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InfoSource Bulletin 2003 - Privacy Act and Access to Information Act


Statistical Tables 1983–2003
Privacy

Privacy - 1983–2003

Disposition of Requests

Requests received

878,216

Requests completed

872,253

Disposition of completed requests


Requests where all information was disclosed

54.8%

477,874

Requests where some information was disclosed

29.2%

254,717

Requests where information was excluded

0.0%

218

Requests where information was exempted

0.8%

7,329

Requests which could not be processed (by reasons such as insufficient information provided by applicant, no records exist and abandonment by applicant)

15.2%

132,115

Privacy - 1983–2003

Time Required to Complete Requests
(including requests for which extensions were required)

Requests completed

100.0%

872,251

0 – 30 days

57.1%

497,964

31 – 60 days

19.0%

165,825

61 + days

23.9%

208,462

Privacy - 1983–2003

Costs and Fees for Operations

Requests completed

872,253

Cost of operations

$165,347,043.00

Cost per completed request

$190.00