Scottish Government FOI Index

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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3,069 matching releases

Green belt applications: EIR release

1. The number of green belt applications approved by council's since 2018 broken down by council. 2. How many green belt applications approved by reporters on appeal when the council has rejected the application. 3. How many appeals by property developers have been lodged following the failure of the local authority to...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 8 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2021-08-25
Reference: FOI/202100228378
Directorate: Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Tenant Hardship Loan Fund: FOI release

How much has the Scottish Government spent on operating and administering the Tenant Hardship Loan Fund. Can this information be broken down as follows: total costs to date average cost to date per application received the average cost of the credit checks undertaken to date the average cost of the affordability chec...

FOI not held 45 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts spending s.33

Published: 2021-08-24
Reference: FOI/202100224578
Directorate
Topic: Housing, Money and tax, Public sector

Disability hate crime statistics 2019-2020: FOI release

1. How many disability hate crimes have been recorded by your police force for the last two financial years –2019/20 and 2020/21? 2. How many disability hate crimes were committed by repeat offenders (of a previous disability hate crime) in the last two financial years - 2019/20 and 2020/21? 3. How many disability hate...

FOI not held 40 score 7 working days correspondence

Published: 2021-08-23
Reference: FOI/202100227528
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Property Federation event: FOI request

Please provide details of the Scottish Property Federation event attended by Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Economy, Kate Forbes on March 4 March 2020. Specifically: 1) · Pre meeting briefing(s) 2) · Any speech or pre-prepared words 3) · Agenda 4) · Venue and list of attendees 5) · Minutes or notes from meeting 6) ...

FOI not held 70 score 10 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.38(1) s.34(1) s.17(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2021-08-23
Reference: FOI/202100228806
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector

Meeting between Director of Rail and Professor Iain Docherty: FOI release

A list of all meetings that have taken place between Director of Rail, Bill Reeve, and Professor Iain Docherty of Stirling University and from those meetings can you provide Pre meeting briefing(s) Agenda Venue and list of attendees Minutes or notes from meeting Post meeting action points

FOI not held 45 score 6 working days correspondence briefings meetings s.40(2)

Published: 2021-08-23
Reference: FOI/202100228760
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

First Home Fund applications: FOI release

1. How many applications were made to the First Home Fund between April 1st 2021 and April 4th 2021 when the scheme was closed. 2. How many applications were made and/or processed to the Help to Buy and LIFT schemes in the same time period as above – 1st April 2021 to 4th April 2021. 3. What was the age and gender br...

FOI not held 45 score 12 working days correspondence spending s.8 s.3 s.17(1)

Published: 2021-08-23
Reference: FOI/202100227083
Directorate
Topic: Housing, Money and tax, Public sector

Payments made to Jacobs and BEAR Scotland: EIR release

1. Any documentation, correspondence, notes, emails etc within Transport Scotland and with any external individuals organisations about the compulsory purchase of any land within Glen Croe including the Old Military road. 2. Details of any payments made to Jacobs, or companies in which they are a significant shareholde...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2) s.10(4)

Published: 2021-08-13
Reference: FOI/202100224562
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector, Transport

Complaints received regarding Victim Notification Scheme (VNS): FOI release

Any letters of complaint received about the Victim Notification Scheme. Please limit the date to between 1 August 2019 and the present date.

FOI not held 45 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.17

Published: 2021-08-11
Reference: FOI/202100225780
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Government invoices paid beyond 30 day payment policy: FOI release

1. On how many occasions has the Scottish Government paid invoices beyond the 30 day payment policy as is stated in each contract? Please provide annual figures for the last five years. 2. How much interest, in pounds and pence, has the Scottish Government paid in total on invoices because of late payments, each year f...

FOI not held 45 score 6 working days correspondence contracts spending s.2

Published: 2021-08-06
Reference: FOI/202100226349
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Minutes from Housing Resilience Chairs Group 24 February 2021: FOI release

All drafts of the minutes for the Joint Housing Resilience Chairs Group minutes: 24 February 2021 meeting. Please also provide the notes taken for the aiding of producing the minutes, as well as any correspondence relating to changes to the minutes.

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.38(1) s.17(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2021-08-05
Reference: FOI/202100221183
Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Joint Housing Resilience Chairs Group minutes since February 2021: FOI release

To provide all drafts and copies of Joint Housing Resilience Chairs Group minutes for meetings of the group that have taken place since the meeting of 24 February 2021. This should include versions of the minutes not published or due to be published at https://www.gov.scot/publications. Please also provide the notes ta...

FOI not held 70 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2021-08-05
Reference: FOI/202100221192
Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Transvaginal mesh removal and revisional procedure statistics: FOI release

"Please advise the number of women who received mesh removal surgery by month from January 2019 to present. Please advise if there is any double counting of the same person within these figures."

FOI not held 40 score 15 working days correspondence

Published: 2021-08-03
Reference: FOI/202100222475
Directorate: Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Information regarding extension of Cloich Windfarm: EIR release

All information in your possession showing or tending to show what information in any form was provided to the ECU and/or Scottish Borders Council by EDF, in seeking to secure Scottish Ministers’ consent to extend the consent for Cloich Windfarm. (EC00003108) beyond the five year period already consented. 1. Please, in...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.1 s.36 2 attachments

Published: 2021-08-02
Reference: FOI/202100220757
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Public sector

Communication between Scottish Government Minister and officials: FOI release

1. Any and all communications between Scottish Government ministers and officials and a) Progress Scotland Limited ; b) Mark Diffley Consultancy and Research Limited; c) Invicta Public Affairs Limited: d) Charlotte Street Partners Limited and e) Halogen Communications Limited. 2. Any payments from the Scottish Governme...

FOI not held 70 score 191 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts spending s.17(1) s.12 s.25(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) s.33(1) 8 attachments

Published: 2021-07-26
Reference: FOI/202000104296
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Information pertaining to South of Scotland Enterprise Agency: FOI release

The following information for South of Scotland Enterprise Agency: A breakdown of salary scales and job positions Annual breakdown of the cost of staff salaries for the past 5 years

FOI not held 70 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.38(1) s.38(2) s.37 s.17 2 attachments

Published: 2021-07-22
Reference: FOI/202100217116
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Affordable new build homes within Edinburgh and Midlothian: FOI release

Details of Affordable Rented properties and Socially Rented Properties built and Affordable Home Ownership properties by private sector led new build starts and completions ready for occupancy from the period of 01.01.2020 and proposed for occupancy until the period of 01.07.2022. Please split the data between affordab...

FOI not held 65 score 20 working days correspondence 4 attachments

Published: 2021-07-20
Reference: FOI/202100215806
Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Passenger only ferry crossing between Gourock and Dunoon: FOI release

1. Have any studies been done on the financial and/or social impact on Dunoon of the town centre crossing becoming passenger only, if so please reference them. 2. Of the HGVs and Coaches crossing the Firth of Clyde by ferry what percentage used the Dunoon - Gourock crossing and what percentage used the McInroy's Point...

FOI not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence s.10 s.11 s.13 s.14 s.16 s.3 s.4 s.5

Published: 2021-07-16
Reference: FOI/202100216087
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Covid-19 international travel quarantine: FOI release

1. The total amount of people who have arrived in Scotland from red list countries since hotel isolation was required to date 21-06-2021. 2. The total amount of people who arrived in Scotland from a red list country who didn’t require hotel quarantine to date 21-06-2021. 3.The total amount of people who have tested pos...

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence s.20 s.17

Published: 2021-07-15
Reference: FOI/202100215743
Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, International, Public sector

Transport Scotland policy on media requests: FOI release

1) Please send me all policy documents which inform/ govern/ guide the way your organisation handles media requests and the publication of information. Please include all such documents which mention the Scottish Government, ministers or Scottish Government departments. 2) Please also send me any emails. minutes, memos...

FOI not held 70 score 10 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.2 2 attachments

Published: 2021-07-15
Reference: FOI/202100219784
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Public Pensions Agency disability staff network: FOI release

1. a) Do you have a disability staff network? b) If so: How long has it been running? The grade of the chair and deputy chair? Does the network use storytelling as part of its communication strategy? 2. The number of members of staff who have provided information about their disability to HR broken down by : Year si...

FOI not held 70 score 17 working days correspondence ministers spending s.17 2 attachments

Published: 2021-07-14
Reference: FOI/202100215126
Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Funding provided for Positive Behaviour Support (PBS): FOI release

How much money has been spent on by year and is planned or budgeted to be spent in the next 5 years by Scottish Government on Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) for funding challenging behaviour PBS parent training by The Richmond Fellowship Scotland and as part of the recommendations in Section 7.4 of The Coming Home Re...

FOI not held 45 score 17 working days correspondence meetings spending s.7

Published: 2021-07-14
Reference: FOI/202100216108
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Breakdown of Scottish Government staff disability statistics: FOI release

Do you have a disability staff network? If so: - How long has it been running? - The grade of the chair and deputy chair - Does the network use storytelling as part of it's communication strategy? The number of members of staff who have provided information about their disability to HR broken down by : - Year since 201...

FOI not held 65 score 17 working days correspondence ministers spending 2 attachments

Published: 2021-07-14
Reference: FOI/202100214955
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Education Scotland policy on handling media requests: FOI release

FOI not held 70 score 9 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.2 s.25(1) s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2021-07-14
Reference: FOI/202100219839
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Data held on the Bus Emissions Abatement Retrofit programme: EIR release

Copies of all data held by Transport Scotland on the performance of buses retrofitted under the Bus Emissions Abatement Retrofit programme, covering the period January 2019 to April 2021. Specifically, for each retrofitted vehicle please ensure the information provided clearly details the maximum exhaust temperatures; ...

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 41 working days over deadline correspondence meetings contracts s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2021-07-13
Reference: FOI/202100200788
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector, Transport

Official meeting with Deputy First Minister and Ravi Trehan: FOI release

You asked for information relating to a meeting/dinner held on 3rd December 2017 between Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Ravi Trehan of Liberty House, India: Correspondence including, but not limited to, emails, text messages, notes, memos and hard copies sent up to one month before and one month after the meet...

FOI not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings meetings spending s.17 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2021-07-13
Reference: FOI/202100213228
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector