Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,864releases indexed
39,478attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,113partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-06-12newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,113 unclear 7,200 not held 3,069 released 1,537 already published 671 cost limit 607 clarification 349 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4931 s.20 4280 s.34(1) 3589 s.39(2) 3481 s.30 2878 s.17(1) 2774 s.25(1) 2381 s.10(4) 1987 s.11(2) 1571 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1158 s.3 908

Timeline

2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,279 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 967 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 923 releases · 31.0 avg days Learning Directorate 861 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 729 releases · 39.9 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 633 releases · 25.8 avg days
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21,864 matching releases

Information relating to Prestwick Airport: FOI Release

1. Correspondence between Scottish Government communications officers and officials relating to Prestwick Airport and/or the newspaper The National on Friday, March 15. 2. Correspondence between Scottish Government officials and Prestwick Airport between Friday, March 15 and Tuesday, March 19. 3. Correspondence between...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-04-29
Reference
FOI/202400405184
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Teachers with criminal records: FOI release

1. Please provide figures showing how many teachers in each of the last three years that Disclosure Scotland has been informed have been convicted of offences. Please break the figures down to show the nature of offences involved? 2. The number of teachers in Scotland that currently have criminal records, please provi...

FOI not held 45 score 63 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.1 s.17(1)
Published
2024-04-29
Reference
FOI/202300387853
Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Digital Planning: EIR release

1. How much the collective budget for the overall digital planning project has been since its inception (i.e. formation of Digital Planning team) to date, broken down by financial year? 2. For each financial year, how much of the budget was spent on salaried employees vs external contractors? 3. Of the project delive...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence briefings contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2024-04-26
Reference
FOI/202400393500
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Grangemouth Future Industries Board: EIR release

All unreleased minutes from the Grangemouth Future Industries Board? All communications between the Scottish government and the Grangemouth Future Industries Board? All communications between the Scottish government and Falkirk council regarding the closure of Grangemouth oil refinery? All meeting the Scottish governme...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4)
Published
2024-04-26
Reference
FOI/202400394014
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Documents held on the eRDM system containing Sridhar, Sturgeon and phone call: FOI release

For each of the following groups of words, how many documents in the Scottish Government’s eRDM system contain all of the words? (1.) Sridhar, Sturgeon (2.) Sridhar, Sturgeon, phone (3.) Sridhar, Sturgeon, call

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence
Published
2024-04-26
Reference
FOI/202400394983
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

R100 Superfast Broadband: FOI release

1. In how many homes has superfast broadband been installed in under the R100 programme? Please break this down by financial year and council area. 2. How much has been spent on the R100 programme? Please break this down by financial year and council area.

FOI not held 40 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending
Published
2024-04-26
Reference
FOI/202400394662
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Times A82 has been closed between Fort Augustus and Inverness due to weather or incidents: EIR release

Can you advise the number of times the A82 has been closed between Fort Augustus and Inverness in the past 12 months due to RTA's; landslide; flooding or other unexpected events ? Dates would be very helpful. If possible could you also confirm the figures for the preceding 12 months. If you are unable to provide this ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 1 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
EIR/202400407407
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Services rendered to film and television productions: FOI release

The following details, breaking the figures by year for the tax years 2014/15 to 2022/23 inclusive. 1. How much revenue has been received by your organisation for services rendered to film and television productions? This could include location rental, permits and all other services related to film productions using y...

FOI unclear 55 score 7 working days correspondence s.2
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400408708
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Revenue received for services to film, Television productions: FOI release

The tax years 2014/15 to 2022/23 inclusive, please would you please fully disclose the following details, breaking the figures by year: 1. How much revenue has been received by your organisation for services rendered to film and television productions? This could include location rental, permits and all other service...

FOI unclear 55 score 6 working days correspondence s.2
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400408762
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Young adults drugs and alcohol prevention: FOI release

How much if any funding going into education for young adults surrounding the topic of drug and alcohol misuse? Within the last 5-10 years. What has/ if anything has been implemented to prevent drug and alcohol related deaths in young adults? Within the last 5-10 years. How many drug related deaths have involved anyone...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 17 working days correspondence s.25(1)
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400406091
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government spend on Holyrood Communications magazine and supplement subscriptions: FOI release

1 - How much Scottish Government departments paid to Holyrood Communications for magazine and supplement subscriptions, aggregated by department, for each financial year from 2018 through to 2023. 2 - How many complimentary copies of Holyrood Magazine were received by Scottish Government Departments, for each financia...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400405345
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Teacher to primary school pupil ratio in the Western Isles council area: FOI release

Teacher to primary school pupil ratio in the Western Isles council area. You also asked, how much has it cost to translate all Government correspondence, local and national, public signs, emergency vehicles, the name of the council to Com… etc and subsidise travel for islanders.

FOI not held 40 score 19 working days correspondence spending
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400403826
Directorate
Education Reform Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Ministerial travel by airplane for the fiscal year 2023-24: FOI release

Please provide for all ministerial travel by airplane for the fiscal year 2023-24 to to date: 1. A breakdown of the number of trips by type of class ministers travelled in (for example, 50 trips in Economy class, 10 trips in Business Class etc). 2. A breakdown of minister and type of class travelled in (for example H...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400405217
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

Records of Ministerial decisions: FOI release

How decisions taken by Scottish ministers are recorded and specifically: The system used. The information recorded for each decision (eg: date, minister’s name, summary of decision) and a summary of categories (eg positive policy decision, negative funding decision). What other information is recorded on this system (...

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence ministers briefings
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400408757
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Ministerial Travel by Lorna Slater: FOI release

1. Since 1st January 2023 how many journeys by ministerial/Scottish Government or publicly funded vehicles has Lorna Slater made? (The type of event or destination is not requested) 2. How many of these journeys were chauffeur driven? 3. What is the total mileage in relation to these journeys? (Official vehicles shou...

FOI not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1) s.25(1) s.27(1)
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400405097
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Computing science teaching path in Scotland: FOI release

In his August 2020 report for the Scottish Government, The Scottish Technology Ecosystem, Mark Logan set out a number of specific suggestions, as part of recommendation 5, to encourage more people into a career in computer teaching. My FOI questions relate to progress that has been made towards implementing those sugge...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400406277
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Education, Public sector

Community Payback Order unpaid work imposed as a sentence: FOI release

You asked for supply the number of times that a work order element of a CPO (community service)/unpaid work was imposed as a sentence whereby the number of hours was at Level 1, being up to 100 hours – from 2010 to 2020.

FOI released 70 score 5 working days correspondence
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400404821
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency Reprographics/print arrangements for Contracts: FOI release

The Scottish Public Pensions Agency to provide details of the current contract covering reprographics/print arrangements under the Freedom of Information Act 2002 as follows: Number of MFDs (Multi-functional devices) & photocopiers at Scottish Public Pensions Agency: Name of incumbent. Start/end date of contract (if e...

FOI unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence contracts spending s.2 s.10
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400406503
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Government candidate’s vacancy ID2024-8016 recruitment data: FOI release

The salary scale is mentioned in the candidate pack but not the circumstances for progression. Could you please confirm what the T&Cs are for progressing up the scale? If an existing civil servant is successful but is already above the minimum salary, what salary will he or she receive? What are “fire-side chats” (ment...

FOI released 70 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400403915
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Education Scotland Agency Staff Networks: FOI release

This is an information request relating to staff networks. Please include the following information for the following years, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23: A list of all the staff networks at the organisation. Whether each network receives internal funding and, if so, how much (please express annually for the...

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence meetings spending
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202400404098
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector, Work and skills

Child poverty and Scottish Greens: FOI release

"1. All correspondence, including internal correspondence the Scottish Government has received from and sent to Nicola Sturgeon regarding child poverty between April 1 2023 and the date of this FOI. 2. All briefings prepared for ministers, notes written and any analysis done by or for the Scottish Government regarding...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202300390899
Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

The Barnett formula and HS2 in Scotland's share add to the budget: FOI release

For every £10bn HS2 expenditure in England, what is the value in £'s under The Barnett Formula to The Scottish budget?

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2024-04-24
Reference
FOI/202300390934
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector