Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

19,099releases indexed
31,532attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
7,049partially withheld
2018-11-16oldest in sample
2026-05-15newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 7,049 unclear 6,352 not held 2,688 released 1,289 already published 610 cost limit 529 clarification 306 withheld 208 transferred 68

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4381 s.20 3726 s.34(1) 3480 s.39(2) 2967 s.30 2536 s.17(1) 2457 s.25(1) 2090 s.10(4) 1747 s.11(2) 1413 s.29(1) 1021 s.2 1021 s.3 800

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 1,082 releases · 27.9 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 858 releases · 31.1 avg days Marine Directorate 802 releases · 29.6 avg days Learning Directorate 714 releases · 34.4 avg days Population Health Directorate 607 releases · 28.7 avg days Economic Development Directorate 577 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 573 releases · 36.1 avg days People Directorate 536 releases · 25.8 avg days
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Closure of Glasgow East Women's Aid charity: FOI release

1. Please provide a list of all grants paid to Glasgow East Women's Aid (GEWA) by the Scottish Government between January 2019 and February 2024. Please provide data for each year separately. 2. Please provide copies of any reports or other documents produced by the Board of Directors of GEWA to explain the permanent ...

FOI released 75 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.5 s.25(1)
Published
2024-09-05
Reference
FOI/202400421026
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Funding made to Jewish organisations , specifically the Hate Crime Security Fund: FOI release

https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202300389892/Payments and funding made to Muslim organisations: FOI release, Would you be able to carry out a similar search for Payments and Funding made to Jewish organisations , specifically the Hate Crime Security Fund?

FOI released 70 score 19 working days correspondence spending
Published
2024-05-03
Reference
FOI/202400407677
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

LGBT+ Helpline Scotland: FOI release

Since the launch of the Scottish Government funded LGBT+ Helpline Scotland in June 2023, how many people, by month, have contacted the helpline to date? Of these people, how many have contacted the helpline specifically for support with conversion practices? Lastly, how many documented calls have been made by those u...

FOI released 70 score 10 working days correspondence
Published
2024-03-27
Reference
FOI/202400395813
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

LGBT+ Helpline Scotland Statistics: FOI release

For each of the past 7 months (since June 2023), can you please provide the following? 1. The number of approaches to the National Conversion Therapy Helpline by whatever means (call, email, online chat etc.) 2. The number of different individuals represented by this. 3. The number of those individuals whose cases w...

FOI released 75 score 19 working days correspondence s.3 s.17(1)
Published
2024-03-12
Reference
FOI/202400394011
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Guidance document for Police Scotland recording hate crime: FOI release

A copy of the guidance document referred to by Christina McKelvie MSP in a letter dated 26 October 2022 to DCC Fiona Taylor.

FOI released 100 score 17 working days correspondence s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-12-29
Reference
202300357778
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Women Scotland judicial review of the Gender Representation: FOI release

All correspondence and notes of meetings between the Scottish Government and Equality Network / Scottish Trans Alliance relating to the For Women Scotland judicial review of the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act since 22 March 2022.

FOI released 95 score 12 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments
Published
2023-11-24
Reference
202200303639
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Ministerial briefings relating to the preparedness/readiness regarding implementation of the UNCRC/incorporation of human rights treaties and human rights into Scot's Law: FOI release

You asked for the following information from between 5 May 2021 and 29 March 2023: All Ministerial briefings relating to the preparedness/readiness of the Scottish Government, Local Authorities and all other public bodies regarding implementation of the UNCRC. All Ministerial briefings relating to the preparedness/rea...

FOI released 100 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-23
Reference
202300349332
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Gender Pay Gap Report: FOI release

Information on the cost of producing an annual gender pay gap report for the Scottish Government, Transport Scotland and Education Scotland for the periods 2019-2020; 2020 2021 and 2021- 2022. The cost of producing each gender pay gap report, including a breakdown of the cost such as the number of FTE staff working on ...

FOI released 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.20
Published
2022-05-19
Reference
FOI/202200292003
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Cost of producing annual gender pay gap report: FOI release

Information on the cost of producing an annual gender pay gap report for the Scottish Government, Transport Scotland and Education Scotland for the periods 2019-2020; 2020 2021 and 2021- 2022. The cost of producing each gender pay gap report, including a breakdown of the cost such as the number of FTE staff working on ...

FOI released 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.20
Published
2022-05-19
Reference
FOI/202200292236
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector