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

Falkirk Council correspondence in relation to the Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme: EIR release

“All communications as well as any minutes, notes, briefings, related to meetings between officials/councillors from Falkirk Council and the Scottish Government, in relation to the Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme. In terms of a timescale, I am interested in anything from 01/01/2025.”

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500468534
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Documents relating to written parliamentary question S6W-38376: EIR release

A copy of all documents which discuss the written parliamentary question S6W-38376 submitted by Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 8 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500471393
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

List of the planning applications and indication of size and scale: EIR release

A list of the planning applications called in by Scottish Ministers in the last 18 years Any indications of the size and scale of the application called in and the outcome That data is provided in Excel format

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 13 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500470115
Directorate: Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Scottish Green Public Sector Estate Decarbonisation Scheme spend: EIR release

You asked for details of how much has been spent on the Scottish Green Public Sector Estate Decarbonisation Scheme, with a breakdown of what the money was spent on.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 13 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1)

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: EIR/202500470132
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Transport Scotland recruitment, social media and equipment spend: FOI release

1. The total amount of money spent by your organisation on overtime payments in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. 2. The total amount of money spent fixing/replacing broken equipment in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. 3. The total financial loss to your organisation on written off inventory and IT equipme...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending s.17(1) s.25(1) s.27(1)

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500469028
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Suspensive condition to address outstanding Ministry of Defence objections for undetermined Section 36 applications: EIR Review

Original Request 202500460126 “Any and all materials/correspondence relating to the use of suspensive condition to address outstanding Ministry of Defence objections for currently undetermined Section 36 applications. This should include, but is not limited to, objections related to the Eskdalemuir Seismic Array and m...

FOI/EIR already published 80 score 18 working days correspondence s.36 s.20 s.6(1) s.11(2) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500465706 Review of 202500460126
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Sexual Offence statistics: FOI release

2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025 to date, broken down by financial year: 1. Number of individuals found guilty of a sexual offence who were given a suspended sentence. Please provide the aggregate figure, and also a breakdown by sexual offence. 2. Number of individuals found guilty of a sexual offence who...

FOI not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence spending s.3 s.6 s.10 s.17(1) s.25(1) s.52(1)

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500468810
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Correspondence regarding grooming gangs: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about grooming gangs in Scotland, from the last three months?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500468582
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Documentation relating to Public Service Reform event: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about/from Ivan McKee's Public Service Reform event on March 13, from between February 15 2025 and April 15 2025.

FOI released 95 score 15 working days correspondence briefings meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500469232
Directorate: Public Service Reform Directorate
Topic: Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency 2015 Remedial Service Statements: FOI release

The criteria currently in place by the SPPA that facilitates 2015 Remedy-Remedial Service Statements to be issued to retired teachers by the 31st July 2025 deadline. Information on what constitutes a RSS being further delayed until the 31st October 2025 due to ‘significant complexities’ as stated on the SPPA website

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500470612
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

List of Scottish Government Ministers and responsibilities: FOI release

Accountable to the Scottish Government economy, please can you the appointment letter of anyone overall in charge of the economy from 2019 to 2020 and from 2023 to 2024 education Please can you the appointment letter of anyone overall in charge of education from 2019 to 2020 and from 2023 to 2024 health Please can yo...

FOI already published 80 score 3 working days correspondence ministers s.25 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500472703
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Documentation to discuss the plan to issue Scottish Government bonds: FOI release

For the period 8th May 2024 - date, please provide any briefing documents prepared for John Swinney, Kate Forbes, or Shona Robison which discuss the plan to issue Scottish Government bonds.

FOI partially withheld 85 score 30 working days over deadline correspondence briefings 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500466587
Directorate: Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Sighting data for vessels from 2024: EIR release

The sighting data for 2024, with the requirement the same for the previous years' sighting data that I requested (for example include engine power, vessel length and vessel tonnage of vessels sighted for the sighting data).

FOI/EIR released 95 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500468813
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Tonnage of fish from Genesis II in Santia Uxia, Spain: EIR release

The tonnages of fish landed by the Genesis II in Santia Uxia Spain on 03.01.25

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 14 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: EIR/202500470068
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Communications relating to the nature restoration fund mentioning "Scottish Greens": EIR release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about the nature restoration fund, which mentions or is from/to the Scottish Greens between December 15 2024 and February 15 2025?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500468961
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Social Security Scotland Expenses: FOI release

You asked for the following information for Social Security Scotland for financial years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/2025, 2025-date: Request for information 1: Total annual spending on staff overtime. Request for information 2: Total annual spending on temporary or agency staff. Request for information 3: Total...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.30 s.17(1)

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500468686
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government meetings with Teva Pharmaceuticals: FOI release

In the time period from 01 October 2023 to present: When and where have Scottish Government (SG) ministers or senior civil servants in the SG had meetings with a.) representatives of Teva Pharmaceuticals; b.) Israeli diplomats from the UK's Israeli Embassy, where discussion of Teva Pharmaceuticals or their products ...

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence ministers meetings

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500469894
Directorate: Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Devolved Revenue publication: FOI release

This request relates to the following news release: https://www.gov.scot/news/devolved-revenue-grows-faster-than-expenditure/ Please provide all internal Scottish Government discussion (involving Ministers, Civil Servants, Special Advisers, or Press Officers), by email or direct messaging applications, on the draftin...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers special advisers whatsapp s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-09-23
Reference: FOI/202500480132
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Citizen Jury on the delivery of public services: FOI release

Information relating to a citizen jury on the delivery of public services that took place in Scotland in 2011. In particular, information relating to: 1) The number of citizens who were invited to participate, and the share of citizens who accepted the initial invitation. 2) Any information on the socio-demographic b...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.4 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-22
Reference: FOI/202500466262
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Correspondence regarding Middle East aid efforts funding: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about the additional £300,000 funding will be provided to support humanitarian aid efforts in the Middle East through the Disasters Emergency Committee (D...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.29(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-22
Reference: FOI/202500466456
Directorate: Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

UK-US Trade deal correspondence: FOI release

Any correspondence sent to or from the UK Government and the Scottish Government on the UK/US Trade deal announced on 8 May 2025.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.32 s.30 s.38 s.33 s.29 s.32(1) s.38(1) s.33(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-22
Reference: FOI/202500466388
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Supreme Court judgement For Women Scotland correspondence: FOI release

Please provide information held on internal staff networks (such as yammer/viva engage, including but not limited to the the LGBT+ network), which references or relates to the recent Supreme Court judgment FWS v Scottish Ministers. For the avoidance of doubt, I am not requesting personal information relating to staff m...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 39 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-22
Reference: FOI/202500462501
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Scottish Government interview requests regarding Supreme Court's ruling on defining a woman: FOI release

A full list of interview requests made to the Scottish Government to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on defining a woman and whether they were accepted or rejected and the reasons for this. Between April 15 2025 and the date of your request.

FOI released 95 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-22
Reference: FOI/202500466173
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Sharing of Housing (Scotland) Bill consultation with stakeholders: FOI release

'Could you share how you have shared the following consultation with different stakeholders? https://consult.gov.scot/local-government-and-communities/housing-scotland-bill/consultation/ Specifically, how has this consultation been shared with landlords, tenants, homeowners? Please include email, paper and online commu...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-22
Reference: FOI/202500466246
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Climate Change Plan Monitoring Report: EIR release

Any briefing or speaking notes provided to the Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy ahead of her ministerial statement on Tuesday 20 May 2025 on the Climate Change Plan Monitoring Report 2025. Any correspondence (including emails, letters, phone calls, handwritten notes, WhatsApp messages or any other docu...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings whatsapp s.10(4) s.20 2 attachments

Published: 2025-09-22
Reference: FOI/202500467217
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Topic