Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

22,649releases indexed
40,494attachments found
29.5avg calendar days
8,390partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-10-06newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,390 unclear 7,405 not held 3,241 released 1,581 already published 703 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5152 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3729 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 2997 s.17(1) 2927 s.25(1) 2524 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.2 1227 s.29(1) 1225 s.3 959

Timeline

2026-10 2 2026-09 8 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217

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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The number of Scottish Government offices in Europe and their associated costs: FOI release

How many Scottish Government offices there are in Europe; their location (i.e. which country they are located), and provide the costs of maintenance on each building and also provide details of the cost of staffing these offices – giving estimated costs of staffing each office?

FOI unclear 50 score 3 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-07-20
Reference
FOI/202200308583
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Communication regarding Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act: FOI release

(a) Copies of correspondence between The Scottish Government and Social Work Scotland concerning the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act, from 25 November 2021 to 08 March 2022 - including letters, emails and circulars (b) Copies of internal documents relating to the Children (Equal Protection from ...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 19 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments
Published
2022-07-20
Reference
FOI/202200286329
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Child protection or safeguarding concerns in Scotland: FOI release

Request 1: All correspondence (including emails and text messages) between Education Scotland and office of the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland on the issue of child protection or safeguarding concerns in Scotland, between 01/01/2020 and the date of this request. Request 2: All correspondence (includi...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence whatsapp s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-07-20
Reference
FOI/202200287758
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Social Security payment error: FOI release

Request for Information 1: The number of occasions, per month, an underpayment or overpayment of a benefit due to staff error has been identified by either the applicant or Social Security Scotland, for the last 12 months (From 1 March 2021 to 1 March 2022), broken down by benefit type. Request for Information 2: For e...

FOI not held 70 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.63 2 attachments
Published
2022-07-20
Reference
FOI/202200287248
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Recommendations received by First Minister regarding COVID-19 lockdown guidance: FOI release

1. “Between December 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020, all documents sent to the First Minister recommending Scotland should be put into lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.” 2. “If this is not possible, the date on which the First Minister received the first recommendation for Scotland to be put into lockdown due to the C...

FOI partially withheld 65 score 73 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.28(1)
Published
2022-07-19
Reference
FOI/202200293096
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Paid works for Landfall Strategy Group: FOI release

You asked for: With respect to these two previous FOI responses (reference numbers): 202200301658 202100194626 Please provide details of the work for which was paid the three separate sums detailed in the above FOI responses

FOI unclear 50 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence meetings spending
Published
2022-07-19
Reference
FOI/202200303230
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Dual Housing Support Fund: FOI release

The following questions on the Dual Housing Support Fund. 1. What is the guidance that has been issued to councils on this fund? 2. How much money has been allocated to this fund? 3. What are the total number of claimants for this fund?

FOI unclear 75 score 15 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2022-07-19
Reference
FOI/202200279903
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

The cost of the recent trip to Brussels: FOI release

You asked for how much the trip to Brussels recently by the above (Angus Robertson, Lorna Slater, Others) cost to the Tax Payers.

FOI unclear 50 score 11 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-07-19
Reference
FOi/202200304734
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Approval of CMAL contract award: EIR release

Information relating to the document ‘response to submission to Ministers requesting approval of CMAL contract award: Was this document stored in eRDM? If so what was its eRDM number? Was it marked with corporate significance? All dates on which the eRDM object was accessed, edited or moved

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 35 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings contracts s.20 s.39(2)
Published
2022-07-19
Reference
FOI/202200300240
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Information on the maintenance work done on the A77 in January 2022: EIR release

"Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland as part of the Network Management Contract for the South-West Trunk Road Unit, undertook essential maintenance on the A77 at Dutch House Roundabout from 8pm on Friday 14th January until 6am on Monday 17th January 2022. Inappropriate signage led to the village of Symington sufferin...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence meetings contracts s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 6 attachments
Published
2022-07-19
Reference
FOI/202200281509
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Redesign of Urgent Care programme: FOI Review

1. Any ministerial briefings on the programme. 2. A copy of the Second RUC Staging Report, which this report notes was due end September 2021. If a final report is not ready, please provide any drafts or summaries. 3. Any other internal evaluations of the RUC programme that have not been published. This would include e...

FOI already published 80 score 74 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.3 s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-07-19
Reference
FOI/202100257472 Review of 202100250899
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Information relating to the number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by the Government and responses: FOI release

How many FOI requests were received by the Scottish Government, how many responses were published on the Scottish Government website and how many responses were published only via direct communication to the requester in the calendar year 2021.

FOI/EIR already published 55 score 14 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.12
Published
2022-07-19
Reference
FOI/202200305330
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

The National Health Service (NHS) Scotland Covid Status app: FOI release

Why is the app so bad and continues to be? Why did the Scottish Government not get money back for so called teething problems? How many complaints have you had on this app?

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.17(1) s.20 s.12
Published
2022-07-19
Reference
FOI/202200304868
Directorate
Digital Health and Care Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

Information pertaining to services of Ethics Advisor: FOI release

Does the Scottish Cabinet Ministers retain the services of an Ethics Advisor? If so, who is that person, and how much are they paid?

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2022-07-18
Reference
FOI/202200308037
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Yearly breakdown of how much is spent on Facebook: FOI release

A yearly breakdown on how much the Scottish Government spends on Facebook from 2015 to 19 June 2022.

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence spending whatsapp
Published
2022-07-18
Reference
FOI/202200306645
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

How much in total has been paid to Talgo: FOI release

How much in total, has been paid to the Spanish train builder, so far by Scottish Government or any other public agencies.

FOI unclear 50 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2022-07-18
Reference
FOI/202200303370
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Information relating to the Scottish Child Payment: FOI release

A list of the most commonly cited reasons for applications for the Scottish Child Payment to be refused. The percentage of refusals following applications for the Scottish Child Payment where the decision to refuse has subsequently been overturned.

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence spending
Published
2022-07-18
Reference
FOI/202200307570
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Deep polling during Covid period: FOI release

At some point during of the pandemic in 2020, the Scottish Government or one of its agencies started regular "deep polling" to ascertain the population's attitude to anti-Covid measures already in place at the time or planned. Please provide the following related information: a) period during which such polling took pl...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2022-07-18
Reference
FOI/202200305988
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Court backlogs caused by the pandemic: FOI release

How many members of the public have written to or emailed Justice Secretary Keith Brown with ideas on how to tackle court backlogs caused by the pandemic. Was a pro forma letter sent by Mr Brown's officials in reply?

FOI unclear 50 score 12 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2022-07-18
Reference
FOI/202200307637
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Independence in the Modern World costs: FOI release

1. How much did the independence in the modern world papers cost? 2. Breakdown of these costs? 3. How many civil servants worked on it and what is their salary?

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending s.17(1)
Published
2022-07-18
Reference
FOI/202200305738
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence regarding the "Independence in the Modern World: Wealthier, Happier, Fairer: Why Not Scotland?" document: FOI release

The cost of producing the following document: “Independence in the Modern World: Wealthier, Happier, Fairer: Why Not Scotland?”. Please can you provide me with the total cost of producing this document. Please provide a breakdown and include the following information The number of FTE staff working on the report The c...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2022-07-18
Reference
FOI/202200305663
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Information on Local Government Pension Funds: FOI release

1. Why is the fund in Strathclyde almost half of the total fund across local council funds? 2. Why are the Investment Management Expenses percentages for by far the biggest pension fund much higher than the percentage fees for all of the other funds? 3. Who administers the fees for each of these pension funds? 4. What ...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.2 s.4
Published
2022-07-18
Reference
FOI/202200305873
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Internal communications regarding SQA appeals: FOI release

All internal communications involving ministers, special advisers and/or learning directorate officials regarding or referring to the appeals system for 2021 SQA results. The time frame for this request is 1/3/2021 - 2/6/2021

FOI partially withheld 90 score 191 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.25(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-07-18
Reference
FOI/202100208812
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

FOI late responses: FOI release

For each month of the last 5 years, what percentage of FOI requests received by the Scottish Government receive a late response (based on timescales set out on FOISA). For each month of the last 5 years, the number of FOI requests received by the Scottish Government that receive a late response.

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-07-18
Reference
FOI/202200306899
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Slowest FOI responses: FOI release

The top 3 slowest FOI responses of the last 5 years, including the total length of time it took to respond to each FOI and a short description of the subject of the FOI.

FOI/EIR released 100 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 2 attachments
Published
2022-07-18
Reference
FOI/202200306901
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector