Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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

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Correspondence relating to 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence: FOI release

1. Any correspondence sent from Scottish Government Ministers relating to the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in 2025. 2. Any briefing prepared for Ministers on the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in 2025.

FOI withheld 80 score 17 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2026-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500495618
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Home Office and Highland Council correspondence regarding Cameron Barracks: FOI release

1. Could you supply all minutes/notes from meetings and/or phone calls between the Scottish Government and the Home Office about Cameron Barracks in inverness, from the last three months? 2. Could you supply all correspondence sent between the Scottish Government and the Home Office about Cameron Barracks in inverness...

FOI withheld 80 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.28 s.30 s.25(1) 4 attachments
Published
2026-02-11
Reference
FOI/202500492483
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Clydebank Women's Aid documentation: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, correspondence sent and received (including internal), analysis, about Clydebank Women's Aid, from the last six months.

FOI withheld 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 4 attachments
Published
2026-02-03
Reference
FOI/202500490916
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Materials on United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls (UNSRVAWG): FOI release

"All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence held and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, which is to/from or mentions Reem Alsalem, from the last three months."

FOI withheld 80 score 51 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-26
Reference
FOI/202500489430
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Short life working group information: FOI release

1. Minutes/notes of all meetings of the short life working group established to co-ordinate the Scottish Government's response to the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland vs. The Scottish Ministers; 2. A copy of the terms of reference for the working group, and any notes on how these terms of reference were cr...

FOI withheld 80 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.27(1) s.25(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-08-12
Reference
FOI/202500472952
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Closure of Glasgow East Women’s Aid (GEWA): FOI release

1) Please provide copies of communications (letters or emails) received by the Scottish Government from David Linden (ex-MP), Neil Gray MSP, Unite the Union, and a member of the public raising concerns about staffing issues at Glasgow East Women’s Aid (GEWA). Please provide the details with the actual dates. 2) In an ...

FOI withheld 80 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.2 s.38(1) s.25(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2024-10-07
Reference
FOI/202400427031
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Hate Crime Bill discussions and costs: FOI release

1. Could you supply a full list of stakeholders the Scottish Government discussed the hate crime with between the time it was passed at Holyrood in 2021 (April 23 2021 until April 1 2024)? 2. How much has been spent on the hate crime bill since 2023, including a breakdown of costs, i.e. on advertising campaign, etc? ...

FOI withheld 80 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings spending s.25(1) s.4 s.30 2 attachments
Published
2024-08-30
Reference
FOI/202400408748
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector