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

Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care trip to India: FOI release

Neil Gray flew to India on 3 December 2022 and returned 8 December 2022: 1. On 3 December 2022, from what airport in Scotland did he fly from? And what airport in India did he fly to? 2. On 8 December 2022, from what airport in India did he fly from? And what airport in Scotland did he fly to?

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300389503
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector, Transport

Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care trip to Ireland: FOI release

Neil Gray flew to Ireland on 20 October 2022 and returned 21 October 2022: 1. On 20 October 2022, from what airport in Scotland did he fly from? And what airport in Ireland did he fly to? 2. On 21 October 2022 from what airport in Ireland did he fly from? And what airport in Scotland did he fly to?

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300389499
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector, Transport

Former Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care trip to Netherlands: FOI release

Michael Matheson flew to Netherlands on 9 May 2022 and returned 10 May 2022: 1. On 9 May 2022, from what airport in Scotland did he fly from? And what airport in Netherlands did he fly to? 2. On 10 May 2022, from what airport in Netherlands did he fly from? And what airport in Scotland did he fly to?

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300389511
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector, Transport

Former Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care trip to Belgium: FOI release

Michael Matheson flew to Belgium on 24 October 2022 and returned 25 October 2022: 1. On 24 October 2022, from what airport in Scotland did he fly from? And what airport in Belgium did he fly to? 2. On 25 October 2022, from what airport in Belgium did he fly from? And what airport in Scotland did he fly to?

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300389509
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector, Transport

Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care trip to Japan: FOI release

Neil Gray flew to Japan on 15 April 2023 and returned 30 April 2023: 1. What airports did he fly from and fly into for the duration of his trip, including return flights?

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300389483
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector, Transport

Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care trip to Japan and South Korea: FOI release

Michael Matheson flew to Japan and South Korea on 19 November 2022 and returned 25 November 2022: 1. What airports did he fly from and fly into for the duration of his trip, including return flights?

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300389512
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

Information on Community Payback Orders: FOI release

1. The number of people who have appeared in Scottish Courts who have been given Community Payback, ordered by the court in the calendar year 2022. 2. The number of those identified in (1) above who have completed their Community Payback in compliance with what the Court ordered in the same calendar year of 2023. Aft...

FOI clarification 55 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1)
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300388656
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care trip to Germany: FOI release

Mr Gray flew to Italy on 24 May 2022 and returned 25 May 2022: 1. On 24 May 2022, from what airport in Scotland did he fly from? And what airport in Germany did he fly to? 2. On 25 May 2022, from what airport in Germany did he fly from? And what airport in Scotland did he fly to?

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300389496
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

Former Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy trip to Denmark and Finland: FOI release

Kate Forbes flew to Denmark and Finlay on 26 April 2022 and returned 28 April 2022: 1. What airports did she fly from and fly into for the duration of her trip, including return flights?

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence ministers
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300389460
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party trip to Falkland Islands: FOI release

Keith Brown flew to Falkland Islands on 9 November 2022 and returned 15 November 2022: 1. On 9 November 2022, from what airport in Scotland did he fly from? And what airport in Falkland Islands did he fly to? 2. On 15 November 2022, from what airport in Falkland Islands did he fly from? And what airport in Scotland d...

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300389518
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

A9 Perth to Inverness dualling programme: EIR release

Alex Neil, former Infrastructure Minister, told Holyrood's Citizen Participation Committee today: "On 28 May 2012 I received a detailed memorandum addressed to me and Keith Brown, who was my deputy as the minister for housing and transport. “Annex D gives the outline programme bit by bit for the completion of the A9.”...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300379411
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 auction: EIR release

Please provide all correspondence between the Scottish Government (including Ministers and Civil Servants) and the UK Government, which mentions the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 auction, from 1st September 2022 - date.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.11 s.11(2) 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300375388
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Cost of "Building a New Scotland" Project: FOI release

I would like to submit an FOI request with regards to the series of 9 papers published by the Scottish Government titled "Building a New Scotland". Specifically, I would like to know the following: 1. How much did the project (e.g. commission, research and publication of the 9 papers) cost in total, and how long did i...

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence spending s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202400391532
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence between the Scottish Government and Huawei: FOI release

All correspondence between the Scottish Government and Huawei from February 15 2022 to the present' (04 October 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300379322
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 auction 2: EIR release

All correspondence between the Scottish Government (including Ministers, Civil Servants, Special Advisers, and Press Officers) and representatives from industry or academia, which mentions the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 5 auction, from 1st September 2022 - date.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.11 s.10(5) 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300375390
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

National Treatment Centres Programme Gateway Reviews: FOI release

1. Under FOISA please provide all gateway review/ assurance reports produced since the last one, the Assurance of Action Plan, was authored in August 2022.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence s.30 s.38(1) 4 attachments
Published
2024-02-19
Reference
FOI/202300376692
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Communication whereby the Scottish Government notified people they were to work from home/return to workplaces: FOI release

Copies of communication whereby the Scottish Government notified people they were to work from home. Date of first issue. Copies of communication whereby the Scottish Government notified people they were to return to workplaces. Date of latest issue.

FOI released 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending
Published
2024-02-16
Reference
202300359041
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence regarding Ardrossan Campus project: EIR release

Copies of all emails, letters and meeting notes between SFT and the Scottish Government (Ministers and Civil Servants) regarding the Ardrossan Campus project since 1st January 2019. As the information you have requested is ‘environmental information’ for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulat...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39 s.11(2) s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2024-02-16
Reference
202200323297
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Public sector

£5 million donation to climate change, announced by FM at COP27: FOI release

When it was decided to donate £5m to climate change, as announced by our First Minister in Egypt, where this decision was taken and who took this decision.

FOI released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers 10 attachments
Published
2024-02-16
Reference
202200329161
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Home Energy Scotland loans halted for solar PV: EIR release

A copy of any correspondence or documentation received by the Scottish Government in response to its decision to halt loans given through Home Energy Scotland only for solar PV.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2024-02-16
Reference
FOI/202300373321
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Meetings of the Scottish Government Resilience Committee (SGoRR) in January, February and March 2020: FOI release

On which dates in January, February and March 2020 did the Scottish Government Resilience Committee (SGoRR) meet to consider Covid-19? For each such meeting I ask for copies of the Minutes of the meeting. For each such meeting I ask for copies of the papers that were considered by the Committee.

FOI withheld 80 score 193 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.3(2) s.28(1) s.25(1) s.31 2 attachments
Published
2024-02-16
Reference
202100229910
Directorate
Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Housing and regeneration outcomes framework indicator updates 2021-22: FOI Review

The draft Housing and regeneration outcomes framework: indicator updates for 2021 and 2022. The finalised unpublished and published Housing and regeneration outcomes framework: indicator updates for 2021 and 2022. This should include: the Summary of updated indicators Housing and regeneration outcome indicators: commen...

FOI partially withheld 60 score 79 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2024-02-16
Reference
FOI/ 202200329644 Review of 202200316118
Directorate
Topic
Public sector