Scottish Government FOI Index

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

Clear

7,405 matching releases

Correspondence and Communications with Teach First in Scotland: FOI release

1. All materials prepared for or related to any meetings between Scottish Government (ministers and/or staff) and Teach First (staff and/or representatives including lobbying organisations and members of the Royal Household). 2. Copies of any communication between the Scottish Government (ministers and/or staff) and T...

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence ministers meetings

Published: 2019-06-24
Reference: FOI/201900002006
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Disclosure applications received by Disclosure Scotland by application type: FOI release

The total number of disclosure applications received by Disclosure Scotland during the financial year 2018/2019, by application type (basic, standard, enhanced + PVG).

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence

Published: 2019-06-24
Reference: FOI/19/01474
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Questions regarding national vaccination programmes: FOI release

1) Have vaccines been tested against placebo. 2) Have there been vaccine damage payments been made & for what? 3) Has there been vaccine damage payouts been made in regard to Autism 4) Does the MHRA & JCVI receive funding from pharma co. & how much 5) Name the people working or in an official roll / directors at MHRA &...

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.24 s.17(1)

Published: 2019-06-21
Reference: FOI/19/01296
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Communications between Peter Chapman MSP and the Scottish Government: FOI release

You asked for details of any communication between Peter Chapman MSP and the Scottish Government relating to Farmlay, Aberdeen and Northern Eggs, Chapman's Chickens and the Food Processing, Marketing and Cooperation grant scheme from 6/5/16 - 11/2/19.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2019-06-21
Reference: FOI/19/01404
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Funds given to Stagecoach and National Express Xplore in Dundee: FOI release

1. Could you please reveal the funds given to Stagecoach and Xplore in Dundee - latest round? 2. Could you please reveal, how this reimbursement is calculated. Is this based on bus numbers, passenger numbers, double decker vs standard bus? 3. Are you considering into the reimbursement in any way the age of the bus fl...

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence spending s.1

Published: 2019-06-20
Reference: FOI/19/01403
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

LGBTI Inclusive Education Working Group recommendations in relation to curriculum: FOI review

Further to my letter of 22 May 2019, I have now completed my review of our response to your request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) regarding LGBT inclusive education policy in Scotland. I have concluded that the original response should be confirmed with slight modifications. “1) I expli...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence briefings

Published: 2019-06-19
Reference: FOI/19/00190
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Equality and rights, Public sector

ScotRail Glasgow Queen Street/Edinburgh Waverley journey time of 42 minutes: FOI release

How many ScotRail services running between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley meet the fastest journey time of 42 minutes in April 2019. This figure as a percentage of all trains running on this route.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence meetings

Published: 2019-06-18
Reference: FOI/19/01334
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Expenditure of Referendums (Scotland) Bill: FOI release

You asked: “I would like to know the cost of the 268 page document that was recently drawn up by the snp. I also would like to know who paid for the costs of this document, the research, the clerical, the copies and the distribution of the entire document.” Following a query about your request, you subsequently confir...

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2019-06-18
Reference: FOI/19/01396
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Coastal Communities Fund relevant awareness raising breakdown: FOI release

You asked for a breakdown of cost spent by the Scottish Government on all relevant awareness raising (advertising campaigns, online promotion, etc.) for the Coastal Communities Fund

FOI unclear 50 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending

Published: 2019-06-18
Reference: FOI/19/01306
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Assessment of the presumption against short sentences of 3 months: FOI release

You asked for information on 'what formal assessment has been made by the Scottish Government of short custodial sentences of 3 months or less'. I wrote to clarify whether the assessment you referred to in your request related to one which was carried out in advance of the introduction of the presumption against short ...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2019-06-14
Reference: FOI/201900001602
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Air travel by Scottish Government officials: FOI release

You asked: With our First Ministers past and present taking quite a few flights for Scottish Assembly business. I would like to know the following: 1: What class of cabin do they and their companions use on those flights? 2: Do they use the same airlines for the trips to the United States? 3: Has the Scottish Governme...

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2019-06-13
Reference: FOI/19/01391
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government delegation to property event in Cannes: FOI review

All information related to a Scottish Government delegation to MIPIM 2019 in Cannes in March. This should include all travel and hotel information, whether business class seats were booked and which hotels were used, by whom, at what cost. It would also be appreciated if you could include individual claims for expense...

FOI unclear 75 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2019-06-13
Reference: FOI/19/00824 Review
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Loans to third parties: loan agreements: FOI Appeal

A copy of the loan agreements (or if not produced, a similar document setting out the basis of the loan) for each of the following: Loan (reference numbers in brackets are as those stated in the appendix to FOI/18/02172). £133.2 million @0% interest, due within 1 year £39.5 million @0% interest, due within 1 year £7...

FOI unclear 75 score 118 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2019-06-13
Reference: FOI/18/02623 Appeal
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Grass strips in Arable fields funding applications: FOI release

You asked for – I would like to know how many farmers have applied for the Grass strips in Arable fields funding this year 2019 in Aberdeenshire.

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence

Published: 2019-06-12
Reference: FOI/19/01429
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Planning Permission Appeal cases - developments for less than 10 units: FOI release

1) A list of all Planning Permission Appeal cases for the development of 10 or more houses from 2012 to now. 2) Could the compiled list include the Case Site Address, Case Detail and the number of units proposed, Case Reference Number, Case Status, Decision Date, Decision Description and the name of the party whom sub...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2019-06-11
Reference: FOI/19/01237
Directorate: Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Education Scotland’s closed circuit television and support contract: FOI release

Information on Education Scotland’s CCTV and support contract.

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2019-06-11
Reference: FOI/19/01327
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Rail ticket expenditure data of Government spend over £25,000: FOI release

Publication referenced: Government spend over £25,000: August 2018 FoI/19/01273 You asked for “details in relation to expenditure data published on the 10th of May 2019, Government spend over £25,000: August 2018, specifically entry 233, which details a payment of £402,156.49 to Corporate Travel Management (North) on...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending s.2 s.35 s.4

Published: 2019-06-10
Reference: FOI/19/01273
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Waiting times of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS): FOI release

You asked for information about children and young people who were on the waiting list for specialist mental health support from CAMHS between the calendar years 2016 and 2019. How many people were on the waiting list? Please provide a breakdown of the length of time it took before they were seen for treatment. How ma...

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence

Published: 2019-06-10
Reference: FOI/19/01307
Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Accessibility on railway systems: FOI release

You asked for: Detail on individual stations with the relevant improvement? I am currently doing a research about the accessibility on railway system and I need to know if a railway station improved in recent years.

FOI unclear 75 score 9 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2019-06-10
Reference: FOI/19/01359
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Social Security Scotland - overtime: FOI release

You asked for any records/notes of the amount of overtime done by staff at Social Security Scotland and how much time that amounts to.

FOI unclear 50 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence meetings

Published: 2019-06-07
Reference: FOI/19/01230
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Social Security Scotland - percentage of vacant and temporary positions: FOI release

You asked for: 1. The percentage of vacant positions at Social Security Scotland, broken down monthly for the last six months 2. A full outline of the type of positions that are vacant (IT and/or administration and/or strategy and/or otherwise) 3. The percentage of employers that are on contracts or in temporary pos...

FOI unclear 50 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2019-06-07
Reference: FOI/19/01182
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Education Scotland - staff curriculum areas: FOI release

You requested the following information: How many staff working for Education Scotland are allocated to/have responsibility for/work on each individual subject area. Please break the information down by each subject and provide the information as of 1 May 2019. For example, I am looking for something like this: 7 mem...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence

Published: 2019-06-07
Reference: FOI/19/01252
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) certificates issued: FOI release

You asked for: 1. Statistics on the number of PVG certificates issued and those that are not clean sheets i.e. no problems but have "soft information' such as procurator fiscal warnings, incidents that were investigated (but did not go to court). 2. Figures on the total number of PVGs issued so I can get a sense of p...

FOI unclear 55 score 8 working days correspondence s.3

Published: 2019-06-07
Reference: FOI/19/01336
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Best Start Grant applications - system performance and stability issues: FOI release

You asked for: Details of system performance and stability issues that impacted delivery and necessitated invocation of a number of contingencies and workarounds while processing Best Start Grant applications up to 28 February 2019.

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2019-06-06
Reference: FOI/19/01216
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Vehicle ferry service - Dunoon & Gourock route: FOI release

1. Confirm whether or not the Scottish Government's official policy to have a vehicle ferry service on the Dunoon gourock route has actually changed. 2. If it has changed please give the date the change was made. 3. Advise the person or person who made the decision to change the policy. 4. Advise whether or not all ...

FOI unclear 55 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.9

Published: 2019-06-06
Reference: FOI/19/01198
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport