Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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, visit to Germany promoting Scotland's potential in offshore wind and hydrogen: EIR release

In September 2022 Ivan McKee, Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, visited Germany to promote Scotland's potential in offshore wind and hydrogen. Please provide any briefings prepared in advance of this trip, and any notes/minutes/MoU arising from meetings held during the trip. A clarification was sou...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-09
Reference
202200333765
Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Total spend on external legal advice since April 1, 2020: FOI release

The total spend, broken down by financial or calendar year, on external legal advice since April 1, 2020. (I.e. 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 to date) Please break this down by the list of associated cases or disputes, and their individual cost. If possible, please provide the final settlement or damages or other court ma...

FOI released 95 score 13 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202200332614
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Nicola Sturgeon Meetings August 2022: FOI release

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: 1a) Nicola Sturgeon's call with Equinor...

FOI already published 80 score 53 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.12(1) s.25(1) s.29 s.38(1) s.12 s.22 6 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202200331296
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Media Management and Listening platforms: FOI release

Do you use a social media management platform? If so, what tools do you use? How much do you spend annually on a Social media management tool? Which month & year does your contract with your supplier end? Do you use a social listening / media monitoring platform? If so, what tools do you use? How much do you spend annu...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
FOI/202300380947
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Expenses for Lord Advocate's trip to Brussels: FOI release

The total monetary value of all expenses incurred by the Scottish Government in relation to the Lord Advocate’s trip to Brussels which was tweeted about by the official COPFS account here. The details of the expenses incurred in this trip, including travel costs, accommodation and any other associated costs.

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence spending
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202200333250
Directorate
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic
Public sector

Communication with Ivan McKee: FOI release

Apart from Mr McKee’s reference to Scottish Enterprise, which I noted, I would like to see copies of; Replies from other ‘relevant public bodies’ to which Mr McKee wrote. Replies from ‘any companies, thus identified’ by those public bodies as being on the ‘UN list’ and to which Mr McKee may have subsequently written.

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202200290245
Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Storm Arwen resilience: FOI release

Regarding the Scottish Government's level of preparedness for Storm Arwen on November 26 and 27. Did any resilience function of the Scottish Government, for example SGoRR, meet to consider the impact of Arwen following the issue of a red weather warning on November 26? On which dates if so? For each such meeting, may ...

FOI unclear 80 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202200299553
Directorate
Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Immigrant housing and accommodation: FOI release

How many Hotels in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire are being used to house these illegals! How many illegals, male or female and what hotels are being used?.

FOI partially withheld 65 score 15 working days correspondence s.17(1) s.30
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
FOI/202300382036
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Housing, Public sector

Correspondence between Aberdeenshire Council and Transport Scotland regarding the upgrade since May 2021:FOI Release

1. A copy of correspondence between Aberdeenshire Council and Transport Scotland regarding the upgrade since May 2021; especially pertaining to the technical objection; both sent and received 2. A copy of any ministerial correspondence mentioning "Laurencekirk junction" since May 2021. As the information you have requ...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202200299574
Directorate
Topic
Public Sector

Correspondence regarding Ivan McKee's meeting from September 23, 2022: FOI release

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 Daniel Pravee...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202300338436
Directorate
International Trade and Investment Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Fish landings from non UK fishing vessels landing into Scottish Ports: EIR release

Data for the following fish landings from non-U.K. fishing vessels landing into Scottish ports: The overall tonnage and species for all non U.K. vessels fish landings from 01/07/22 until 30/11/22 inclusive.

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202200334077
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Public sector

SQA appeals 2022: FOI release

In a recent FOI response, the government provided me with a document listing the ‘key points’ of a meeting between the SQA, Scottish Government and Universities Scotland on the 3rd of November 2022. This document states: “Purpose of the meeting was to discuss the difficulties and challenges encountered this year in r...

FOI not held 70 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.17(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202300343877
Directorate
Education Reform Directorate
Topic
Public sector

John Swinney meetings September 2022: FOI release

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: 1a) John Swinney's meeting with South Ui...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 87 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.27(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202300338415
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Glasgow Council Tax invoices and breakdown of spend: FOI release

“I would like Invoices for council tax in Glasgow from 1992 until present” “I would like to see the individual breakdown of were the monies go” “I would like to see the court liability order councils use” “I would like to know what law is broken if council tax is not paid”

FOI not held 40 score 19 working days correspondence spending
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
FOI/202300381259
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Vessel 801 stage payment 3 (202200291924): EIR release

Please set out what evidence was provided by FMEL as proof that all elements of the third milestone event had been achieved to the required standard? Please provide this. Please set out what checks were carried out to assess FMEL’s evidence of milestone completion? Please identify who recommended and approved that the ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 189 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings spending s.6(1) s.10(4) s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202200302945
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Vessel 802 stage payment 5 (202200291929): EIR release

Please set out what evidence was provided by FMEL as proof that all elements of the fifth milestone event had been achieved to the required standard? Please provide this. Please set out what checks were carried out to assess FMEL’s evidence of milestone completion? Please identify who recommended and approved that the ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 189 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings spending s.6(1) s.10(4) s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202200303169
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Due diligence report by Teneo regarding costs of hulls 801 and 802: FOI release

Please provide a copy of the due diligence report carried out by external advisers Teneo in relation to the costs of the 801 and 802 ferries contract being carried out by Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow, which was commissioned following the latest estimates of costs by the chief executive of FMPG in autumn 2022. Please al...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings contracts spending s.33(1) s.25(1) 4 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202300359647
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

New Islay Ferries: EIR release

All information held, including legal opinion, about the decision by ministers and CMAL to name Cemre Marin Endustri at the preferred bidder to build two new CalMac ferries for Islay between September last year and end of March this year. Details of the rival bidders for the contract and what they offered. Communicatio...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 42 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.10(5) 8 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202200301167
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Creel bans at Longay MPA and Clyde cod spawning areas: EIR release

I am keen to know how many or what percentage of the Clyde creel boats regularly claim on their landings/fish one decelerations to be hauling in excess of 2000 creels a day? I am also keen to know if it wasn't from the landing declarations from where Allan Gibb derived the claim made at both the Raine committee and an ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.2
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
FOI/202300381009
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Menopause training for healthcare professionals: FOI release

You asked the Scottish Government how it has supported NES in providing healthcare professionals working in primary care with specialist menopause training in line with the aims of the Women’s Health Plan.

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence meetings
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
FOI/202300382207
Directorate
Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

IT Programme Cost for Social Security Scotland: FOI release

On the 3rd June 2023, the Daily Record Reported that the cost of Social Security Scotland's IT system has increased to an estimated £277.4m. The record story states: “The Record revealed in July the updated figure had increased to £251m, leading to criticism of the SNP-led Government. The latest figure, contained in ...

FOI unclear 55 score 10 working days correspondence spending s.5
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
FOI/202300383187
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Stage 1 Payment For Vessel 802, 20 November 2015: EIR release

Regarding the Stage 1 payment for vessel 802 made to FMEL on 20/11/15, according to the revised payment schedule of 12/05/17: what evidence was provided by FMEL as proof that all elements of the first milestone event had been achieved to the required standard? what checks were carried out to assess FMEL’s evidence of ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 189 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings spending s.6(1) s.10(4) s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202200303220
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Argyll District salmon application for a license to shoot seals: EIR release

With reference to your notification (attached) not grant our application for seal control measures for the River Shira, we are minded to appeal the decision, but cannot do so within the current timeframe and without full knowledge of the advice received by MS-LOT in making their determination. Please could you provide ...

FOI/EIR released 100 score 11 working days correspondence s.11(2) 4 attachments
Published
2024-01-08
Reference
202200307004
Directorate
Topic
Public sector