FOI21/22 070 FOI Requests
FOI reference: 21/22 070
Date received: 07/09/2021
Date responded: 21/09/2021
Information requested
I would like to request release of the following information under FOISA.
- The total number of FOI requests received by the SQA in each month shown below
- The total number of those FOI requests answered within the statutory time limit of 20 working days
Response
| Total number of FOI requests received by SQA | Total number of that month's FOI requests answered within the statutory time limit of 2 working days | |
|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | 21 | 19 |
| July 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| June 2021 | 26 | 16 |
| May 2021 | 11 | 10 |
| April 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| March 2021 | 10 | 9 |
| February 2021 | 10 | 10 |
| January 2021 | 16 | 16 |
| December 2020 | 11 | 10 |
| November 2020 | 15 | 14 |
| October 2020 | 20 | 14 |
| September2020 | 18 | 15 |
| August 2020 | 68 | 51 |
| July 2020 | 12 | 12 |
| June 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| May 2020 | 10 | 9 |
| April 2020 | 7 | 4 |
| March 2020 | 14 | 14 |
| Februarty 2020 | 15 | 15 |
| January 2020 | 30 | 30 |
| December 2019 | 22 | 20 |
| November 2019 | 31 | 30 |
| October 2019 | 31 | 31 |
| September2019 | 46 | 43 |
The information requested is contained with the table above.
We strive to ensure that all requests received are responded to within the statutory timescale of 20 working days. However, there are occasions when this will not be possible, and it will take longer than the 20 working days to respond.
There are periods when both the volume of requests received and their complexity will pose challenges when seeking to respond within the required timescale. For example, if requests are for correspondence from multiple sources over a period of time.
During 2020, both the complexity and number of concurrent requests posed such challenges. Around August in particular, there was an increase in the number of complex requests relating to results and appeals requiring information from multiple sources.