Scottish Government FOI Index

21,792releases indexed

39,278attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,073partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

Timeline

2026-05 339 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263 2025-10 217

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days

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3,053 matching releases

JR Withers Advisory Ltd and Excel Assemblies Ltd correspondence and spend: FOI release

1. All money that the Scottish Government (or any of its executive non-departmental public bodies or agencies) has provided to JR Withers Advisory Ltd and Excel Assemblies Ltd in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and so far in 2025-26, providing the amounts given by the Scottish Government or its agencies to each comp...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500479444
Directorate: Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Mitsubishi Electric Management documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about Mitsubishi Electric Management, from the last three months.

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

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500479380
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Doubling council tax on second homes documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about doubling council tax on second homes, from the last three months.

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

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500479378
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Money and tax, Public sector

Didemnum vexillum correspondence and species control agreement information: EIR release

Please provide all emails pertaining to "dvex AND oysters" OR "dvex AND Loch Creran" i.e. emails that do not contain both references to Dvex and oysters, or Dvex and Loch Creran, can be considered outside the scope of the request, and Please also include the minutes from meetings which set out species control agreeme...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.14D s.10(4) s.9 s.10 s.7 s.11(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500480841
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scottish Government policy of scrapping the two child benefit cap documentation: FOI release

1. Please provide all communications in calendar year 2025 on the SG policy of scrapping the two child benefit cap in 2026. 2. Please provide all minutes of meetings in calendar year 2025 on the SG policy of scrapping the two child benefit cap in 2026.

FOI cost limit 70 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12 s.29(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500480919
Directorate: Social Security Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Transport Scotland A96 dualling documentation: EIR release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about dualling the A96, from the last month.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500489321
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

UK Parliament's Scottish Affairs Committee correspondence: FOI release

All emails between the Scottish Government and Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee, and all minutes/notes from meetings between them from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 85 score 20 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500479579
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Housing documentation about measures to combat the housing emergency: FOI release

All documentation sent and received by Mairi McAllan and/or her office, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes from meetings, analysis, about measures to combat the housing emergency, between June 5 2025 and July 1 2025.

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

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500477393
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Accident and Emergency waiting time materials: FOI release

All minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, held by the Scottish Government about a&e waiting times, from the last month. Given this request was a reduced request from your original request on 05 July 2025, the following response provides information from the last month of your original request: June 2025.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.25(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: FOI/202500478314
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Gender self-identification and conversion therapy ban information: FOI release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about gender self-identification, from the last month? Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including ...

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.35 s.17(1) s.27(1) s.38(1) s.28(1) s.30 s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-11-17
Reference: FOI/202500478998
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Materials regarding unexplained wealth orders: FOI release

For all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about unexplained wealth orders, from the last three months.

FOI withheld 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-13
Reference: FOI/202500479137
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Correspondence between the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) and Highland Council planning officers: EIR release

“1. All correspondence (including emails, letters, text messages, Microsoft Teams/Zoom chats, internal memos, and any other written or recorded communications) between the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) and Highland Council planning officers, elected members, or other council officials, relating to: ...

FOI/EIR already published 80 score 19 working days correspondence briefings meetings whatsapp s.3 s.4 s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-11-13
Reference: FOI/202500479441
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Fostering a Positive, Inclusive and Safe School Environment guidance information: FOI release

You asked for the following information in relation to the Fostering a Positive, Inclusive and Safe School Environment guidance, published on 17 June 2025: 1. A list of all organisations, individuals, or stakeholder groups consulted during the drafting of this guidance. 2. Copies of any consultation responses or feed...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 41 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.3 s.25(1) s.11 s.19 s.27(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.25 s.24 s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-11
Reference: FOI/202500471346
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Correspondence regarding 20mph speed limit review in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and the Highlands: FOI release

Could you supply all documentation held by Transport Scotland, including correspondence sent and eceived (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes from meetings and analysis about cutting road speed limits from 30mph to 20mph in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and the Highlands, from the last month?

FOI already published 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.36 s.36(1) s.25 s.25(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-11
Reference: FOI/202500479025
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Corporate spend savings correspondence and calculations: FOI Review

Original request: 202500472708 1. How the Scottish Government calculated that a 20% reduction in public body corporate costs would result in a £1 billion in annualised savings as per its Public Service Reform Strategy published on 19 June 2025. Please set out the total costs that the Scottish Government currently esti...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.29(1) s.30(1) s.29 s.30 s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-11-11
Reference: FOI/202500477100 review of 202500472708
Directorate: Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Cabinet Minister discussions relating to Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERs): FOI release

Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I am requesting the following information for the month of August 2025: 1.Dates and details of any meetings of the Scottish Cabinet or Cabinet sub-committees at which the 2024-25 Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERs) report, or matters relating to it, ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.3 s.17(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-10
Reference: FOI/202500480327
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Winter festival funding documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, and analysis, about winter festivals funding, from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-06
Reference: FOI/202500478573
Directorate: Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

First Minister visit to Kishorn Port: FOI release

“Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis about/from John Swinney's trip to Kishorn Port on March 1 2025?”

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.33(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-06
Reference: FOI/202500478043
Directorate: Offshore Wind Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Mey Battery Energy Storage System and Gills Bay materials: EIR release

1. Correspondence Copies of all correspondence (emails, letters, briefings, and internal memos) between: Scottish Ministers, the Energy Consents Unit (ECU), or officials within the Scottish Government AND SSE, SSEN Transmission, or their agents/consultants (including ITPEnergised, Green Cat Renewables, or Aecom), rela...

FOI/EIR already published 80 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.10(5) s.6(1)B s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-06
Reference: EIR/202500479392
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Strategic Futures Groups (SFG) meeting minutes: FOI Review

Please can you send me all minutes from the ‘strategic futures group’ from 2010 until now. Please can you send a membership list of this group also? I understand this is made up of SG, Universities Scotland and SFC, but I would like to know the positions/titles of the members.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.21(4) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-06
Reference: FOI/202500460156
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

First Minister and President of the United States meeting and gift information: FOI release

Any briefing notes provided to the First Minister ahead of his meetings with Donald Trump during his visit to Scotland. Invoices for the cost of the gifts given to President Trump by the First Minister. Minutes of the meeting between the First Minister and President Trump during his visit.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-06
Reference: FOI/202500479223
Directorate: Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Port of Nigg sale communications: EIR release

All internal communications since 1 March 2025 regarding the sale of Port of Nigg by Global Energy group to Mitsui Group please. I define “correspondence and communications” as including (but not limited to) the following: - Emails (and their attachments) - Letters - Memos - Briefings - Research documents - Notes take...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-05
Reference: EIR/202500478304
Directorate: International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Land at Garrygall materials: EIR release

All correspondence, meeting minutes, meeting notes, meeting transcripts, communications, papers and equivalent documentation regarding the land at Garrygall since 1/1/2022 to the present date.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.11 s.10 s.20 s.39(2) s.38(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-05
Reference: EIR/202500476447
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Meetings between the First Minister and SSE PLC Chairman: FOI release

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 regarding meetings between John Swinney, the current First Minister, and Sir John Manzoni, SSE plc Chairman who serves as a special and alleged “independent” adviser to the First Minister. Specifically, I would like to obtain reco...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence ministers special advisers meetings s.2 s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-05
Reference: FOI/202500478775
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

National Standardised Assessment statistics: FOI release

For each of the past eight academic years for National Standardised Assessments, broken down by year group (P1, P4, P7, S3) where applicable: 1. Volumes and outcomes Total number of NSA assessments completed Total number of deletion requests submitted Total number of deletion requests approved, and the total rejected...

FOI not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.17(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-05
Reference: FOI/202500478694
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector