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Freedom of Information (FOI)/Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) Releases - 2021

Freedom of Information (FOI)/Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) Releases - 2021

Please find previous responses to FOI/EIR requests below:

December

FOI/202000019671 - Access to Court of Session Records CS46/1959/1059 (71 KB PDF)

FOI/202100255147 - Request for statistics regarding COVID 19 vaccine (80 KB PDF)

FOI/202000036315 - Request for access to court records SC23-54-1-6 and SC18-42-2-3 (123 KB PDF)

FOI/202100258041 - Request for access to records of an individual (85 KB PDF)

​​​​​​​FOI/202100258046- Request for access to records of an individual (84 KB PDF)

​​​​​​​FOI/202100258043 – Request for access to records of an individual (83 KB PDF)

​​​​​​​FOI/202100258049 – Request for access to records of an individual (83 KB PDF)

​​​​​​​FOI/202100258050 – Request for access to records of an individual (86 KB PDF)

​​​​​​​FOI/202100258057 – Request for information of the number of deaths in Scotland between 2002 and 2020 (117 KB PDF)

​​​​​​​FOI/202100259202 - Request for access to records of an individual (80 KB PDF)

​​​​​​​FOI/202100259287 – Request for access to records of an individual (93 KB PDF)

​​​​​​​FOI/202100259282 - Request for access to records of an individual (85 KB PDF)

November

FOI/202100251781 - Request for statistics of the Muslim population within the UK (342 KB PDF) attachment 1 (259 KB XLSX) attachment 2 (25 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100250356 - Request for information regarding unique correspondence cases (267 KB PDF)

October

FOI/202100242095 - Request for access to records of an individual (247.2 KB PDF)

FOI/202100241281 - Request for population statistics (347.8 KB PDF)

FOI/202100240722 - Request for death statistics for 2020 and 2021 (347.2 KB PDF) and attachment (11.9 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100240802 - Request for information of the number of deaths in Scotland between 2002 and 2020 (347 KB PDF) and attachment (12.8 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100240826 - Request for information regarding permanent recruitment spend (337 KB PDF)

FOI/202100244569 - Request for information regarding the total number of deaths in Scotland where COVID was mentioned on the death certificate between January 2020 to 03 September 2021 (238.9 KB PDF)

FOI/202100247051 - Request for statistics regarding the Muslim population in Scotland (335.4.9 KB PDF) attachment 1 (258.6 KB XLSX) and attachment 2 (258.6 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100244359 - Request for information in regards to the sex question guidance (335.2 KB PDF)

FOI/202100246150 - Request for access to records of an individual (248.8 KB PDF)

FOI/202100246159 - Request for access to records of an individual (260.6 KB PDF)

FOI/202100246170 - Request for access to records of an individual (259.1 KB PDF)

FOI/202100245091 - Request for statistics regarding the number of people who have died of COVID-19 in Scotland with no underlying medical conditions between March 2020 and September 2021 (239.9 KB PDF)

FOI/202100244236 - Request for information regarding seat bookings in the Historical Search Room (415.6 KB PDF)

FOI/202000087343 - Request for access to court records (SC6/55/15) (345.6 KB PDF)

September

FOI/202100208593 - Request for access to prison records (HH21/26/4) (338.6 KB PDF)

FOI/202100231210 - Request for review of original response (338.6 KB PDF) and excerpt (106.1 KB PDF)

FOI/202100233240 - Request for information regarding payments to external suppliers between 01 January 2019 and 31 December 2020 (442.5 KB PDF) and attachment (30 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100238139 - Request for information regarding long COVID and COVID vaccines (347.2 KB PDF)

FOI/202100240822 - Request for information regarding the top 20 leading causes of death in Scotland in 2020 (327.7 KB PDF) and attachment (12.8 KB XLSX)

FOI/202000089543 - Request for prison records (HH21/47/21 and HH21/47/37) (414.6 KB PDF)

August

FOI/202100224423 - Request for statistics of the number of South Asian women in Scotland (336.4KB PDF) and attachment (33.7KB XLSX)

FOI/202100214378 - Request for access to records to Acts of Admission dating from 1921 to 1934 (240.1KB PDF)

FOI/202100217504 - Request for information regarding NRS ICT expenditure (239.2KB PDF) and attachment (14.7KB XLSX)

FOI/202100227005 - Review of a request regarding the number of deaths of children where COVID-19 is recorded on the death certificate (354.8KB PDF)

FOI/202000117690 - Request for details or access to close records (349.6KB PDF)

FOI/202100225759 - Request for access to records regarding High Court trial papers (341.5KB PDF)

July

FOI/202100216809 - Request for information regarding demographic statistics of English, Welsh, and Northern Irish people in Scotland (343 KB PDF)

FOI/ 202100215339 - Request for information relating to COVID-19 vaccines and deaths relating to COVID-19 vaccines (343 KB PDF) and attachment (13 KB XLSX)

FOI/ 202100223452 - Request for statistics of deaths involving COVID-19 (338 KB PDF) and attachment (16 KB XLSX)

FOI/ 202100221335 - Request for information regarding adoption records (342 KB PDF)

FOI/ 202100219753 - Request for information regarding NRS and Stonewall (349 KB PDF) and attachment (151 KB PDF)

June

FOI/ 202100201111 - Request for information regarding access to the Adoption Services at NRS (240 KB PDF)

FOI/ 202100201110 - Request for information regarding the spend of temporary staff and interim specialists ranked by agency from 01 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 (342 KB PDF)

FOI/202100205042 - Request for information regarding deaths where COVID-19 vaccines were mentioned on the death certificate (334 KB PDF) and attachment (13 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100202742 - Request for statistics on the number of deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate between March 2020 to March 2021 (336 KB PDF) and attachment (13 XLSX)

FOI/202100205250 - Request for information in relation to confidential waste (249 KB PDF)

FOI/202100203310 - Request for information regarding data protection breaches within NRS (356 KB PDF)

FOI/202100205166 - Request for a statistical summary by sex and age group of deaths where COVID-19 vaccines causing adverse effects was mentioned on the death certificate (336 KB PDF) and attachment (13 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100207680 - Request for information regarding the number of individuals who have died following receiving a COVID-19 vaccine (347 KB PDF) and attachment (13 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100214415 - Request for a statistical summary by sex and age group of deaths where COVID-19 vaccines causing adverse effects was mentioned on the death certificate (336.6 KB PDF) and attachment (13 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100211332 - Request for a breakdown of data regarding deaths involving COVID-19 (460 KB PDF) and attachment (14 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100215807 - Request for statistics regarding cause of death from 01 March 2020 to 19 June 2021 (346 KB PDF) and attachment (13 KB XLSX)

May

FOI/202100197567 - Request for information regarding a breakdown of deaths involving COVID-19 by pre-existing conditions and age for deaths that occurred in 2020 (342 KB PDF) and attachment (14 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100196476 - Request for information on software asset management (347 KB PDF) and attachment (20 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100200069 - Request for figures of deaths involving COVID-19 by age group from 01 March 2020 to 31 March 2021 (339 KB PDF) and attachment (13 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100196686 - Request for statistics on deaths during the period 01 January 2020 to 31 March 2021 (256 KB PDF) and attachment (16 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100200125 - Request for a breakdown of average deaths for the period 2015-2019 by week and age group (339 KB PDF) and attachment (18 KB XLSX)

FOI/ 202100197200 - Review of request for information on Covid-19 deaths occurring in care homes (339 KB PDF)

FOI/ 202100197671 - Request for information regarding number of death reports to date allocated ICD code U09.9 (342 KB PDF)

April

FOI/202100187980 - Request for information regarding vaccines and hospital admissions and fatalities (240 KB PDF)

FOI/202100189677 - Request for information regarding the number of deaths within 28 days of any COVID-19 vaccine in Scotland (239.9 KB PDF)

FOI/202100183522 - Request for information on communications and services used by NRS ( 362 KB PDF)

FOI/202100191024 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 10 of 2021 (336 KB PDF) and attachment (15 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100191047 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 11 of 2021 (336 KB PDF) and attachment (15 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100191061 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 12 of 2021 (336 KB PDF) and attachment (15 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100192263 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 13 of 2021 (338 KB PDF) and attachment (15 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100192790 - Request for information regarding deaths from COVID-19 including average age at death (241 PDF KB) and attachment (15 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100189670 - Request for information regarding the average age of death where COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death (336 PDF KB) and attachment (23 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100193399 - Request for figures on deaths where COVID-19 was the only cause of (239 KB PDF) and attachment (14 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100189655 - Request for information regarding details of the technologies used by NRS (359 KB PDF)

FOI/202100193439 - Request for information on the number of deaths registered involving influenza (341 KB PDF)

FOI/202100192239 - Request for statistics of deaths registered in Scotland with a single cause of death on the death certificate (337 KB PDF)

FOI/202100189690 - Request for a breakdown of the main pre-existing conditions in deaths involving COVID-19 (335 KB PDF) and attachment (19 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100182096 - Request for information regarding the members on the NRS Strategic Board (248 KB PDF) and attachment (14 KB XLSX)

March

FOI/202100158129 - Request for information about the end of the 100 year closure period of the 1921 census (332 KB PDF)

FOI/202100159772 - Request for the information in relation to the supply of agency staff from recruitment agencies (357 KB PDF)

FOI/202100160160 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 6 of 2021 (336 KB PDF) and attachment (14.9 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100167535 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 7 of 2021 (334 KB PDF) and attachment (14.8 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100175466 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 8 of 2021 (336 KB PDF) and attachment (14.8 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100175493 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 9 of 2021 (336 KB PDF) and attachment (14.9 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100174054 - Request for clarification of the COVID-19 cause of death category (337 KB PDF)

FOI/202100182995 - Request for clarification of the statistical reporting of COVID-19 deaths (359 KB PDF)

FOI/202100172206 - Request for the recorded provisional excesses mortality date by age group that has been calculated for 2020 (340 KB PDF)

February

FOI/202100145502 - Request for suicide statistics for Scotland in 2020 and 2019 (343 KB PDF) and attachment (11 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100138234 - Request for correspondence regarding collection of data on sex and gender for Scotlands Census 2022 (342 KB PDF) and attachment 1 (144 KB PDF) and attachment 2 (203 KB PDF) and attachment 3 (355 KB PDF)

FOI/202100143936 - Request for information regarding FTE frontline communications staff press officers employed by NRS (434 KB PDF)

FOI/202100150595 - Request for spend ranked by agency in relation to the Crown Commercial Services Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff Framework (247 KB PDF)

FOI/202100147255 - Request for information of staff data during Chief Executive tenure (352 KB PDF)

FOI/202100154787 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 4 of 2021 (240 KB PDF) and attachment (15 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100154749 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 5 of 2021 (336 KB PDF) and attachment (15 KB XLSX)

January

FOI/202100132139 - Request for information relating to COVID-19 death statistics (337 KB PDF)

FOI/202000125156 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 48 (337 KB PDF) and attachment (20 KB XLSX)

FOI/202000125194 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 49 (336 KB PDF) and attachment (20 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100132202 - Request for death statistics involving COVID-19 in the Forth Valley Health Board (336 KB PDF)

FOI/202000128056 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 50 (337 KB PDF) and attachment (21 KB XLSX)

FOI/202100138016 - Request for clarification of COVID-19 in death statistics (338 KB PDF)

FOI/202000131692 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of deaths involving COVID-19 for week 51 (339 KB PDF) and attachment (21 KB XLSX)