Freedom of Information (FOI)/Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) Releases - 2020

Please find previous responses to FOI/EIR requests below:

December

FOI/202000108642 – Request for information on reopening of National Records of Scotland buildings (351 KB PDF)

FOI/202000111953 – Request for the mean, median and mode ages of death involving COVID-19 recorded for Week 45 (337 KB PDF) and attachment (15 KB XLSX)

FOI/202000119056 – Request for information relating to family history research (244 KB PDF)

FOI/202000115156 – Request for the mean, median and mode ages of death involving COVID-19 recorded for Week 46 (337 KB PDF) and attachment (15 KB XLSX)

FOI/202000117495 – Request for the mean, median and mode ages of death involving COVID-19 recorded for Week 47 (336 KB PDF) and attachment (15 KB XLSX)

FOI/202000122670 – Request for information on the number of Polish deaths in the Highlands from COVID-19 (331 KB PDF)

November

FOI/202000086478 - Request for information on causes of death 2001-2019 (342 KB PDF) and attachment (13 KB XLSX)

FOI/202000097948 - Request for information on underlying causes of death in Scotland in 2020 (342 KB PDF) and attachment (12 KB XLSX)

FOI/202000106212 - Request for the Data Landscape cited in NRS Records management Plan 2019 (335 KB PDF) and attachment (578 KB PDF)

FOI/202000101363 - Request for information relating to family history research (258 KB PDF)

FOI/202000107935 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of death involving COVID-19 recorded for Week 44 (336 KB PDF) and attachment (15 KB XLSX)

FOI/202000106255 - Request for information on Leptomeningeal Disease deaths in Scotland 2015-2019 (334 KB PDF)

FOI/202000109824 - Request for information on deaths from COVID-19 to 1 Novemeber 2020 (362 KB PDF)

October

FOI/202000091955 - Request for date of decision to amend reporting frequency of COVID-19 deaths (338 KB PDF)

FOI/202000091950 - Request for information on the number of people who had died from Coronavirus only (368 KB PDF)

FOI/202000097144 - Request for information on NRS spend on fair trade goods 2019-2020 (356 KB PDF)

FOI/202000103009 - Request for the mean, median and mode ages of death from COVID-19 up to 14 October 2020 (334 KB PDF) and attachment (17 KB XLSX)

September

FOI/202000075152 - Request for information on NRS document usage and reader numbers (354 KB PDF)

FOI/202000077758 - Request for information on Scottish population estimates for lower super output areas (242 KB PDF)

FOI/202000074493 - Request for information on archived file reclosures and loans (369 KB PDF) and attachment (492 KB XLSX)

FOI/202000080332 - Request for information on the number of Sudanese people resident in Edinburgh (242 KB PDF)

FOI/202000078654 - Request for information on NRS inspection (389 KB PDF)

FOI/202000080079 - Request for information on user identification (369 KB PDF)

FOI/202000084224 - Request for information on delay in publishing 2019 suicide data (241 KB PDF)

August

FOI/202000064355 - Further request for information in relation to NRS online feature (364 KB PDF)

FOI/202000071284 - Request for information on deaths March to July 2020 (347 KB PDF) and attachment (20 KB XLSX)

FOI/202000073034 - Request for information on Coronavirus or COVID-19 deaths in 2020 (339 KB PDF)

FOI/202000076792 - Request for information on deaths from COVID-19 with no co-morbidities (242 KB PDF)

FOI/202000076928 - Request for information on Coronavirus deaths recorded in Scotland by job sector (340 KB PDF)

FOI/202000078186 - Request for information on the belief body TLC Faith (337 KB PDF)

July

FOI/202000051981 - Request for information regarding a record of live birth (360 KB PDF)

FOI/202000058602 - Request for information on winning bid for Scotlands Census 2021 Contact Centre contract (364 KB PDF) and Attachment (2.4 MB PDF)

FOI/202000051801 - Request for information about Romanians in Scotland (352 KB PDF) and attachment 1 (35 KB XLSX) and attachment 2 (92 KB XLSX)

FOI/202000062625 - Request for information regarding Live Certificate of Birth (246 KB PDF)

FOI/202000059652 - Request for information on consultation on guidance for the 2021 Census sex question (338 KB PDF)

June

FOI/202000045739 - Request for information on NRS income from various customer payments (342 KB PDF)

FOI/202000041530 - Request for information on shelving and archival fonds in NRS from 1991 to 2020 (349 KB PDF)

FOI/202000047188 - Access to closed prison records (HH21/66/18 and HH21/67/2) (378 KB PDF)

FOI/202000044927 - Request for information on marriage arrangements during lockdown (359 KB PDF)

May

FOI/202000032466 - Request for information on Scotlands Census 2021 definitions (419 KB PDF)

FOI/202000033321 - Request for information in relation to NRS online feature (349 KB PDF)

FOI/202000028872 - Request for information on death statistics (341 KB PDF)

April

FOI/202000024367 - Request for information on number of deaths in Scotland during January-March for the years 2018-2020 (341 KB PDF) and attachment (62 KB PDF)

FOI/202000019534 - Request for information about the Scottish Parliament mace (374 KB PDF)

FOI/202000021996 - Request for information regarding NRS printers-printing devices-associated contracts (353 KB PDF)

FOI/202000019792 - Request for information on number of single male adoptions in Scotland since 2005 (349KB PDF)

March

FOI/202000016003 - Access to closed court record (CS46/1948/2/55) (346 KB PDF) 

FOI/202000015127 - Access to closed divorce record (CS258/1984/440) (340 KB PDF) 

FOI/202000015386 - Access to closed court records (JC36/37, JC26/1921/61 and AD15/21/92) (338 KB PDF)

FOI/202000017512 - Request for information about users and reading room of NRS (360 KB PDF)

FOI/202000015334 - Access to closed court records (JC9/99) (341 KB PDF) 

FOI/202000015161 - Access to closed court records (JC26/1980/283, JC34/32/18, AD24/1980/44) (352 KB PDF) 

FOI/202000017776 - Request for information on NRS spend on temporary agency staff over past 12 months (361 KB PDF)

FOI/202000018951 - Access to closed prison records (HH21/26/1) (344 KB PDF)

FOI/202000019814 - Access to closed court records (SC58/50/30 and SC58/52/15) (345 KB PDF)

FOI/202000017768 - Request for information on inside IR35 positions in NRS (337 KB PDF)

FOI/202000019405 - Request for information relating to family history research (242 KB PDF)

FOI/202000018647 - Access to closed divorce record (CS254/833) (239 KB PDF)

FOI/202000019137 - Request for Scotlands Census 2021 Definitions paper (340 KB PDF) and attachment (1.81 MB PDF)

FOI/202000021114 - Request for information on NRS revenue from ScotlandsPeople search room daily fee (338 KB PDF) 

FOI/202000021416 - Scotlands Census Definitions - Request for review (334 KB PDF) 

February

FOI/202000015658 - Request for data on infant mortality rates in Scotland between 1935 and 1970 (239 KB PDF) and attachment 1 (521 KB PDF), attachment 2 (1.1 MB PDF), attachment 3 (538 KB PDF), attachment 4 (974 KB PDF), attachment 5 (1 MB PDF), attachment 6 (1.7 MB PDF) and attachment 7 (1 MB PDF)

FOI/20/00070 - Access to closed court cases (CS348/1996/P770 and CS46/1964/463) (342 KB PDF)

FOI/20/00110 - Request for information on the number of subject access requests received by NRS from September 2016 to December 2019 (340KB) and attachment (294 KB PDF)

FOI/20/00115 - Access to closed divorce record (CS255/2691) (240 KB PDF)

FOI/20/00060 - Request for information on authorisation to solemnise marriages (362 KB PDF) and attachment (31 KB CSV)

FOI/20/00068 - Request for information contained within various school files (485 KB PDF)

FOI/202000014868 - Access to closed prison record (HH16/466) (339 KB PDF)

FOI/20/00015 - Access to closed divorce record (CS258/31220) (240 KB PDF)

January

FOI/20/00006 - Access to closed court and prison records (SC37/51/4, HH21/70/77, HH21/71/5) (356 KB PDF)

FOI/19/02688 - Access to closed court records (CS258/1966/1287, SC36/9/1962/107, CS258/1984/1070) (345 KB PDF)