FOI/202200331919 · FOI · partially withheld
Total number of FOIs submitted by the media not answered: FOI release
Information requested
How many foi requests by the media have not been provided over past two years? I.e. how many exempted due to cost or otherwise?
Response
The answer to your question is in the table below:
Total number of requests received by journalists (where that information is recorded on the case management system) 1099 Number of responses where information was released in response 879 Number of responses where no information was released in response 220 95 requests information was not released because exemptions were applied under FOISA 74 requests the information requested was not held 51 requests were refused due to cost grounds or were manifestly unreasonable
Outwith FOISA, you may find it helpful to note that there are factors which may affect the accuracy of this figure. While analyses of requesters by type may be helpful to an authority, recording of this is not a statutory obligation. The requester type (such as a member of the media) has no bearing on how we process their request. When an FOI request is logged onto the case management system, it is not always obvious that the request is from a journalist and the requester type field is not always completed. 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
Detected exemption language
Response The answer to your question is in the table below: Total number of requests received by journalists (where that information is recorded on the case management system) 1099 Number of responses where information was released in response 879 Number of responses where no information was released in response 220 95 requests information was not released because exemptions were applied under FOISA 74 requests the information requested was not held 51 requests were refused due to cost grounds or were manifestly unreasonable Outwith FOISA, you may find it helpful to note that there are factors which may affect the accuracy of this figure.
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