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Ministry of Justice: Freedom of Information

Commons · Question 27036 · Tabled 3 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Freedom of Information requests to which his Department has not yet provided a substantive answer were received a) 0-19, b) 20, c) 20-39, d) 40, e) 41 or more working days ago.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 8 Sep 2026

As of 3 September 2026, there were 771 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that have been received by the Ministry of Justice and had not yet been responded to. The table below notes the volumes of cases that were received per the time period categ...