Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 27390

Ministry of Defence: Freedom of Information

Tabled: 29 January 2025
Answered: 7 February 2025

Question

Richard Tice

Reform UKBoston and Skegness

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

Answer

Al Carns
The Ministry of Defence (MOD), due to its size and complexity, does not operate a central team responsible for answering all Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by the Department nor is there a central budget for handling FOI requests. Every bu...

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