Number of Freedom of information requests that have been received Jan 2023 - July 2023: FOI release

Information requested

A - The total number of freedom of information requests that have been received by the Scottish Government from 1 January 2023 to 31 July 2023?
B - The number of which were responded to on time?
C - The number of which were responded to late?
D - The number of which are yet to be responded to?.

Response

For the purposes of responding to this request we have interpreted that the term ‘FOI request’ refers to both requests and reviews that have been responded to under FOI(S)A and requests and reviews that have been responded to under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRS).

The below data was collated and accurate effective as of 21 August 2023 -

A -

The total number of Freedom of Information requests that have been received by the Scottish Government from 1 January 2023 to 31 July 2023
FOI Request	2,354
FOI Review	170
EIR Request	686
EIR Review	48
Total	3,258

B -

The number of cases received from 1 January 2023 to 31 July 2023 which were responded to on time
FOI Request	2,035
FOI Review	114
EIR Request	581
EIR Review	35
Total	2,765

C -

The number of cases received from 1 January 2023 to 31 July 2023 which were responded to late
FOI Request	243
FOI Review	49
EIR Request	84
EIR Review	10
Total	386

D -

The number of cases received from 1 January 2023 to 31 July 2023 which are yet to be responded to
FOI Request	76*
FOI Review	7
EIR Request	21
EIR Review	3
Total	107

*Please note ‘FOI Request’ includes 8 requests which are paused awaiting further input from requester.

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