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

European Structural Investment Funds correspondence between Scottish Government and European Commission: FOI release

1. All correspondence between the then Finance Minister Kate Forbes and the European Commission in relation to European Structural Investment Funds allocated to Scotland, from 20 May 2021 and the 31 December 2021. 2. All correspondence between the then Business Minister Ivan McKee and the European Commission in relati...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400420738
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, International, Public sector

Ministerial decisions for Kevin Stewart MSP: FOI release

Further to 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Kevin Stewart. For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 - 31 April 2024, so 13 months. For reference, in FOI 202400410545 which you are referring to, you asked: “Would you please provide the number of decisions recorded on eRDM for the above minist...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421347
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Record of Ministerial decisions for Fiona Hyslop MSP: FOI release

Further to 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Fiona Hyslop. For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 - 31 April 2024, so 13 months. For reference, in FOI 202400410545 which you are referring to, you asked: “Would you please provide the number of decisions recorded on eRDM for the above ministe...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421373
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

AirBnB spend, oil and gas exploration in the North Sea and Ministerial correspondence: FOI release

1. How much money has the Scottish Government spent on hiring out short-terms lets or AirBnBs over the last five years (2020-2024), with a breakdown of what the money was spent on? 2. Could you supply all correspondence sent and received by the Scottish Government, including internally, briefings and minutes from meet...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 16 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400404762
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Money and tax, +1 more … Public sector

Private school fees for Scottish Government staff on overseas postings: FOI release

The total cost of private schools fees paid by the Scottish Government for all overseas staff in each year since 2014.

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400420850
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Scottish Government recruitment statistics: FOI release

1. Can you please let me know how many vacancies there were in the Scottish Government at B3 grade under the following circumstances during the following dates - October 2022 until April 2023? Please include the Scottish Government agencies in this information. 2. Can you also tell me during October 2022 and April 202...

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

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400404906
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Ministerial decisions taken by Christina McKelvie: FOI release

Further to 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Christina McKelvie. For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 - 31 April 2024, so 13 months. For reference, in FOI 202400410545 which you are referring to, you asked: “Would you please provide the number of decisions recorded on eRDM for the above m...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421356
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Recorded decisions for Jamie Hepburn MSP: FOI release

Further to 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Jamie Hepburn. For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 - 31 April 2024, so 13 months. For reference, in FOI 202400410545 which you are referring to, you asked: “Would you please provide the number of decisions recorded on eRDM for the above minist...

FOI unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421327
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Ministerial decisions made by Tom Arthur MSP: FOI release

Further to 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Tom Arthur. For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 - 31 April 2024, so 13 months. For reference, in FOI 202400410545 which you are referring to, you asked: “Would you please provide the number of decisions recorded on eRDM for the above minister...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421329
Directorate: Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Decisions recorded for Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care: FOI release

Further to request 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Neil Gray. For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 – 30 April 2024.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421341
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Law firms and charities assisting applicants to Scotland’s Redress Scheme: FOI release

1. The names of law firms that have assisted applicants to the Redress Scheme. 2. The names of any charities that have assisted applicants to the Redress Scheme.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421703
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Number of decisions recorded for Former Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees: FOI release

Further to 202400410545, would you please send comparable figures for Emma Roddick. For ease, you can send from 1 April 2023 - 31 April 2024, so 13 months. For reference, in FOI 202400410545 which you are referring to, you asked: “Would you please provide the number of decisions recorded on eRDM for the above ministe...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421362
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Victim Notification Scheme recommendations: FOI release

1. What consideration has the Scottish Government given to recommendations made by the independent review of the Victim Notification Scheme? 2. What engagement with stakeholders has the Scottish Government carried out following the recommendations? 3. Has the Scottish Government provided a response to those recommend...

FOI unclear 55 score 15 working days correspondence s.4

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421922
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Projects considered "Novel and/or Contentious" by South of Scotland Enterprise: FOI release

All details of projects considered "Novel and or Contentious" by SOSE that have been referred to the Scottish Government for approval (as outlined in the FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT between SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT DIRECTORATE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and SOUTH OF SCOTLAND ENTERPRISE March 2023). For the avoidance of doubt please i...

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421532
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Contracts awarded to supported businesses by Disclosure Scotland: FOI release

You asked four questions relating to contracts. 1. The number of contracts you have awarded to supported businesses in each of the last five financial years (i.e.. 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24). 2. The cumulative value of your spend on these contracts in each of these years. 3. For each of these ye...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence contracts spending s.1 s.3 s.20

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400422303
Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Monthly reports for deposit protection schemes: FOI release

1) Monthly reporting on the three deposit protection schemes in Scotland, for years 2020-21 onwards, including the total value of deposits held by each deposit protection scheme on any given month, as well as the deposits paid in and out. 2) Monthly reporting on the three deposit protection schemes in Edinburgh, for y...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence s.17(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400421782
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Housing, Public sector

Spend on mitigating the bedroom tax and collateral damage from the two child policy: FOI release

How much has the Scottish Parliament / Government spent mitigating: 1. The bedroom tax; and 2. Collateral damage from the two child policy attributed to means tested benefits.

FOI unclear 55 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400423770
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Public sector

European Structural and Investment Funds operation decommitment decision process: FOI release

This request concerns the European Structural and Investment Funds operation decommitment decision process. For decommitment decisions in the 2014-20 European Structural and Investment Funds programmes, please can you tell me how many decommitment decisions were made by the EC? And how many decommitment decisions were...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400422580
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Education Scotland foreign trip expenditure: FOI release

How much Education Scotland has spent on foreign trips (visits outside of Scotland) in each of the last five financial years. Information should include: the number of staff on each trip, the location, the reason for the trip, and the total cost of each trip.

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

Published: 2024-09-05
Reference: FOI/202400400521
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Refugee and asylum seeking children registered in Scotland: FOI release

Number of refugee and asylum seeking children registered in Scottish local authority primary schools in the following years: 2016, 2020 and 2023. If there is no data for the above years, can you please provide data in years nearest to the ones requested.

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400418339
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Ban of landfilling biodegradable municipal wastes: EIR release

On 3rd May 2024, Mairi McAllan Cabinet Secretary wrote to Ben Christman at the Environmental rights Centre for Scotland (your reference: Request for SEPA direction - incineration overcapacity (05.0623)), and stated: “An additional capacity analysis was commissioned, through Zero Waste Scotland, as part of work to cons...

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 10 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: EIR/202400417634
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Road and pavement maintenance and repair history for the M90 between Junction 10 and 11: EIR release

For the M90 between Junction 10 and 11. A copy of your current road and pavement maintenance policy relating to that road. Please send me the full policy, but this should include details of the intended frequency of road safety inspections, how these inspections should be conducted and the maximum time between identif...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence s.11(2) s.34(1) s.3 s.5

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: EIR/202400416186
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Messaging Policy 2007: FOI release

Copies of policies on WhatsApp messages [as in transfer to official record and subsequent deletion] as at 2007 and subsequent revisions, including those currently in place ?

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence ministers whatsapp 4 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400400544
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests regarding Sikhs in Scotland: FOI release

Details of any fulfilled/completed FOI requests regarding Sikhs in Scotland. Could these be forwarded? Eg FOI requests received, what information was supplied?

FOI unclear 80 score 6 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400418647
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Edinburgh rape Crisis Centre: FOI release

How much funding Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre has received from the Scottish Government in the last 5 years? What review of the effectiveness of the organisation has taken place in that period?

FOI unclear 75 score 16 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending 2 attachments

Published: 2024-09-04
Reference: FOI/202400414825
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector