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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Scottish Governments Framework for the Provision of Interim IT Staff Services and Provision of Interim Professional Staff Services: FOI release

In relation to the Scottish Governments Framework for the Provision of Interim IT Staff Services and Provision of Interim Professional Staff Services. [1] Total spend for each public body between 01 January 2024 – 31 December 2024 and to which agency (including agencies who are now no longer on the framework) for both...

FOI unclear 75 score 11 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-20
Reference
FOI/202500450284
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Government Framework for the Provision of Admin, Catering and Manual Staff Services: FOI release

In relation to the Scottish Governments Framework for the Provision of Admin, Catering and Manual Staff Services [North/South]. [1] Total spend for each public body between 01 January 2024 – 31 December 2024 and to which agency (including agencies who are now no longer on the framework) for both Frameworks (Generation...

FOI unclear 75 score 11 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-20
Reference
FOI/202500450285
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency ICT contract information: FOI release

This is a request for information that relates to the organisation’s contracts around ICT contract(s) for Server Hardware Maintenance, Server Virtualisation Licenses and Maintenance and Storage Area Network (SAN) Maintenance/Support, which may include: Server Hardware Maintenance- contracts relating to the support and...

FOI unclear 80 score 1 working days correspondence contracts spending s.9 s.12 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-20
Reference
FOI/202500452055
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Grants paid to the Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA): FOI release

How many grants the Scottish Government have paid the Scottish SSPCA from the year 2020/21 up to the present date? Could you also please explain to each amount granted to the charity of what it was paid to them for example services consultations etc It would be appreciated.

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence
Published
2025-02-20
Reference
FOI/202500450760
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Farming and rural, Public sector

Discussions and consultations concerning the regulation of aesthetic practices in Scotland: FOI release

Discussions and consultations that have taken place concerning the regulation of aesthetic practices in Scotland in relation to the following:- 1. Timeline: Please provide information pertaining to all meetings, consultations, or discussions that took place from January 2020 to the present date concerning the regulati...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence meetings s.4 s.5 s.38 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-20
Reference
FOI/202500448466
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Scottish Government position and meetings on banning conversion therapy: FOI release

1. What is the Scottish Government’s current position on banning conversion therapy in Scotland? 2. What engagement has the Scottish Government had with the UK Government, since July 2024, on a potential ban on conversion therapy?

FOI unclear 50 score 10 working days correspondence ministers meetings
Published
2025-02-20
Reference
FOI/202500450682
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector

Transport Scotland staff training categories and spend: FOI release

How much did your organisation spend on staff training over each of the last three years (2022, 2023 and 2024) Please breakdown this staff training by category e.g. leadership, health and safety, digital etc. Please breakdown this staff training by provider category e.g. private training provider, college, university e...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending
Published
2025-02-20
Reference
FOI/202500448741
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Drug consumption rooms: FOI release

1. Why is there a need for consumption rooms? 2. How many young people are affected by drug related deaths across Glasgow and Scotland? 3. What are the consequences of drug related deaths on the community(local & global)? 4. What has been done in the past to decrease the number of drug related deaths in Scotland? Wh...

FOI unclear 55 score 6 working days correspondence briefings s.25(1) s.17(1)
Published
2025-02-20
Reference
FOI/202500451687
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector

Peregrine Falcon Poison Reports: EIR release

I am currently carrying out research looking at the levels of biocides and pesticides in peregrine falcons tested under the WIIS scheme in the UK. I have collected data from birds found in England, Scotland and Wales. However, when I have made enquiries relating to birds tested from Northern Ireland, I was advised that...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 12 working days correspondence s.20 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-19
Reference
EIR/202500448842
Directorate
Topic
Environment and climate change, Public sector

Primary income accounts and gross national income (GNI) figures: FOI release

Any more up to date estimates of the primary income figures which the Scottish Government has calculated, with reference to the latest published statistics at https://www.gov.scot/publications/primary-income-accounts-and-gni-1998-2021/.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500446866
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Economy, Public sector

Civil Servant responsibilities and work from home-related policies: FOI release

1. (Question 1) An account/description of the responsibilities of Policy Officers in the Scottish Government . 2. (Question 2) An account/description of the responsibilities of Policy Managers in the Scottish Government. 3. (Question 3) The Scottish Government’s active work from home-related policies for its policy o...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence ministers s.4 s.17(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500447205
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

UN Sustainable Development Goals information: FOI release

1. An account of why the Scottish Government has elected to take and continue to hold the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in their entirety, as a complete authority on the good ends for Scotland as per Kate Forbes’ comments in the FPAC debate here: https://www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meeting-of-the-parliament-...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.2
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500447202
Directorate
Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

U-value testing tendering query: EIR release

Information about suppliers tendering for the research which the Scottish Government commissioned in 2024 to test the u-value assumptions used by the calculation methodologies approved by the Scottish Ministers for generating EPCs (procurement reference NOV493805, Validation of RdSAP U-calculation methodology for tradi...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence ministers contracts
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
EIR/202500447162
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic
Energy, Environment and climate change, Public sector

Data from the partner abuse module in the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: FOI release

Anonymised microlevel data from the partner abuse module in the most recent Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS), including demographics of respondents, types of abuse experienced and incident characteristics.

FOI unclear 50 score 5 working days correspondence
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500450507
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector

A77 closures and diversions during 2024: EIR release

The number of times the A77 road has been closed in 2024. Can you provide this information in a monthly breakdown please? Can you also provide information about what diversions are in place and how much additional time on the roads this poses to drivers?

FOI/EIR unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence 6 attachments
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
EIR/202500447271
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Social Security Scotland head office employee numbers: FOI release

Request for information 1: The number of Social Security Scotland employees whose place of work is the Social Security Scotland headquarters in Dundee. In other words, the number employees whose office or physical place of work is the headquarters. Request for information 2: How many of those employees: (i) have a fl...

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending s.17(1)
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500447248
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government Records Management Plan details: FOI release

The current Scottish Government records management plan/retention system for ministerial decisions and any changes which have been made in the last three years, including specifically what changes were made.

FOI unclear 50 score 1 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500451286
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Spend on Burns Night Celebrations: FOI release

The total amount the Scottish Government has spent on Burns Night Celebrations for the following financial years 2019-20; 2020-21; 2021-22; 2022-23; 2023-24; 2024-25.

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence spending
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500449621
Directorate
Topic
International, Public sector

Rural school inspection dates: FOI release

Rural schools in Scotland - gov.scot Using the linked Excel sheet of rural schools provided by the Scottish Government, can you please tell me the date of their last inspection. Can I please have this information on an Excel sheet.

FOI unclear 80 score 16 working days correspondence s.2 s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500448159
Directorate
Topic
Education, Public sector

Scottish Government KPMG spend breakdown: FOI release

1. How much money has the Scottish Government given to KPMG in the last five years, broken down by year and what the money was for?

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence contracts spending 2 attachments
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500447722
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector

Freedom of Information request queries: FOI release

1. In case the Scottish Government does not currently have resources to answer all of the questions to a Freedom of Information request, what questions does the Scottish Government select from the request? Will the questions be answered in order, or will only the easiest questions be answered, or anything else? 2. How...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence briefings s.14 s.60 s.20
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500447643
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Pest Control operations and costs: FOI release

1. Details of pest control operations conducted on main HQ site, including date, in the past 12 months. 2. Costs of pest control operations, broken down by month, in that period.

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence spending s.2
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500447626
Directorate
Corporate Operations Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group (SCIEG) documentation: FOI release

The following recorded information (if held) and/or advice and assistance (s.15, if not held): 1. Any new or updated terms of reference for the SCIEG in relation to it being reconvened. 2. Any minutes of meetings since being reconvened. 3. Any documents (etc.) produced by SCIEG since being reconvened. 4. Any docume...

FOI unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.15 s.38 4 attachments
Published
2025-02-18
Reference
FOI/202500447461
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector