Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,808releases indexed
39,350attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,078partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-05-18newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,078 unclear 7,197 not held 3,057 released 1,536 already published 668 cost limit 606 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4909 s.20 4258 s.34(1) 3570 s.39(2) 3460 s.30 2869 s.17(1) 2765 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1974 s.11(2) 1562 s.29(1) 1171 s.2 1152 s.3 905

Timeline

2026-05 355 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 963 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 919 releases · 31.1 avg days Learning Directorate 860 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 726 releases · 40.0 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 632 releases · 25.8 avg days
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Disclosure Services Officers recruitment number: FOI release

You asked for: From your 2019 A3 Disclosure Services Officer recruitment campaign, can you provide the following : The number of disclosure service officers recruited (specifically DSO rather DIO and Application Processing Officers) The number fully competent (fully trained) as disclosure service officers The number s...

FOI released 75 score 15 working days correspondence s.45
Published
2020-11-06
Reference
FOI/202000087348
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Social Housing Resilience Group meetings: FOI release

1. A list of dates where a Social Housing Resilience Group meeting has taken place. 2. Attendance at each of these meetings. 3. Minutes of each SHR meeting to take place.

FOI released 75 score 16 working days correspondence meetings s.3 s.17(1)
Published
2020-11-06
Reference
FOI/202000089183
Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Kibble Education and Care Centre: FOI release

Funding 1. How much total funding has been granted to Kibble since 31 March 2020 by the Scottish Government? Clinics 1. How many Level Clinics have been delivered since 31 March 2020? 2. Does this meet the agreed target agreed was 2 Clinics per week? 3. How many new Level 2 cases have been started since 31 March 2020? ...

FOI released 70 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence spending
Published
2020-10-27
Reference
FOI/202000069995
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Public sector

The Scottish Government process of publishing FOI responses: FOI release

In order to clarify the strange apparent invisibility of several documents to the search engine - all of which, by a remarkable coincidence, relate to allegations of misconduct by the former First Minister Alex Salmond - please provide me with the search tags which have been attached to each of these 16 documents: (lis...

FOI released 95 score 5 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments
Published
2020-10-26
Reference
FOI/202000101090
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Information regarding the Office for National Statistics GDP data release 2020: FOI release

You asked: Whether any briefing/analysis/memos or otherwise have been prepared by Scottish Government officials for Ministers and/or their advisers on the GDP data released by the Office for National Statistics on 12 August and by the Scottish Government on 19 August that showed the UK economy as a whole grew at 8.7 p...

FOI released 70 score 20 working days correspondence ministers briefings
Published
2020-10-22
Reference
FOI/202000077986
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Economy, Money and tax, Public sector

Data used to restrict household gatherings due to COVID-19: FOI release

On September first Glasgow and other areas of Scotland had restrictions imposed upon them meaning that people from two different households are not allowed to meet indoors in private residences. The reason given for these restrictions by the government was that transmission of covid-19 cases was mainly happening inside...

FOI released 95 score 26 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2020-10-15
Reference
FOI/202000085296
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Questions concerning Disclosure Scotland and recruitment agencies: FOI release

1 - Please advise the total spend on recruitment agencies in the last 12 months? 2 - Please advise what the temporary agency spend for admin, call centre, data processing and clerical roles in the last 12 months? 3 - Please advise what the temporary agency spend for roles such as warehouse, catering and cleaners in t...

FOI released 75 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.25(1) s.7
Published
2020-10-14
Reference
FOI/202000079230
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector, Work and skills

Letter regarding the US Senate Report on Extraordinary Rendition: FOI release

A copy of the letter regarding the US Senate Report on Extraordinary Rendition sent by the Justice Secretary to the Foreign Secretary, and any follow up response that may be received from the FCO.

FOI released 100 score 18 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-10-14
Reference
FOI/202000080706
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
International, Law and order, Public sector, +1 more … Transport

Funding model of Scottish universities sustainability: FOI release

Any Scottish Government analysis regarding the sustainability of the funding model of Scottish universities (including minutes of any relevant meetings, briefings produced that cover this subject, any letters of emails that cover this subject). The date range for this request is 04 April 2020 to 04 September 2020.

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence briefings meetings 2 attachments
Published
2020-10-12
Reference
FOI/202000083493
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Various questions regarding Test and Protect emails: FOI release

1. The number of emails sent to the TestandProtectQueries@gov.scot email address in each week since it was set up. 2. The number of these emails that were responded to within 24 hours. 3. The number of these emails that were responded to within 25-48 hours. 4. The number of these emails that were not responded to withi...

FOI released 100 score 12 working days correspondence s.3 s.4 2 attachments
Published
2020-10-05
Reference
FOI/202000078392
Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

COVID-19 contact tracing app correspondence: FOI release

“all correspondence sent and received between the Cabinet Secretary for Health and the UK Government regarding covid-19 contact tracing apps, since the 30th June, to present, 31st July”

FOI released 95 score 43 working days over deadline correspondence ministers 2 attachments
Published
2020-10-01
Reference
FOI/202000069150
Directorate
Digital Health and Care Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, +1 more … Public sector

Scottish football season ended prematurely: FOI release

All documentation & correspondence relating to the Scottish Government directive that you issued the premature ending of the Scottish football season or even if you advised the SPFL to close the season without the season concluding due to Covid 19. Or that you advised the SPFL that they had to close the season 19/20 pr...

FOI released 95 score 19 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-22
Reference
FOI/202000068638
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Health and social care, Public sector

Agricultural land at Pittodrie Estate: EIR release

A copy of registered agricultural land within Pittodrie Estate

FOI/EIR released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-14
Reference
FOI/202000071112
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Hate Crime Bill correspondence: FOI release

Correspondence between Community Justice Scotland and the Scottish Government, on the subject of the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill, from 23rd April 2020 to 24th July 2020 inclusive.

FOI released 95 score 5 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-11
Reference
FOI/202000072011
Directorate
Topic

Annex I from FOI/17/01225: FOI release

A copy of Annex I referred to in the FOI request reference FOI/17/01225

FOI released 95 score 1 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-10
Reference
FOI/202000076031
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Debt Payment Programmes and Protected Trust Deeds statistics: FOI release

1. The number of Trust Deed Form 1s registered with the Accountant in Bankruptcy in 2019, and separately, from 1 January 2020 – 30 June 2020, and which company (IP/Practice) registered the forms; 2. The number of Trust Deeds registered with the Accountant in Bankruptcy as protected in 2019, and separately, from 1 Janua...

FOI released 95 score 19 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-03
Reference
FOI/202000063155
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Civil servants home working equipment spend since March per department: FOI release

How much has the Scottish Government spent on providing equipment for home working to civil servants since March 2020 with a breakdown of spending by each Government department?

FOI released 95 score 12 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2020-09-03
Reference
FOI/202000067345
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Money and tax, Public sector

Teachers census data: FOI release

Data on the ethnicity of teaching staff in all tiers of the schooling system and for all grades, on an annual basis dating back 10 years.

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-27
Reference
FOI/202000057669
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Cycling collisions recorded by council areas: FOI release

The total number of cycling collisions recorded in each council area in the years 2017, 2018 and 2019. (For assistance, I am essentially looking for up-to-date figures of this existing document - http://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/foi-eirrelease/2018/03/foi-18-00676/documents/foi_18_006...

FOI released 95 score 12 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-26
Reference
FOI/202000060865
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Local authority coronavirus guidance for schools reopening: FOI release

Copies of guidance or information issued to local authorities or schools on the safe operation of schools, including school transport, in relation to coronavirus, when they reopen in August, to include any information provided from June 1, 2020, to the date of your response.

FOI released 100 score 16 working days correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-26
Reference
FOI/202000058536
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Education, Public safety and emergencies, +1 more … Public sector

Potato holdings by size & region: EIR release

A current frequency distribution table, showing the Scottish holdings with potatoes by region and size group

FOI/EIR released 95 score 5 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-20
Reference
FOI/202000066360
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) earlier analysis: FOI release

"All previous drafts of the analysis report produced by EKOS Ltd on the consultation on the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 guidance, including any versions annotated by the Scottish Government.”

FOI released 95 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence 4 attachments
Published
2020-08-18
Reference
FOI/202000044358
Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

The Health & Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) funding: FOI release

The amount of Grants/Funding the Scottish Government have given to The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) over the last five years.

FOI released 70 score 16 working days correspondence
Published
2020-08-11
Reference
FOI/202000051844
Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Money and tax, Public sector

Monitoring of implentation of Gaelic Language Plan: FOI release

Dh’fhaighnich sibh: Tha na leanas sgrìobhte ann am Plana Gàidhlig an Riaghaltais: Sgrùdadh air gnı̀omhachadh Thèid aithisg sgrùdaidh a chur gu Bòrd na Gà idhlig mu ghnıò mhachadh Phlana seo gach bliadhna. Saoil am b' urrainn dhuibh copaidhean dhe na h-aithisgean seo a chur thugam? An cuir sibh cuideachd thugam an...

FOI released 95 score 14 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2020-08-10
Reference
FOI/202000053366
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Ministerial car journeys: FOI release

i) How many journeys have been carried out in ministerial cars which have not installed protective screens? ii) What was the date of each journey? iii) What was the duration of each journey? iv) What was the reason for each journey? You asked for this information to be broken down (excluding the First Minister) per Cab...

FOI released 75 score 16 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1)
Published
2020-07-30
Reference
FOI/202000049288
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport