The Ministry of Justice does not have a central record of the number of refusals appealed for internal review for all public authorities. Since 2005, the Information Commissioner has received 7,582 applications for a decision under section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Many of these complaints are procedural, concerning—for example—a public authority’s timeliness. Owing to the highly varied nature of complaints, comprehensive data on the number of substantive appeals to the commissioner are not available.
Requesters have made 136 appeals to the Information Tribunal under the Freedom of Information Act (including 14 cases relating to decisions under the Environmental Information Regulations). Requesters have made two appeals against Information Tribunal decisions to the High Court.