UK Quarterly statistical releases on the handling of requests for information

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Freedom of Information Act 2000: Statistics on implementation in central government

Quarterly statistical releases on the handling of requests for information made under the Act by 43 central government bodies, including all departments of state. Figures are derived from manual returns submitted by participating bodies, and cover timeliness of response, outcomes of requests, and usage of the Act's appeal processes.

The annual report covers the implementation and operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in central government. It draws together the quarterly statistics for the year and analyses the longer term trends.

• Quarterly statistics: July to September 2008 [PDF 0.15mb, 35 pages]
  Published on 16 December 2008
  
• Quarterly statistics: April to June 2008 [PDF 0.41mb, 34 pages]
  Published on 18 September 2008
  
• Quarterly statistics: January to March 2008 [PDF 1.29mb, 35 pages]
  Published on 30 June 2008
  
• Annual report on freedom of information in central government: 2007 [PDF 1.02mb, 44 pages]
  Published on 18 June 2008
  

In addition to Ministry of Justice professional and production staff, pre-release access to the quarterly statistics of up to 24 hours is granted to the following postholders:

Ministry of Justice: Secretary of State, Minister of State, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (House of Lords), Permanent Secretary, Information Director, Head of Information Policy Division, Head of FOI Policy and Strategy Unit, Head of Data Access and Compliance Unit, special advisers and the relevant press officer.

Other monitored bodies: The statistics are compiled with the assistance of freedom of information officers in each monitored body, although these officials do not have pre-release access to the final quarterly bulletin prior to publication.

Inserted from <http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/freedomofinformationquarterly.htm>