Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 42. In practice, citizen requests for public information are effective.

A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) records are available online or on paper less than two weeks after requested, and
2) costs are limited to photocopying. A 100 score is possible even if there are exceptions for information protected by national security or individual privacy laws.

A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) many records are not online and/or it takes between two and four weeks for citizens to obtain them, or
2) costs sometimes are higher than photocopying.

A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions applies:
1) most records are not online and it takes more than a month for a citizen to obtain them, or
2) costs are usually higher than photocopying.