Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

22,642releases indexed
40,482attachments found
29.5avg calendar days
8,387partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-09-16newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,387 unclear 7,405 not held 3,239 released 1,581 already published 701 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5151 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3728 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 2995 s.17(1) 2923 s.25(1) 2521 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1223 s.2 1222 s.3 958

Timeline

2026-09 3 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,312 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 978 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 962 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 737 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 702 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 665 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 657 releases · 25.6 avg days
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Repayments made to date by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland: FOI release

The total repayments made to date by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) against a Scottish Government Loan of £500,000 which they received in 2020.

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-12-05
Reference
FOI/202200329923
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Chief Medical Officer collaborative messaging apps: FOI release

1. Do you use one or more collaborative messaging apps? ** If no to Q1, Q2-4 do not apply to you and I do not need a response to them. ** 2. Please supply: 2.1. a list of names of those apps, and 2.2. the total number of your employees and workers who are registered for each app. 3. Please provide a list names of publ...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.4 s.1 s.17(1)
Published
2022-12-05
Reference
FOI/202200328549
Directorate
Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Emergency Budget Review - reprioritising £10m from Housing capital projects: FOI release

1) In the Emergency Budget Review, the Scottish Government states it is reprioritising £10m from Housing capital projects, specifically "£6m of reduced expenditure in Buildings Standards projects this financial year due to prioritisation of assessment in advance of remediation (which lowers costs in the first instance)...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-12-05
Reference
FOI/202200328366
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Residential housing repossession figures: FOI release

The latest figures for the number of property repossession cases initiated in Scotland. The most recent figures available are from the publication Civil justice statistics in Scotland 2020-21 which is published here: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/statistics/2022/04/civil-justicest...

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence
Published
2022-12-05
Reference
FOI/202200331472
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Information regarding Contact Centres of government organisations: FOI release

Information for the Contact Centres of all named below government organisations for business analysis purposes. 1. The number of your contact centre seats? 2. Do you outsource your contact centre? 3. What is your current contact centre solution? 4. What is your current UC/PBX solution? 5. What is your contact centre co...

FOI unclear 55 score 11 working days correspondence contracts s.1
Published
2022-12-05
Reference
FOI/202200329872
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector

ICT data statistics regarding accessing Sottish National Party systems: FOI Review

1. For each calendar or financial year for which records are held: a) the number of @gov.scot (government employees) email user accounts which have accessed SNP party email or data transfer systems from a Scottish Government device (including laptops, desktops, tablets and mobile phones). Please include the role title ...

FOI unclear 55 score 2 working days correspondence s.21(4) s.2
Published
2022-12-05
Reference
FOI/202200300061 Review of 202200293258
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Costs of overtime worked by Scottish Forestry employees: FOI release

1) The costs of overtime worked by Scottish Forestry employees in 2020-21, 2021-22 and so far in 2022-23. 2) For any overtime hours detailed how many of these hours in each year did employees receive payment for and/or how many hours did they receive no compensation for?

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-12-05
Reference
FOI/202200328269
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social media management and monitoring tool supplier: FOI release

1. Who is your social media management and monitoring tool supplier? 2. Start date & duration of framework/contract with the supplier. 3. Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date. 4. Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for ...

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2022-12-05
Reference
FOI/202200327394
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Approved shooting clubs in Scotland: EIR release

1) How many approved shooting clubs are there in Scotland? 2) Can I have a list of the names of all approved Scottish clubs? 3) Of that list can you tell me which of these were granted approval in the last five years? (Can these be listed by year please) 4) How many applications for approval for Scottish clubs were rej...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 15 working days correspondence ministers spending s.20 s.15 s.2 2 attachments
Published
2022-11-30
Reference
FOI/202200328272
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Staff allocated to deliver individual benefits under Social Security Scotland: FOI release

Data on the number of staff allocated to deliver each individual benefit administered by Social Security Scotland, broken down by month since the creation of Social Security Scotland in 2018.

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending 2 attachments
Published
2022-11-30
Reference
FOI/202200327301
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Email correspondence from snp.org addresses: FOI release

All email correspondence received from an @snp.org email to Scottish Forestry, including any attachments, between 18 May 2021 and the present date.

FOI unclear 50 score 118 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2022-11-30
Reference
FOI/202200328268
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Media Management Tools relating to Disclosure Scotland: FOI release

Who is your social media management and monitoring tool supplier? Start date & duration of framework/contract with the supplier? Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date? Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contrac...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2022-11-30
Reference
FOI/202200327325
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Contractors employed by Social Security: FOI release

Details of any contractors employed by Social Security Scotland since 2018, a breakdown of the cost, and an overview of the purpose for each contractor The total cost of employing contractors in each financial year The total [cost] of employing permanent staff in each financial year

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2022-11-30
Reference
FOI/202200326781
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Whole Family Wellbeing Fund: FOI release

A list of the services or projects supported by the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund.

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence
Published
2022-11-30
Reference
FOI/202200328531
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Staff on Independence Prospectus: FOI release

If the number of civil servants currently working to develop the proposed Independence Prospectus has changed or remains one Senior Civil Servant and twenty-three other officials. Also, the grade pay of each staff member.

FOI unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2022-11-30
Reference
FOI/202200327159
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social media independence spend: FOI release

1. How much money has the Scottish Government spent on creating social media videos about independence? A breakdown of these figures. 2. How many videos has the Scottish Government created about independence in 2021 and 2022 and a list of these videos? 3. Who created the videos and how many people were involved in crea...

FOI unclear 55 score correspondence ministers spending s.2 s.1 s.17(1)
Published
2022-11-30
Reference
FOI/202200327588
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government commitments to Gaelic and Scots language: FOI release

1. How much did it cost to translate the Scottish Government Commitments to Gaelic and Scots and a Scottish Languages Bill into Scots and Gaelic with a breakdown of these costs? 2. How much has the consultation into the Scots language cost so far and what is the estimated costs of it overall? 3. How many responses have...

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence spending s.3
Published
2022-11-30
Reference
FOI/202200329269
Directorate
Education Reform Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Army and Fire service in NHS: FOI release

All written communication, including associated briefings, to and from Ministers for the past six months relating to the use of the British Army or Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in supporting any NHS Board or NHS Service this winter.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings
Published
2022-11-30
Reference
FOI/202200327688
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Information around Child Disability Payment: FOI release

Multiple questions regarding: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder FASD; Prenatal Alcohol Exposure PAE; In Utero Exposure to Drugs; and Prescription Opiate Medications [and the information] that is used in the award of child disability. Please provide the information used by the assessor and medical practitioner who reviews...

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence meetings spending
Published
2022-11-30
Reference
FOI/202200328749
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Education Scotland expenditure and training on equality, diversity and inclusivity: FOI release

a) The number of roles in your association (expressed in numbers of FTE), that are mainly or exclusively focussed on issues of equality, diversity, or inclusivity. For example, this could include (amongst other guises) “EDI officers” or “diversity and inclusion project managers” but would not include general HR manager...

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2022-11-28
Reference
FOI/202200320318
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Spending breakdown regarding Bute House business rates and utilities: FOI release

1. How much money has the Scottish Government paid in business rates on Bute House in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022? 2. Has the Scottish Government claimed back any money for business rates at Bute House due to Covid and did they qualify for business rates relief? If so, a breakdown of how much money they saved/cl...

FOI unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)
Published
2022-11-23
Reference
FOI/202200318856
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Details of Bute House energy tariffs: FOI release

1) The energy tariff and supplier currently used by Bute House, how long it has been with that supplier/tariff, the dates of any changes and the names of previous suppliers and tariffs. For clarity, please provide this information for gas and electricity if there are two distinct suppliers. 2) Please also provide the c...

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.2 s.17(1)
Published
2022-11-23
Reference
FOI/202200317830
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Energy, Money and tax, Public sector