Ministry of Justice: Freedom of Information — Written Question

Question

Richard Tice

Reform UK — Boston and Skegness

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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 work.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

A team of 22.6 full time equivalent (FTE) staff are responsible for processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests received by the Department. They do this alongside other duties including managing requests for personal data.Responses to FOIA reque...

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