Scottish Government FOI Index

22,324releases indexed

40,096attachments found

29.6avg calendar days

8,290partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-07-29newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,290 unclear 7,317 not held 3,157 released 1,570 already published 681 cost limit 621 clarification 363 withheld 246 transferred 79

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5062 s.20 4370 s.34(1) 3674 s.39(2) 3554 s.30 2941 s.17(1) 2855 s.25(1) 2459 s.10(4) 2029 s.11(2) 1601 s.29(1) 1199 s.2 1195 s.3 929

Timeline

2026-07 460 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 1,298 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 972 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 944 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 866 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 733 releases · 39.8 avg days Constitution Directorate 700 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 653 releases · 28.6 avg days People Directorate 646 releases · 25.7 avg days

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22,324 matching releases

Scottish Government budget allocation for overseas offices: FOI release

You asked for the current annual budget allocation for the Scottish Government’s overseas offices, including salary costings, upkeep, day-to-day running and hospitality costs, and which departmental budget covers these costs.

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2021-06-14
Reference: FOI/202100204828
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Questions regarding Scottish border: FOI release

Any analysis or assessment made by the Scottish Government on whether independence would require a border between Scotland and the rest of the UK or the EU.

FOI partially withheld 90 score 32 working days over deadline correspondence s.29(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2021-06-14
Reference: FOI/202100196894
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Police Scotland hierarchy and accountability details: FOI release

In 2016 who were Police Scotland accountable to? Who was SPA? Which Scottish Ministers? Which members of parliament? In 2017 and in 2021. Who was SPA? Which Scottish Ministers? Which members of parliament? Which department oversees the 4,000 complaints about Police Scotland each year?

FOI unclear 55 score 6 working days correspondence ministers s.17(1) s.2

Published: 2021-06-14
Reference: FOI/202100208327
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Scottish Scallop Sector Working Group (SSSWG): EIR release

With reference to the Scottish Scallop Sector Working Group (SSSWG), you requested: 1. What the terms of reference including its remit are? 2. A list of members in the group? 3. How often the group has met since its establishment in 2019? 4. Has Scottish White Fish Producers Association scallop committee chair, John Ma...

FOI/EIR unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence meetings s.2 s.11(2) s.34(1)

Published: 2021-06-14
Reference: FOI/202100201874
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Information relating to delayed hospital discharges: FOI release

Information relating to discussions about delayed hospital discharges. The Scottish government letter refers to ‘Short-Life Working Group was established specifically to address the code 9 cases associated with people with challenging learning disabilities or enduring mental health problems’. 1. Please could you prov...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 20 working days correspondence ministers meetings s.2 s.17 s.27(1) s.38 4 attachments

Published: 2021-06-14
Reference: FOI/202100198151
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Communications relating to chemical incident October 2017: FOI release

I would like to make a Freedom of Information request for information contained in communications between Jeane Freeman Cabinet Secretary for Health and the Scottish Government and NHS Grampian in relation to - Communications which stated, discussed, referred and in relation to: Local and National-level NHS managers an...

FOI not held 65 score 20 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments

Published: 2021-06-11
Reference: FOI/202100175815
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public safety and emergencies, Work and skills

Public body spend on interim IT and professional staff services: FOI release

In relation to the Scottish Government’s current framework for the provision of Interim IT Staff Services and Provision of interim Professional Staff Services. Please provide total spend for each public body for the following periods; April 2019 - March 2020 April 2020 - March 2021

FOI unclear 75 score 16 working days correspondence spending 2 attachments

Published: 2021-06-11
Reference: FOI/202100204020
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector, Work and skills

Policing of Scottish waters: EIR release

1. Explain the disproportionate inspection of EU vessels to local vessels. This has been well documented over many years. 2. Explain the inspection process for each vessel at sea. 3. Explain the inspection process of EU vessels landing into refrigerated lorries ashore in our ports. 4. Explain how your inspectors quanti...

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 14 working days correspondence s.2 s.4 s.14 s.15 s.18 2 attachments

Published: 2021-06-11
Reference: FOI/202100207554
Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Marine and fisheries, Public sector

Covid-19 breakdown of media expenditure: FOI release

1. How much has the SNP spent on media for covid 19 everyday? 2. How much is the budget? 3. Have the SNP used money that could have fed homeless and poorer families just to talk about a virus with a 99.9% survival rate?

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

Published: 2021-06-11
Reference: FOI/202100199714
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Money and tax, Public sector

Short Life Working Group report: FOI release

The final report from the Short Life Working Group if there was one. Otherwise minutes of meetings.

FOI unclear 75 score 20 working days correspondence meetings 2 attachments

Published: 2021-06-11
Reference: FOI/202100198280
Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Breakdown of diversions and closures of A720 using B701: EIR release

I am seeking details of closures or diversions of the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass that have used the B701 through Colinton Village in the last ten full calendar years (2010-2020) and during 2021 so far. 1. Planned Closures (i.e. diversions): The number, duration, reason for and time of day of (e.g. morning, afternoon, n...

FOI/EIR not held 70 score 19 working days correspondence contracts spending s.5 s.20 s.39(2) s.3 s.10(5) s.10(4) 4 attachments

Published: 2021-06-10
Reference: FOI/202100199971
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Freedom of Information request submitted by former Times journalist: FOI release

Regarding the particular Times journalist, the one who no longer works as a journalist, can you please send me any other fois made by that person from late 2017 to the time when the journalist left journalism. Can you send me any correspondence between him or her and the SG in that period. This was implied in my foi, a...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 15 working days correspondence s.38(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2021-06-10
Reference: FOI/202100202372
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence relating to internal investigation of unauthorised disclosure of information: FOI release

Information relating to the review undertaken by the Data Protection Officer, in relation to compliance with the SG’s data handling obligations, regarding the alleged unauthorised disclosure of official information that appeared in the press between 24 and 26 of August 2018. In particular: Did the Permanant Secretery ...

FOI unclear 75 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2021-06-10
Reference: FOI/202100191814
Directorate: Internal Audit and Assurance Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Informal requests received from 31 October 2018 onwards: FOI release

FOI202100191813 “Thanks for you work on my behalf. I apologise for my carelessness in this foi. In fact Clegg says that the Record (so not just Clegg) made requests (so not formal foi’s necessarily). Can I ask whether there were any informal requests from 31 October. Maybe you considered this, but if not, can you accep...

FOI partially withheld 90 score 40 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers briefings s.17(1) s.30 s.36(1) s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2021-06-10
Reference: FOI/202100191813, 202100194412 and 202100195519
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Correspondence relating to rejected offer of EU vaccination program: FOI release

1. Scottish Government Policy documents which set out the Scottish Government's preferred strategy for a vaccine programme at the time before and just after July 10th 2020, whether it was to pursue a U.K independent vaccine program or an EU one. The time scale for these documents would presumably be between two weeks b...

FOI partially withheld 85 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence 4 attachments

Published: 2021-06-10
Reference: FOI/202100199412
Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Data relating to not proven verdicts and guilty pleas: FOI release

Data for the most recent available five years in the form of table 2(a) in the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland bulletin (“People proceeded against in court by main crime/offence and outcome of court proceedings”) but broken down further as follows: (a) Please provide separate figures (for all categories) for solemn pr...

FOI not held 65 score 20 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2021-06-10
Reference: FOI/202100199803
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Disclosure Scotland data protection breach statistics: FOI release

1) A yearly (2018/2019/2020/2021) breakdown of the number of data protection breaches under GDPR recorded by the organisation since April 1, 2018. 2) A yearly breakdown of the number of data protection breaches under GDPR reported to the Information Commissioner's Office by the organisation since April 1, 2018. 3) For ...

FOI unclear 55 score 13 working days correspondence s.4

Published: 2021-06-10
Reference: FOI/202100204070
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

NHS Scotland pay gap statistics: FOI release

"The average (mean) annual basic pay in NHS Scotland, by gender and job family, with % pay gap, for 2019/20 and 2020/21."

FOI unclear 50 score 15 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2021-06-10
Reference: FOI/202100201944
Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) statistics: FOI release

1. Percentage of DAS Cases which fail by month – i.e, What % of all DAS cases failed in month 1, what % of all DAS cases failed in their second month etc; 2. For all DPPs under DAS, what is the average actual payments made divided by what was scheduled for that month, ideally if this date could cover the previous 24 mo...

FOI unclear 75 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence spending 4 attachments

Published: 2021-06-10
Reference: FOI/202100199823
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Correspondence concerning the Nike conference in February 2020: FOI release

Communications between Scottish Government and others on the subject the Nike conference held in Edinburgh late February 2020. This would include but not only with, Edinburgh City Council, Carlton Hilton Hotel, North Bridge. Also any communications on the subject of the Nike conference from any source

FOI already published 80 score 257 working days over deadline correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.38 s.30 s.17(1) s.25 s.38(1) s.34(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2021-06-10
Reference: FOI/202100134831
Directorate
Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and other respiratory infections in Scotland, Public sector

Breakdown of funding and conditions provided to Sacro: FOI release

1. Total amount of funding supplied to SACRO from 1st April 2014 until present date broken down to year upon financial year; and 2. Conditions of funding, which stipulate the exact criteria that is required from SACRO appertaining to each payment from the public purse regarding Police Scotland's 2019 Joint Protocol on ...

FOI unclear 80 score 38 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2021-06-09
Reference: FOI/202100198709
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Money and tax, Public sector

Scottish Government 2021 employee pay review: FOI release

1. Please state the effective date (day, month and year) of your organisation’s 2021 pay review. 2. If the 2021 pay review has yet to be finalised please state the month in which you anticipate it will be concluded. 3. Please state the employee group/s covered by the 2021 pay review. 4. Please state the total number of...

FOI unclear 80 score 17 working days correspondence ministers spending s.6 s.7 s.9 s.11 2 attachments

Published: 2021-06-09
Reference: FOI/202100199417
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector, Work and skills

Operation Cygnus details from UK Pandemic Influenza Readiness Board (PFRB): FOI release

“Any correspondence between the Scottish Government and UK Government in relation to Operation Cygnus and the Provision of PPE / Protecting those in Care Homes during the months of October 2016 – October 2017.”

FOI partially withheld 90 score 215 working days over deadline correspondence ministers meetings s.38(1) 4 attachments

Published: 2021-06-09
Reference: FOI/202000061354
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Number of Civil Servants who have a secondary employment: FOI release

Can you tell me the number of civil servants working for the Scottish Government who have secondary employment? If you have details of what that employment is, can you also release that? Can you also release any guidance or advice given to civil servants on secondary employment?

FOI partially withheld 90 score 34 working days over deadline correspondence contracts s.38(1) 6 attachments

Published: 2021-06-09
Reference: FOI/202100194245
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Expenditure of James Hamilton QC inquiry: FOI release

Could you please tell me who paid for the James Hamilton QC inquiry and how much it cost.

FOI unclear 55 score 20 working days correspondence spending s.25(1)

Published: 2021-06-09
Reference: FOI/202100189377
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector