Publication - Progress report

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - information request handling: annual report 2019

Published: 10 December 2021
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Part of: Constitution and democracy, Equality and rights, Public sector
ISBN: 9781802017243

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.

Freedom of information (FOI): document collection

Supporting documents

Key statistics – 2019 at a glance

3,049 requests for information were responded to.
2,843 requests (93%) were responded to on time.
276 requests for an internal review were responded to.
235 review requests (85%) were responded to on time.
44 appeals to the Scottish Information Commissioner for decision.
50% of the Scottish Information Commissioner Decisions regarding the Scottish Government in 2019 were upheld or partially upheld.

Contact

Email: foi@gov.scot

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