Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,815releases indexed
39,374attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,083partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-05-19newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,083 unclear 7,198 not held 3,057 released 1,536 already published 668 cost limit 607 clarification 348 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4914 s.20 4260 s.34(1) 3573 s.39(2) 3461 s.30 2873 s.17(1) 2765 s.25(1) 2372 s.10(4) 1975 s.11(2) 1563 s.29(1) 1173 s.2 1153 s.3 905

Timeline

2026-05 362 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 727 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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Qualifications awarded to pupils, Auchenharvie Academy and Drumchapel High School: FOI release

You asked for how many SCQFs were awarded to pupils in Auchenharvie Academy and Drumchapel High School in 2014/15 and 2015/16 by the following: 1. Pupils who leave in S4 2. Pupils who stay on to S5/6 3. A breakdown of SCQF levels for these year groups by gender

FOI released 95 score 14 working days correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2019-02-15
Reference
FOI/19/00005
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) case found in Lumsden Aberdeenshire: FOI release

You asked for all letters, emails, meeting minutes, agendas, read-outs of calls or any other correspondence of an kind from 17th October 2018 to 20th October 2018 pertaining to the BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy) case found in Lumsden, Aberdeenshire, between: Scottish Government Cabinet Secretaries, Scottish Go...

FOI released 95 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings 8 attachments
Published
2019-02-12
Reference
FOI/18/03585
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Development and publishing costings of Autism toolbox: FOI release

You asked ‘How much money was spent in the development and publishing of The Autism Toolbox?' You asked ‘Has there been any research carried out into the implementation or efficacy of The Autism Toolbox at Secondary school level?’ You asked ‘Has there been any research carried out into the implementation or efficacy ...

FOI released 75 score 16 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2019-02-12
Reference
FOI/19/00220
Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Marine Scotland’s use of surveillance aircraft, drones and inflatable boats: FOI release

You asked for information on “how many occasions in each year since its inception has Marine Scotland used (a) surveillance aircraft (b) unmanned aerial vehicles or drones and (c) a rigid hulled inflatable boat for marine compliance purposes”.

FOI released 70 score 19 working days correspondence
Published
2019-02-11
Reference
FOI/19/00103
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Distribution of fishing activities around Shetland, anonymised fishing positions: EIR release

To enable us to update maps of the distribution of fishing activities around Shetland in the Shetland islands Marine Spatial Plan we would appreciate it if you could provide us with the following data: - anonymised VMS fishing ping positions (latitude. Longitude) for Scottish registered fishing boats; - for ICES recta...

FOI/EIR released 70 score 10 working days correspondence
Published
2019-02-06
Reference
FOI/19/00212
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Marine and fisheries, Public sector