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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Correspondence concerning the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People: FOI review

(a) The contents of any emails or letters to Jeane Freeman or Nicola Sturgeon in 2019 from doctors or nurses on the topic of the delays to the opening of the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children. (b) The contents of any emails or letters to Jeane Freeman or Nicola Sturgeon in 2019 from parents of patients at the Royal...

FOI released 95 score 18 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments
Published
2019-12-20
Reference
FOI/19/02405, FOI/19/02406
Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Health and social care, Public sector

Tender documents relating to Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland Members Recruitment: FOI release

"...the (invitation to) tender documents relating to the procurement ‘Recruitment of Members to the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland’ (PCS Contract Notice JUN357287), requesting “all documents uploaded on the PCS-Tender website for this tender”.

FOI released 100 score 13 working days correspondence contracts s.1 6 attachments
Published
2019-12-19
Reference
FOI/19/02593
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Disclosure Scotland - recruitment methods: FOI release

You asked for: a) Please confirm whether you use recruitment agencies to support in the recruitment of temporary and permanent staff? b) If yes to the above question, please can you confirm the agency spend on recruitment for the last 12 months? Please could this be split out between temporary and permanent recruitme...

FOI released 75 score 12 working days correspondence contracts spending s.17(1)
Published
2019-12-17
Reference
FOI/19/02554
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Correspondence relating to grouse moor reform in Scotland: FOI release

You asked for: All drafts of the Werritty report into grouse moor management communicated between Prof Alan Werritty (or his team) and Scottish Government Ministers. All correspondence between Scottish Government Ministers and the author(or his team), from the time of submission, and receipt of the first draft by Scot...

FOI released 100 score 19 working days correspondence ministers briefings s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-12-16
Reference
FOI/201900007008
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, Public sector

Social Security Scotland organogram: FOI release

You asked for “Under FOISA please provide the SSS organogram”.

FOI released 95 score 4 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-12-16
Reference
FOI/19/02643
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Scottish Police Federation’s statements of expenditure and grant offers: FOI release

You asked for the Scottish Government to disclose “all information it holds relating to the Scottish Police Federation’s statements of expenditure and records of how its Scottish Government grant funding has been used. You asked that the disclosed information should cover the financial years 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, ...

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-12-13
Reference
FOI/201900006753
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Update on ICT Spend for Government bodies : FOI release

You asked for an update to a previous FOI release, referenced: 'FOI/18/00102 - 'ICT Spend for Government bodies: FOI release'.

FOI released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2019-12-13
Reference
FOI/19/02574
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Guidelines for staff use of '@gov.scot' email domain: FOI release

You asked for: Are there any guidelines and/or or agreements for staff use of the '@gov.scot' email domain? If so, please send copies of the relevant documents.

FOI released 95 score 10 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-12-11
Reference
FOI/201900008145
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Correspondence with the Cabinet Secretary for Justice relating to the Police: FOI release

You asked for: 1. Copies of any letters/emails sent by current or retired police officers not serving in the Police Scotland Executive Team on the topic of equipment or vehicles or kit to Humza Yousaf or Nicola Sturgeon during 2019. 2. Copies of any letters/emails sent by current or retired police officers not servin...

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence ministers 4 attachments
Published
2019-12-05
Reference
FOI/201900006131
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector, Work and skills

Boundaries of the common grazing in Aultbea, Wester Ross: EIR release

You asked for: Information about historical boundary of the common grazing in Aultbea, Wester Ross, IV22. I am hoping that through Basic Payment Scheme applications, you may have information regarding the actual boundaries of the grazing between 1978 and the current day?

FOI/EIR released 95 score 7 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2019-12-05
Reference
FOI/201900007728
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design, Public sector

Various questions relating to free Early Years provision and expansion: FOI release

You asked : 1. What is the Scottish Government’s current projected annual spend for the expansion of free Early Years provision to 1140 hours over the 3 years from August 2020 (include the year up to August 2020 if appropriate) for: a. Public Sector Provision b. Voluntary Sector provision c. Private Sector provision ...

FOI released 95 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending 4 attachments
Published
2019-12-03
Reference
FOI/201900005917
Directorate
Early Learning and Childcare Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Questions concerning property factors registered with the Scottish Government: FOI release

You asked for the following information. 1. A list of all property factors currently registered with the Scottish Government. 2. The declared portfolio size of each registered factor at their first registration. 3. The most recent declared portfolio size for each registered factor.

FOI released 100 score 20 working days correspondence s.25(1) 4 attachments
Published
2019-12-02
Reference
FOI/201900005680
Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland data incident records: FOI release

You asked for: GDPR and data breaches by Disclosure Scotland in the last year, broken down by date, the type of breach and the severity.

FOI released 95 score 14 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-12-02
Reference
FOI/19/02415
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Breakdown of Disclosure Scotland complaints: FOI release

You asked for The number of complaints Disclosure Scotland received from applicants in 2019. Information should be broken down for each year and if possible, for each type of disclosure form (basic, standard, enhanced, PVG Scheme). Confirmation received from FOI/19/02417 that information should be broken down for eac...

FOI released 70 score 17 working days correspondence
Published
2019-12-02
Reference
FOI/19/02418
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Salmon and sea trout catch statistics for catch return figures: EIR release

You asked for the catch return figures for the last 10 years for the following SEERAD codes; 94/61 (Rod fishings – Lower Water Beats 1 and , Brae Water Beats 2, 3, 4, 5 (G Castle)) 94/100 (Lower Water Beats 2 (part) and 2 (Speymouth AA)),

FOI/EIR released 100 score 9 working days correspondence s.11(2) s.34(1) 2 attachments
Published
2019-12-02
Reference
FOI/19/02523
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Various questions relating to the Government Car Service (Scotland): FOI release

You asked for specific information relating to the Government Car Service (Scotland) fleet: 1. The size of the current Government Car Service (Scotland) fleet. 2. A breakdown of the vehicle models. 3. When each vehicle was delivered to the Government Car Service (Scotland). 4. The cost to maintain the fleet in the pas...

FOI released 75 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.3 s.5
Published
2019-12-02
Reference
FOI/201900006129
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government vehicle purchases: FOI release

You asked us to tell you how much the ministers department has spent on new vehicles since the start of April 2018 and which cars, make and model and how much on each.

FOI released 70 score 14 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending
Published
2019-12-02
Reference
FOI/201900006210
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector, Transport

Executive non-departmental public body pay deal agreements: FOI release

You asked for the date that each executive non-departmental public body reached a pay deal agreement with its staff body/trade union(s) for each financial year since 2015/16, and that ‘executive non-departmental public body’ be taken to mean the list of public bodies published here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/n...

FOI released 95 score 15 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-12-02
Reference
FOI/19/02498
Directorate
Public Spending Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Boardings and inspections 2018/19: FOI release

You asked for data for total boardings and inspections broken down into UK, EU and third country vessels.

FOI released 70 score 15 working days correspondence
Published
2019-11-25
Reference
FOI/19/02468
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland: Downgrades and service outages of IT systems: FOI release

Any information on downgrading or service outages of IT systems in the last six months at Disclosure Scotland. Following clarifications: 1. By downgrades, I mean systems operating at a different level of functionality than originally intended. 2. By service outages, I mean unplanned outages, so if this is covered by an...

FOI released 70 score 17 working days correspondence
Published
2019-11-25
Reference
FOI/19/02422
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project correspondence: EIR release

"a REVISED FOI-Request for Information concerning Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project, under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.”

FOI/EIR released 75 score 19 working days correspondence s.20 s.6(1) s.11(2) s.34(1)
Published
2019-11-21
Reference
FOI/19/02315
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

A breakdown of Social Security Directorate contingent employees: FOI release

Under FOISA, with regard to contingent workers in the Programme Management and Delivery and Chief Digital Officer divisions of the Social Security Directorate, please provide 1. The total number of contingent workers in those divisions. 2. A breakdown of that total number of contingent workers by those contingent wor...

FOI released 75 score 10 working days correspondence s.2
Published
2019-11-20
Reference
FOI/19/02460
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Disruptions to the (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) PVG Scheme: FOI release

You asked for: Details of any disruptions to the PVG Scheme, including the safeguarding system, in 2019 as a result of the Implementation of the new IT system.

FOI released 70 score 13 working days correspondence
Published
2019-11-18
Reference
FOI/19/02414
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Work and skills

Wardrobe and appearance expenditure of the FM: FOI release

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act to request the following information. If the information can be provided faster than 20 days, please do so. Any expenses claims by Nicola Sturgeon for clothes, shoes or beauty treatments over the last five years. Please include at least the following informatio...

FOI released 100 score 15 working days correspondence ministers s.20 4 attachments
Published
2019-11-11
Reference
201900005369
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Wardrobe and appearance expenditure of FM 2016-2017: FOI release

You asked for all information related to Scottish Government expenditure on the wardrobe and appearance of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in financial year 2016/17. This should include, but not be limited to, an item-by-item list of costs for clothes, shoes, hats, spectacles, haircuts, manicures, pedicures, jewellery, ...

FOI released 95 score 20 working days correspondence ministers spending 2 attachments
Published
2019-11-07
Reference
FOI/201900005095
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector