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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3,455 matching releases

Inclusion of Travelling Showpeople within National and Local Planning Policy in Scotland: EIR release

The following information relating to the inclusion of Travelling Showpeople within national and local planning policy in Scotland: 1. Consultation Evidence: Please provide any correspondence, meeting notes, consultation responses, or internal briefings which specifically reference Travelling Showpeople in the context...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.3 s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500478336
Directorate: Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity wildfire correspondence: EIR release

1. Any correspondence sent to Jim Fairlie relating to wildfires in Scotland since 1 January 2025. 2. Any correspondence sent from Jim Fairlie or on behalf of Jim Fairlie relating to wildfires in Scotland since 1 January 2025.

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

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500479238
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Scottish Forestry felling permission applications and mapping standards queries: EIR release

I am doing some research on felling permissions in Scotland over the period 2014 to 2024. I have been exploring the publicly accessible database (Public Register) and although it provides most of the information I am looking for, there is no map? To carry out my research which is spatially oriented analysis, I require ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.9 8 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500480147
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Impact of water abstraction on water levels in major Scottish Salmon rivers: EIR release

No 1: What studies has Marine Directorate carried out or commissioned to show the impact of water abstraction on water levels in major Scottish Salmon rivers, especially during long drought spells as experienced this summer? No 2: Why does Marine Scotland allow the restocking of rivers with hatchery-raised and fed Bro...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.9 s.6(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500479439
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Energy Skills Passport and reskilling oil and gas workers: EIR release

You set out the context that the Scottish Secretary's team cited the Energy Skills Passport as a key step in reskilling oil and gas workers for other energy industry jobs. You asked for answers to the following questions: How many oil and gas industry workers have signed up for the Energy Skills Passport scheme to da...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 10 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500481554
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Scottish Forestry investigation of felling at Dalbuaick Plantation queries: EIR release

A) Confirmation that a formal Scottish Forestry investigation of felling at Dalbuaick Plantation took place in 2024. B) Details of how and when the Scottish Forestry investigation was conducted. C) Confirmation that the investigation was triggered by CNPA’s notification to Scottish Forestry of felling activity on the...

FOI/EIR clarification 80 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.11(1) 10 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500480448
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Transport Scotland - Erskine Bridge (A898) maintenance and repair expenditure: EIR release

I request the following information about the Erskine Bridge (A898) for 2019/20 to 2023/24: Costs Annual spending on maintenance and repairs Annual spending on inspections Major upgrade costs (if any). Contractors Names of contractors awarded work. Amount paid to each contractor per year. Types of work done. Top 5 C...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500479781
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Screening Opinion for Meikle Dripps Farm Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) by Energy Consents Unit (ECU): EIR release

As this is an application for the development of a 150 Mw Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), I would expect that any Open Data concerning the Screening request and subsequent documents supplied by the applicant to be available, therefore: Could you please let me know why the referred ECU Proposal Number 00005045 - ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 16 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1)B s.10(5)

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500480565
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Transport Scotland A96 dualling documentation: EIR release

All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about dualling the A96, from the last month.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.34(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2025-11-18
Reference: EIR/202500489321
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Correspondence between the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) and Highland Council planning officers: EIR release

“1. All correspondence (including emails, letters, text messages, Microsoft Teams/Zoom chats, internal memos, and any other written or recorded communications) between the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) and Highland Council planning officers, elected members, or other council officials, relating to: ...

FOI/EIR already published 80 score 19 working days correspondence briefings meetings whatsapp s.3 s.4 s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.34(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2025-11-13
Reference: FOI/202500479441
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Forestry Grant Scheme information: EIR release

Please could you provide a breakdown of projects in receipt of Forestry Grants, through the Forestry Grant Scheme, over the last five years. If you could provide information or a list on what money paid out has funded that would be helpful.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-12
Reference: EIR/202500469499
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Correspondence regarding the A9 Dualling Project and Impact Reports: EIR release

1. A record of all meeting requests from Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) to Transport Scotland on the topic of the A9 Dualling Project, and subsequent Impact Reports and consultations since May 1st, 2021. I'd like to know the date of each request with the name of each MSP who made such a request, as well as ...

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

Published: 2025-11-12
Reference: EIR/202500479050
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector, Transport

Rural Support Plan spend: EIR release

The total spending by the Scottish Government so far on the Rural Support Plan. The total spending by the Scottish Government to produce the draft Rural Support plan.

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

Published: 2025-11-11
Reference: EIR/202500473829
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Legal concerns relating to the procedural risks associated with the Flamingo Land development: EIR Review

Original request 202500467131 The decision not to recall the Flamingo Land application has already been made and communicated. If the withheld legal advice or briefings informed this action, then the policy formulation process has concluded, and the public interest in disclosure is significantly increased. No distinc...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-06
Reference: EIR/202500478545 Review of 202500467131
Directorate: Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Mey Battery Energy Storage System and Gills Bay materials: EIR release

1. Correspondence Copies of all correspondence (emails, letters, briefings, and internal memos) between: Scottish Ministers, the Energy Consents Unit (ECU), or officials within the Scottish Government AND SSE, SSEN Transmission, or their agents/consultants (including ITPEnergised, Green Cat Renewables, or Aecom), rela...

FOI/EIR already published 80 score 18 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings whatsapp s.20 s.39(2) s.11(2) s.10(5) s.6(1)B s.34(1) s.10(4) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-06
Reference: EIR/202500479392
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Planning application rejection process for The Grange Club in Stockbridge: EIR release

Can you answer the questions 1, 3, 4 and 5 please? Under FOI can I please find out what process was followed after you rejected the Planning application for the air supported dome, housing 2 tennis courts? 1. How was the Reporter appointed? 2. How were people/organisations who objected informed that the process had ...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 18 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1)

Published: 2025-11-06
Reference: EIR/202500479452
Directorate: Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Energy Consents Unit decision making process query: EIR release

Who are the actual people referred to as the 'Scottish Ministers' in the decision making process of the Energy Consents Unit?

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2025-11-06
Reference: EIR/202500478985
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Proposed Galloway National Park: EIR release

We have interpreted your request as asking for the following: 1: Why are you committed to a New National Park by 2026 given that the Cairngorm National Park has concerns over rising tourism and fire risk as noted in their documentation? 2: Do you hold any data on the damage to wildlife to from wild fires? 3: Can you...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1) s.40

Published: 2025-11-06
Reference: EIR/202500467839
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Land at Garrygall materials: EIR release

All correspondence, meeting minutes, meeting notes, meeting transcripts, communications, papers and equivalent documentation regarding the land at Garrygall since 1/1/2022 to the present date.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.11 s.10 s.20 s.39(2) s.38(1) s.11(2) s.34(1) s.10(5) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-05
Reference: EIR/202500476447
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Alternatives to closure of Grangemouth refinery: EIR release

Any final ministerial briefing, summary, or options paper prepared between 1 September 2023 and 30 April 2024 that sets out alternatives to closure of the Grangemouth refinery. This may include (but is not limited to) options such as: public ownership, worker-led buyout, state partnership, or transition to biofuels/gr...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.10(5) s.11(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-05
Reference: FOI/202500478002
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Specific recommendations in LUC (Land Use Consultants Ltd) 2016 report: EIR release

How the Scottish Government has taken forward each of the 19 specific recommendations in the LUC (Land Use Consultants Ltd) 2016 report ‘Planning Enforcement in Scotland: research into the use of existing powers, barriers and scope for improvement’.

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2025-11-05
Reference: FOI/202500478315
Directorate: Planning, Architecture and Regeneration Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Cladding Remediation Programme Single Open Call statistics: EIR release

1. The number of buildings in Fife regarding which the Scottish Government has received expressions of interest through its Cladding Remediation Programme Single Open Call. 2. A list of addresses of each such building. If it is not possible to provide this information please provide any more general location informati...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(5)

Published: 2025-11-05
Reference: FOI/202500477992
Directorate: Cladding Remediation Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Environmental Impact Assessment updated guidance: EIR release

I write further to the attached letter, sent in response to our letter of 22 May 2025 (also attached for ease of reference). Your letter states that “we will shortly be updating our internal EIA guidance”. Please can you advise if this guidance has now been updated? If it has, please could you provide a copy of the upd...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 90 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.20 s.39(2) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-05
Reference: EIR/202500478490
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Noise guidance for onshore wind turbines: EIR release

Information in relation to the Scottish Government’s involvement in the ongoing review of ETSU R 97, namely the WSP review of noise guidance for onshore wind turbines, the Noise Consultants Limited work to the present date, (including their report that led to the current public consultation) and the development, includ...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.2(2) s.11(2) s.10(4) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-05
Reference: EIR/202500478690
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Car congestion zones and charging ports: EIR release

1. Could you supply all documentation held by Transport Scotland, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, and analysis, about progress being made on reducing car kilometres driven by 20 per cent by 2030, from the last three months? 2. Could you supply al...

FOI/EIR cost limit 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1) s.10(4) s.38(1) s.30 s.33(1) s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2025-11-04
Reference: FOI/202500477494
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport