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 FOI and EIRs statistics The public authority FOI statistics we collect can now be explored through our new interactive visual tool - find out how the authorities near you are performing! Read more Commissioner requires disclosure of Scottish Government legal advice Commissioner requires disclosure of legal advice on FOI appeal Read more We've got a new address... We've introduced new, simpler and clearer address for our website and when contacting us by email. Click here to find out more! Read more What is FOI? Find out more More information and updates Open Update newsletter The Scottish Information Commissioner's Open Update newsletter delivers the latest freedom of information (FOI) news direct to your inbox. Read past editions and sign up here! Read more Current investigations We publish a list of our current investigations. The report is updated early in each month. Read more Your Rights Step-by-step guidance on using your rights to get information from Scottish public bodies, and when and how you can make an appeal. Read more
