PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for Education: Freedom of Information (14 September 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours her Department spent on processing freedom of information requests in each of the last 24 months.
Asked by:
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)
Asked by:
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)
Answer
Freedom of Information (FOI) requests are dealt with by the relevant policy teams across the Department for Education as a core business function, with support from a small policy advisory team. The processing of FOI requests is accordingly an integral part of civil servants' responsibilities and the number of hours spent on this activity is not separately identifiable.
Answered by:
Nick Gibb (Conservative)
22 September 2015
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