Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

22,922releases indexed
40,952attachments found
29.5avg calendar days
8,507partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-11-04newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,507 unclear 7,460 not held 3,292 released 1,599 already published 716 cost limit 637 clarification 377 withheld 251 transferred 83

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5225 s.20 4485 s.34(1) 3789 s.39(2) 3640 s.30 3038 s.17(1) 2981 s.25(1) 2557 s.10(4) 2089 s.11(2) 1639 s.29(1) 1249 s.2 1245 s.3 980

Timeline

2026-11 48 2026-10 227 2026-09 8 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,336 releases · 27.8 avg days Marine Directorate 991 releases · 29.7 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 972 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 741 releases · 39.6 avg days Constitution Directorate 710 releases · 35.8 avg days Population Health Directorate 678 releases · 28.6 avg days People Directorate 667 releases · 25.5 avg days
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Four Day Working Week (4DWW) Public Sector pilot scheme: FOI release

How much money has the Scottish Government spent on its four-day week pilot for itself and its quangos, with a breakdown of costs? How much money has the government given to Autonomy for this pilot, with a breakdown of costs?

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence spending
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202500452274
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Remedial Service Statements issued in relation to Firefighters Pension Scheme: FOI release

In relation to the firefighters scheme 2015 remedy. The information I require is in relevance to the remedy period nearly at its deadline of 31/03/2025. How many Remedial Service Statements have been issued to date? How many are still outstanding in relevance to the firefighters scheme?

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202500452419
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Ministers observing a Children’s Hearing: FOI release

What Cabinet Ministers including FM have observed a Children’s Hearing either in person or virtually, if anyone has what dates.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence ministers meetings
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202500450373
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Advertising and public information campaign queries: FOI release

1. A list of all government-funded advertising or public information campaigns that were abandoned before launch between 2019 and the present. 2. The total cost incurred for each abandoned campaign, including but not limited to media planning, creative development, consultancy fees, and production costs. 3. The reaso...

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence spending s.3
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202500450714
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Education Scotland employees given permission to work from outside the United Kingdom: FOI release

Information relating to quango staff being given permission to work from outside the United Kingdom to include the following information for financial years, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24: The number of employees currently with permission to work outside of the United Kingdom. The number of employees who were given permis...

FOI unclear 55 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202500446877
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Financial Delivery Unit work with NHS Boards: FOI release

1. A list of all NHS Boards the Financial Delivery Unit are working with or has worked with since 1 April 2023. 2. A short summary of the work undertaken and the outcomes achieved for each Board. 3. Any guidance issued to the Health Boards in 2023-24.

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence meetings spending
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202400410808
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) Pension Investments: FOI release

What exposure SPPA pensions - specially the NHS Scotland pension - has to Israel? Can you please let me know if any investments are domiciled in Israel as well as what percentage of revenue any invested funds generate from Israel? Furthermore, could you please let me know how much what investments the SPPA has (if any)...

FOI unclear 50 score 1 working days correspondence
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202400413419
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Spend on office supplies and associated products: FOI release

1. Spend on Office supplies and associated products for the financial years 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023 and 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024. 2. Start date & duration of Contract? 3. Is there an extension clause in the contract and, if so, the duration of the extension? 4. Has a decision been made yet on whethe...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending s.3 s.8
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202400409992
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland telephony and storage systems: FOI release

Information about "Telephony and Storage". 1. Telephony and UC/ Collaboration Please confirm the manufacturer of your telephony system(s) that are currently in place When is your contract renewal date? Who maintains your telephony system(s)? Do you use Unified Communications or Collaboration tools , if so which one...

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202400411193
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Disclosure Scotland Contact Centre, Customer Relationship Management and Automation: FOI release

Information about "Contact Centre, CRM, and AI & Automation". 1 - Contact Centre a. Do you have a customer/ citizen facing contact centre? b. Do you employ and manage your own agents, or do you outsource to a third party? If you outsource who to? c. How many contact centre agents do you have? d. Do agents work from...

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence contracts
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202400410943
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Security Scotland spend on office supplies and associated products: FOI release

Requests for information 1 and 2: Spend on Office supplies and associated products for the below financial years. 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024 Request for information 3: Start date & duration of Contract? Request for information 4: Is there an extension clause in the contract ...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.1S
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202400411115
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Right Dose Pharmacy business grants: FOI release

How many business grants Right Dose Pharmacy received (if any) in total of monies in pounds Sterling?

FOI unclear 50 score 1 working days correspondence
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202400413836
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and the Islands agricultural funding statement: EIR release

Sources to be provided to support the claim made on 17 April 2024 by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and the Islands, Mairi Gougeon, that the UK Government provides agricultural funding on an annual basis and that the UK Government only provides agricultural funding to Scotland as resource spending...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
EIR/202400410017
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Adult Disability Payment statistics: FOI release

The number of recipients who passed away while waiting for their application for Adult Disability Payment to be processed. Please provide data since the roll-out of the benefit began, with a breakdown by year.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending
Published
2025-02-25
Reference
FOI/202400410207
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Private landlord registration fees: FOI release

Annual landlord registration fees by year since the establishment of the Landlord Register.

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence
Published
2025-02-24
Reference
FOI/202500449184
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

COSLA meetings regarding social care support charges: FOI release

The Scottish Government and COSLA have committed to exploring and agreeing an approach to ending all non-residential social care support charges within the lifetime of this Parliament. What progress has been made with this issue;- Have meetings between the Scottish Government & COSLA taken place Dates of meetings Are...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.2 s.4
Published
2025-02-24
Reference
FOI/202500449485
Directorate
Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Traffic Scotland vehicle fleet information: FOI release

The number of vehicles in the department in 2024. A breakdown of this information by make, model, fuel type and date of registration of each vehicle. Information about plans to change the make-up of the fleet, in 2025, for example if a certain percentage of petrol and diesel powered vehicles will be changed for pure ...

FOI unclear 55 score 11 working days correspondence contracts s.17(1)
Published
2025-02-24
Reference
FOI/202500450947
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Scottish Landlord Register funding and consultation: FOI release

Whether the Government or Civil Service has been tasked with spending any money on reforming or updating the use of the Scottish Landlord Register, since 2004? If so, when did they do this and for what purpose - not including any maintenance fees for the register such as domain hosting or general software support.

FOI unclear 55 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.25(1)
Published
2025-02-24
Reference
FOI/202500448575
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Cost to set up the Landlord Register: FOI release

The total cost that was involved in setting up the Landlord Register.

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) s.25(1)
Published
2025-02-24
Reference
FOI/202500449183
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Nursing student bursaries data: FOI release

How many bursaries for nursing students were unclaimed in Scotland during 2023-2024? How much were these unclaimed bursaries worth in total? Where has this funding been reallocated and/or where is it being spent elsewhere?

FOI unclear 55 score 10 working days correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2025-02-24
Reference
FOI/202500451515
Directorate
Chief Nursing Officer Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Information pertaining to Xi Engineering contracts: FOI release

Who were the contracting parties for the work undertaken by Xi Engineering from 2000 to 2022 regarding the Eskdalemuir Seismic Array? What share of Xi Engineering’s fee did each contracting party pay (or take responsibility to pay)? Who was responsible for arranging payment to Xi Engineering? i.e. Were the payments to ...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.5 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-24
Reference
FOI/202500449192
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Ministerial salary information: FOI release

I am responding to the following three of the your 17 questions: 9. For year 2023 - provide the salary breakdown of each Scottish Ministers and any increases that were allocated and to whom and the amount 10. For year 2024 - provide the salary breakdown of Scottish Ministers and any increases that were allocated and ...

FOI unclear 55 score 7 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)
Published
2025-02-24
Reference
FOI/202500451978
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

First Minister, Minister for Agriculture and NFUS President meeting minutes: FOI release

Any minutes from the meeting involving the First Minister, Jim Fairlie and Martin Kennedy during the week commencing 20 January 2025.

FOI unclear 80 score 18 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-24
Reference
FOI/202500449860
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector