<p>The Department takes its compliance with the Freedom of Information Act and Cabinet Office Code of Practice very seriously and keeps its approach under constant review.</p><p>Official National Statistics on FOI performance for all central government departments and other monitored bodies can be found on Gov.UK <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p>The latest official DWP FOI performance statistics available cover Quarter 1 2023 (January – March) and show that the DWP responded to 98% of all FOIs requests within the statutory 20 working day limit.</p><p>For 2022 our annual statistics show that DWP managed to respond to 98% of FOI requests within the statutory 20 working day limit.</p><p>The Department’s response times are above the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) 90% compliance threshold.</p>