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To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
The Department for Exiting the European Union’s FOI team is appropriately staffed to make sure the department meets its statutory obligations. Within the past quarter, we responded to 97% of FOI requests within the 20 working day deadline set by the Information Commissioner's Office. As recruitment to the department is still ongoing we are not in a position to give a final total for particular groups of staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
FOI requests may be responded to by any member of staff across the Department, as they are allocated to the most appropriate person to respond depending on the subject of the request.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
FOI requests may be responded to by any member of staff across the Department, as they are allocated to the most appropriate person to respond depending on the subject of the request.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
The Department does not have this information. Each Freedom of Information request could typically involve a variety of staff from our Call Centre, Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries team, the relevant policy team and a senior civil servant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
Freedom of Information requests are responded to by the most appropriate person in the Department, based on the subject matter of the request. This means that any member of staff may be responsible for answering requests, which are allocated to them on a case-by-case basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
FOI requests may be responded to by any member of staff across the Department, as they are allocated to the most appropriate person to respond depending on the subject of the request.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
FOI requests may be responded to by any member of staff across the Department, as they are allocated to the most appropriate person to respond depending on the subject of the request. The Ministry of Justice has a central Disclosure Team to support this function.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
All officials within the Department, as part of their day-to-day work, may respond to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 within their own areas of responsibility. These are subject to clearance by senior officials.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
FOI requests may be responded to by any member of staff across the Department, as they are allocated to the most appropriate person to respond depending on the subject of the request.
To ask the Attorney General, how many staff in the Law Officers' Departments respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Attorney General, how many staff in the Law Officers' Departments respond to Freedom of Information requests.
Any member of staff in the Law Officers’ Departments might respond to Freedom of Information requests, depending upon the nature and substance of each individual request and who within the different departments is best placed to answer.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
The Department for International Trade (DIT) does not have a specific number of staff tasked with responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. On receipt, FOI requests are allocated to officials in the area of the Department relevant to the subject of the request, who then provide the response.
The Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Information Rights Unit (IRU) processes all FOI requests on behalf of DIT and provides advice and assistance to staff on the application of information rights legislation. The IRU consists of eight members of staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) maintains a central Freedom of Information (FOI) team comprising eleven posts. In addition to these posts, the MOD has a network of focal points across the Department who are responsible for providing FOI guidance within their business area, although this is not their primary function.
All staff are responsible for ensuring that the Department as a whole is able to meet its legislative obligations under the FOI Act, and can be involved in preparing responses to requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
DFID has a central team of three staff who advise on and co-ordinate responses to Freedom of Information requests. All DFID staff may have some involvement in preparing responses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
Depending on the nature of the request and to ensure an appropriate response, staff from across the Department are involved in responding to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
Any member of staff in the Wales Office might respond to Freedom of Information requests depending on the context of the information being requested.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
All officials in the department have an ongoing responsibility for resolving Freedom of Information requests which fall within their policy area or remit. Officials are supported by a team of eight full time equivalents in the Information Rights Unit whose primary role is to oversee, coordinate and ensure the department’s obligations under the Freedom of Information Act are fulfilled.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
FOI requests may be responded to by any member of staff across the Department, as they are allocated to the most appropriate person to respond depending on the subject of the request.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff in his Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not have a specific number of staff tasked with responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. On receipt FOI requests are allocated to officials in the area of the Department relevant to the subject of the request who provide the response.
The Department’s Information Rights Unit (IRU) processes all FOI requests and provides advice and assistance to policy officials on the application of information rights legislation. The IRU consists of eight members of staff.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 21 March (HL5825), whether the information requested would be available from the Departments concerned under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; if not, why not; and if so, why it cannot be...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 21 March (HL5825), whether the information requested would be available from the Departments concerned under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; if not, why not; and if so, why it cannot be...
Requests for information are processed in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. It will be a matter for individual departments as to whether they hold this information. The Cabinet Office does not hold records of the number of mobile phones allocated by other government departments.