"The public are much more interested in what public authorities are doing and FOI is their route to find that out" - Donald Henderson, Perth and Kinross Council
The tables available here show the total number of applications to the Commissioner by authority over the last seven years – along with details of the outcomes of those applications. For the first time, this data is being made available broken down by financial year, as well as by region and sector.
Public authorities, journalists and requesters alike can download this data, to see for themselves what is happening year on year for a particular public authority, or in a particular sector or region of Scotland.
Public authority data 2004/5 to 2010/11 - by sector (Excel - 316kB)
Public authority data 2004/5 to 2010/11 - by region (Excel - 319kB)