Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,864releases indexed
39,478attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,113partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-06-12newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,113 unclear 7,200 not held 3,069 released 1,537 already published 671 cost limit 607 clarification 349 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4931 s.20 4280 s.34(1) 3589 s.39(2) 3481 s.30 2878 s.17(1) 2774 s.25(1) 2381 s.10(4) 1987 s.11(2) 1571 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1158 s.3 908

Timeline

2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,279 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 967 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 923 releases · 31.0 avg days Learning Directorate 861 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 729 releases · 39.9 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 633 releases · 25.8 avg days
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COVID-19 Vaccinations in Children: FOI release

1. A list of all vaccines for covid-19 available in UK but NOT approved for use by NHS Scotland for children under 12 year of age 2. A list of all vaccines for covid19 approved for use by NHS Scotland for children under 12 year of age 3. A quantitative risk assessment or similar detailed verification demonstrating that...

FOI not held 40 score 9 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2022-06-20
Reference
FOI/202200303951
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

COVID-19 vaccination: FOI release

1) Why has the 'fully vaccinated' definition changed in Scotland and it is now required to have a booster dose included if 2nd dose was given more than 4 months ago? EU covid certificate defines 'fully vaccinated' as a person who had the last dose taken no more than 270 days before traveling. EU says there are no studi...

FOI not held 70 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.25(1) s.17(1) s.4 2 attachments
Published
2022-06-15
Reference
FOI/202200272978
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Information relating to Order of Lifelong Restriction: FOI review

Information, in detail, but only that relevant to persons with a life licence including the Order of Lifelong Restriction (OLR) - 1. Information on how a supervising officer can make such a request and to whom such a request be directed. 2. The mechanism and considerations by which the Scottish Ministers scrutinise and...

FOI not held 45 score 27 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2022-06-15
Reference
FOI/202200294366 Review of 202200289164
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Statistics and questions regarding aquaculture policy: EIR release

1 Detailed figures showing the calculations behind yesterday’s figure of £1.3 billion, broken down by sector, viz, salmon aquaculture, other aquaculture (e.g. mussels, oysters), bottom dredged, other trawled, creel caught and wild caught. 2 Please differentiate between direct employment and indirect and the extent to w...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.3 s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.6(1)
Published
2022-06-07
Reference
FOI/202200297273
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Training queries regarding Social Security Scotland: FOI release

1. For the Financial year 2021/22 please confirm whether your organisation purchased any training from the below Training Providers together with the value of the training purchased. 2. Which of the below training areas did you purchase and what was the value purchased for each area? 3. If you did purchase training in ...

FOI not held 40 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2022-06-07
Reference
FOI/202200298433
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Topics, Work and skills

Unboxed Festival (Festival UK 2022): FOI release

Could you provide details of all funding and resources provided by the Scottish Government for the Unboxed festival (previously Festival UK* 2022)? The request includes details of ScotGov funding for Event Scotland, Creative Scotland, local authorities relating to any Unboxed events, any individual producers overseein...

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2022-05-24
Reference
FOI/202200288897
Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Policy surrounding the use of the High Profile case tracker: FOI release

Policy surrounding the use of the High Profile case tracker in relation to criminal cases and a list of which ministers and civil servants have access to this tracker and the reasons why.

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.38(1) s.34(1)
Published
2022-05-24
Reference
FOI/202200296591
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Research of the offence of insider dealing: FOI release

Information under the Criminal Justice Act 1993 Part V (notably s.52) : 1. How many prosecutions for insider dealing have occurred in Scotland in the previous 10 years? 2. How many were successful prosecutions? 3. How many cases were disposed before successful conviction?

FOI not held 45 score 1 working days correspondence s.52
Published
2022-05-23
Reference
FOI/202200290061
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Sustrans funding: FOI release

Scottish Government and Transport Scotland directly fund Sustrans. I would like to know: Whether this funding is in the form of a grant, loan, contract or some other means? If it is a grant or loan how long the grant agreement will last? If it is a contract, how long the contract will last. If it is not a contract, wha...

FOI not held 40 score 20 working days correspondence contracts
Published
2022-05-20
Reference
FOI/202200295608
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Modern Apprenticeships: FOI release

1. How many Scots got modern apprenticeship starts in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. 2. A breakdown of what sectors these modern apprenticeships were in. 3. How much money has the Scottish Government spent on the modern apprenticeship programme in each of the years listed above.

FOI not held 45 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17(1)
Published
2022-05-19
Reference
FOI/202200293125
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Funding for advertising Covid vaccines to media outlets in Scotland: FOI release

A recent FOI response from the Scottish Government has revealed the government's funding for advertising Covid vaccines to media outlets in Scotland. In Dumfries & Galloway, those outlets were: Dumfries & Galloway Standard Dumfries Courier Galloway Gazette Galloway News Westsound (radio) Under the Freedom of Informat...

FOI not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending s.2 s.20 s.3 s.4 s.33 s.33(1) s.17(1)
Published
2022-05-19
Reference
FOI/202200292625
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Recruitment of Ferguson Marine Chief Executive Officer (CEO): FOI Review

David Tydeman: On what date did the recruitment process for the job of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Ferguson Marine begin? How many candidates were (a) approached (b) interviewed for the job of CEO? How were the candidates for the CEO position identified? What criteria was used to shortlist candidates for intervie...

FOI not held 70 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings meetings contracts s.21(4) s.17(1) s.10 s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2022-05-19
Reference
FOI/202200283113 Review of 202100266859
Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Information on the Scottish Energy statistics hub: EIR release

You asked for 3 distinct requests in relation to the Scottish energy statistics hub index, asking for: 1) The amount of waste incinerated between 2010-2020 in Scottish incinerators. 2) The amount of energy exported from Scottish incinerators. 3) The CO2 emissions from Scottish incinerators.

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.2 s.3
Published
2022-05-18
Reference
FOI/202200294973
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Support for victims of human trafficking: FOI release

Information on the number of people who have been secured support by Scottish Ministers under Section 9 (3) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 for such a period as they think appropriate after a conclusive determination has been made by a competent authority (following a referral into the Nat...

FOI not held 45 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.9 s.3 s.20
Published
2022-05-18
Reference
FOI/202200292222
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Ferguson Marine employment figures: FOI release

How many full-time employees have been employed at Ferguson Marine in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022? How many casual staff have been employed in the same years as above? Detailed breakdown of how much money was spent on wages in each of the years above.

FOI not held 45 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence contracts s.17(1)
Published
2022-05-18
Reference
FOI/202200292570
Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Number of devices and equipment lost and retrieved by government staff: FOI release

1. How many devices (laptops, phones, hard drives, USBs, cameras, SD cards, tablets, ect.) have been lost by employees? 2. How many devices were reported lost? 3. Where were these devices reported to have been lost? 4. How many of these lost devices were retrieved? 5. How long did it take for these lost devices to be r...

FOI not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts s.2
Published
2022-05-17
Reference
FOI/202200285763
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Repair and construction information regarding the M8: EIR release

"Information regarding the M8. Specifically, Could you confirm how much has been spent on repairs to the M8 in the last 20 years, broken down by year? Could you provide the estimated cost for the repairs to the Woodside Viaduct as well as what has already been paid? Could you confirm the current estimate for the lengt...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 11 working days correspondence contracts spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.3
Published
2022-05-17
Reference
FOI/202200291425
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Marine Scotland disposal of fishing gear and marine litter: EIR release

A series of questions regarding the disposal of fishing gear at Scottish ports. You also asked a number of questions relating to a list of vessels which you provided, your list detailed landings into Scottish ports by third country vessels. 1. I note Marine Scotland officers have undertaken 'harbour patrols' and accord...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence s.1 s.10(4) 2 attachments
Published
2022-05-17
Reference
FOI/202200284386
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Money paid to Georope LTD: FOI release

1. In the last 10 years, how much Government money has been paid to Georope LTD in relation to ongoing work at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful? 2. If the information is not held as far back as 10 years, then please can you provide the information for whatever time period this is held for?

FOI not held 40 score 5 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2022-05-16
Reference
FOI/202200291050
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Information pertaining to Liberty Steel Ltd: FOI release

I gather that your request may have been submitted following your review of the Charge Code document1007 1517 002 which is available from the following link: Charge - Find and update company information - GOV.UK (company-information.service.gov.uk) You asked for: A confirmation that interest payments have been made ag...

FOI not held 40 score 37 working days over deadline correspondence meetings spending
Published
2022-05-16
Reference
FOI/202200287680
Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Statistics for perjury charges: FOI release

You asked for the following information: Question 1- How many perjury charges have been brought in Scotland in the last 5 years? Question 2- How many perjury charges have resulted in a Court trial in the last 5 years? Question 3- How many perjury charges have resulted in conviction in the last 5 years? Question 4- What...

FOI not held 40 score 3 working days correspondence
Published
2022-05-16
Reference
FOI/202200298491
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

Building and fire safety working group: EIR release

1.Provide the update SG Officials provided on the Single Building Assessment (SBA), including any notes, briefings and slides circulated or prepare. 2. Detail the the make-up of the buildings included in the pilot phase which illustrates the "range of different building sizes and issues to ensure the SBA process is rob...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence briefings meetings contracts spending s.5 s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4) s.25(1) s.6
Published
2022-05-16
Reference
FOI/202200293106
Directorate
Topic
Public safety and emergencies, Public sector

UK's offshore wind capacity: EIR release

In a tweet sent on 5th August 2021, Michael Matheson, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, make the following statement: “Scotland has 60% of UK's offshore wind capacity and 25% of Europes wind resource.” Please provide the analysis and data which justifies this statement.

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)
Published
2022-05-11
Reference
FOI/202200292407
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Public sector

COVID-19 self isolation grants: FOI release

A breakdown of COVID self isolation grants issued by the local authority on behalf of the Scottish Government. 1. How many grants have been issued (per local authority) since the start of the pandemic until the end of the grant provision in March 2022? 2. What has been the average time taken (broken down on month by m...

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.27(1) s.25(1)
Published
2022-05-09
Reference
FOI/202200287400
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector