Response time statistics for Freedom of Information requests: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
The mean, median and maximum response times for an FOI to the Scottish Government for each month of the last five years.
The number and percentage of FOIs that were referred to Special Advisers for each month of the last five years.
The mean, median and maximum response times for all FOIs referred to Special Advisers for each month of the last five years.
Response
I enclose a copy of all of the information you requested in Annex A.
For the purposes of responding to this request I have interpreted that the term 'FoIs' refers both to requests and reviews received under FOI(S)A and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRS).
In the last year we have made a significant overhaul and refinement of our approach to recording and tracking FOI case data. As a result of this, our data is more accurate and we are attaching our most up to date figures.
Please note that any data released historically was reflective of what was held at that time. Any differences between historic release and the updated data provided in this request are a result of a combination of the above noted factors and our request system being dynamic, with historic figures updated to accurately reflect any cases since added.
About FOI
The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.
Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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