Funding provided by Scottish Government to Alcohol Focus Scotland: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
The total amount of funding provided by the Scottish Government to Alcohol Focus Scotland in the calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
All correspondence sent by the Scottish Government to Alcohol Focus Scotland since 1 September 2025.
All correspondence received by the Scottish Government from Alcohol Focus Scotland since 1 September 2025.
Response
I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested.
Some of the information you have requested is available from Alcohol Focus 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(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.
In relation to funding Alcohol Focus Scotland received in 2024/25 and 2025/26 I can confirm they received £679,156 in 2024/25 and £645,196 in 2025/26.
Correspondence sent to/from Alcohol Focus Scotland has been attached in annex A. Documents within the correspondence have been attached in separate annexes. An exemption under section s.38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some the information you have requested. This is relating to personal information.
This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.
Some of the information you have requested is available from National Drugs Mission Oversight Group - 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(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.
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Contact
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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG