Scottish Government FOI Index

22,640releases indexed

40,478attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,386partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-09-02newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,386 unclear 7,405 not held 3,239 released 1,581 already published 700 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5149 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3727 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 2994 s.17(1) 2922 s.25(1) 2520 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1223 s.2 1222 s.3 958

Timeline

2026-09 1 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 961 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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7,405 matching releases

Scottish Government total operating costs budget and staffing: FOI release

1. The total operational budget of Scottish Government in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25. 2. The total headcount of Scottish Government in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25. 3. The total FTE number of staff employed by Scottish Government in the Financial Years a) ...

FOI unclear 50 score 0 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2025-10-13
Reference: FOI/202500471965
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government employees working abroad: FOI release

1. As of 19 June 2025, or the most recent estimate, how many staff members were given permission to work outside Scotland, or who were working outside Scotland with this body’s knowledge? 2. In relation to Q1, in what country were they working in? Please provide as much data as possible for each employee.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-13
Reference: FOI/202500471846
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Social Security Scotland budget and staffing: FOI release

Your request for information 1: The total operational budget of Social Security Scotland in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25. Your request for information 2: The total headcount of Social Security Scotland in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25. Your request for inform...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-13
Reference: FOI/202500472039
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Forestry budget and staff: FOI release

1. The total operational budget of Scottish Forestry in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25. 2. The total headcount of Scottish Forestry in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25. 3. The total FTE number of staff employed by Scottish Forestry in the Financial Years a) 2022/2...

FOI unclear 50 score 36 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2025-10-13
Reference: FOI/202500472213
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Secondary school pupils who sat assessments in literacy: FOI release

The number (actual and percentage of national cohort) of secondary school pupils who sat assessments in Literacy (Reading) from 2017 (SNSA) until the latest data point (2024 or 2025).

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-13
Reference: FOI/202500472672
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Fish transfer to fish farms: EIR release

You referred to a previous request (EIR 202500453654) relating to cleaner fish transfer to fish farms and which covered the time period 17 August to 31 December 2024. You have now asked for further data, relating to the time period 2020 to 2024, obtained through inspections conducted between 01 January to 01 July 2025....

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 13 working days correspondence s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-13
Reference: FOI/202500473912
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Documentation held by Transport Scotland regarding revoking bus passes: FOI release

Part One Could you supply all documentation held by Transport Scotland, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, analysis and minutes/notes from meetings, about revoking bus passes from under-22s due to bad behaviour, from the last month? Part Two How many have had their bus passes r...

FOI unclear 50 score correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending

Published: 2025-10-13
Reference: FOI/202500473197
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Fractional exhaled nitric oxide testing in Primary Care settings: FOI release

1. What assessment the government has made of the current availability of FeNO testing in primary care settings in Scotland; 2. What lessons from the experience in England may be applicable in Scotland to increase the availability of FeNO testing; 3. Whether central funding may be required to support primary care ser...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-10-13
Reference: FOI/202500473326
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Social Security Scotland call waiting times: FOI release

Request for information 1: The number of calls whereby the claimant had to wait for more than 30 minutes to be connected. Please provide data from 1 January 2024 to 23 June 2025. Please provide this information in a table with a breakdown by call wait time, the number of calls and percentage of calls. Request for inf...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence meetings

Published: 2025-10-13
Reference: FOI/202500472376
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government purchases of mobile phones, laptops and tablets: FOI release

How many Scottish Government purchases, owned or distributed phones, laptops and tablets have been reported lost, stolen or missing in 2024? Please provide separate number per category (e.g. Laptops, mobile phones, tablets)? Please provide the estimated cost of the items lost by category (e.g. laptops, mobile phones, t...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-10-13
Reference: FOI/202500472324
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Subscriptions to paid Artificial Intelligence (AI) services: FOI release

1. Whether any Scottish Government departments or agencies (or Scottish Parliament, if sending to them) currently hold or have previously held subscriptions to paid AI services, including but not limited to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus, ChatGPT Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, or comparable generative AI platforms. 2. If such ...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.2 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-13
Reference: FOI/202500472238
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Inclusion of Trans and Non-Binary People in Equality Impact Assessments: FOI release

Can you please advise [including precise references to sections of the Equality Act 2010 or Codes published by the Equality & Human Rights Commission] what government’s legal basis is for the inclusion of ‘trans and non-binary’ issues in Equality Impact Assessments ? Could you also please explain what rights Scottish g...

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2025-10-09
Reference: FOI/202500477416
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

EU funding records for Accunostics Ltd and ODX Innovations Ltd Projects: FOI release

For the £2.8m funding to Accunostics Ltd and the £1.8m funding to ODX Innovations Ltd awarded by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and the £1.4m funding to Accunostics Ltd awarded by the Scottish Investment Bank (part of Scottish Enterprise), please confirm: 1. Whether any part of the funding was provided, match-funde...

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-01
Reference: FOI/202500479609
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Gaelic signage queries: FOI release

Did the Scottish Government request, suggest or require the police, ambulance service and road agencies to include Gaelic signage on their vehicles, road signs, etc?

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-09-30
Reference: FOI/202500478501
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Local Financial Return (LFR) information: FOI release

1. Copies of all guidance, templates, or instructions issued to local authorities regarding the preparation, population, or structure of the FR00 financial return. 2. Any documentation that outlines: 1. How councils should map their internal chart of accounts or departmental structures to the LFR categories; 2. What...

FOI unclear 55 score 9 working days correspondence briefings s.3 s.4 s.33(1)

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500472917
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Adult Disability Payment queries: FOI release

Information request 1 Can you please confirm what the policy and procedures are for case manager quality control, performance management, audits of determinations, and consistency in determination? Please provide all relevant documentation. Information request 2 When a client requests a re-determination, and the re-...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500470118
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Breakdown of the teams in the Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate: FOI release

A breakdown of the teams in the Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate and for each year from 2020/21 to 2025/26 or to the latest year that data is available: the funding allocated to each team the number of staff members in each team the salary range of each team the median average salary of each team.

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500470137
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Information on existing breakfast provision in schools: FOI release

What progress has taken place towards mapping free school breakfast provision in Scotland with the local government improvement service.

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500471337
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Education, Public sector

Social Security Scotland social media management: FOI release

Request for Information 1. Do you use a social media management platform? Request for Information 2. If so, what tools do you use? Request for Information 3. What is your annual spend on a social media management tool? Request for Information 4. What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (in the fo...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500470359
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Display Screens in Scottish Government Offices: FOI release

1. The total number of TVs, monitors, and public-facing screens (e.g., in lobbies, breakout areas, conference rooms, or staff cafés) across all Scottish Government properties. 2. A breakdown of these devices by: Building/location Screen type (e.g. Smart TV, digital signage, standard monitor) Whether each device is in...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence s.2 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500470481
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland operational budget and staffing: FOI release

1. The total operational budget of Disclosure Scotland in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25. 2. The total headcount of Disclosure Scotland in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25. 3. The total FTE number of staff employed by Disclosure Scotland in the Financial Years a) ...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence s.25(1)

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500471849
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

A85 Taynuilt Village street lights: FOI release

You asked for "by way of a Freedom of Information request (FOI) seeking the total cost of the recent installation of new and disposal of old street lights along the section of the A85 through the Taynuilt Village area".

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500474723
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Ministerial engagements attended by relation or friend: FOI release

Please provide a list of all ministerial engagements, meetings or visits in 2025 to date where a minister has been accompanied by a spouse/partner, other family member or friend. In each case, please confirm: The relation of the guest to the minister. Whether the friend or family member travel using the ministerial c...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500472116
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Agriculture & Rural Economy Directorate IT services: FOI release

1. The total amount spent on IT services by the Agriculture and Rural Economy directorate for each of the following financial years; 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24. 2. A breakdown of the spend provided by 1 above showing the amount spent per company, i.e. Financial Year, Company Name, Amount Received. This need only be ...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500470770
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Scottish Government Ministers interactions with Large Language Models (LLM): FOI release

Can I request the following information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002: Any recorded transcripts, logs, outputs, or other documentation of interactions between Scottish Government Ministers and ChatGPT or any other large language model (LLM) from January 1, 2025, to June 18, 2025. This includes ...

FOI unclear 80 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-25
Reference: FOI/202500471617
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills