Number of FOIs submitted regarding Education and Skills: FOI release

Information requested

1. The number of FOIs submitted to the Scottish Government regarding Education and Skills from 1 to 30 November 2023. By Education, I am referring to any subject that may fall under the remit of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, the Minister for higher and further education and the Minister for children, young people and keeping the promise.
2. The number of those FOIs cleared by EITHER; Jenny Gilruth, Graeme Dey or Natalie Don, before release/publication.
3. The number of those FOIs that have not yet received a response.

Response

1. The number of FOIs submitted to the Scottish Government regarding Education and Skills from 1 to 30 November 2023. By Education, I am referring to any subject that may fall under the remit of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, the Minister for higher and further education and the Minister for children, young people and keeping the promise.

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).

55 requests fitting the above criteria which fell within the remit of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, the Minister for Higher and Further Education and the Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise were submitted in November 2023.

2. The number of those FOIs cleared by EITHER; Jenny Gilruth, Graeme Dey or Natalie Don, before release/publication.

As of 9th January 2024, none of the requests within scope had been cleared by a portfolio Minister.

3. The number of those FOIs that have not yet received a response.

We interpreted this aspect of your request as asking the number of FOIs received in November 2023 which were awaiting a response as of 9th January 2024.

1 request received in November 2023 was awaiting a response as of 9th January 2024.

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