Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 27386

Department for Education: Freedom of Information

Tabled: 29 January 2025

Answered: 11 February 2025

Question

Richard Tice

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department are responsible for (a) processing and (b) responding to Freedom of Information Act requests; and if she will make an estimate of the annual cost to the public purse of this wor

Answer

Janet Daby

Answering requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is part of the day-to-day work of all the department’s officials. The costs of officials’ time are not held in such a way that time spent on processing and responding to Freedom of Information r...

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