Scottish Government FOI Index

11,099releases indexed

19,072attachments found

28.7avg calendar days

4,403partially withheld

2023-10-02oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 4,403 unclear 3,109 not held 1,663 released 816 already published 409 cost limit 376 clarification 166 withheld 123 transferred 34

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 2824 s.20 2437 s.34(1) 2118 s.39(2) 1920 s.30 1721 s.17(1) 1465 s.25(1) 1326 s.10(4) 1159 s.11(2) 933 s.29(1) 703 s.2 586 s.6(1) 478

Timeline

2026-05 339 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263 2025-10 217

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 743 releases · 28.1 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 632 releases · 29.1 avg days Local Government and Housing Directorate 437 releases · 29.3 avg days Marine Directorate 406 releases · 26.4 avg days Population Health Directorate 404 releases · 25.8 avg days Environment and Forestry Directorate 354 releases · 34.0 avg days Economic Development Directorate 334 releases · 41.5 avg days People Directorate 332 releases · 23.9 avg days

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Correspondence regarding Good Food Nation Plan (Scotland) Act 2022: FOI release

You asked for: 1. Any correspondence sent to Jim Fairlie or Mairi Gougeon relating to the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022 in the last year. 2. Any correspondence sent to Jim Fairlie or Mairi Gougeon relating to the Good Food Nation Plan in the last year. 3. Any correspondence sent from Jim Fairlie or Mairi Goug...

FOI clarification 80 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending s.25(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.20 10 attachments

Published: 2026-03-10
Reference: FOI/202500498540
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Data on the award of Australian Environmental Cleaning Services (AECS): EIR release

You asked for clarification of the previous EIR response (202500455527): 1. Regarding what you showed re Species rich grassland management in AECS. Are those figures what was applied for in that year or the totality of the area that is managed under AECS (ie somewhere in years 1 – 5 of an AECS agreement)? 2. In addit...

FOI/EIR clarification 50 score 10 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending

Published: 2025-09-10
Reference: FOI/202500463852
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Weeds Act details and statistics: FOI release

I want to know the following information. I want to know it for each month for the years 2021, 2023 and 2024. In each case I want to know the county involved where the site was situated. I want information regarding the Weeds Act. I want to know which plant is involved in each case. I want to know the number of comp...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 20 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-02-14
Reference: EIR/202500446856
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

The version of Hirta Sheep (Annex lI): EIR release

You asked for clarification and explanation on the following points with regard to additional information released under EIR 202100253172 that is currently at appeal with the Scottish Information Commissioner. 1. The version of Hirta Sheep (Annex lI) in the August release is different to the form supplied by UNESCO to...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.11(2) s.20 s.11 s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2024-05-09
Reference: FOI/202300385606
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector