Scottish Government FOI Index

21,864releases indexed

39,478attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,113partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-06-12newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,113 unclear 7,200 not held 3,069 released 1,537 already published 671 cost limit 607 clarification 349 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4931 s.20 4280 s.34(1) 3589 s.39(2) 3481 s.30 2878 s.17(1) 2774 s.25(1) 2381 s.10(4) 1987 s.11(2) 1571 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1158 s.3 908

Timeline

2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,279 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 967 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 923 releases · 31.0 avg days Learning Directorate 861 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 729 releases · 39.9 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 633 releases · 25.8 avg days

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7,200 matching releases

School leaver attainment statistics: FOI release

Please update the attached data to include equivalent statistics for years 2022-23 and if possible 2023-24.

FOI unclear 75 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-10
Reference: FOI/202500462242
Directorate: Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms: FOI release

The disposals that were handed out in the Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, over the last five years (2018-19 - 2023-24) broken down by category (used to threaten, fired – no injury/damage, fired – damage to property, fired – fatal/non-fatal injury, other use, used as blunt instrument) and disp...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-07-10
Reference: FOI/202500463131
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Staff and costs to produce policy paper "Ascribing sentience to fish: potential policy implications": FOI release

1. What was the cost of producing the policy paper? (Ascribing sentience to fish: potential policy implications) 2. How many staff worked on the paper?

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-07-10
Reference: FOI/202500467082
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scottish Government Payments over £25,000: FOI release

I’m writing to request a copy of your organisation’s payments with a value in excess of £25,000 for the period April 2023 to March 2024, under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. I understand this data is also covered by the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, which requires public bodies to publish...

FOI unclear 75 score 13 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-10
Reference: FOI/202500468022
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Deputy First Minister's visit to the Clyde Gateway East Business Park: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from the meeting, briefings, analysis, about Kate Forbes visit to Clyde Gateway on November 13 2024.

FOI unclear 80 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2025-07-10
Reference: FOI/202500458724
Directorate: Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Adult Disability Payment (ADP) queries: FOI release

Request for information 1: Number of ADHD applicant(s) whom where authorised mandatory decision by adult disability payment decision maker. Request for information 2: Number of applicants whom have applied for adult disability with minor health problem(s) Such as... Anxiety depression etc Request for information 3: How...

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

Published: 2025-07-10
Reference: FOI/202500459274
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Cost of Young Persons' Free Bus Travel Scheme for financial year 2024/25: FOI release

You asked for the cost in 2024/25 of provision of "free" bus travel to under 22's in Scotland.

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-07-09
Reference: FOI/202500462244
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Government staff salary information: FOI release

Scottish Government employees Pay increases Inc if pay progression is in place and continuing financial year beg April 2025 including an approx overall % pay rise equivalent across all standard grades and also separately for senior (heads of departments).

FOI unclear 55 score 8 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500461155
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Social security benefit appointee information: FOI release

Request for Information 1: How many people who had their social security benefits moved from DWP to the Scottish Government had an appointee? Request for Information 2: Of the appointees that these people had how many have been checked by the Scottish Government to see if they are right? Request for Information 3: Of...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500458636
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Clarification on the meaning of "draft sub": FOI release

With reference to your previous request under FOISA (reference 202500449875), you asked for: 1) On page 28, what is meant by "draft sub on Hamilton"? 2) I request the "draft sub on Hamilton" and/or the eventual finished "sub on Hamilton".

FOI unclear 55 score 6 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.14(2) s.14 s.14O

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500461391
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Abolition of peak rail fares correspondence with Green Members of Parliament: FOI release

Details of any communications between Green Members of Parliament and the Transport Secretary and her officials since January 1st 2023 where the topic discussed was the abolition of peak rail fares - this includes copies of emails, letters, details of in person or online meetings, texts, messages on encrypted phone app...

FOI unclear 75 score 28 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500456511
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

New Highland Prison spend: FOI release

How much money to date has been spent on the construction of the new HMP Highland Prison in Inverness.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500458979
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Microsoft Cloud service processing queries: FOI release

Any information, documentation, contract clause change or emails, etc. that you have received in the past two years which identify any countries where Microsoft can or actually do process any data you have uploaded to the following services: 1 - Any service operated by or on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform by any o...

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500461518
Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

The Edinburgh Agreement negotiations: FOI release

Could you give me a full list of all those involved in the Edinburgh Agreement negotiations from the Scottish Government side and the dates of when they were involved?

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500465520
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Place Based Investment Programme: FOI release

You asked for information concerning the Place Based Investment Programme, specifically: Has Fife Council been awarded funds for the "gap site/city square, High Street, Dunfermline? If so, does the grant/fund carry specific conditions? I.E. what it can be used for. When did Fife Council receive the funding? Do the fun...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500468356
Directorate: Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Communities and third sector, Public sector

Meetings on removal of two child benefit cap: FOI release

1. The number of Scottish Government meetings attended by First Minister that were held regarding the removal of two child benefit cap in September 2024, October 2024 and November 2024 2. The number of Scottish Government meetings attended by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice that were held regarding the remova...

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence ministers meetings

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500467617
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Scottish Government wage structure for specific job title: FOI release

1. As of the end of each financial year from 2018-19 to 2023-24, the median, mean, standard deviation, 25th percentile, 75th percentile, and 90th percentile wages of Scottish Government employees whose job title field contains “Head of”. 2. As of the end of each financial year from 2018-19 to 2023-24, the median, mean...

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500459053
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Business Managers employed by the Scottish Government: FOI release

Under the Freedom on information, I am looking to find out how many business managers the Scottish Government has, and how much is spent on these managers per year?

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500458737
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Salary Bands within Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS): FOI release

Information of FTE salaries within SAAS (excluding NICs, Pension contributions, etc.) starting at £50k per year, and broken down by £5k bands, i.e. £50,000-£55,000, £55,000-£60,000, £60,000-£65,000, etc. for the 2023/24 Financial Year. 1. A breakdown of the number of Student Awards Agency Scotland employees grouped by...

FOI unclear 50 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500457728
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Loan from the sale of Lundin Links Hotel: FOI release

Information in relation to the Lundin Links Hotel site: 1. Now that the site has been sold, has the loan from the Scottish Government been repaid? If so, has it been repaid in full? 2. How much did the loan from the Scottish Government cost the taxpayer?

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500459917
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Annual subsidies of the Gourock to Dunoon route: FOI release

All information held by Transport Scotland which identifies the impact on annual subsidies on the Gourock to Dunoon route following the recent Ministerial announcement re the removal of three return sailings and the cost of Stantec’s CNA Report on the Gourock to Dunoon route.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2025-07-07
Reference: FOI/202500461013
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Circumstances where a local authority can refuse housing: FOI release

Under what circumstances can a local authority refuse housing under any circumstances.

FOI unclear 80 score 18 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-07
Reference: FOI/202500458308
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Blue Badge statistics: FOI release

The numbers of Blue Badges held in Scotland, how many applications were submitted, and how many were granted and refused each year between January 2020 and December last year. If you could also confirm the stats for the above between the start of January and the end of March this year it would be much appreciated.

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

Published: 2025-07-07
Reference: FOI/202500458187
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Constitutional role of Scottish Government in the operation of the Lord Lieutenants in Scotland: FOI release

The Scotland Act 1998 does not cover the operation of Lord-Lieutenants. They are directly responsible to the Monarch. Therefore, without a constitutional role why is the Scottish Government involved at all in the activities of the Lord-Lieutenants?

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2025-07-07
Reference: FOI/202500459160
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency staff networks: FOI release

Please include the following information for the financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25: A list of all the staff networks at the organisation Whether each network receives internal funding and, if so, how much (please express annually for the last four financial years) How much FTE equivalent staff time each network is e...

FOI unclear 75 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-07
Reference: FOI/202500462409
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector, Work and skills