FOI/202400400465 · FOI · partially withheld
Subject Access Request statistics: FOI release
Information requested
Can I see a record of the people who have requested subject access request and outline of reasons they have given to be able to do this?
Response
An exemption under section s.38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to the information you have requested. We are unable to provide a record of the people who have enacted their right of access or the reasons they have given as this is personal data.
However, we can provide you with a breakdown of the number of SARs received by the Scottish Government from years 2020 to 2024 thus far; please see below;
Calendar Year Number of SARs received 2020 127 2021 170 2022 285 2023 397 2024 137
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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 An exemption under section s.38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to the information you have requested.
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