About Us

The Commissioner is the appeal body for FOI requests made to Scottish public authorities. Investigating appeals and issuing enforceable Decision Notices are a significant part of our work. We also monitor authorities' FOI practice and make interventions to remedy concerns.

• Find out more about our approach to appeals and interventions in our Enforcement Policy.
• If you are thinking about making an appeal, see our advice: Unhappy with the response?
• Search all the Commissioner's Decision Notices by number, authority or outcome in the decisions database.

The Commissioner promotes FOI rights to the public through advice and training. For plain language advice to help you request information from a Scottish public authority, see the Your Rights section.

The Commissioner encourages public authorities to develop good FOI practice. For guidance, support materials and training, see the Public Authorities section.

We publish detailed briefings on key concepts in FOI law, exemptions and exceptions - see our Briefings and guidance.

The Commissioner publishes Special Reports to the Scottish Parliament and consultation responses on a range of issues.