Scottish Information Commissioner The independent public official responsible for promoting and enforcing Scotland's freedom of information (FOI) law. FOI gives everyone the right to access information held by Scottish public authorities. Featured Scottish Government consultation on extension of FOI to care providers The Scottish Government has launched a consultation to gather views on the extension of FOI to providers of care services in Scotland. Read more Clarification Statement - 29 January court hearing Find out more about the focus of the 29 January Court of Session hearing Read more FOI and EIRs statistics Want to know how the public bodies near you are performing on FOI? Find out with our interactive FOI statistics page! Read more What is FOI? Find out more More information and updates Briefings and guidance Read our detailed guidance on different areas of FOI law, including our updated guidance on the FOI provision that allows 'vexatious' requests to be refused. Read more Open Update newsletter Read the latest edition of the Commissioner's Open Update newsletter and sign up to receive it in future! Read more Appeal to the Commissioner If you're unhappy with the outcome of an FOI request and review you can appeal to the Commissioner. While appeals are currently taking longer to resolve than we would like, we're working hard to address this. Read more
