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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7,460 matching releases

Think Positive grants and funding for college counsellors: FOI release

Question 1: Could you please confirm grant funding by the Scottish Government to Think Positive for the academic year 2022-23? Question 2: In 2019, the Scottish Government announced plans to fund 80 additional mental health counsellors in Scottish colleges and universities between 2019 and 2023. Could you please confi...

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202300345058
Directorate: Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Civil servants working on the Building a New Scotland series of papers: FOI release

FOI request With respect to the team of civil servants working on the Building a New Scotland series of papers, please disclose: The number civil servants working on the papers as of 18th November 2022 The maximum number of civil servants who have been working on the papers at any one time, since the team was created ...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202200331032
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Error in the First Minister's contribution to Parliament on the 29th of September 2022: FOI release

Confirmation of when an error in the First Minister's contribution to Parliament on the 29th of September 2022 was identified; what prompted the First Minister or her staff to notice the error; and details of any correspondence relating to this error.

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence ministers briefings

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202200327455
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Nuclear war preparations: FOI release

Please can you tell me what plans exist for dealing with a radiological event, or nuclear war? Are KI and radiation sickness medications plentiful enough and can be handed out to the populace in time to be effective? Bearing in mind the low population density outwith the cities. Where are the public bunkers located, an...

FOI unclear 55 score 8 working days correspondence s.20

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202200325026
Directorate: Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Costs to respond to written questions (sometimes known as parliamentary questions) lodged by Members of the Scottish Parliament: FOI release

Can the Scottish Government confirm what it costs, on average, to respond to written questions (sometimes known as parliamentary questions) lodged by Members of the Scottish Parliament?

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202200332327
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Financial amounts received under Barnett Formula for financial years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023: FOI release

All individual financial amounts received by the Scottish Government from the United Kingdom Government under the Barnett Formula and the reason for the allocation in the Financial Years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202300358008
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Clean air zone response: FOI release

What company will be carrying out the testing? How often will the testing be carried out? After Glasgow hits the emissions target set 40μg/m3 will the LEZ be removed as per my email from DVLA and CAZ? Will the testing be in serval locations and average calculated?

FOI unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1)

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202300362623
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Public funding subsidies by Transport Scotland for Network Support Grant and Concessionary Bus Travel: FOI release

What is the total public funding subsidy, both Revenue and Capital, given by Transport Scotland for (a) Network Support Grant (b) Concessionary Bus Travel (c) any additional Local Authority gross costs incurred, in support of bus services to each of the 32 local authorities to run the bus network?

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202300351607
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Demolished house numbers to accommodate 118,000 new affordable homes: FOI release

You currently publish building 118,000 affordable homes. Can you advise how many homes were demolished to accommodate the building of these new homes. Do we as a country have a net gain of new homes over the last 5 years?

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1)

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202300351639
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Percentage of households and premises with linked fire alarms: FOI release

Will you please let me know what % of Households and Premises have installed compliant systems? What is happening with those who have not complied?

FOI unclear 80 score 17 working days correspondence meetings spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202300341648
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Public sector

North East Scotland road accident statistics: FOI release

How many road accidents/deaths occurred in the North-east last year? How many road death victims in the north-east region were maybe not wearing a seatbelt in the last year/over the last three potentially? Of these accidents, how many were potentially using their mobile phones? You have also clarified that you were in...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202300355674
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Chief Medical Officer international travel: FOI release

How many international conferences has Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer, attended since he took up his post, including a) the location/country, b) the purpose of the trip, and c) the cost.

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202300346821
Directorate: Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic: Public sector

COVID-19 social media spend: FOI release

The total money spent by the Scottish Government on marketing and advertising relating to COVID- 19, COVID-19 Lockdown & Restrictions and the COVID-19 vaccines from 2020 to 2023. Please provide a breakdown of the spend for each financial year, by each form of media - television, radio, digital, outdoor, social media, n...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.25(1)

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202300353473
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Breakdown of cost for Isle of Rum visit: FOI release

A breakdown of all costs for Lorna Slater’s visit to the Isle of Rum on 12/05/23, including the cost to charter the boat, state the cost of the full return journey. If any ministerial cars were used for the journey please confirm details of departure and arrival points and the length of journey.

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202300356492
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Govanhill Baths development Trust: FOI release

How much funding has been given to Govanhill Baths Community Trust, and all subsidiaries, by the Scottish Government and any other funding bodies from 2001 to present.

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: FOI/202300376685
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Staff employed in the agricultural policy department of the Agricultural and Rural economy directorate: FOI release

The number of staff employed in the agricultural policy department of the Agricultural and Rural economy directorate, broken down over the last five years. I would also like to have the numbers broken down by their grade or salary band, ie C2, B1 etc.

FOI unclear 50 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202200333493
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Spend on communication and voice coaching since 29 March 2023: FOI release

The amount of money spent on communication and voice coaching since 29 March 2023. A list of MSPs who used this coaching.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202300358655
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Cost of living website costs and statistics: FOI release

You asked for information about the Scottish Government's website, gov.scot/costoflivingsupport and the associated media/promotional campaign designed to direct members of the public to it: The total cost of media and promotional campaigns, including development/agency costs for the content, for promoting the website ...

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: 202200335955
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Fraud losses per financial year since 2019: FOI release

The total amount of money that has been lost as a result of fraud in the following financial years; 2019- 20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 The total amount of money spent to retrieve the money lost to fraud in the following financial years; 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24”

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: FOI/202300374101
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Education Scotland - business travel: FOI release

The following information from Education Scotland. Do you have a target to cut emissions from air and/or business travel? If so, please share information about any target(s) you have (e.g. description of the target, when the target was adopted, timeline to meeting the target). Please provide copies of any corporate po...

FOI unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence meetings s.27

Published: 2023-10-30
Reference: FOI/202300375402
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

COVID-19 vaccinations being offered to children: FOI release

Why (COVID-19 vaccinations) are being offered to children (or anyone for that matter)? Why are you knowingly pushing for people to have these experimental injections? Are you aware of this Pfizer document? Why invite children for such an injection when it's been published (13/4/2022) that it's not recommended for ch...

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence

Published: 2023-10-27
Reference: 202200295189
Directorate: Covid Inquiries Response Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Net zero tests on electricity (2022) and gas (2023) procurement: EIR release

Was a net zero or similar test applied to the electricity procurement summer 2022? What were the relative carbon emissions of the choices reviewed? What was the out come of that decision? Also will a net zero or similar test be applied to the gas procurement 2023? If not why not? It cannot be commercially sound in the...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2023-10-27
Reference: 202200323022
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Stress related absences: FOI release

How many Scottish Government civil servants have been absent from work due to stress related conditions in each of the past five years? Of those absent in each year, how many were off work for more than (a) a week, (b) a month and (c) indefinitely? What was the total number of sick days due to stress related absences...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2023-10-27
Reference: 202200331593
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Agricultural department staff: FOI release

I am writing to ask for the number of staff employed in the Agricultural and Rural economy directorate over the last five years. I would like the number of people employed broken down for each year. I would also like the number of staff broken down by their salary bands or grades ie C1 or B2 etc for each of the years.

FOI unclear 50 score 5 working days correspondence

Published: 2023-10-27
Reference: 202200333475
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

NHS staff terms and conditions: FOI release

When NHS staff are absent from work on sick leave under "Scale of Allowances" Section 14.4 of the policy it states - "Sick pay is calculated on the basis of what the individual would have received had he/she been at work. This would be based on the previous three months at work or any other reference period that may b...

FOI unclear 55 score 67 working days over deadline correspondence s.14

Published: 2023-10-27
Reference: 202200334283
Directorate: Health Workforce Directorate
Topic: Public sector