Scottish Government FOI Index

21,792releases indexed

39,278attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,073partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,073 unclear 7,195 not held 3,052 released 1,533 already published 668 cost limit 605 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4905 s.20 4252 s.34(1) 3567 s.39(2) 3455 s.30 2866 s.17(1) 2763 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1971 s.11(2) 1559 s.29(1) 1168 s.2 1152 s.3 903

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 1,275 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 961 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 859 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 725 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 631 releases · 25.8 avg days

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552 matching releases

Nature Restoration Fund: EIR release

1. A breakdown in the split of the Nature Restoration Fund between local authorities and NatureScot over the last five years. 2. How much funding councils will receive from the Nature Restoration Fund in 2025-26? 3. Whether the £5 million redirected from the fund last year will be returned this year?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.2 s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-09-09
Reference: FOI/202500461365
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Carbon Credit Pilot – blended finance mechanism considerations correspondence: FOI release

1. Could I request all correspondence pertaining to the 14 blended finance mechanisms mentioned in PQ answer S6W-38836, covering the evidence gathering, selection, appraisal, referral, and recommendations? 2. As well as any internal communications relating to the blended finance mechanism considerations.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence ministers s.27(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-20
Reference: FOI/202500476007
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Ownership of Scotland's carbon markets: EIR release

1. Which companies/individuals/other parties have purchased carbon credits under the Woodland Carbon Code scheme in Scotland In the last five years? 2. Which companies/individuals/other parties have purchased carbon credits under the Peatland Code scheme in Scotland In the last five years? 3. How much of Scotland's l...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 15 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-08-19
Reference: EIR/202500475595
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Seagull attack documentation: EIR release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about seagull attacks, from the last three months.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-08-05
Reference: EIR/202500470080
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Managing radioactive waste from nuclear power plants documentation: EIR release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent received, minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, about managing radioactive waste from nuclear power plants in Scotland, from the last month.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-23
Reference: EIR/202500463938
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Wild fire prevention, statistics and information: EIR release

‘The likelihood of ignition and the impact of wildfire are changing in the National Park as visitor numbers increase and changing land management practices increase fuel loads in some places. Public concern around the wildfire issue has risen in recent years. In light of these changes, the Integrated Wildfire Managemen...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence briefings contracts s.10(4)

Published: 2025-07-22
Reference: EIR/202500461565
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Stobo Woodland Creation scheme: EIR release

1. All communication between Scottish Forestry and the Rural Payments Inspectorate Directorate concerning the site from 28 October 2024 up to the present day. 2. As a claim for payment was made on 15 May 2024 and the standard security was in place 4 July 2024, why was no payment made to the Forestry Carbon Sequestrati...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1) s.10(5) s.11(2) s.9 2 attachments

Published: 2025-07-08
Reference: FOI/202500453790
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Tarbolton Moss landfill queries: EIR release

To gain clarity on what activity if any has been undertaken over the past year by Scottish Government towards remediation of pollution at, and stemming from, the Tarbolton Moss landfill in South Ayrshire. With reference to a report commissioned by ScotGov and published by Albion Environmental in February 2024 entitled ...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence briefings contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-06-11
Reference: EIR/202500457098
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Cost to create a National Park in Galloway: EIR release

How much money has the Scottish Government spent in total in attempts to create a National Park in Galloway, with a breakdown of all costs?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 4 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: EIR/202500468819
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Breakdown of all costs to create a National Park in Galloway: EIR release

How much money has the Scottish Government spent in total in attempts to create a National Park in Galloway, with a breakdown of all costs?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 7 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-06-10
Reference: EIR/202500468527
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Scottish Government legal costs for Judicial Review by Forestry Carbon Sequestration Fund: EIR release

‘I would like to make a FOI about the legal costs to the Scottish Government as a result of Scottish Forestry applying an Enforcement Notice in September 2024 to stop work at Stobo due to unauthorised herbicide spraying and other reasons, near Peebles. As a result of this Enforcement Notice, Scottish Forestry has been...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1)

Published: 2025-05-20
Reference: FOI/202500456344
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Rewilding of lynxes correspondence and documentation: EIR release

Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, includingcorrespondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes frommeetings, analysis, about rewilding of lynxes, between January 1 2025 and April 1 2025?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-05-12
Reference: EIR/202500461153
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Public sector

Galloway National Park correspondence with various organisations: EIR release

All correspondence between Scottish Ministers and/or officials with the followingorganisations regarding the proposed creation of a Galloway National Park and theconsultation process: National Farmers Union of Scotland (NFUS) South of Scotland Enterprise South of Scotland Destination Alliance Galloway National Park As...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-30
Reference: EIR/202500453720
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Stobo Residents Action Group judicial review of costs: EIR release

‘A petition for judicial review was lodged by the Stobo Residents Action Group in April 2024, later conceded by the Scottish Government in September 2024. Please could you provide the total legal costs to the Scottish Government for this judicial review.’

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-04-22
Reference: FOI/202500454177
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Galloway National Park correspondence with council officials: EIR release

“All correspondence between Scottish Ministers and/or officials with Dumfries and Galloway Council, South Ayrshire Council, and East Ayrshire Council (including Councillors) regarding the proposed creation of a Galloway National Park and the consultation process.”

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-22
Reference: EIR/202500453716
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence between Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament regarding Galloway National Park: EIR release

‘All correspondence between Scottish Ministers and/or officials with Members of theScottish Parliament regarding the proposed creation of a Galloway National Park andthe consultation process.’

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-22
Reference: EIR/202500453718
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence between various organisations and individuals and the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Minister for Environment: EIR release

Copies of all correspondence between the following organisations and individuals and the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Minister for Environment between 1st January 2020 and 23 February 2023, and specifically on game shooting including licensing, raptor management, and hunting. RSPB Scotland Wild Justice ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.11(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-04-08
Reference: EIR/202300344718
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Public sector

Decommissioning of HMS Vulcan in Caithness documentation: EIR release

Copies of any unpublished correspondence, emails, memos, reports and other recorded information since 1 January 2024 relating to discussions between Ministry of Defence and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority about decommissioning HMS Vulcan in Caithness. I am not interested in personal information, or purely admini...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: EIR/202500452451
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

South Kinross Flood Protection Scheme objections: EIR release

A copy of any objections submitted to the Scottish Ministers for the South Kinross Flood Protection Scheme.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 11 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-27
Reference: EIR/202500454394
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Vehicle idling details in specific areas: EIR release

I would be grateful if you could provide this data from those local authorities. We have interpreted your request to mean that you are asking for the data referred to in our response to you under reference number 202500449364.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 12 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: EIR/202500453624
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector, Transport

Copy of correspondence in relation to Montrose beach stability and dredging: EIR release

My enquiry under FOI, EIR and INSPIRE regulations concerns a headline which appeared in The Courier newspaper on 18 July 2024. It read "Scottish Government accused of withholding important information from a report on Montrose coastal erosion." A letter was sent on behalf of Mairi McAllan, then Secretary for transport...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 6 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-03-26
Reference: EIR/202500454881
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Possible reintroduction of wolves in Scotland: EIR release

1. Please can you share the Scottish Government’s position on reintroducing wolves to the ScottishHighlands? 2. Can you share any correspondence to and/or from Scottish Ministers relating to the reintroduction of wolves to the Scottish Highlands within the last year?

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 9 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-03-13
Reference: EIR/202500453124
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Minutes of meetings of flood risk management working group: EIR Review

Original request 202400445508 All minutes of meetings of COSLA and the Scottish Government's flood risk management working group from September 2024 to today’s date.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 18 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.11(2) s.10(5) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-02-21
Reference: EIR/202500449438 Review of 202400445508
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Deposit Return Scheme queries: EIR release

1. Could you supply all correspondence, including emails, minutes/notes from meetings/briefings between the UK Government and the Scottish Government about the deposit return scheme from the last six months? 2. Could you supply all correspondence, including emails, minutes/notes from meetings/briefings between Biffa a...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-02-20
Reference: EIR/202500448011
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence regarding flood support for Cupar residents and businesses: EIR release

All documentation held, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, minutes/notes from meetings, analysis, about money for Cupar flooding victims, between May 1 2024 and July 1 2024, and include how much was handed out to them.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-02-14
Reference: EIR/202500446527
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector