Freedom of Information Act: statistics on implementation in central government
Figures are derived from manual returns submitted by participating bodies, and cover timeliness of response, outcomes of requests, and usage of the Act's appeal processes.
The annual statistics covers the implementation and operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in central government. The publication draws together the quarterly statistics for the year and analyses the longer term trends.
Annual statistics
- Annual report on freedom of information in central government 2008 (PDF 0.94mb pages)
Published on 25 June 2009 - Annual report on freedom of information in central government 2007 (PDF 1.02mb 44 pages)
Published on 18 June 2008
Quarterly statistics
- Quarterly statistics: January to March 2009 (PDF 0.42mb 36 pages)
Published on 25 June 2009 - Quarterly statistics: October to December 2008 (PDF 0.49mb 40 pages)
Published on 23 April 2009 - Quarterly statistics: July to September 2008 (PDF 0.15mb 35 pages)
Published on 16 December 2008 - Quarterly statistics: April to June 2008 (PDF 0.41mb 34 pages)
Published on 18 September 2008 - Quarterly statistics: January to March 2008 (PDF 1.29mb 35 pages)
Published on 30 June 2008
In addition to Ministry of Justice professional and production staff, pre-release access to the quarterly statistics of up to 24 hours is granted to the following postholders:
Ministry of Justice: Secretary of State, Minister of State, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (House of Lords), Permanent Secretary, Information Director, Head of Information Policy Division, Head of FOI Policy and Strategy Unit, Head of Data Access and Compliance Unit, special advisers and the relevant press officer.
Other monitored bodies: The statistics are compiled with the assistance of freedom of information officers in each monitored body, although these officials do not have pre-release access to the final quarterly bulletin prior to publication.