Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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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Scottish Commission on Social Security staff salary bands: FOI release

A breakdown of the number of Scottish Commission on Social Security employees grouped by salary bands (e.g., £50,000–£55,000, £55,001–£60,000, etc.). The number of Scottish Commission on Social Security employees whose annual salary is £50,000 or higher. The number of Scottish Commission on Social Security employees ...

FOI released 70 score 10 working days correspondence
Published
2025-05-21
Reference
FOI/202500458303
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

First Minister at National Farmers Union, Scotland (NFU) and Orkney: EIR release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received, minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about John Swinney's appearance at the NFU Scotland AGM on February 7, from the last three months? Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Go...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11 s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500455964
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Livestock worrying and dog attack recorded incidents: EIR release

• How many incidences of livestock worrying have been recorded in each of the last five years? • Additionally, how many cases of livestock being killed by dogs have been recorded in the same period?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500455290
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Warmer Homes Scotland queries: EIR release

The number of households Warmer Homes Scotland has (a) surveyed and (b) delivered energy efficiency measures to, for the years 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 (to date) broken down by local authority area.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence s.10(4)
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500455802
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

National public bodies in Scotland: FOI release

Further to the recent press articles regarding the report from the Scottish Information Commissioner, David Hamilton, that he is astonished at the number of public bodies and companies (employed by the Scottish Government) in Scotland, reckoned to be nearly one thousand? Alex Salmond announced in July 2012 that the nu...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1)
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500456671
Directorate
Public Service Reform Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Heat in Buildings Bill Consultation: EIR release

1. The number of Scottish Government staff working on processing responses to the Heat in Buildings Bill Consultation. 2. How many working hours a week are committed to processing responses to the Heat in Buildings Bill Consultation. 3. Minutes from meetings to discuss the timeline for publishing the Heat in Building...

FOI/EIR withheld 55 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.10(4)
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500455533
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Traffic flow data for the A985 and A977 trunk roads: EIR release

Traffic flow data for the A985 trunk road between Longannet Roundabout and Cairneyhill Roundabout and the A977 trunk road from Gartarry Roundabout to Kinross?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 4 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500458919
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Scottish Government legal costs for Judicial Review by Forestry Carbon Sequestration Fund: EIR release

‘I would like to make a FOI about the legal costs to the Scottish Government as a result of Scottish Forestry applying an Enforcement Notice in September 2024 to stop work at Stobo due to unauthorised herbicide spraying and other reasons, near Peebles. As a result of this Enforcement Notice, Scottish Forestry has been...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1)
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500456344
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Background Notes for Deputy First Minister Portfolio Questions: FOI release

Copies of all background notes provided to Scottish Ministers for Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy & Gaelic Portfolio Questions sessions between*: a. 1 January 2025 and 4 February 2025 b. 6 February 2025 and present date *This refers to the date of the session, not date of provision of background note....

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500455812
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

The number of trees planted and awards granted in BrewDog's The Lost Forest: EIR release

Please may you provide me with: How many of the trees that were planted in BrewDog's The Lost Forest at the Kinara estate have survived. I would also like to know the breakdown on what percentage of tree species have survived, along with how much grant money has been issued for the project.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence contracts s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500456471
Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Public sector

Error cases reported to Social Security Scotland: FOI release

Request for information 1: The amount of error cases which have been reported to any workers of Social Security Scotland over the past four months (November 2024, December 2024, January 2024, February 2024). Request for information 2: What the most common reason for these error cases has been over the past four months...

FOI unclear 55 score 50 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500456033
Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy meetings and minutes with SSEN: EIR release

The minutes of your meetings with SSEN and Ms Gillian Martin and clarify why you believe it is appropriate to engage with a company proposing such significant infrastructure, which will severely amount to the destruction of swathes of the countryside in the North East, while also claiming that the Ministerial Code prev...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.37 s.11(2) s.20 s.10(4) s.10(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
EIR/202500455621
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

Policy Pension Remedy payments: FOI release

1. Assuming that everyone affected by the remedy would choose to revert to the 1987 Police pension, what is the total amount of money still to be paid to said pensioners? 2. Of the remedy monies already paid to police pensioners, how much has been paid in interest to said pensioners?

FOI not held 40 score 16 working days correspondence spending
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500456451
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Spend on frameworks for provision of interim IT staff services: FOI release

The information listed below in relation to the Scottish Governments Framework for the Provision of Interim IT Staff Services and Provision of Interim Professional Staff Services. 1. Total spend for each public body and to which agency (including agencies who are now no longer on the framework) for both Frameworks (Ge...

FOI unclear 80 score 17 working days correspondence spending s.1 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500456426
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Frameworks for provision of Administration, Catering and Manual Staff services spend: FOI release

The information listed below in relation to the Scottish Governments Framework for the Provision of Admin, Catering and Manual Staff Services [North/South]. 1. Total spend for each public body and to which agency (including agencies who are now no longer on the framework) for both Frameworks (Generation 3 & 4) for: 0...

FOI unclear 75 score 17 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500456427
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Accountant in Bankruptcy Protected Trust Deeds statistics: FOI release

The average amount of time from Form 1 advertisement of a Trust Deed to Form 3 protection of a Protected Trust Deed, per organisation. I would also like factored in if the PTD has been advertised more than once. For Year 23-24 Number of Protected Trust Deeds by Trustee for the period 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 Number of ...

FOI unclear 75 score 14 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-20
Reference
FOI/202500456786
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

G20 Works funding: FOI release

“Information on the use of £10,000 which was awarded by the Scottish Government through the Communities Mental Health and Well-being Fund for Adult Projects in year 2023/2024 to the SCIO known as G20 Works, charity no SC052451. G20 works appears to have received funding from many sources, including public money, in th...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2025-05-15
Reference
FOI/202500455772
Directorate
Mental Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Ocean Acidification (OA) on aquaculture: EIR release

Under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and the Environmental Information Regulations (2004), I am requesting information regarding Ocean Acidification. This request follows my review of a report concerning Marine Scotland’s findings of shell damage on marine snails and shellfish larvae off the coast of Stonehaven....

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.9 s.10(4) s.4 s.5 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-15
Reference
EIR/202500455960
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Cross Compliance inspection breach statistics: EIR release

Under FOI regulations I request the following information and data please: 1, For the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (and 2024 if available)*, the numbers of cross compliance breaches identified in Scotland. 2, For each non-compliance, the specific cross compliance requirement breached. 3, For SMR 7, as th...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 4 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2025-05-15
Reference
EIR/202500458671
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Correspondence involving the Private Office of the First Minister which includes the word “ScotWind”: EIR release

“For the period 1st January 2021 - 17th January 2022, please provide all correspondence involving the Private Office of the First Minister which includes the word “ScotWind”.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-15
Reference
EIR/202500455139
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Agri-Environment Climate Scheme annually recurring and capital items: EIR release

Please could I follow up your response to my original request (attached) to request a further column of data, for the Annually Recurring and Capital items, which shows against each £s value the quantities secured through the payment made (ie quantities in hectares/sq. metres; linear metres; #s of units (eg ‘gates’ ))

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence spending 4 attachments
Published
2025-05-15
Reference
EIR/202500455527
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Scottish Government engagement with GFG Alliance regarding Dalzell Steel Plant: FOI release

On the 27th February 2025, in response to an FMQ asked by Willie Rennie about the Dalzell Steel plant, the First Minister responded: “Obviously, the Government acted in 2016 to ensure that there was not a closure at Dalzell. We endorse Mr Rennie’s points about the importance of securing productive activity there. We a...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings 4 attachments
Published
2025-05-15
Reference
FOI/202500455118
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Police Pension Remedy Statement statistics: FOI release

1. As of 16.03.25, how many former police officers have been issued with their Remedy Statements? 2. The SPPA has publicly stated that the majority of those former officers will receive their Remedy Statements by 31.03.25, what information is available regarding the planned schedule of these being issued? 3. Further ...

FOI unclear 55 score 10 working days correspondence s.2
Published
2025-05-15
Reference
FOI/202500457510
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Breakdown of expenditure for Remembering Together Covid-19 Community Memorials programme: FOI release

Out of the £4.4 Covid Remembering Funding, could you supply a breakdown of where this money went, i.e how much was spent and on what?

FOI released 95 score 12 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2025-05-15
Reference
FOI/202500457192
Directorate
Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector