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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Veterans currently employed across Transport Scotland: FOI release

Please could you provide us with: The number of veterans currently employed across Transport Scotland for the past seven years If possible, the breakdown by males and females The roles these veterans are currently employed within

FOI unclear 50 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2023-10-27
Reference
202200334336
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government's Twitter accounts: FOI release

For each member of the government, can you release details of the accounts they have blocked on Twitter? Can you release details of all accounts blocked by each of the Scottish Government's Twitter accounts? Clarification We wrote to you to clarify the scope of your request with regards to “each of the Scottish Gover...

FOI unclear 55 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2023-10-27
Reference
202300337483
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Rent officer team: FOI release

You asked for Under the freedom of information act, please advise the following: How many staff are involved in the rent officer team? How many applications can the team handle in a single working day? How many staff will be looking at rent increase applications? Where have these staff members come from, what was thei...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-27
Reference
202300339192
Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Glasgow City council land ownership: FOI release

How did a group of people (Glasgow city council) obtain the land where the car spaces are in Glasgow? How can any individual or group of individuals state that they own a part of land if all land is gods land? What date did Glasgow city council start enforcing parking tickets and why did they start doing this into the ...

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2023-10-27
Reference
202300341109
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

£125 million extra funding that John Swinney announced: FOI release

Details of the £125 million of additional funding that the Deputy First Minister announced was available for the Scottish Budget 2023-24 during the Stage 3 debate. You requested the confirmation that was received by the Deputy First Minister relating specifically to the £125 million, when that confirmation was received...

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2023-10-27
Reference
202300345916
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Ministerial engagements, travel & gifts (January-February): FOI release

I note there are no entries yet for 2023 placed on the public webpage Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts - gov.scot (www.gov.scot). Please confirm when January & February will be available.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2023-10-27
Reference
202300346457
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Recruitment plans (23/24) to reduce waiting times for benefit applications:: FOI release

What if any are your recruitment plans for 23/24 to help reduce waiting times for benefit applications? With new financial year what areas are you looking for improve initially with recruitment and timescale? With a large number of potential employees on reserve lists do you foresee you will try to recruit before reser...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-27
Reference
202300346663
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Security IT system 23-24: FOI release

Request for information 1: The current total cost of Social Security Scotland’s IT system for the year 2023-24. Please provide current cost or an estimation if the figure could change. Request for information 2: A breakdown of the cost of Social Security Scotland’s IT system by financial year. In other words, how ...

FOI unclear 50 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-27
Reference
202300351921
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Security Scotland recruitment plans for 2022/2023: FOI release

information about recent campaigns for Client Advisors, Client Managers and Team Managers at Social Security Scotland What if any plans are in place for recruitment for remainder of the year in regards to the above roles? 22/23 there is a plan to employ 3500 more than across the board, will the above roles be included...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.1
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200328998
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Waiting times on processing new claims for the Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods: FOI release

In relation to the time taken in processing new claims for the Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods: The percentage of new claims waiting for longer than 30 days. The percentage of new claims waiting for longer than 60 days. Please provide information from 2018 and if possible, with a breakdown by year.

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200313089
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Spend so far and how much is it planned to be spent on consultants in connection with the Introduction of the National Care Service: FOI release

How much has been spent so far and how much is it planned to spend on consultants in connection with the Introduction of the National Care Service? Are all consultancy contracts put out to open tender as a matter of policy? If not which National Care Service contracts have not been put out to tender?

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200316978
Directorate
Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic
Public sector

COVID special leave granted to NHS Scotland staff: FOI release

When on Covid Special Leave after testing positive for Covid were NHS Scotland staff paid sick leave based on the previous 3 months at work, as set out in Scale of Allowances Section 14.4 of the NHS Scotland Policies? Did section 14.4 Scale of Allowances from the NHS Scotland Policies still apply to NHS staff absent o...

FOI unclear 55 score 67 working days over deadline correspondence s.14
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200333874
Directorate
Health Workforce Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Emergency Budget Review education projects: FOI release

Please break down the £30m of reduction in spend by project. Please set out where the £10m has been saved and provide information on why the spend was not needed this year.

FOI unclear 50 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200328352
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Population health re-phased budget: FOI release

In the Emergency Budget Review, the Scottish Government states it is reprioritising £13m by rephasing a commitment to double investment in sport, specifically " Re-phasing of commitment to double investment in sport, reprioritisation of health improvement spending. Please set out exactly what within the population heal...

FOI unclear 50 score 45 working days over deadline correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200328376
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Spend by Scottish Government promoting interlinked smoke and fire alarms: FOI release

Please tell me how much money was spent by the Scottish Government on promoting the change in law which meant all homes had have interlinked smoke and fire alarms by 1st February 2021, before it was delayed in December 2020, broken down by type of marketing tool (e.g door to door leaflet, television ad, promoted posts ...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200329803
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government media and social media expenditure for 2022: FOI release

The Scottish Government media and social media expenditure for 2022, with expenditure broken down for television, radio , newspapers, and social media companies.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200329888
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Organisations which receive funding/grants which aid BSL users: FOI release

You asked for information on charities and businesses who aid deaf British Sign Language users, specifically on which of the named organisations below received funds/grants from the Scottish Government in 2021/2022. BDA Institute of BSL NRCPD Sign Health Signature NDCS RNID RAD

FOI unclear 50 score 57 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200331929
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Information on Transport Scotland's telephone systems: FOI release

What telephone system does the organisation use? How many users use the telephone system? Is the telephone system cloud based? When will the organisation next review their telephony contracts? Who is the main network provider the organisation uses for its mobile phones? How many employees have a mobile phone supplied b...

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence contracts
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200329892
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Compensation sum paid to former permanent secretary: FOI release

What was the total compensation sum paid to Ms Evans after leaving her role in the civil service? Why was Ms Evans given three-months pay, despite the legal requirement for an unpaid break between leaving a senior civil service job and taking up an outside post? What was the total sum of the three-months pay that was r...

FOI unclear 50 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-26
Reference
202200334200
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Judicial review on the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018: FOI release

Could you please tell me how much the Scottish Government has spent on legal bills defending the judicial review on the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018. This should include the final total as well as a breakdown showing the amount spent on the Outer House judicial review, that spent on the I...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence
Published
2023-10-25
Reference
202200320852
Directorate
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic
Public sector

Breakdown of Scottish Government groups: FOI release

1. Which of the groups listed here at this page (https://www.gov.scot/groups/) are still active? 2. For each of the groups listed at https://www.gov.scot/groups/: (a) when their last meeting was (b) the budget and/or number of Scottish Government officials servicing each group.

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-25
Reference
FOI/202300374105
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

COVID-19 face coverings in schools guidance: FOI release

1. Which man/woman or men/women wrote this guidance? (It is not signed by anyone as far as I can tell. 2. Which man/woman or men/women within the SG proclaim(s) to have the authority to impose masks (etc) on other people's children against their wishes (ie, without their freely-given consent)? (Or is the guidance all ...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence
Published
2023-10-25
Reference
202200326281
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector