FOI requests to the Commissioner
Information requests to the Scottish Information Commissioner 2005-2009
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Publication scheme enquiry | 236 | 75 | 47 | 71 | 40 |
| Requests for information held by the Commissioner (FOISA/EIRs) | 74 | 84 | 48 | 72 | 131 |
| Information provided in full | 38 | 34 | 23 | 26 | 51 |
| Information partially supplied | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| Information not supplied | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Information not held by the Commissioner | 23 | 37 | 14 | 35 | 53 |
| Requests for review | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Requests for information held by the Commissioner (Data Protection Act) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Responding to requests...
In common with other Scottish public authorities, the Commissioner is bound by the FOI legislation to respond to the requests for information he receives. As well as an increase in applications and enquiries, 2009 also saw an increase in the number of FOI requests received by the Commissioner. Requests covered a wide range of issues, with many requests seeking information held by the Commissioner in relation to applications for decision.
