My questions concern the 3 year period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011.
1) How many investigations has your department made into people requesting information from your department under the Freedom of Information Act? By investigation I refer to any enquiry, background check or other search about an FOI requester.
2) How many times has your department searched online for details about an FOI requester?
3) How many times has your department searched staff databases to check if an FOI requester is, or is connected to, someone employed by your department?
4) How many times has your department searched service user databases to check if an FOI requester is, or is connected to, a service user of your department?
5) How many times has your department made contact with other departments or public authorities to make enquiries about an FOI requester?
6) How many times has your department made contact with private companies to make enquiries about an FOI requester?
7) How many times has your department used a credit reference agency to make enquiries about an FOI requester?
8) How many times has your department employed the services of a private detective or detective agency to make enquiries about an FOI requester?
9) How many times has your department contacted a police service or ACPO to make enquiries about an FOI requester?
10) How many times has your department contacted a UK government security service to make enquiries about an FOI requester?
11) How many times has your department contacted a foreign government to make enquiries about an FOI requester?
12) How many times has your department utilised powers under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 to make enquiries about an FOI requester ?
13) If more than zero at Q12 please detail which powers and how often each were used.
14) In total over the 3 year period approximately how many working hours have been expended on investigating FOI requesters?
15) In total over the 3 year period approximately how much money has been spent on investigating FOI requesters ?