Cost of FOIs

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Argyll and Bute Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Argyll and Bute Council,

Please can you tell me how many Freedom Of Information requests you have received every year for the last five years (2014-2019) and how much it has cost the council to respond to FOIs each year.

Yours faithfully,

Alasdair Russell

Sinclair, David (Risk Management Assistant), Argyll and Bute Council

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Dear Mr Russell

 

Request for information: Cost of FOIs

Reference: argyllbuteir:12068.

 

I refer to your request for information which was dealt with in terms of
the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

 

Please see the information requested below:

 

Year,   no. of requests, estimates cost to Council

2014   1211                           £40,534.50

2015   1332                           £44,104.25

2016   1300                           £44,864.25

2017   1415                           £45,017.75

2018   1562                           £46,368.75

2019   1574                           £49,092.50

 

Please not that not all costs are recorded in relation to responding to
FOI request as we only record the time taken to respond, postage and
reprographic costs are not recorded.

 

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which your request for information
has been dealt with you are entitled to request a review by writing to the
Executive Director Customer Services, Argyll and Bute Council, Kilmory,
Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8RT, or by email to [Argyll and Bute Council request email].

 

Your request for review must state your name and address for
correspondence, specify the request for information to which your request
for review relates and why you are dissatisfied with the response. 

 

You must make your request for review not later than 40 working days after
the expiry of the 20 working day period for response to your initial
request by the Council, or not later than 40 working days after the
receipt by you of the information provided, any fees notice issued or any
notification of refusal or partial refusal.

 

If you make an application for review and remain dissatisfied with the way
in which the review has been dealt with you are entitled to make an
application to the Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle,
Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS (Tel: 01334 464610) for a
further review. You can now do this online here -  
www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal.

 

You must make representation to the Scottish Information Commissioner no
later than 6 months after the date of receipt by you of the notice or
decision you are dissatisfied with or within 6 months of the expiry of the
period of 20 working days from receipt by the Council of your request for
review.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

David Sinclair

Compliance and Regulatory Assistant

Legal and Regulatory Support/Compliance

Argyll & Bute Council

Kilmory

PA31 8RT

Tel:01546604352

 

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Administrator,


Dear Alasdair Russell

Request for information: Cost of FOIs

Thank you for your information request which we have logged as reference
argyllbuteir:12068.

It has been passed to the relevant service(s) for attention and you should
receive a response under either the Freedom of Information (Scot) Act 2002
or the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 by 2020-11-13
00:00:00. We hope to respond within this timescale but, due to the
staffing/capacity issues with COVID-19, some requests may take little
longer.

Please quote the reference number above in any correspondence you may have
with the Council in regard to this request.

Regards

FOI Officer

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