Scottish Government FOI Index

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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7,460 matching releases

First Home Fund Shared Equity Scheme information: FOI release

Information relating to the First Home Fund Shared Equity Scheme: 1. How much was allocated to the scheme from when it was launched to when it expired. 2. How much was actually paid out to individuals throughout the duration of the scheme to individuals to enable them to purchase a property. 3. How much has been rep...

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-10-24
Reference: FOI/202400434816
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Professor Hayward's Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment: FOI release

1. The total cost of Professor Hayward's Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment. 2. The total number of civil servants who worked on Professor Hayward's Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment. 3. The total cost of consultations and engagements regrading Professor Hayward's Independent Review...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-10-24
Reference: FOI/202400432942
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

The Scottish Road Worker Consultation 2024 costs: FOI release

The total cost to produce and analysis the following consultation: The Scottish Road Worker Consultation 2024.

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-10-24
Reference: FOI/202400434516
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Digital Futures document queries: FOI release

1. Can you confirm or deny if the Scottish Government is working with and or adopting WEF policies in Scotland? 2. Can you tell me who was responsible for creating the following document? https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-digital-health-care-strategy/documents/

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-10-23
Reference: FOI/202400433047
Directorate: Digital Health and Care Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Late/overdue Disability and Scottish Child Payments: FOI release

Request for information 1: In a monthly breakdown, the number of recorded instances of late/overdue payments of Adult Disability Payment to a recipient from August 2022 to August 2024. Request for information 2: In a monthly breakdown, the number of recorded instances of late/overdue payments of Child Disability Payme...

FOI unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2024-10-23
Reference: FOI/202400432578
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Statistics on EV chargers by ChargePlace Scotland: FOI release

The number of EV chargers by charge place Scotland? The number of EV chargers scheduled to be installed over the current financial year? The number of EV chargers scheduled to be installed over the 2025-26 financial year? The number of EV chargers by charge place Scotland that have broken in each of the past five finan...

FOI unclear 55 score 10 working days correspondence contracts spending s.25(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2024-10-23
Reference: FOI/202400434320
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Allocation of funds for removal of flammable cladding: EIR release

Where the £97.1 million allocated for removal of flammable cladding money has been ringfenced to or what it has been used for.

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2024-10-22
Reference: FOI/202400433492
Directorate: Public Spending Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Raw data collected from Caledonian Oyster Company survey: EIR release

All the raw data we had collected during the survey. I note that the survey being referred to was the Didemnum vexillum survey that took place between the 17th and 21st of September 2024 and was carried out at the premises of the Caledonian Oyster Company Limited, situated in Loch Creran, Argyll and Bute.

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence s.20 s.11(2)

Published: 2024-10-21
Reference: EIR/202400433768
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Money provided to ASCR Ltd, Progress Scotland Ltd and EISM Properties Ltd: FOI release

All money that the Scottish Government has provided to ASCR Ltd, Progress Scotland Ltd and EISM Properties Ltd in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and so far in 2024-25, providing the amounts given by the Scottish Government to each company for every financial year and the reason that these funds were provided.

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-10-21
Reference: FOI/202400433669
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Child Winter Heating Payment and Winter Heating Payment figures: FOI release

Request for information 1: The number (or rough estimate) of eligible people remained still to be paid for the winter months of 2023-24. Request for information 2: The number (or rough estimate) of claimants who received the benefit in the summer months of 2023-24.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-10-21
Reference: FOI/202400431364
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Policy for providing agricultural new entrant opportunities: FOI release

Policy for providing agricultural new entrant opportunities on the Scottish Ministers/RPID estate in Scotland.

FOI unclear 50 score 2 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-10-21
Reference: FOI/202400435283
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Scottish Information Commissioner's decision on part-time Junior Doctors pension contribution: FOI release

With regards to this decision from the Scottish Information Commissioner - https://www.foi.scot/sites/default/files/2024-09/Decision191-2024.pdf - please can you tell me: A - the name of the scheme or schemes those impacted by the October 2023 change are members of. B - how many pension scheme members were impacted b...

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-10-21
Reference: FOI/202400433727
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Money and tax, Public sector

Number of downloads for the thirteenth paper in the ‘Building a New Scotland’ series: FOI release

The total number of downloads on the SG website for the thirteenth paper in the ‘Building a New Scotland’ series.

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-10-21
Reference: FOI/202400434444
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Transport Scotland Social Media Management Tools: FOI release

1) Do you use a social media management platform? 2) If so, what tools do you use? 3) What is your annual spend on a Social media management tool? 4) What dates does your contract with your current supplier end ( month & year) ? 5)Do you use a social listening / media monitoring platform? 6) If so, what tools do you us...

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence contracts spending s.2 s.6

Published: 2024-10-21
Reference: FOI/202400433125
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) and teacher employment trends: FOI release

Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) and teacher employment trends in Scotland over the past several years. Please provide the following information: Backlog of NQTs Without Employment For each of the last five academic years (2018-2019 to 2022-2023), how many Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) across Scotland completed thei...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence meetings contracts s.3 2 attachments

Published: 2024-10-21
Reference: FOI/202400431365
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Activities of the Scottish Raptor Study Group: EIR release

"Please can you clarify whether (a) there was a meeting between the Minister and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association on 25 June 2024 to discuss the activities of the Scottish Raptor Study Group (re: licensed visits to raptor nests for monitoring purposes) and if so (b) is there a record of what was discussed?"

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2024-10-21
Reference: FOI/202400433459
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Devolved Social Security Benefits consultations responses: FOI release

1. The total number of responses to the following consultation? 2. The total number of responses from individuals to the following consultation? 3. The total number of responses from organisations to the following consultation? (Consultation: Devolved social security benefits - Scottish Government consultations - Citi...

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-10-21
Reference: FOI/202400433179
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Analysis on number of winter deaths predicted due to winter fuel payment cuts: FOI release

Analysis and communications (emails, messages) about the number of winter deaths predicted or increased winter mortality figures as a result of the cuts to winter fuel payments this autumn and winter.

FOI unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) s.20

Published: 2024-10-21
Reference: FOI/202400433087
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Breakdown of level 4 budget savings: FOI release

Of the budget cuts announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government on 3 September 2024, any further breakdown of the details of these cuts. For example, if this data has a ‘level 4’ breakdown similar to what is published after Scottish Government budgets. Please provide the specific cuts at level 4 ...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending

Published: 2024-10-17
Reference: FOI/202400431207
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Contracts awarded to Advance Construction Ltd: FOI release

1. How many Scottish Government contracts have been awarded to this company? 2. Have this company introduced money into the Scottish Government? This company being Advance Construction Ltd.

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2024-10-17
Reference: FOI/202400433993
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

MV Alfred project costs: FOI release

1. The actual or projected total cost for the full 23-month period that the MV Alfred will have been chartered when the current extension ends in March 2025. 2. Any additional costs the Scottish Government/its agencies are liable for as part of the charter agreement once the charter period ends. 3. Has the Scottish G...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence contracts spending s.3

Published: 2024-10-17
Reference: FOI/202400431741
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Procedural changes to the NHS clinical frailty scale during Covid-19 pandemic: FOI release

Can you confirm that the CMO was responsible for any procedural changes to the NHS clinical frailty scale and or DNACPR notices put in place during the pandemic?

FOI unclear 55 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.12

Published: 2024-10-17
Reference: FOI/202400433801
Directorate: Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Minimum Income Guarantee and Taxation Consultations: FOI release

The total number of responses and the total number of responses from individuals and from businesses in respect of a number of consultations. This reply covers the 'Minimum Income Guarantee' consultation and the 'Local taxation - Valuation Appeals Committees etc: transfer of functions' consultation.

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-10-17
Reference: FOI/202400433095
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Sporting Rates funds: FOI release

"1. Are 100% of the sporting rates funds collected by local authorities and handed to the Scottish Government distributed back to councils? If not, how much is, where is this money going? 2. Are the funds divided and distributed to councils proportionally to the intake from Sporting Rates per council? For example, if ...

FOI unclear 55 score 7 working days correspondence spending s.2

Published: 2024-10-17
Reference: FOI/202400433926
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland Social Media Management Tools: FOI release

1) Do you use a social media management platform? 2) If so, what tools do you use? 3) What is your annual spend on a Social media management tool? 4) What dates does your contract with your current supplier end ( month & year) ? 5) Do you use a social listening / media monitoring platform? 6) If so, what tools do ...

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2024-10-17
Reference: FOI/202400433149
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills