Scottish Government funding to LGBT Youth Scotland: FOI release

Information requested

1. What criteria does the Scottish Govt apply to allow it to fund an organisation which disregards its legal remit?

2. How much has the Scottish Govt given LGBT Youth Scotland in direct funding for the following periods:

1. 2015 - 2016

2. 2016 - 2017

3. 2017 - 2018

4. 2018 - 2019

5. 2019 - 2020

6. 2020 - 2021

7. 2021 - 2022

8. 2022 - 2023

9. 2023 - 2024

10. 2024 - 2025

11. April - September 2025

Response

Please see individual answers to your questions below.

1. LGBT Youth Scotland are an independent charity. The Scottish Government does not have any control over all of the work that they do, just the work and projects we fund. As such, it would not be for the Scottish Government to query the age of children and young people that LGBT Youth Scotland works with. We are happy that this organisation is fulfilling the conditions of their grant from the Scottish Government.

2. All of the information you have requested is available from LGBT Youth Scotland funding: FOI release - gov.scot.

Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

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