Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the average time taken by his Department to respond to freedom of information requests in the 2022-23 financial year.
Official national statistics on Freedom of Information (FOI) request performance for all central government departments and other monitored bodies can be found on www.gov.uk at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics
The statistics cover calendar rather than financial years. In 2022, 97% of FOI requests received by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) were responded to or extended appropriately within the 20 working day statutory deadline.
The AGO consistently ranks among the best in terms of response timeliness to FOI requests across all central government departments. Nevertheless, the AGO continually monitor and look for ways to improve performance in relation to FOI request handling.