Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

22,655releases indexed
40,520attachments found
29.5avg calendar days
8,395partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-10-08newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,395 unclear 7,405 not held 3,242 released 1,581 already published 703 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5153 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3730 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 3001 s.17(1) 2928 s.25(1) 2524 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1230 s.2 1227 s.3 959

Timeline

2026-10 8 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 1,313 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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22,655 matching releases

Legal agreements with Ferguson Marine Engineering/Clyde Blowers Capital: FOI release

You asked the Scottish Government to provide; a copy of all legal agreements between Scottish Ministers and any of: Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited Ferguson Marine Engineering (Holdings) Limited Clyde Blowers Capital.

FOI already published 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.33(1) 6 attachments
Published
2019-06-11
Reference
FOI/19/01262
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Contractors for A9 road: EIR release

Please may i request an up to date list of contractors, subcontractors and suppliers that have or will be involved with the upgrade a 177km stretch of the A9 between the cities of Perth and Inverness to full dual carriageway standard.

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 14 working days correspondence contracts s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-11
Reference
FOI/19/01303
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Rail ticket expenditure data of Government spend over £25,000: FOI release

Publication referenced: Government spend over £25,000: August 2018 FoI/19/01273 You asked for “details in relation to expenditure data published on the 10th of May 2019, Government spend over £25,000: August 2018, specifically entry 233, which details a payment of £402,156.49 to Corporate Travel Management (North) on...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence contracts spending s.2 s.35 s.4
Published
2019-06-10
Reference
FOI/19/01273
Directorate
Financial Management Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Waiting times of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS): FOI release

You asked for information about children and young people who were on the waiting list for specialist mental health support from CAMHS between the calendar years 2016 and 2019. How many people were on the waiting list? Please provide a breakdown of the length of time it took before they were seen for treatment. How ma...

FOI unclear 50 score 14 working days correspondence
Published
2019-06-10
Reference
FOI/19/01307
Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Accessibility on railway systems: FOI release

You asked for: Detail on individual stations with the relevant improvement? I am currently doing a research about the accessibility on railway system and I need to know if a railway station improved in recent years.

FOI unclear 75 score 9 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-10
Reference
FOI/19/01359
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Social Security Scotland Best Start Grant staff guidance: FOI release

The Best Start Grant guidance supplied to Social Security Scotland staff for the purposes of processing application.

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence 14 attachments
Published
2019-06-10
Reference
FOI/19/01219
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Committees, bodies or groups, policies/projects relating to chronic pain: FOI release

What advisory committees, bodies, or groups have been set up since 2007 to advise the Scottish Government on matters relating to chronic pain. Who were the members of the advisory committees, bodies, or groups and what amount of grants/funding was given to each committee, body, or group in its lifetime and by whom? W...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-10
Reference
FOI/19/01224
Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Air Departure Tax - correspondence: FOI release

Any correspondence (letters, emails or otherwise) sent by (a) Nicola Sturgeon (b) Derek Mackay (c) Michael Matheson on Air Departure Tax in 2018.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence ministers s.28(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.33(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01269
Directorate
Tax Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - Universal Credit split payments correspondence: FOI release

FoI/19/00731 Under FOISA, please provide the correspondence and papers shared with the DWP (to and from) which details consideration and discussions regarding split payments of Universal Credit (alternative payment arrangements). Please provide correspondence since 25 April 2018. FoI/19/00732 Under FOISA, please provi...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 61 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.28(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.28 s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/00731
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social Security Scotland - overtime: FOI release

You asked for any records/notes of the amount of overtime done by staff at Social Security Scotland and how much time that amounts to.

FOI unclear 50 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence meetings
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01230
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Social care workers and real living wage correspondence: FOI release

You asked for the following: (i) Correspondence from the Scottish Government to local authorities, health and social care partnerships, care providers and COSLA relating to the payment of the real living wage for overnight support for social care workers (including the distribution of additional funds to care provider...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.30 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01155
Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Social Security Scotland - percentage of vacant and temporary positions: FOI release

You asked for: 1. The percentage of vacant positions at Social Security Scotland, broken down monthly for the last six months 2. A full outline of the type of positions that are vacant (IT and/or administration and/or strategy and/or otherwise) 3. The percentage of employers that are on contracts or in temporary pos...

FOI unclear 50 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01182
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

The historic and current financing of Equality Network Limited (ENL): FOI release

Information related to to the historic and current financing of Equality Network Limited (ENL) by the Scottish Government and any and all additional funding to organisations and groups related or tied to Trans issues. Subsequent clarification confirmed that you were seeking additional information in relation to Stonewa...

FOI not held 70 score 33 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts spending s.38(1) s.10 s.7 10 attachments
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01084
Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Education Scotland - staff curriculum areas: FOI release

You requested the following information: How many staff working for Education Scotland are allocated to/have responsibility for/work on each individual subject area. Please break the information down by each subject and provide the information as of 1 May 2019. For example, I am looking for something like this: 7 mem...

FOI unclear 50 score 17 working days correspondence
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01252
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Management of fishing within Small Isles Marine Protected Area (MPA): EIR release

All correspondence, dates & minutes of meetings between SG, Ministers, members or representatives of the fishing industry which have included discussion of Small Isles MPA or the management of fishing within it, between January 2015 & present day.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.6(1) 8 attachments
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01218
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries, Public sector

M8 off ramp Junction 18/Bothwell Street, ownership and date built: EIR release

All documentation you hold showing: when the M8 off ramp at Junction 18 onto Bothwell Street was built, information on the ownership of this section of motorway, and how title to that area of land was acquired and who owns it now

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 4 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 6 attachments
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01373
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) certificates issued: FOI release

You asked for: 1. Statistics on the number of PVG certificates issued and those that are not clean sheets i.e. no problems but have "soft information' such as procurator fiscal warnings, incidents that were investigated (but did not go to court). 2. Figures on the total number of PVGs issued so I can get a sense of p...

FOI unclear 55 score 8 working days correspondence s.3
Published
2019-06-07
Reference
FOI/19/01336
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Heathrow Airport expansion - correspondence: FOI release

You asked for: 1. Details of any meetings (minutes, diary appointments, or otherwise) in 2019 between Scottish Government Ministers relating to the expansion of Heathrow Airport. (FoI/19/01263) 2. Any correspondence (letters, emails or otherwise) addressed to (a) Nicola Sturgeon (b) Derek Mackay (c) Michael Matheson ...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-06
Reference
FOI/19/01263
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

LGBT History Month funding: FOI release

You asked us to: 1. Please outline the value of Scottish Government funding provided to any organisation to support LGBT History Month, broken down by funding period, for the past 5 years. 2. Please outline which Directorate has responsibility for funding LGBT History Month activity and the process by which the funds...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 17 working days correspondence ministers contracts s.2 s.3 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-06
Reference
FOI/19/01260
Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Best Start Grant applications - system performance and stability issues: FOI release

You asked for: Details of system performance and stability issues that impacted delivery and necessitated invocation of a number of contingencies and workarounds while processing Best Start Grant applications up to 28 February 2019.

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence
Published
2019-06-06
Reference
FOI/19/01216
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Traffic modelling data, analysis/reports used in A96 duallling project: EIR release

Traffic modelling data, analysis and reports (resulting from the A96 Corridor Road Assignment Model (CRAM) traffic model) being used in the A96 Duallling East of Huntly to Aberdeen scheme.

FOI/EIR clarification 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2019-06-06
Reference
FOI/19/01211
Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector, Transport

Vehicle ferry service - Dunoon & Gourock route: FOI release

1. Confirm whether or not the Scottish Government's official policy to have a vehicle ferry service on the Dunoon gourock route has actually changed. 2. If it has changed please give the date the change was made. 3. Advise the person or person who made the decision to change the policy. 4. Advise whether or not all ...

FOI unclear 55 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings spending s.9
Published
2019-06-06
Reference
FOI/19/01198
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Inspection report for St Margaret's Academy West Lothian: FOI release

You requested the following information: I was looking for information about St Margaret's Academy in West Lothian. It was created in 1994 by amalgamating 2 denominational secondary schools. The relevant web page states that there is no inspection report available. Does this mean that it has never been inspected over ...

FOI unclear 75 score 6 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-06-06
Reference
FOI/19/01321
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector