list of Employees & Elected Members / Members of Parliament & Scottish Parliament & any other under your or guests of your remit who received tickets for the Taylor Swift concerts in the UK for her tour in the Summer of 2024.

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2024-11-05
Reference
FOI/202400435991
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Ministerial fleet of vehicles and repair costs: FOI release

Please provide a list of the current fleet of vehicles used by the Scottish Government as ministerial vehicles, broken down into table to reflect the make and model of the vehicles, and the year in which it was purchased. Please provide the total figure that the Scottish Government has spent on services and repairs to...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2024-11-05
Reference
FOI/202400435694
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Cladding Remediation Programme funding: EIR release

Was the £97.1m consequentials received from UKG allocated to the Single Building Assessment Delivery team; and the why the Scottish Government does not receive 8% of the planned £5.1 billion spend by the UK Government on the cladding redemption programme.

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending
Published
2024-10-28
Reference
FOI/202400434962
Directorate
Cladding Remediation Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Public sector

Legal advice given to the Scottish Government/ministers in reference to The Scottish Ministers v The Scottish Information Commissioner (case reference number XA10/23): FOI Appeal

Original request - 202300390057 All legal advice given to the Scottish Government/ministers in reference to the court case known as The Scottish Ministers v The Scottish Information Commissioner (case reference number XA10/23). This includes legal advice given in relation to the decision to appeal, as well as advice i...

FOI unclear 80 score 160 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-10-26
Reference
FOI/202400394394 - Appeal
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Allocation of funds for removal of flammable cladding: EIR release

Where the £97.1 million allocated for removal of flammable cladding money has been ringfenced to or what it has been used for.

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2024-10-22
Reference
FOI/202400433492
Directorate
Public Spending Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Policy for providing agricultural new entrant opportunities: FOI release

Policy for providing agricultural new entrant opportunities on the Scottish Ministers/RPID estate in Scotland.

FOI unclear 50 score 2 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2024-10-21
Reference
FOI/202400435283
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Activities of the Scottish Raptor Study Group: EIR release

"Please can you clarify whether (a) there was a meeting between the Minister and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association on 25 June 2024 to discuss the activities of the Scottish Raptor Study Group (re: licensed visits to raptor nests for monitoring purposes) and if so (b) is there a record of what was discussed?"

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2024-10-21
Reference
FOI/202400433459
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Breakdown of level 4 budget savings: FOI release

Of the budget cuts announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government on 3 September 2024, any further breakdown of the details of these cuts. For example, if this data has a ‘level 4’ breakdown similar to what is published after Scottish Government budgets. Please provide the specific cuts at level 4 ...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2024-10-17
Reference
FOI/202400431207
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Procedural changes to the NHS clinical frailty scale during Covid-19 pandemic: FOI release

Can you confirm that the CMO was responsible for any procedural changes to the NHS clinical frailty scale and or DNACPR notices put in place during the pandemic?

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.12
Published
2024-10-17
Reference
FOI/202400433801
Directorate
Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Directorate for Agriculture & Rural Economy information on specified expenditure: FOI release

Could you please provide more information on what this expenditure was for, what was obtained and why ? Directorate for Agriculture & Rural Economy Tickets 106052827 - Theatrical producers (excl motion pix), ticket agency 05/06/2024 £ 1,854.30.

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings
Published
2024-10-15
Reference
FOI/202400432099
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Information on civil servants working in the Constitutional Futures Division: FOI release

1. Please confirm the number of civil servants currently on the unit’s payroll. 2. Please also confirm, in list form, what material has gone from any civil servants on the units payroll to Special Advisors or Ministers since 1 July 2024. I do not want copies of documents, I just require a list of what has been sent to...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings
Published
2024-10-14
Reference
FOI/202400430106
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Household Support Fund allocation: FOI Review

Original request - 202400423931 Details on how the Scottish Government dished out their share of the UK Government's Household Support Fund.

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2024-10-14
Reference
FOI/202400430360 review of 202400423931
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Constitution Futures Division staff numbers and funding: FOI release

1. Please set out how many civil servants per salary band worked within the Constitution Futures Division at any point for each year including 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 2. Please set out how much SG funding/budget has been allocated to that division’s work for each of those years.

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)
Published
2024-10-14
Reference
FOI/202400429584
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Changing Places Toilets Fund Delivery: FOI release

1. Confirmation that some of the £10m Changing Places Toilet fund will be opened to applicants by the beginning of 2025. 2. The current estimated amount of money that will be available at the beginning of 2025 and the current estimated date on which the fund is expected to open. 3. The number of meetings the Minister...

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.25(1)
Published
2024-10-14
Reference
FOI/202400430534
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government communications policy: FOI release

a) In relation to SMP's who administers their inbox by reference to each SMP? b) Where there is an PA/Office Manager (civil service) is used, whether there is a standard rubric that they work to in relation to classifying information received and presenting to the minister? c) In reference to GDPR requests whether th...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings
Published
2024-10-14
Reference
FOI/202400429891
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Public sector

Licensing conditions for the Scottish Raptor Study Group (SRSG): EIR release

Earlier this year (around May, I think), the Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) sent you a report entitled 'Who Monitors the Monitors?', which focused on the activities of the Scottish Raptor Study Group (SRSG). The SGA was seeking an additional licensing condition for SRSG members which would require them to infor...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments
Published
2024-10-09
Reference
EIR/202400428329
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Scottish Government credit card transactions: FOI release

I’m seeing the Scottish Government are saying they’re having to make millions in cuts for the next year and that there’s no money. I want to know the following: 1. The highest Scottish Government credit card transaction on record in 2023/24 and the 2024/25 so far. By credit card transaction I’m talking about any Scot...

FOI unclear 50 score 37 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts spending
Published
2024-10-09
Reference
FOI/202400430147
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Cladding remediation programme pilot assessments: EIR release

As of today’s date, how many of the 105 buildings in the cladding remediation programme pilot have had assessments commissioned; how many assessments have been (a) started and (b) completed, and on how many buildings cladding remediation or mitigation has (i) begun and (ii) been completed as a result of an assessment.

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 9 working days correspondence ministers s.32
Published
2024-10-08
Reference
EIR/202400430115
Directorate
Cladding Remediation Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Public sector

Equally Safe Strategy Ministerial Oversight Group: FOI release

1. Has a Ministerial Oversight Group been established in relation to the Equally Safe Strategy? 2. If so, how many times has that group met? 3. Also, if a group has been established, can you detail who is a member of that? 4. Lastly, if that group has been established, can you confirm if it has produced any publicat...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings
Published
2024-10-08
Reference
FOI/202400427739
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector