Written question WQ84787
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- First Minister
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 9 days
Question
Will the Minister confirm how many FOI requests were made to the Welsh Government from 1 January 2015 to date, and of those how many were not responded to within 20 working days, broken down by year?
Answer
Answered by First Minister (Mark Drakeford)
Year
Requests Received
Not responded to within 20 working days
2015
899
154
2016
885
153
2017
787
169
2018
934
127
2019
734
86
2020
984
210
2021
1147
218
Notes:
Figures produced on 16.03.2022.
Figures for the years 2015 to 2020 have been obtained from that year’s Annual Report.
Requests include all types (FOIA; EIRs; Mixed; DPA).
Requests not responded to within 20 working days includes requests completed within the statutory deadline (where there has been a lawful extension beyond 20 working days) as well as requests completed late and requests that are active beyond their 20 working day deadline.