Scottish Government FOI Index

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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22,922 matching releases

People Survey team analysis and reports of People Survey 2025 results: FOI release

ALL analysis of People Survey 2025 results by SG PEOPLE SURVEY team, and ALL reports produced by SG PEOPLE SURVEY team about People Survey 2025 RESULTS

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: FOI/202600502015
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Transport Scotland - List of unusual objects removed from trunk roads: EIR release

Please provide a list of unusual or non‑standard objects removed from trunk roads or hard shoulders in the last five years. Please include: date location description of object whether police or other agencies were involved.

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 8 working days correspondence contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: EIR/202600518282
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

People Survey 2025 Executive Team correspondence: FOI release

All advice and briefing sent to Executive Team members on People Survey 2025.

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

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: FOI/202600501998
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Information on water policy, rural investment and urban/rural equity in water services: EIR release

1. All current and recent (last 10 years) policies, strategies, ministerial directions, funding programmes, and impact assessments concerning drinking water, wastewater, private supplies, and the water environment, with breakdowns or references to rural vs. Central Belt priorities. 2. Information on how rural economic...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence ministers spending s.2

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: EIR/202600516590
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Ministerial correspondence regarding People Survey 2025: FOI release

ALL advice and briefing sent to SG MINISTERS on People Survey 2025

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

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: FOI/202600502004
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Executive Team meeting minutes referencing People Survey 2025: FOI release

Minutes from ET meetings which reference People Survey 2025 in the past six months

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

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: FOI/202600502006
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Proceeds of Crime and Asset Recovery data for 2025/26: FOI release

Please can you provide data equivalent to that compiled in FOIs 202600505817 and 202600505933 for the years 2025/26?

FOI released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: FOI/202600516318
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Money and tax, Public sector

Transport Scotland - Costs for removing graffiti on trunk roads: EIR release

Are you able to tell me how much has been spent on cleaning graffiti from Scotland's main/trunk roads that you look after in the last 6-12 months? And the previous 6-12 months?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 8 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: EIR/202600518453
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

DG Corporate correspondence referencing People Survey 2025: FOI release

All correspondence sent and received by DG Corporate Lesley Fraser which references People Survey 2025 in the past three months.

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

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: FOI/202600502007
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Litter accumulation on the Motorways and Special Roads: EIR Review

Original request 202600513552 Thank you for your letter of 5 March 2026. I appreciate the operational information provided. However, aspects of your response raise questions about how the approach described aligns in practice with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Code of Practice on Li...

FOI/EIR clarification 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings contracts spending s.2 s.20 s.1 s.10(4) s.3 s.4

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: EIR/202600516156 Review of 202600513552
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Issues with drinking water and the ventilation at the Baird Family Hospital and the Anchor Centre: FOI Review

Original request 202600509090 All correspondence sent to or from the Health Directorate, relevant ministers/cabinet secretaries, or their special advisors, between January 1 2022 and Friday February 27 2026, relating to issues with drinking water and ventilation at the Baird Family Hospital and the ANCHOR Centre, Aber...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings whatsapp s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: FOI/202600516046 Review of 202600509090
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency - data relating to NHS Remedy cases: FOI Review

Original request 202600513615 At the Scottish Parliament Public Audit committee, Dr Stephen Pathirana, Chief Executive Officer stated that the “bulk” of NHS staff would receive their Remedy information by the end of 2026. On the basis that this statement was made to the Committee, I assume that the SPPA have a clear, ...

FOI not held 45 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.2

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: FOI/202600516027 Review of 202600513615
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Public sector procurement rules query: FOI release

At the end of September 2025, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights added a number of companies to its blacklist of companies conducting business in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel. Please confirm how the rules governing public sector procurement undertaken in Scotland have...

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence ministers contracts s.17(1) s.25(1)

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: FOI/202600516322
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Civil Service People Survey 2025 results: FOI release

Saltire article: People Survey 2025 results published ALL comments under the article

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: FOI/202600501994
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Project Gigabit In Scotland Lot 5 information: FOI release

Please provide a list of actual UPRNs that will receive public subsidy intervention delivered by GoFibre under Lot 5 of PGiS. Please provide a list of UPRNs which were in scope in the PGiS Lot 5 tender but have been excluded from the awarded contract with the reason why they were excluded (i.e. commercial build planned...

FOI not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence contracts s.17 s.17(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: FOI/202600516639
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Native woodland creation data: EIR release

The total level of native woodland creation and non-native woodland creation over the past three years, for a) Scotland, b) the Cairngorms National Park area. I have attached information disclosed to me by LLTNPA. I would be extremely grateful if the information could be provided covering the same time period and in...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2026-07-21
Reference: EIR/202600516314
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

National Marine Plan Assessment queries: EIR release

I would be grateful if you could send me the following information to assist our understanding of the Scottish Ministers’ approach to discharging their duties under Section 15 of the 2010 Act: 1. Please confirm whether the Scottish Ministers are continuing to use the current assessment to make marine authorisation dec...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.15 s.11(2) s.34(1)

Published: 2026-07-20
Reference: EIR/202600516315
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Correspondence regarding raven controls: EIR release

“Please provide copies of all correspondence to and from the Scottish Government, and minutes/notes, relating to meetings and discussions about a potential 2026 'trial' to control (kill) Ravens on the pretext of protecting waders.”

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 14 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.10(4)

Published: 2026-07-20
Reference: FOI/202600508892
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Electronic prescribing system information: FOI release

1. Analysis and Comparative Assessments Any analysis, options appraisals, or comparative assessments produced between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 which consider or reference electronic prescribing systems used outside Scotland, including (but not limited to) NHS England’s Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)....

FOI unclear 80 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.3 s.4 8 attachments

Published: 2026-07-20
Reference: FOI/202600515341
Directorate: Primary Care Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Adult disability payment (ADP) reviews and renewals: FOI release

All of the below information requested is in regard to Adult Disability Payment in Scotland. Can you please tell me: Request for information 1: How many review cases of Adult Disability Payment are currently waiting to have a decision made on them? Request for information 2: Are new claims for ADP and renewals dealt ...

FOI cost limit 45 score 14 working days correspondence spending s.12

Published: 2026-07-20
Reference: FOI/202600508271
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Education Scotland employee data: FOI release

You asked for information on formal complaints logged against staff members at Education Scotland for the last four financial years (2021/22 to 2024/25 to date). Specifically: A. A breakdown for the entire organisation as well as (A) The Inspectorate (HMIE) and (B) Education Scotland (Non-Inspectorate functions). B. ...

FOI not held 45 score 30 working days over deadline correspondence s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17(1)

Published: 2026-07-20
Reference: FOI/202600504601
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Social Security Scotland complaints statistics: FOI release

Request for information 1: For Stage 1 complaints closed between 1 July and 31 July 2025 only, please provide: a. The number of complaints closed following verbal contact with the complainant (e.g. telephone or face-to-face). b. The number of complaints closed following the issue of a written response (email or lett...

FOI cost limit 40 score 15 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2026-07-20
Reference: FOI/202600508003
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Council tax on second homes: FOI release

1. Your request You asked: "I’d like to know if an Island Communities Impact Assessment was undertaken in relation to removing the cap on the council tax premium for second homes. If so, please provide me with a copy. If not, was an explanation ever given as to why not, as required by the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018...

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence s.25(1) s.20 s.17(1)

Published: 2026-07-20
Reference: FOI/202600506992
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Wellbeing policies centred around Scottish start up businesses: FOI release

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 requesting all the current wellbeing policies and programmes initiated or in progress by the Scottish Government, which are also centred around Scottish start ups and SME businesses in general.

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence

Published: 2026-07-20
Reference: FOI/202600508570
Directorate: Jobs and Wellbeing Economy Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Forestry's Carbon Code Calculations: EIR Review

Original request 202600512427 On 19 October 2021, Dr Pat Snowdon (Head of Economics and Woodland Carbon Code) was one of several witnesses attending the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee – Nature-based solutions for climate change. The transcript for this session is provided with this FOI request. In re...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.10(4) s.9(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.5 s.2 s.6(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-20
Reference: EIR/202600515988 Review of 202600512427
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector