> I'm surprised the government can consistently turn around a response in 30 days.

They don't, e.g. [0], [1], [2], etc.

[0] https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs...

[1] https://neilwilby.com/2026/04/02/when-delay-becomes-denial-a...

[2] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/foi-department-for-int...