Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

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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Correspondence regarding rent controls being lifted: FOI release

Your request was for 'all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about rent controls being lifted between April 1 2025 and May 1 2025'

FOI partially withheld 90 score 11 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.30 s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-07
Reference
FOI/202500485922
Directorate
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Alternative funding models query concerning East Calder Health Centre: FOI release

1. Commencement of work The exact date on which the Scottish Government began work on exploring alternative funding options, including revenue-funded models, to support investment in health facilities. If no specific date can be identified, please provide any record, note, or document that sets out when this work was ...

FOI already published 80 score 15 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.30 s.25 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-07
Reference
FOI/202500485060
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Money and tax, Public sector

First Minister visit to Heineken's Edinburgh office: FOI release

You asked for "all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings and analysis, about John Swinney opening Heineken's new Edinburgh offices on May 5, between April 1 2025 and May 31 2025."

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-06
Reference
FOI/202500483651
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Correspondence regarding First Minister’s attendance at the Prosper Annual Forum: FOI release

You asked for "Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including minutes/notes from meetings, correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings and analysis, from or about John Swinney's meeting with Prosper on May 29 2025, between May 15 2025 and July 1 2025?"

FOI already published 80 score 12 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-06
Reference
FOI/202500484896
Directorate
Business and Better Regulation Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Correspondence regarding supporting ice rinks: FOI release

You asked for all documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, that mentions supporting ice rinks, from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.29(1) s.38(1) s.30 s.33(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-06
Reference
FOI/202500483490
Directorate
Topic

Documentation that mentions the founder of Liberty Steel: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, that mentions or is to/from Sanjeev Gupta and/or Liberty Steel, from the last month.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.36(1) 12 attachments
Published
2026-01-06
Reference
FOI/202500483473
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland correspondence regarding alcohol marketing and advertising: FOI release

“I refer to the report(s) produced by Public Health Scotland on 2 September 2025 which are here:- https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/rapid-review-of-evidence-about-alcohol-marketingand-advertising-influences-on-consumer-attitudes-and-behaviours-and-the-effects-of-regulation-onthose-behaviours/. Public...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-06
Reference
FOI/202500483431
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Documentation that mentions a Former First Minster: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, that mentions or is to/from Henry McLeish, from the last three months.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-06
Reference
FOI/202500483477
Directorate
Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Information related to Scottish Information Commissioner decision notice: FOI release

1. What is the name of the individual whose role in the redaction process of the Hamilton Report was under investigation by the Scottish Information Commissioner and who wrote a signed statement to the Commissioner's office, as noted in Decision Notice 144/2025 and pages 15-18 of the below FOI release? 2. Why has this...

FOI transferred 80 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17(1) s.6 4 attachments
Published
2026-01-06
Reference
FOI/202500480860
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Documentation regarding devolving immigration powers: FOI release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including minutes/notes from meetings, correspondence sent and received (including internal), briefings, analysis, about devolving immigration powers, from the last two months.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.28(1) s.29(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-06
Reference
FOI/202500481839
Directorate
Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

Correspondence on calls for inquiry or review into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse: FOI release

All correspondence and records held by the Scottish Government from 1 September 2025 to 30 September 2025 that relate to calls for an inquiry or review into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse (also known as grooming gangs) in Scotland.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) s.30 s.29(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-05
Reference
FOI/202500488098
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

Correspondence on calls for inquiry or review into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse: FOI Review

Original request - 202500488098 All correspondence and records held by the Scottish Government from 1 September 2025 to 30 September 2025 that relate to calls for an inquiry or review into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse (also known as grooming gangs) in Scotland.

FOI already published 80 score 15 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.30 s.29(1) s.25(1) s.36(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2026-01-05
Reference
FOI/202500492594 Review of 202500488098
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

First Minister's visit to London on 14th October 2025: FOI release

All minutes/notes from meetings from John Swinney's visit to London on October 14, including all briefings written for this visit, as well as his itinerary for the trip

FOI partially withheld 90 score 16 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38(1) s.28 s.30 s.33(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-31
Reference
FOI/202500482366
Directorate
Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

First Minister opening the James Hutton Crop Innovation Centre documentation: FOI release

You asked for, "Could you supply all documentation held by the Scottish Government about John Swinney opening the James Hutton Crop Innovation Centre on October 25 2024, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, and briefings, between October 1 2024 and November 15 20...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.38 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-29
Reference
FOI/202500481464
Directorate
Economic Development Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Correspondence between Scottish Government and General Medical Council (GMC) mentioning specified criteria: FOI release

Please can you provide copies of any email correspondence (including attachments) between the Scottish Government and the General Medical Council which meet the following criteria: Date range: 15th July 2025 - 22nd August 2025 Contain the phrase "physician assistant" OR "leng review" in the email title or body

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence s.38(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-29
Reference
FOI/202500481705
Directorate
Chief Nursing Officer Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture’s materials from various engagements: FOI release

All briefings and notes for the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture’s following engagements, held between 5-6 September 2024: Summer Reception of the Consular Corps in Scotland Ralph Goodale, Canadian High Commissioner to the UK Hajime Hayashi, Japanese Ambassador to the UK Micheál Martin,...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.28(1) s.25(1) s.30 s.32(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-24
Reference
FOI/202500483201
Directorate
Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, International, Public sector

Funding for Edinburgh International Book Festival correspondence: FOI release

All internal or external Scottish Government correspondence related to the decision on March 28, 2025 to award £300,000 in one-off funding to Edinburgh International Book Festival. That would include all attached documents, meeting handouts, memos, briefings to ministers, attendee lists and locations of any related me...

FOI already published 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.25(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.38(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-24
Reference
FOI/202500483460
Directorate
Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Sponsorship and oversight of the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) queries: FOI Review

Original request 202500478551 You asked for the following information regarding the Scottish Government’s sponsorship and oversight of the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC), with particular focus on its legal compliance, safeguarding policies, use of public funds, and ideological neutrality.

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.30 s.38(1) s.38(1)B s.3 s.17 s.17(1) s.38 s.34(1) s.15 4 attachments
Published
2025-12-23
Reference
FOI/202500482902 Review of 202500478551
Directorate
Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

NHS Fife employment tribunal queries: FOI Review

Original request 202500476219 1. The exact date and time when Scottish Ministers were first informed that Sandie Peggie had been cleared of gross misconduct by NHS Fife. Please provide the correspondence of ministers being informed of this development and any further correspondence where ministers discuss the implicat...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers briefings meetings s.4 s.5 s.38 s.2 s.3 s.30 s.25 4 attachments
Published
2025-12-23
Reference
FOI/202500482778 Review of 202500476219
Directorate
Health Workforce Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Care Reform Programme costs and options: FOI release

The following information covering 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025: i) A spend ledger for the National Care Service / Care Reform programme (2022/23–2024/25) showing consultancy, contractor, communications, digital/build and staff costs, including purchase orders and change notes. ii) Option appraisal papers and risk r...

FOI already published 80 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence meetings contracts spending s.12(1) s.15(1) s.17(1) s.30 s.38(1) s.25(1) 4 attachments
Published
2025-12-23
Reference
FOI/202500480981
Directorate
Social Care and National Care Service Development
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Correspondence regarding The Thistle drug consumption room: FOI release

Any correspondence sent to or by the First Minister, the Health Secretary, and/or the Alcohol and Drugs Policy Minister or their officials about The Thistle drug consumption room since 1 July 2025. This should include emails from members of the public.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-18
Reference
FOI/202500488704
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government briefing for the Finance and Public Administration Committee: FOI release

You asked that all briefing documents prepared for Shona Robison in advance of her appearance before the Finance and Public Administration Committee on 2nd September 2025, be provided.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.25(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-10
Reference
FOI/202500483199
Directorate
Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Raising of Palestinian flag on Scottish Government buildings: FOI Review

Original Request - 202500483555 “Publish all correspondence (including those of the First Minister and his advisors and “spin doctors”) relating to the raising of the Palestinian flag. These communications should include all warnings and impact assessments done into the repercussions (especially from the Jewish/Israel...

FOI not held 70 score 15 working days correspondence ministers briefings spending s.30 s.36(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-10
Reference
FOI/202500488559 Review of 202500483555
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

Sponsorship and oversight of the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC): FOI release

Following on from your previous FoI request (ref. 202500478551), you asked for the following information regarding the Scottish Government’s sponsorship and oversight of the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC).

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers contracts s.17(1) s.1(1) s.9(1) s.38(1) s.30
Published
2025-12-09
Reference
FOI/202500484160
Directorate
Exchequer Strategy Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Social Security Scotland 'Future Operating Model' restructuring information: FOI release

Information regarding the current 'Future Operating Model' restructuring which affects the Chief Digital Office, Business Change Management, and Programme. Request for information 1: Any documents, policies, or internal guidance setting out the process being followed for this restructure. Request for information 2: T...

FOI cost limit 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending s.12 s.38(1) s.34(1) s.30 2 attachments
Published
2025-12-09
Reference
FOI/202500483072
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector