List of organisations with access to shared network: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.


Information requested

Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, and with reference to your response to FOI 202600507227, dated 09 MARCH 2026, (in which you stated that the access figures “relate to a computer network that can be accessed by people employed by nearly 50 different public sector organisations, not just the Scottish Government”), please provide:

A complete list of the names of all organisations (including any Scottish Government directorates or divisions) that had access to, or used, this shared computer network during the period 1 September 2025 to 28 February 2026.

If a precise list for that exact period is not held, please provide the most recent list of organisations connected to or authorised to use the shared network (e.g. via SWAN or the iTECS-managed infrastructure) and the approximate number of users or devices per organisation where this information is held.

Please provide the information in tabular form if possible.

Response

A list of all organisations that had access to, or used, this shared computer network during your requested period doesn't exist. Please find below a copy of our most up to date list of all organisations that have access or use the shared network below.

Please find the below list for core Scottish Government, approximately 10,392 users.

Core Scottish Government

Status

DG Communities

Current

DG Corporate

Current

DG Economy

Current

DG Education & Justice

Current

DG Health & Social Care

Current

DG Net Zero

Current

DG Scottish Exchequer Strategy & Performance

Current

External Agencies:

Shared Service Customers

Status

Staff

Count

Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB)

Current

124

British Irish Council (BIC)

Current

6

Care Inspectorate

Current

2

Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland

(CYPCS)

On-Boarding

18

Children's Hearings Scotland (CHS)

Current

114

Community Justice Scotland (CJS)

Current

45

Consumer Scotland

Current

39

Court of Lord Lyon

Current

6

Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal (COPFS)

Current

1

Disclosure Scotland (DS)

Current

451

Edinburgh Tram Inquiry (ETI)

Off-Boarding

3

Education Scotland

Current

399

Eljamel Independent Clinical Review

Current

3

Eljamel Public Inquiry

Current

12

Emma Caldwell Inquiry (ECI)

Current

28

Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS)

Current

27

Food Standards Scotland (FSS)

Current

319

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS)

Current

1,132

His Majesties Inspector of Education (HMIE)

On-Boarding

108

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons in Scotland (HMIPS)

Current

13

HM Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland

Current

16

Independent Living Fund Scotland (ILFS)

Current

83

Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland

Current

5

Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (JABS)

Current

13

National Records of Scotland (NRS)

Current

434

National Social Work Agency (NSWA)

On-Boarding

28

NatureScot

Current

3

Office of the Advocate General (OAG)

Off-Boarding

48

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)

Current

1

Parole Board for Scotland (PBS)

Current

74

Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC)

Current

95

Poverty and Inequality Commission for Scotland

Current

4

Redress Scotland

Current

84

Registers of Scotland (RoS)

Current

2

Revenue Scotland

Current

117

Risk Management Authority (RMA)

Current

31

Scotland Office (SO)

Off-Boarding

32

Scottish Boundary Commissions

Current

7

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI)

Current

114

Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)

Current

491

Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS)

Current

5

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS)

Current

2

Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry

Current

156

Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC)

Current

28

Scottish Food Commission

On-Boarding

26

Scottish Forestry (SF)

Current

246

Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel (SFPAP)

Current

3

Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

Current

59

Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR)

Current

58

Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC)

Current

22

Scottish Law Commission (SLC)

Current

17

Scottish Parliament

Current

1

Scottish Pub Code Adjudicator (SPCA)

Current

6

Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA)

Current

393

Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO)

Current

87

Scottish Road Works Commissioner (SRWC)

Current

7

Sheku Bayoh (Death in Custody) Inquiry

Current

43

Social Security Scotland (SSS)

Current

4,547

Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)

Current

265

Transport Scotland (TS)

Current

672

Volunteer Scotland Disclosure Services (VSDS)

Current

14

Approx Users

11,189

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