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

Clear

7,200 matching releases

Transport Scotland HR and Payroll suppliers: FOI release

1. Please could you confirm the name of the supplier and the name of the solution used for HR and/or Payroll at Transport Scotland. 2. Could you confirm when the current contracts for HR and Payroll are ending. 3. Does Transport Scotland intend to procure for replacement solutions in 2025 or 2026.

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

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400441549
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

McCloud Sergeant online pension estimate calculator complaint statistics: FOI release

Since the introduction of the McCloud Sergeant online pension estimate calculators: 1. How many complaints have the SPPA received complaining that the calculators are inaccurate? 2. If there are complaints of this nature, could you tell me how many complaints were that the estimate was an over-estimate and how many w...

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400444028
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Figure for the size of the maintenance backlog in NHS Scotland’s estate: FOI release

1. The Scottish Government’s most recent working figure for the size of the maintenance backlog in NHS Scotland’s estate. 2. An account of how the figure in (1) was calculated. 3. Age of the input data for (1). 4. How long ago the calculations for the figure in (1) were made. 5. When the Scottish Government next in...

FOI unclear 55 score 9 working days correspondence s.5

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400443402
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Capital transformation scheme savings: FOI release

Confirmation of how much of the ‘savings’ from previous budgets will be delivered through the new capital transformation scheme in 2026-27.

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400443720
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Credit member information for the Police Pension Scheme: FOI release

1. How many former spouses who are now “ credit” members are effectively locked out the pension until aged 60 years whilst their spouse receives or will receive payment? 2. How many of these aforementioned ex spouses who are disadvantaged are female?

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400444314
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

National Social Work Agency Target Operating Model (TOM) information: FOI release

1) When did the work on the TOM for the National Social Work Agency first commence? 2) The current status - i.e as of 21/11/24 - of that work and which organisations, outside of the Scottish Government, have been involved to date? 3) A copy of the TOM document, as it existed in relation to the NSWA, on 24th June 2024...

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

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400442362
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Social Security Scotland overpayments for specific benefits: FOI release

In each of the last five financial years – including the current financial year up to the 1st November. Request for Information 1:- The total amount of overpayments for the Best Start Grants? Request for Information 2:- The total amount of overpayments for the Best Start Foods? Request for Information 3:- The total ...

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

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400441377
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Evidence justifying remarks made about £1.5 billion extra from UK Government Budget: FOI release

Speaking on 3rd November 2024 on the BBC Sunday Show about the impact of the UK Government’s budget on funding for the Scottish Government, the Minister for Public Finance, Ivan McKee, said this: “There is £1.5 billion extra for this year, but there’s only £70 million of that is for capital spend, which creates some c...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400442207
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Command & Control Application System: FOI release

Command & Control Application - System for logging jobs/calls and tracking resources ICCS Application - N/A Mobile Working Application(s) - Any applications crews on the road use to get information about jobs/mobilise to jobs Mobile Working Hardware - the hardware that the above runs on Airwave Handsets - the handset o...

FOI unclear 50 score 7 working days correspondence ministers contracts

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400445180
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Funding for the 20mph speed limit roll out: FOI release

1. In your formal response letter dated 02 December 2024 reference 202400439095 when responding to our Q1a you stated in your response thereto that "the Scottish Government has invested £4 million this fiscal year 2024-25 to fund targeted initiatives designed to protect pedestrians and cyclists through the roll out of ...

FOI unclear 55 score 9 working days correspondence meetings spending s.2 s.4

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400443851
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

NHS Orkney recruitment: FOI release

1. NHS Orkney have recently advertised for the role of ‘Director of Performance and Transformation (and Deputy Chief Executive)’, can you please provide me with the named person, and position within Scottish Government who mandated this role to be recruited? 2. What roles, by title has Scottish Government mandated NHS...

FOI unclear 50 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400444156
Directorate: Health Workforce Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund projects and costs: EIR release

1. Please could you provide a breakdown of the projects supported and amount of money spent on each project via the Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund over the last five years? 2. Please could you provide any details on the projects expected to be supported in the next year via the Fund?

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 5 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: EIR/202400444699
Directorate: Business and Better Regulation Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Scottish Government Main pay ranges 2023 to 2025: FOI release

The two most recent pay settlements accepted by employees of your department. Please provide all pay grades and their respective salary bands, for 23/24 and 24/25.

FOI unclear 75 score 11 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400443567
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

General Practice IT funding: FOI release

1. The total amount budgeted for General Practice IT reprovisioning over the past 3 years. 2. The total amount already spent (whether direct or distributed to Health Boards) on General Practice IT reprovisioning to date. 3. The total amount paid to INPS group in the past 3 years if you have paid directly.

FOI unclear 55 score correspondence s.2

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400445043
Directorate: Digital Health and Care Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Cost of upgrade and refurbishment work to Rural Payments office, Tweedbank: FOI release

The TOTAL cost of upgrade and refurbishment which has taken place at the Rural Payments office at Scottish Government Agriculture and Rural Economy Cotgreen Road Tweedbank Galashiels TD1 3SG This considerable refurbishment took place from about 2020 to around 2023 (or before), during which time the office was not use...

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400444337
Directorate: Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government document download statistics: FOI release

Of all documents published by the Scottish Government on the Scottish Government website in the past year, please provide a breakdown of number of documents by the number of times they were downloaded. For example: Download Count Number of Documents 0 55 1 19 2 14 …. … [number of times the single most popular document...

FOI unclear 80 score 15 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400442665
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Education Scotland staff statistics: FOI release

The total number of hours worked by Education Scotland employees in the Financial Year 2023-24, broken down by hours worked in the office, hours worked on visits and inspections, and hours worked remotely.

FOI unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence contracts s.17(1) s.4

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400443411
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Ferries Procurement documented evidence: FOI release

I refer to the Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop's recent observation/statement on the BBC’s Sunday Show where she said (referring to lessons learned from the ferries procurement saga): "They have all been documented quite clearly, in terms of evidence, in the various enquiries we’ve had." Under FOISA, please share the d...

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

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400442212
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Accommodation providers used to provide homes for displaced Ukrainians: FOI release

Please can you confirm the total number of accommodation providers the Scottish Government has used to provide homes for people displaced from Ukraine and the number of these that don't have a valid HMO license. This will apply to properties where more than one person (unrelated) have been housed. This should include ...

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.33(1)

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400441991
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Ukraine

Traffic collisions on the Queensferry Crossing (M90) and Tay Road Bridge (A92): FOI release

Please provide the total number of collisions that have been reported on the Queensferry Crossing (M90), broken down into a table to reflect every financial year since 2016-17. Please provide the total number of collisions that have been reported on the Tay Road Bridge (A92), broken down into a table to reflect every f...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400441851
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Listed individuals currently barred from working with children and protected adults: FOI release

The total number of 'listed' individuals currently barred from working with children under the PVG Scheme. The total number of 'listed' individuals currently barred from working with protected adults under the PVG Scheme. The total number of 'listed' individuals currently barred from working with both children and prot...

FOI unclear 50 score 29 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400444660
Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Government Marketing and Brand Team data: FOI release

The total amount of money spent by the Scottish Government’s Marketing and Brand Team in each of the following financial years: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 so far. Please provide any breakdown of this spending where possible. The number of employees in the Scottish Government’s Marketing and Brand Team in eac...

FOI unclear 75 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending 2 attachments

Published: 2025-01-20
Reference: FOI/202400442234
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Changes made to the Framework for Tax: FOI release

The changes that were made to the Framework for Tax that are referenced in paragraph 10 (on page 4) of the attached document. For clarity, please provide the original version of the proposed text and the changes made following the suggested change.

FOI unclear 55 score 5 working days correspondence s.25(1)

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400443089
Directorate: Tax Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Regulations for cosmetic procedures: FOI release

1. What steps are being taken to regulate cosmetic procedures? 2. What has been done to follow up on the findings of the 2022 consultation on potential regulation (Non-surgical cosmetic procedures regulation: consultation analysis - final report - gov.scot ) to ensure all cosmetic treatments are carried out by appropr...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: FOI/202400440374
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Home Energy Scotland information: EIR release

How much funding has been allocated to Home Energy Scotland in each year since 2019-20, including the current year to date? How many staff has HES employed in each year since 2019-20, including the current year to date? How many individuals has HES directed to grants, support and funding in each year since 2019- 20, ...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence

Published: 2025-01-17
Reference: EIR/202400439658
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector