Scottish Government FOI Index

21,877releases indexed

39,512attachments found

29.7avg calendar days

8,123partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-07-07newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,123 unclear 7,200 not held 3,071 released 1,537 already published 672 cost limit 607 clarification 349 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4941 s.20 4283 s.34(1) 3599 s.39(2) 3484 s.30 2885 s.17(1) 2775 s.25(1) 2383 s.10(4) 1990 s.11(2) 1573 s.29(1) 1176 s.2 1159 s.3 909

Timeline

2026-07 13 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177

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 924 releases · 31.0 avg days Learning Directorate 861 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 730 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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21,877 matching releases

Recruitment Services for Ferguson Marine: FOI release

Firstly, how much will David Tydeman receive as a result of his departure by way of severance from the state-controled shipyard firm Ferguson Marine? Can you explain what this relates to, whether as a pay off settlement or whether it relates to money in lieu of notice or some other contractual arrangement or otherwise...

FOI not held 40 score 18 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2024-04-23
Reference: FOI/202400406611
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Funding for Faith Schools for building upkeep: EIR release

I would like to see any information you hold on the conditions by which faith schools receive government funding, particularly for building upkeep or replacement. Do the religions to which the faith schools cater to have any responsibility to pay for their own buildings or repairs?

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence s.20 s.6(1)

Published: 2024-04-23
Reference: EIR/202400407112
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Nursery funding for parents of children under age 4: FOI release

In relation to the change in law allowing continued nursery funding for parents of children who have not attained the age of 4 years by the first day of the school term and who choose to defer school entry, what financial support has been provided to local authorities to fund the additional nursery funding?

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-04-23
Reference: FOI/202400408548
Directorate: Early Learning and Childcare Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Single Student applications with dependent children: FOI

1.The number of student finance applications made by a single applicant with dependent children for an undergraduate course to cover academic years 2017-18. 2. The number of successful applications for the Lone Parents Childcare Grant for the academic years 2017-18 to date for: HNC/HND students; and Undergraduate stud...

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence ministers s.3 s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-23
Reference: FOI/202400406218
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Social Media Management Platforms used: FOI Release

1. Do you use a Social Media Management platform? 2. If so, what tools do you use? 3. What is your annual spend on a Social Media Management tool? 4. What dates does your contract with your current supplier end (month & year)? 5. Do you use a tool for Social Listening and/or a Media Monitoring platform? 6. If so, ...

FOI unclear 50 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers contracts spending

Published: 2024-04-22
Reference: FOI/202400405449
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

North East Scotland College and Energy Transition Zone Ltd: FOI release

You asked for information relating to EIR release 202300355965 including information on Jennifer Craw and the organisations Opportunity North East (ONE), North East Scotland College, NESCOL and Energy Transition Zone Ltd.

FOI/EIR not held 45 score 15 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-22
Reference: FOI/202400391907
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Impact of affordable housing, due to collapse of Stewart Milne Group:FOI release

I am looking for some information and a statement with regards to the ongoing impact on planned new build / affordable housing as a result of the collapse of Stewart Milne Group. The Scottish Government helped to fund 167 affordable homes in Cove in Aberdeen. https://hillcrest.org.uk/13141-2/ Can you tell me. how ma...

FOI not held 40 score 15 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2024-04-22
Reference: FOI/202400394806
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Flytipping incidents and prevention activities: EIR release

Information on flytipping incidents, data management of flytipping and prevention activities. Do you record how many fly tipping incidents occur on your sites? If yes for each incident, what information is recorded? (waste type, source – household or commercial, location of incident, volume)? Do you record how the fl...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2024-04-22
Reference: EIR/202400397068
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Liquidity Support Fund scheme: FOI Release

Further questions to the response sent to you on 14 March 2024 relating to FOI 202400399623. 1. Confirm that all companies that were granted loans from the scheme have been asked to pay back the Scottish Government, in full, by the end of this month? March 2024. 2. If not, how many companies have had further extensio...

FOI unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2024-04-22
Reference: FOI/202400406035
Directorate: Local Government and Housing Directorate
Topic: Housing, Public sector

Aberdeen to East of Huntly cost A96 program: EIR Release

Under freedom of information, broken down by year, how much has been spent on the Aberdeen to East of Huntly stretch of the A96 dualling programme, first announced in 2011 please? This includes any costs associated with the dualling project. Can you also tell me how much has been spent on work and investigations into ...

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

Published: 2024-04-22
Reference: FOI/202400405839
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish government spent overall on the hate crime bill: FOI release

How much has the Scottish government spent overall on preparing the hate crime bill and planning to implement it, with a breakdown of these costs? If too much or unable to find this information, how much have you spent on advertising the law, including a breakdown of costs and what outside organisations have you paid ...

FOI unclear 50 score 25 working days over deadline correspondence spending

Published: 2024-04-22
Reference: FOI/202400404807
Directorate: Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Public sector

Virus testing seed potatoes: EIR release

Details of virus testing seed potatoes in August 2023.

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 12 working days correspondence spending s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2024-04-22
Reference: EIR/202400407096
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural, Public sector

Budget allocated for roads including repairs, resurfacing, traffic lights: FOI release

1. Please provide (a) the budget allocated for roads in general (including repairs, resurfacing and traffic lights and (b) the budget allocated specifically for pothole and road repairs for each of the following financial years: 2018/2019; 2019/2020; 2020/2021; 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. 2. For each of these ...

FOI already published 55 score 11 working days correspondence ministers contracts spending s.4 s.25(1) s.17

Published: 2024-04-19
Reference: FOI/202400407287
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Financial incentives, support given to the salmon industry, fish farming: EIR release

How much does the Scottish Government give to the salmon industry (aquaculture / fish farming) in Scotland, in. subsidies grants other financial incentives, support, tax relief, benefits or similar frameworks? Please could you provide the sums for each year, from 2021 - 2023 (or the most recent 3 years available)? Ho...

FOI/EIR clarification 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.20 s.39(2) s.6(1)

Published: 2024-04-19
Reference: EIR/202400404823
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Scottish Governments Budget calculation: FOI release

You asked how the Scottish Government calculated that the Scottish Government’s ‘dayto- day’ budget was £700 million lower in 2024-25 than it was in 2022-23. Furthermore, how was the calculation of £230 million less for ‘infrastructure’ over the same period was calculated.

FOI unclear 55 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.20

Published: 2024-04-19
Reference: FOI/202300390080
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Emissions Data and Methodology for Scottish Inland Ferries: EIR release

1. The data and methodology used to derive the emissions percentage for Scottish ferries as stated in the document mentioned above, (I am particularly interested in ferries considered part of local authorities’ regional area-wide emissions in scopes). 2. Any explanations or clarifications regarding how and where the d...

FOI/EIR clarification 55 score 20 working days correspondence s.3 s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2024-04-18
Reference: EIR/202400399593
Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Scottish Government paid to Holyrood Communications for conference and events: FOI release

1. How much Scottish Government departments paid to Holyrood Communications for conference and events sponsorship, aggregated by department, for each financial year from 2018-2023. 2. How much Scottish Government departments paid to Holyrood Communications for attendance fees at Holyrood conferences and events, aggreg...

FOI not held 45 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending s.1 s.25(1) s.27(1) s.12

Published: 2024-04-18
Reference: FOI/202400404560
Directorate: Financial Management Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Photograph of First Minister, and Scottish Green Party Co-Leaders: FOI release

Information relating to a photograph of First Minister Humza Yousaf, Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater, as linked here: https://x.com/HumzaYousaf/status/1640418687915106309?s=20.

FOI released 75 score 16 working days correspondence ministers s.17

Published: 2024-04-18
Reference: FOI/202400391510
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Scottish Government donations to UNWRA between October 2023 - March 2024: FOI release

1. I wish to know how much money the Scottish Government has donated to UNWRA since October 2023 until end of March 2024? 2. Further more i would like to request what checks and balances within reason have been put in place to ensure that this money does not fall into the hands of Hamas and other proscribed organisati...

FOI transferred 55 score 19 working days correspondence ministers spending s.3 s.25(1)

Published: 2024-04-18
Reference: FOI/202400403361
Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Number of psychiatric, addiction, or learning disability beds by local authority: FOI release

I'm writing a local study on alcohol recovery in Scotland, and I've come across your webpage detailing the number of psychiatric, addiction, or learning disability beds by local authority. (https://www.gov.scot/publications/inpatient-census-2022-part-1-mental-health-learning-disabilityinpatient- bed-census-part-2-out-s...

FOI not held 40 score 18 working days correspondence

Published: 2024-04-18
Reference: FOI/202400404758
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) spend on translation, interpretation, and language services: FOI release

All expenditure made by our organisation, in every facet of its operations and purview, on translation, interpretation, and language services for the financial years 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23. And also provide the aggregated total spent by our organisation and then, if possible, please provide this broken down by part...

FOI not held 45 score 18 working days correspondence spending s.17(1)

Published: 2024-04-18
Reference: FOI/202400391496
Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Scottish Government funded supported schemes for domestic owner occupiers: EIR release

Information on Scottish Government funded support schemes for domestic owner occupiers. This was in follow up to a previous EIR (reference: 202300388440) received on 07 December 2023 which asked for: 1. The number of applications approved for installing a heat pump in the financial years 2021-22; 2022-2023 and 2023-2...

FOI/EIR partially withheld 65 score 16 working days correspondence s.20 s.39(2)

Published: 2024-04-18
Reference: EIR/202400392289
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Energy, Public sector

Monitoring fish landings by EU boats in Scottish Ports: EIR release

Could you let me know if you are monitoring overlanded fish landings by EU boats in Scottish Ports? If you are not? Then why Not?

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence s.9

Published: 2024-04-18
Reference: EIR/202400396433
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Payments made to Professor John Brown in 2020 - 2023: FOI release

1. What payments did Professor Brown receive over and above his approved daily rate in each of the four financial years ended: 31 March 2020 31 March 2021 31 March 2022 31 March 2023 For the avoidance of doubt, this should be all expense claims including, but not limited to, travel, hotels, food & beverage and provis...

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

Published: 2024-04-18
Reference: FOI/202400395189
Directorate: Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Electric Vehicle Loan application scheme: FOI release

1) Can you please supply a breakdown of the 890 and confirm what of the many reasons listed was associated to this? 2) As there is a change from 15 - 22 days as an average which means many were waiting more than 22 days. Were any procedures put in place to reduce this delay and attempt to bring it back to 15 days and ...

FOI released 70 score 19 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2024-04-18
Reference: FOI/202400398395
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport