Audit and Risk Committee meeting - Paper 2: FOISA complaints - 14 November 2025

This document contains an update on information requests and complaints handled by the Cairngorms National Park Authority. The paper, prepared by the Information Manager, Paul Davison, is for the Audit and Risk Committee on 14 November 2025. It covers the first half of financial year 2025/26, providing figures on Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (FOISA)/Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations (EIR) requests and formal complaints. Total requests are predicted to be around 60 for the year, higher than previous years. The Park Authority's performance in responding to requests within the required timeframes is generally good but has dipped slightly to 89% in the latest half-year. There have been no subject access requests to date and only one Stage 2 complaint this financial year.