Publication - Progress report
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - information request handling: annual report 2019
2019 annual report on the handling of information requests made to the Scottish Government under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.
Internal reviews
Background
Where an applicant is dissatisfied with the way in which the Scottish Government has dealt with a request for information they may ask us to carry out an internal review. Of the requests responded to, only 9% resulted in an internal review being requested.
Number of review requests responded to
In total, 276 reviews were responded to by the Scottish Government in 2019.
| Reviews | Total |
|---|---|
| Director-General Constitution And External Affairs | 24 |
| Director-General Economy | 82 |
| Director-General Education, Communities And Justice | 51 |
| Director-General Health & Social Care | 30 |
| Director-General Organisational Development And Operations | 89 |
| Director-General Scottish Exchequer | 0 |
| Total | 276 |
Performance
The majority (85%) of all requests for review responded to in 2019 were responded to on time. Of the 276 reviews responded to, 235 were answered on time and 41 were late.
| Reviews | No Reviews | No Reviews On Time | No Reviews Late | % Reviews Late |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director-General Constitution And External Affairs | 24 | 24 | 0 | 100% |
| Director-General Economy | 82 | 71 | 11 | 87% |
| Director-General Education, Communities And Justice | 51 | 44 | 7 | 86% |
| Director-General Health & Social Care | 30 | 23 | 7 | 77% |
| Director-General Organisational Development And Operations | 89 | 73 | 16 | 82% |
| Director-General Scottish Exchequer | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Total | 276 | 235 | 41 | 85% |
Contact
Email: foi@gov.scot
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