Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,888releases indexed
39,524attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,127partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-07-08newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,127 unclear 7,204 not held 3,072 released 1,539 already published 672 cost limit 607 clarification 349 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4943 s.20 4285 s.34(1) 3601 s.39(2) 3486 s.30 2886 s.17(1) 2775 s.25(1) 2385 s.10(4) 1990 s.11(2) 1574 s.29(1) 1176 s.2 1159 s.3 909

Timeline

2026-07 24 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177

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 926 releases · 31.0 avg days Learning Directorate 861 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 730 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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21,888 matching releases

Supporting women after fetal anomaly news: FOI release

Can you advise what funding you provided to ARC for their project? How did the ARC project fit with the work of your department? What was the money to be specifically used for? Did ARC apply for the money through a specific funding channel, or was it applied for in some other way? The ARC project is focused on women an...

FOI unclear 55 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.10
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
202300352515
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Information pertaining to Glasgow Prestwick Airport: EIR release

Copies of the following documents referred to in the Greenburn s.36 decision letter of 21 April 2023. Glasgow Prestwick Airport (GPA) The correspondence from GPA to ECU withdrawing GPA’s objection to this development and setting out GPA’s requested s.36/deemed planning conditions The NATS document entitled 'Prestwick...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence s.36 s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4)
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
202300355558
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Road accidents/deaths in Fife 2022: FOI release

How many road accidents/deaths occurred in Fife last year? How many road death victims in the Fife region were maybe not wearing a seatbelt in the last year/over the last three potentially? Of these accidents, how many were potentially using their mobile phones?

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
202300355745
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Security Scotland cyber security: FOI release

Request for information 1: Has Social Security Scotland ever held a CE+ accreditation? Request for information 2: Does Social Security Scotland hold a valid CE+ accreditation for the financial year 2022/2024? Request for information 3: Has Social Security Scotland ever unsuccessfully attempted to attain a CE+ accredi...

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
FOI/202300374618
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Electronically monitored bail: FOI release

How many accused individuals have been subject to bail in which the person is required submit to monitoring in accordance with Part 1 of the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019. Please provide this information for the financial years of 2020-21, 2021-22 and in 2022-23. The average time (in days) individuals spe...

FOI unclear 55 score 17 working days correspondence s.17(1)
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
202300355976
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Planning Permission Appeal cases closed by The Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA): EIR release

I would like to request an FOI response on the below matters, broken down for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to present date): Can you provide the total number of Planning Permission Appeal (PPA) cases that have been closed by the DPEA (excluding incomplete/no remit/out of time cases)? How many of these ap...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
FOI/202300375460
Directorate
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic
Building, planning and design, Public sector

Scottish Government involvement in the Offshore Valuation Group: FOI release

How much funding did the Scottish Government contribute to the Offshore Valuation Group? Please provide all internal Scottish Government discussion/analysis of the report of the Offshore Valuation Group. This search should be restricted to dates between 19th May 2010 and 31st December 2013.

FOI cost limit 45 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.12
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
202200329836
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Public sector

King's Theatre National Lottery Heritage Fund award: FoI release

In January 2023 the National Lottery Heritage Fund awarded £1.7m to the King’s Theatre Edinburgh. In March 2023 Scottish Government gave £9.8m to the King’s Theatre Edinburgh (subsidy SC10882). Kindly provide: 1. the business case for the funding and 2. all documents which explain why this wasn’t referred to the Subsid...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.33(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
FOI/202300367965
Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

ICT contracts relating to contact centre and inbound network services: FOI release

The first part of my request relates to contact centre service contracts which could relate to one of the following: Advanced call distribution to control the flow of calls and maximise customer experience Email, website live chat and integrations with popular social media apps like Facebook and Instagram Performance ...

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence ministers special advisers contracts spending
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
202200331924
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Public Bodies targets for business travel: FOI release

Firstly, we are interested in Public Bodies’ targets for business travel: 1. Do you have a target to cut emissions from air and/or business travel? If so, please share information about any target(s) you have (e.g. description of the target, when the target was adopted, timeline to meeting the target). Secondly, we a...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence meetings contracts spending
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
FOI/202300374764
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Sustainable transport within Scotland’s Public Bodies: FOI release

You asked 5 questions regarding the delivery of sustainable transport within Scotland’s Public Bodies, and particularly in the context of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 and for data on particular flight and rail journeys taken.

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
FOI/202300374817
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Football supporter groups loan funding: FOI release

How much funding the Scottish Government has set aside to loan to football supporter groups and what guarantees are there in terms of repayments.

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
202300362615
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Spend with Corporate Travel Management (United Kingdom) Ltd: FOI release

You asked for the total amount of money that the Scottish Government has spent with Corporate Travel Management (United Kingdom) Limited, broken down by year.

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-11-01
Reference
202300358811
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector

£250 million funding package spend for peatland restoration: EIR release

How much of the £250 million ten-year funding package announced in 2020 pledged for peatland restoration has been spent, what organisations have spent it, and how much peatland has been restored using these funds?

FOI/EIR transferred 50 score 17 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-31
Reference
202300337320
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Annual expenditure on TV advertising: FOI release

Annual expenditure on TV advertising 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, covering all advertising expenditure including Government supported and Scottish public sector bodies, not only direct government costs.

FOI not held 40 score 16 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-31
Reference
202300341792
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

People employed within the Civil Service for the last ten years: FOI release

How many people have been employed within the Civil Service for the last ten years. Please could you provide this as a total number for each financial year beginning in 2013-14 to present. Could you also provide the total cost each year for the salaries of that group of employees.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-31
Reference
202300343169
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

VAT assignment: FOI release

Your website includes this document on the VAT assignment applied as part of the Smith Commission: https://www.gov.scot/policies/taxes/vat/ This page includes the following statement: "With VAT assignment a further 15% of Scotland's budget will be based on VAT revenues raised in Scotland – although the power to set ...

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence
Published
2023-10-31
Reference
202300348069
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Humza Yousaf engagement with Martin Compston: FOI release

Please provide the content of all communication between Humza Yousaf and/or his officials as health or justice secretary and Martin Compston during 2021 that mentions Emily Hampshire and/or the filming of The Rig television programme. This should include email, text, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Messenger or other elect...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence meetings whatsapp s.38(1)
Published
2023-10-31
Reference
202300349208
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Security Scotland contact webpage: FOI release

Your page here https://www.mygov.scot/contact-social-security-scotland lists a number of means of contact. It doesn't have an email. Please provide an email. Please also provide documentation, emails etc. related to why the email was not included on that page. Do you plan to include an email, and if not why?

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence
Published
2023-10-31
Reference
202300349243
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Statements to Parliament by Cabinet Secretary for Education, Shirley-Ann Sommerville 02/02/23: FOI release

1a) was the Cabinet Secretary fully aware of the publicly stated breach of the ACAS code by the Chair of SLC (Paul Hutchinson) on the 23rd January prior to her response in parliament on the 2nd February? b) is the Cabinet Secretary still ‘content’ that due process has been followed by the SLC Board in relation to the ...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 10 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.3 s.12 s.4 s.1 s.30
Published
2023-10-31
Reference
202300349269
Directorate
Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Minister for Men’s Health: FOI release

I note the recent appointment of a Minister for Public Health and Woman’s Health. I wish to be informed as to who the Minister for Men’s Health is. I believe that role is particularly important given the 4-year disparity between male and female life expectancy in Scotland.

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers
Published
2023-10-31
Reference
202300349526
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Guidance for local authorities: EIR release

information on the application of building regulations to domestic extensions and the recent change to published guidance and 'removal of the ability to use improvements to an existing house to compensate for areas of glazing in an extension which are more than 25% of the floor area'. Are you giving any guidance to Lo...

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 11 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-31
Reference
202300350410
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Money awarded to Sustrans each year since 2015: FOI release

How much money, either as grants or contracts, has been awarded to Sustrans each year since 2015.

FOI released 70 score 13 working days correspondence contracts
Published
2023-10-31
Reference
202300350761
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) recruitment 2022: FOI release

The following questions regarding recruitment: How many new permanent hires joined your organisation in 2022? How many new permanent hires came through external providers in 2022? How many team members work in your Recruitment Team? What is your time to hire from adverting to onboarding? What was your attrition rate i...

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings contracts spending
Published
2023-10-31
Reference
FOI/202300373026
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills