Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,864releases indexed
39,478attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,113partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-06-12newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,113 unclear 7,200 not held 3,069 released 1,537 already published 671 cost limit 607 clarification 349 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4931 s.20 4280 s.34(1) 3589 s.39(2) 3481 s.30 2878 s.17(1) 2774 s.25(1) 2381 s.10(4) 1987 s.11(2) 1571 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1158 s.3 908

Timeline

2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263

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 923 releases · 31.0 avg days Learning Directorate 861 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 729 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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3,064 matching releases

Contact between constitutional futures division and Professor Mark Blyth: FOI release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and Professor Mark Blyth, 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: 1. The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. 2. Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings. 3. All corre...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.3 s.30 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-19
Reference
FOI/202300367584
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Contact between constitutional futures division and Professor Anton Muscatelli: FOI release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and Professor Anton Muscatelli, 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: 1.The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. 2. Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings. 3. All ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.3 s.29(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-19
Reference
FOI/202300367619
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Contact between constitutional futures division and Dr Gregor Irwin: FOI release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and Dr Gregor Irwin, 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: 1.The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. 2. Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings. 3. All corresponde...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.3 s.29(1) s.30 s.38 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-19
Reference
FOI/202300367594
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Lobbying in Scotland meeting minutes with energy companies: EIR release

I have looked at the Scottish Lobbying Register and would like to ask you if you could provide minutes or any other information you may have regarding what was discussed in these meetings: 01/11/2021 with BP 06/12/2021 with BP 15/06/2022 with BP 09/05/2022 with Hutcheson Associates Ltd

FOI/EIR withheld 80 score 89 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.10(4) s.20 s.11 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-19
Reference
202300344585
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence between constitutional futures division and David Eiser: FOI release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and David Eiser (Fraser of Allander Institute), 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: 1. The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. 2. Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or b...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.3 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-19
Reference
FOI /202300367591
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence between constitutional futures division and Ellis Watson: FOI release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and Ellis Watson (Chief Business Advisor to the Scottish Government), 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: 1. The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. 2. Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.3 s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-19
Reference
FOI/202300367597
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence between constitutional futures division and Stewart McDonald MP: FOI release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and Stewart McDonald MP, 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: 1. The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. 2. Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings. 3.All corresp...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.3 s.29(1) s.38(1) 6 attachments
Published
2023-10-19
Reference
FOI/202300367596
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Education Minister's meetings with Children and Young People's Minister and Police Scotland Officers from 1 January 2020 and the 19 May 2023: FOI release

You asked the Scottish Government to provide details including agendas, meeting minutes, emails setting up meetings and follow up emails, of all meetings between the Education Minister (for clarity the post held by John Swinney then Shirley Anne Sommerville etc) and the Children and Young People's Minister (for clarity...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.38(1) 4 attachments
Published
2023-10-19
Reference
202300357678
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Four-day week pilot meetings: FOI release

You asked for details of all the meetings that ministers have had in relation to (a) the four-day week pilots, (b) the Centre for Workplace Transformation and (c) the Business Purpose Commission for Scotland, broken down by year since 2021/22 and a copy of both the agendas and the minutes for these meetings. You also ...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-19
Reference
202300357706
Directorate
Jobs and Wellbeing Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Meeting minutes, reports and correspondence in regard to the local authority's homeless services between 1 January 2023 and 30 April 2023: FOI release

All meeting minutes, reports and correspondence between Scottish Government housing ministers, including Shona Robison and Paul McLennan (and their civil servants), and Glasgow City Council in regard to the local authority's homeless services between 1 January 2023 and 30 April 2023.

FOI clarification 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-19
Reference
202300357753
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Expenses, itinerary and correspondence from Neil Gray's trip to Japan in April 2023: FOI release

Full expenses from Neil Gray's trip to Japan in April 2023, including how many members of staff went with him, what hotels he stayed in and how he got there and back plus full dates of when he went. Full itinerary from his trip to Japan and including any minutes taken at these meetings. What involvement did the UK Gove...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.38 s.17(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-19
Reference
202300356471
Directorate
Offshore Wind Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Nicola Sturgeon meetings with Crown Office: FOI release

Please can I request information relating to meetings, communication and correspondence between the former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (including her office, staff and officials) and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). This should include – but not be limited to – all information held about meet...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings whatsapp s.38(1) s.34(1) s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-19
Reference
202300357074
Directorate
Topic

Minutes of meetings of COSLA and the Scottish Government's flood risk management working group: EIR release

All minutes of meetings of COSLA and the Scottish Government's flood risk management working group since April 18 2023. As the information you have requested is 'environmental information' for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are required to deal with your request un...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 8 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(4) 4 attachments
Published
2023-10-18
Reference
202300359957
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence between Constitutional Futures Division and Professor Aileen McHarg: FOI Release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and Professor Aileen McHarg , 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: (1) The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. (2) Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings. (3) A...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-18
Reference
FOI/202300367625
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Minutes of the working group for Varroa control in Scotland meetings: EIR release

Provide the minutes of all [the working group for Varroa control in Scotland] meetings. As the information you have requested is 'environmental information' for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are required to deal with your request under those Regulations. We are ap...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
202200328231
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence regarding the ongoing restructure of the Social Security Programme's User-centred Design (UCD) team: FOI release

All emails and Teams messages to and from Julie Mclean regarding the ongoing restructure of the Social Security Programme's User-centred Design (UCD) team. In particular all emails and Teams messages regarding this topic from Julie to Francesca Pagnacco and Steven Kyle Any business case or project plan for the aforemen...

FOI not held 70 score 16 working days correspondence meetings contracts s.38(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
202300363578
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence between Constitutional Futures Division and Scottish Human Rights Commission: FoI release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and the Scottish Human Rights Commission , 1st May 2021 ‐ date, please provide: (1.) The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. (2.) Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or br...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
FoI/202300367603
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence between Constitutional Futures Division and Dr Elliot Bulmer: FoI release

With respect to contact between the Constitutional Futures Division and Dr Elliot Bulmer, 1st May 2021 - date, please provide: (1.) The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. (2.) Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings. (3.) All cor...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
FoI/202300367588
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence between Constitutional Futures Division and Professor Nicola McEwen: FoI release

With respect to contact between Professor Nicola McEwen , 1st May 2021 ‐ date, please provide: (1.) The dates of all meetings held, in person or virtual. (2.) Any documentation relating to the meetings, including agendas, presentation materials, minutes, notes, or briefings. (3.) All correspondence between the Constitu...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.29(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
FoI/202300367638
Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Communications on the future of Circularity Scotland from May 1st 2023 onwards: EIR release

Please provide all communications to and from Circularity Scotland, from May 1st 2023 onwards, on the future of Circularity Scotland. Please provide all minutes of meetings with Circularity Scotland, from May 1st 2023 onwards, on the future of Circularity Scotland. As the information you have requested is ‘environment...

FOI/EIR withheld 80 score 13 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.10(5) 4 attachments
Published
2023-10-16
Reference
202300364864
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Ash Regan communication on Gender Recognition Reform Bill: FOI release

All communications between Ms Ash Regan and the FM, the DFM, the staff of the FM such as the chief of staff, as well as the cabinet secretary for social justice regarding the Gender Recognition Reform Bill. All minutes of meetings between Ms Ash Regan and the FM, the DFM, the staff of the FM such as the chief of staff,...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers special advisers meetings whatsapp s.17(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 4 attachments
Published
2023-10-16
Reference
202200327791
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence between Angela Constance and Lady Dorrian on Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs: FOI release

Details of any correspondence between Angela Constance and Lady Dorrian since Ms Constance became the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs and any minutes of the meeting between Ms Constance and Lady Dorrian in her role as Chair of the Scottish Sentencing Council on 17 May 2023.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings contracts spending s.29(1) s.38(1) 6 attachments
Published
2023-10-16
Reference
202300359856
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Correspondence regarding the Scottish Conservatives Removal of Office and Recall Bill: FOI release

Copies of any correspondence (briefing, letters, emails, handwritten notes, memos, minutes of calls, minutes of meetings, attachments and/ore otherwise) from and/or to civil servants and/or Special Advisers and/or Scottish Government MSPs regarding the Scottish Conservatives Removal of Office and Recall Bill.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 13 working days correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.29(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-16
Reference
202300361918
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Angus Robertson trips: FOI release

So far this year and up to the date of this FOI, could you supply me with how many working days Angus Robertson has spent in Scotland and how many days he has spent outwith Scotland on government business? Angus Robertson attended a reception at Brussels House in May/June to mark the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championship...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence meetings spending s.38(1) s.30 s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-10
Reference
202300361275
Directorate
Topic
Public sector