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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22,922 matching releases

Climate Change Committee report correspondence: EIR release

1. Please can you share any correspondence sent to: Mairi Gougeon Jim Fairlie John Swinney Which considers the recommendations from the recent Climate Change Committee report. 2. Please can you share any correspondence sent from: Mairi Gougeon Jim Fairlie John Swinney Which considers the recommendations from the r...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.10(4) s.11 s.30 s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: EIR/202500469828
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Island Business Resilience Fund (IBRF): FOI release

Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I am requesting the following information relating to the Island Business Resilience Fund (IBRF): 1. A breakdown of all applications received by island, including numbers approved, rejected, and still pending. 2. The average processing time between application sub...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.4 s.27(1) s.30 s.38 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475374
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Money and tax, Public sector

Concessionary travel cards and antisocial behaviour: FOI release

All documentation held by Transport Scotland, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about John Swinney's vow to remove free bus entitlement from under-22s if they misbehave, as stated here:https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/bus-pas...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500474869
Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector, Transport

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for Scottish Public Pensions Agency: FOI release

Home Office guidance issued in 2024 recommended that all employers conduct right to work checks on suppliers of contractors/staff. 1. What protocols does your organisation have in place with contractors, of any service, to ensure that right to work checks have been conducted? 2. How many contractors/staff did your or...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2025-10-16
Reference: FOI/202500475590
Directorate
Topic

Scottish Government employee expenses information: FOI release

You asked for ‘Spending by the Scottish Government, either directly or via expenses/reimbursements paid to staff, on ordering fast food, in 2024. Break this down by fast food restaurant. This should include (but not be limited to) spending on Pizza Hut, Dominos, Papa Johns, McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Subway, and oth...

FOI cost limit 45 score 15 working days correspondence contracts spending s.12

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500474060
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government IT Code of Conduct breach statistics: FOI release

In your request you asked for the following information: How many civil servants have been a) referred for further action b) formally disciplined c) investigated or d) disciplined in any other way in relation to breaches of the IT Code of Conduct since 1 January 2024 to date. Break this down per month in the dates...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473378
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Code of Practice for litter and refuse and grass cutting: FOI release

"Dear Transport Scotland, I would seek Transport Scotland's interpretation of the ROC operating contract conditions in respect of removal of litter and refuse prior to grass cutting. Para 4.15.2 of Schedule 7 Part1 of the 4th Generation Term Contract states: ".....The Operating Company shall liaise with the Litter Au...

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500475487
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Bridge structures with asbestos containing materials (ACMs): FOI release

You asked for a list of bridge structures managed by Transport Scotland that are confirmed or suspected to contain asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). For each relevant asset: Name or reference number Route/road designation and location Type and condition of asbestos Status of any monitoring or removal plans Date o...

FOI unclear 80 score 17 working days correspondence s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500474031
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Victoria Quay swimming pool maintenance cost: FOI release

You asked for the cost of maintaining the swimming pool at the Scottish Government’s Victoria Quay offices in the financial years 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25. You also asked for a breakdown of all costs that have gone towards the pool in any of these calendar years, including staffing costs while it ...

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500475172
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Gourock to Dunoon ferry service levels information: FOI release

The following requests were included in your correspondence regarding the advice given to Ministers on future Gourock-Dunoon ferry service levels: I would be grateful if you could provide all environmental information analysis and information in respect to the impact of the anticipated modal shift as well as the impac...

FOI/EIR not held 40 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500476971
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Electronic Purchasing Card (ePC) spend: FOI release

I note that you publish monthly reports of spend over £500 on the Scottish Government's electronic Purchasing Cards (ePC) https://www.gov.scot/collections/government-spend-over-gbp500-monthly reports/ A list of payments below £500 to cover March this year. Please include the merchant name, transaction date, amount and...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473494
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Vehicles in use by Transport Scotland by fuel or energy type: FOI release

You asked for how many vehicles our department has and whether they were petrol, diesel or electric.

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500476179
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Government funding to South Ayrshire Council for Area Based Schemes (ABS): EIR release

You asked for all information that the Scottish Government hold relating to the funding that the Scottish Government has provided to South Ayrshire Council in relation to the Area Based Scheme External Wall Insulation project. This should include all financial investment, criteria for funding, criteria relating to fuel...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending s.6(1) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: EIR/202500473512
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) application statistics: FOI release

1. How many applications for PVG checks are currently awaiting processing? 2. How many applications have been waiting longer than the 14 day target? 3. The maximum current waiting time for applications in the queue? 4. What enforcement activity will be carried out by Disclosure Scotland following July 1?

FOI released 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.2 s.3 s.4

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500472996
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Disclosure Scotland hybrid working: FOI release

You asked "how many in your quango are working from home still?"

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473288
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care's ministerial visit to Japan: FOI release

Could you supply the date when Neil Gray confirmed he would go to Japan for ministerial trip on June 23, and the documents to back this up? Could you supply all briefings and documents prepared for Neil Gray ahead of his trip to Japan on June 23? You have also asked for the following information on the 3rd of July: ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.27 s.38(1) s.27(1) s.30 s.33(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500472836
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Correspondence between National Farmers Union, Scotland (NFU) and the Scottish Government: FOI release

Could you supply all minutes/notes from meetings and correspondence between the Scottish Government and NFU Scotland, from the last three months?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.28 s.34(1) s.28(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473280
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Statutory Boards of Public Bodies information: FOI release

How many people were removed from office by Scottish Ministers from Statutory Boards of Public Bodies in Scotland in each calendar year from 2020 to 2025 to date. Please break this down by the reason for their removal, the Public Body they were removed from, and the Minister who removed them.

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473604
Directorate: Public Service Reform Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Short Life Working Group: FOI release

1. A list of all members of the short life working group, set up by the Scottish Government to "act on the UK Supreme Court judgment" in the For Women Scotland vs Scottish ministers case. Where members are senior civil servant level, please provide their names and job titles. If they are not senior civil servant level...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.5 s.4 s.27(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473940
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Oasis concerts in Edinburgh correspondence: FOI release

Please provide me with any internal or external correspondence, including any attachments, WhatsApp messages, text messages, instant messaging, memos, OneNotes, minutes, agendas, appendixes or other correspondence, relating to the band Oasis and their upcoming concerts in Edinburgh.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence meetings whatsapp s.30 s.38(1) s.39(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473543
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Forestry record of alleged crimes: EIR release

You asked for the following information: It is understood that Scottish Forestry is a specialist reporting agency. 1. Please could Scottish Forestry provide the number of alleged crimes that have been reported by Scottish Forestry staff to Scottish Forestry since 1 April 2019. Please could Scottish Forestry provide ...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.23 s.10(4) s.2 s.5 s.36 s.2(2) s.10(1)

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: EIR/202500473495
Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Law and order, Public sector

A75 and A77 road closure statistics: FOI release

You asked for "statistical information about recent closures on the A75 and A77. Would you be able to provide me with the total number of unplanned road closures since 1st January 2025 on the A75 and on the A77 as of the 15th July?" You also asked "If you could also provide the total number of planned road closures ov...

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500475954
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Liberton Gardens speed camera information: FOI release

You stated: A speed camera has been sited on Liberton Gardens near the junction with St Katherine’s Brae. Can you provide the data statistics that are legally necessary to justify the siting of a camera in that location? The guidelines state there should be a minimum of injury collisions in the five years prior to th...

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500476872
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Healthier Food Service Fund: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received, minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis that is about the Healthier Food Service Fund, from the last three months.

FOI released 100 score 39 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473982
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence relating to barber shop businesses: FOI release

Information on correspondence sent to or by Ministers on Turkish barber shops since 29 March 2023 and any briefings prepared for Ministers that include references to Turkish barber shops since 29 March 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.35(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-10-15
Reference: FOI/202500473362
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public safety and emergencies, Public sector