How many days should a request for information be answered?

20 working days
You normally have 20 working days to respond to a request. For a request to be valid under the Freedom of Information Act it must be in writing, but requesters do not have to mention the Act or direct their request to a designated member of staff.

What can you request under Freedom of Information Act?

Under the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations you have a right to request any recorded information held by a public authority, such as a government department, local council or state school. You can ask for any information you think a public authority may hold.

What constitutes a Freedom of Information request?

In brief. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides public access to information held by public authorities. public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities; and. members of the public are entitled to request information from public authorities.

Can we prevent disclosure under freedom of information if the information is scheduled for destruction?

However, the authority should, if possible, and as a matter of good practice, suspend any planned destruction and consider the request as usual. Destroying requested information outside of a public authority’s normal policies is unlawful and may be a criminal offence if done to prevent disclosure.

What is the time limit for subject access requests?

within one month
You must comply with a SAR without undue delay and at the latest within one month of receiving the request. You can extend the time to respond by a further two months if the request is complex or you have received a number of requests from the individual, eg other types of requests relating to individuals’ rights.

How do you make an effective freedom of information request?

Here are my ten top tips on how to make effective, responsible use of FOI.

Count to ten before clicking ‘Send’ Or better still, sleep on it.
Do your research.
Take care when making ’round robin’ requests.
Try an informal approach first if possible.
Be specific.
Don’t be greedy.
Be polite.
Be patient.

What does’all questioned reports had been submitted’mean?

‘Have been submitted’, ‘had been submitted’ and ’were submitted’ are valid options, depending on intended meaning and context. As a side note, I’m not sure what ‘questioned reports’ are. Already is an adverb. Let us remove temporarily. All questioned reports were been submitted. (Did you notice the error?)

When to let me know if you need any further information?

Please let me know if you need any further information. You let me know if you need any more of those painkillers. Let me know if you need any help in there. You let me know if you need any more of those painkillers. Let me know if you need any peppermint candy.

What’s the correct way to say’for further information’?

And if in the interim you have any questions or concerns—don’t hesitate to email or call me. Don’t think I use that exact wording in but one of ten emails/Linkedin InMails/etc. One caveat…it ain;t so much what the phrasing is..IT IS THE RESPONSE TIME—make a commitment to respond to an inquiry or question or response within 12 hours.

Can a manuscript be withdrawn for any reason?

Therefore, if you wish to withdraw your manuscript, you can still proceed with the withdrawal request. But as you mentioned, your concern is only regarding some problem in the references, which in my opinion, should not be a major problem. You need not volunteer to withdraw your manuscript for reasons related to mistakes in the reference list.