Scottish Government FOI releases

Meeting of First Minister and the President of the Catalan Government: FOI release

Home detention curfews:correspondence with Scottish Prison Service and Police:FOI release

Paul Wheelhouse MSP visit to Spain, February 2018: FOI release

Correspondence regarding President Trump's visit to the UK: FOI release

Details on forfeiture of Police pensions since 2013: FOI release

Impact assessments of leaving EU relating to NHS: FOI release

1. Any written assessment of the effects of leaving (a) European Union (b) the European Medicines Agency (c) Euratom on (i) the Scottish NHS (ii) the Scottish NHS workforce (iii) Scottish patient access to medicines and treatments; 2. Written records of any communications within the last six months between Health and ...

Ministerial and Marine Scotland communication regarding shellfish entitlements: EIR release

Ministerial communication on shellfish entitlements, all minutes, emails and telephone records of discussions with Marine Scotland and same between officials and licence brokers/vessel agents, prior to and after Parliamentary debate on 7 December 2017. As the information you have requested is 'environmental informatio...

GIRFEC: Internal communication relating to FOI/17/02787: FOI release

1. All internal communications relating to each of these FOI requests, including draft responses to the requester. 2. Confirmation of whether or not the material to be released was changed after the DFM had seen each of these FOI responses. FOIs outlined – FOI/17/02787, 17/02940, 17/02966, 17/02967, 17/02968.

Publication of photos of farmed salmon and salmon farms: EIR release

Information relating to the publication of photos of farmed salmon and salmon farms - including any correspondence (e.g. emails and letters) with salmon farming companies, the RSPCA, SSPCA, Government officials and any other parties. This relates to the release of such photographs in response to a previous request for ...

Meeting between Paul Wheelhouse MSP and Raytheon UK: FOI release

Any agendas and minutes of the meeting between Paul Wheelhouse MSP and Raytheon UK on 16/01/2018, including any letters, emails, briefings, and notes of conversations (including telephone) pertaining to the meeting.

Tackling Prejudice and Building Connected Communities Action Group: FOI release

Information on: Membership of the Tackling Prejudice and Building Connected Communities Action Group Terms of Reference of the Tackling Prejudice and Building Connected Communities Action Group Minutes of the meetings of the Tackling Prejudice and Building Connected Communities Action Group

Ministerial briefing material pertaining to social security portfolio: FOI release

Any ministerial briefing material pertaining to the social security portfolio prepared in the aftermath of the June 2018 ministerial reshuffle in the Scottish Government for the new Cabinet Secretary.

Gender Recognition consultation and responsibilities of Review Panel: FOI release

The Scottish Government's consultation on reforming the General Recognition Act 2004 (the GRA), which closed on 1 March 2018. You asked for information in response to your questions: 1. A) What is [the writer's] position and what are [the writer's] responsibilities on the GRA Review Panel? B) What was [the writer's...

Culture, Tourism and External Affairs: expenditure from 2018/19 budget:FOI release

Total expenditure to-date from 2018/19 budget by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs and a detailed breakdown of the inventory of spending, items or services that have been purchased and the date when the money was spent.

Loan to Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited: FOI release

All information held regarding the loan of £30 million made by the Scottish Government in June 2018 to Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited, including but not limited to: 1. All minutes and notes of meetings held between FME Limited and the Scottish Government. 2. The loan agreement including interest terms and basis ...

Correspondence with POA(S) on prison officer payment: FOI release

a) All correspondence, between the then Cabinet Minister for Justice, Mr Matheson, and Deputy First Minister and the then Cabinet Minister of Finance, Mr Swinney, or any Scottish Government officials, acting on their behalf, and Phil Fairlie and or Andy Hogg from The Prison Officers Association (Scotland) relating to a...

Briefing papers on UOG to Ministers/First Minister 2015-17: EIR review

a. A copy of any briefing papers from Scottish Government Officials on the subject of Unconventional Oil and Gas (often referred to as "fracking") provided to Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse MSP and his predecessors including Fergus Ewing MSP, between 1 January 2015 and 3 October 2017; and...

Flood Protection Schemes: General Capital Grant Offer Letter: EIR release

1. I understand that previously there were design standards to ensure that grant was only given to schemes that gave a 1 in 200 year protection. This, I am told by the Council, was later reduced to a 1 in 75 year protection. When did these design standards cease to be applied and on what basis? Please point me to the d...

Clearance of requests by Ministers or special advisers: FOI release

1. Regarding all of my FOISA requests tabled to the SG since October 1st 2017, please provide all examples of clearance by Ministers/Ministerial offices, including emails and the content of attachments in emails. 2. Regarding all of my FOISA requests tabled to the SG since October 1st 2017, please provide all emails (...

The size of Biggar Primary School: FOI release

Did South Lanarkshire Council or their Agents make application to the Secretary of State or Scottish Ministers for exemption from the minimum areas of a school site defined with the Schools Premises Regulations 1967 in respect of Biggar Primary School which has a design capacity of 316-450 pupils? Have South Lanarkshir...

Discussions: Law Society Scotland and Faculty of Advocates: FOI release

Information on what was discussed between the Law Society of Scotland and Scottish Justice Ministers at the last 4 meetings between them with reference to the regular access to Ministers given to the Law Society of Scotland. Can you confirm if the Faculty of Advocates are given any form of regular meetings with Justice...

Information:Smarter and Fairer Marketing/Marketing and Insight unit: FOI Release

The description of the function, purpose, headcount and budget of the "Smarter and Fairer Marketing" department, and also that of the "Marketing and Insight Unit" of the Scottish Executive.

Correspondence regarding exceptional payments to Prison Officers:FOI release

Information contained in correspondence, between former Cabinet Minister for Justice Mr Mathieson or any Scottish Government officials, acting on his behalf and Phil Fairlie and or Andy Hogg from The Prison Officers Association (Scotland) relating to all meetings between the above since Jan 2014 in relation to the Scot...

Money invested in Caledonia Cremations/spend on Ministerial cars:FOI release

1) Since the creation of Caledonia Cremations part of the Community Renewal charity and part of a social enterprise initiative how much money has the Scottish Government invested into this business. 2) How much money has the Scottish Government spent on Ministerial cars and other related transport for Ministers for th...

Numbers of Special Advisers since 2011: FOI release

"Under The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I would be obliged if you could send me, in electronic and letter form, I wish to know the number of Government Special Advisors appointed by the Scottish Government/Executive since April 2011 to the present date, 16th June 2018. For all branches and departments of...