Written question asked by Nick Timothy (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 (named day). It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Ministry of Justice: Freedom of Information
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has, in the past 12 months, provided a response to within a) 0-19, b) exactly 20, c) 20-39, d) 40, e) 41 or more working days of the request's receipt.
- Answer
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From 3 September 2025 to 3 September 2026, the Ministry of Justice responded to 5,426 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. In 2025, the Ministry of Justice received the second highest volume of FOIA requests for a Government department. The Department publishes its FOIA performance statistics every quarter, which can be accessed on Gov.UK: Freedom of Information statistics - GOV.UK.
Days Taken
Volumes
0-19
2185
20
643
20-39
2263
40
23
41+
312
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 27035
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Freedom of information Standards Ministry of Justice
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2026-09-08 17:50:41 +0100
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