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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, 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 c

answeredRichard TiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 29 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 3 Feb 2025
Answer: 6 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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29 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, 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 c
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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6 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not track the costs or total staff numbers required to respond to Freedom of Information (FOIs) as the work is devolved across the department and depends on the complexity and sensitivities invo...

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