Scottish Government FOI Index

22,642releases indexed

40,482attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,387partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-09-16newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,387 unclear 7,405 not held 3,239 released 1,581 already published 701 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5151 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3728 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 2995 s.17(1) 2923 s.25(1) 2521 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1223 s.2 1222 s.3 958

Timeline

2026-09 3 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,312 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 978 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 962 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 737 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 702 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 665 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 657 releases · 25.6 avg days

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22,642 matching releases

Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise meeting with GFG Alliance: FOI review

All internal and external correspondence within and sent or received by the Scottish Government including attached documents, meeting handouts, memos, briefings to ministers, attendee lists, location of meeting, notes, minutes, or OneNote memos, linked to Ivan McKee's meeting with Sanjeev Gupta on August 15, 2022. "I ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.33(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.34(1) s.38 2 attachments

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202200329605 Review of 202200322329
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Garages to Homes plan: EIR review

Any information the Scottish Government has on record relating to a plan that the Scottish Borders Housing Association refers to as Garages to Homes. (The Scottish Government might call it by a different name.) Anything the SG has on record that is related to any consultation, idea or plan that relates even loosely to...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: EIR/202200331846 Review of 202200316489
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government contact centre contracts: FOI release

Contract 1 - contact centre/call centre contracts Please send me the following information for each provider: Incumbent Supplier: For each of the contract(s) please can you provide me with the supplier of the contract. Annual Average Spend: the annual average (over 3 years) spends for each supplier Contract Expiry: t...

FOI released 75 score 11 working days correspondence contracts spending s.31

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: 202200329705
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Due diligence on Liberty Steel business plan for Dalzell Clydebridge Steelworks: FOI review

Provide a copy of the due diligence carried out by Ernst and Young in 2016 on Liberty’s financial standing and business plan to take over the Dalzell Clydebridge Steelworks.

FOI partially withheld 65 score 10 working days correspondence s.33(1) s.38(1)

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202200330587 Review of 202200320853
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Hospitality services for the financial year 2019-2020 broken down by Directorates: FOI release

The full cost to the Scottish Government for hospitality services for the financial year 2019-2020 broken down by the following directorates: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate Budget and Public Spending Directorate Chief Economist Directorate Chief Medical Officer Directorate Chief Nursing Officer Directorate ...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300383920
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Management of the Solway Firth: EIR release

How is the Solway Firth managed (e.g., top-down/bottom-up)? By whom? How is the Solway Firth ecologically monitored? By whom and at what frequency? What type of surveillance is in place for the Solway Firth? At what frequency? Who enforces the restrictions imposed by the designation of the Solway Firth (i.e., fishing, ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 57 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts s.6(1) s.10(4)

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: 202200331363
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Advertising for egg and sperm donors by Healthier Scotland: FOI release

I am writing to you to express my dismay in finding out tonight that the Scottish Government is paying for adverts for egg and sperm donation: targeting these adverts at young women on Facebook under the label of Healthier Scotland; and to ask you how much public money has been spent by Healthier Scotland (or the Scott...

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300383719
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Eco system Fund: FOI release

A list of all the companies awarded funding via the Ecosystem Fund since 2021 and the amount each was allocated. (I note that the Awards from the Oct 2023 round have been published and are already readily available online) A list of companies that have received funding via the Ecosystem Fund, that have also received ad...

FOI cost limit 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.25(1) s.12 s.30

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300383750
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Public sector

First Minister meetings and engagements: FOI release

1. All minutes, notes and briefings from Humza Yousaf and Angus Robertson's meeting with German ambassador Miguel Berger in October. 2. All minutes, notes and briefings from Humza Yousaf's meeting with NFU Scotland in October. 3. How many meetings did Humza Yousaf hold in the week beginning October 30 with businesses...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.30 s.32 s.38(1) s.32(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300386069
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Public Sector Pay Strategy definitions: FOI release

1. Please provide the Scottish Government's official definition of that which is classed as "remuneration" and the different modes and methods that are included within that definition, either according to the Scottish Government itself or from the organisation that provided them with said definition (eg, UK Government)...

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300384204
Directorate: Public Spending Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Migration to Scotland after independence paper: FOI release

Information regarding the Migration to Scotland after independence paper. Can I please request the following information? 1. How many civil servants worked on the paper? 2. How much money was spent on the paper? Can this be broken down into staffing costs, alongside printing and other costs etc. 3. Was any advice fr...

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300383680
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Social Security Scotland fraud allegation statistics: FOI release

Request for information 1: The number of reports of suspected fraud that Social Security Scotland has received since 2019 (broken down by calendar year). Request for information 2: The amount of money spent by Social Security Scotland on benefit fraud related projects and services since 2019 (broken down by calendar y...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 17 working days correspondence s.35(1)

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300384042
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Over-tourism correspondence and baby box distribution statistics: FOI release

1. All briefing notes prepared for ministers, all correspondence, including internal, sent and received by the Scottish Government, in relation to overtourism in some parts of Scotland, between January 1 2023 and the date of this FOI. 2. How many baby boxes have been handed out in each of the years that they have been...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300383349
Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Children and families, Public sector

Products through the Software Value Added Reseller (SVAR) framework: FOI release

Can The Scottish Government provide a list of the names of the organisations that procured their Microsoft Enterprise Agreement via the Software Value Added Reseller Framework (ref: NP5016/17 ) managed by Softcat between 18 June 2018 and 30 April 2023, and what dates the applicable Enterprise Agreements expire per orga...

FOI not held 40 score 13 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300385252
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Engagements between Ministers with David Tydeman and Alistair MacKenzie: FOI review

All internal and external correspondence within and sent or received by the Scottish Government including attached documents, meeting handouts, memos, briefings to ministers, attendee lists, location of meeting, notes, minutes, or OneNote memos, linked to the following meetings: Ivan McKee's meeting with David Tydeman...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 14 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.38(1) s.33(1) s.30 2 attachments

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202200331849 Review of 202200321999
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Reports undertaken by Deloitte around GFG Alliance/Liberty Steel/deals with Sanjeev Gupta: FOI review

Any internal correspondence between Deloitte (or Teneo staff working under the Deloitte name) and the Scottish Government on the topic of reports undertaken by Deloitte around GFG Alliance/Liberty Steel/deals with Sanjeev Gupta. This should include any correspondence requesting changes/alterations/clarifications to rep...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.33(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202200332905 Review of 202200322226
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Advertisement around the Egg sperm campaign: FOI release

When you first launched the Government backed Egg Sperm Scotland campaign please? I saw online it was first announced in 2021; could you tell me if ads ran from that time please,or was the campaign just announced? I understand that your new campaign launched on 30 October, to run for four weeks, but if you could tell ...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300384007
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families

Correspondence regarding 2022 census: FOI release

'All correspondence, briefings and notes held by the Scottish Government, including internal correspondence, about the Census 2022, from between July 2023 and September 30 2023.'

FOI partially withheld 90 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence briefings s.25(1) s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300389869
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Public sector

Deposit Return Scheme (13 November to 13 December): EIR release

A copy of all letters received by the Scottish Government over the previous month from today’s date related to the forthcoming deposit return scheme”. Therefore the timeframe is now from 13 November to 13 December.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4)

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: 202200332635
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Kevin Stewart's meetings: FOI review

You asked for a review of review of our response to your request for: All internal and external correspondence within and sent or received by the Scottish Governmentincluding attached documents, meeting handouts, memos, briefings to ministers,attendee lists, locationof meeting, notes, minutes, or OneNote memos, linked...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 56 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300337433 Review of 202200331290
Directorate: Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Refugee Council funding details: FOI Review

Details of the use and planned expenditure for public contract worth £5,000,000 awarded to the Scottish Refugee Council, the contract will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for an additional 2 x 12-month periods. Details of the accounting for the £5,000,000. https://bidstats.uk/tenders/2023/W16/79...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence contracts s.33(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300363724 Review of 202300356470
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Discussions between Scottish Government and stakeholders regarding Scottish salmon slaughter: EIR release

A list of stakeholders (external to the Government) that the Scottish Government has met or engaged with since 2014 to discuss the topic of Scottish salmon slaughter legislation. Note, if possible, I would ask that you include multiple individuals of the same party as one stakeholder. (e.g. 3 individuals from one organ...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: EIR/202300385951
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Justice Minister And Scottish Prison Service Isla Bryson Correspondence: FOI Review

"All communications (i.e. letters, emails, texts) between Justice Minister Keith Brown and the Scottish Prison Service concerning Isla Bryson, who was convicted of rape."

FOI partially withheld 90 score 54 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.21(4) s.38(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.25(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300353307 Review of 202300346242
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scotland's percentage of GB coastline: EIR release

What is Scotland's % of GB coastline?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 4 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202300387289
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Right to Addiction Recovery Bill consultation: FOI review

Any analysis conducted by the Scottish Government of the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill consultation. Please provide any analysis conducted after 1 September 2021 to the present date. Any internal Scottish Government correspondence (including emails, attachments, typed or handwritten notes, letters, notes/...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 112 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp 4 attachments

Published: 2024-01-22
Reference: FOI/202200276887 Review of 202100252172
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Public sector