Freedom of information requests

Freedom of information compliance Statistics

We publish statistics on how we handle requests made under the Freedom of information Act 2000 (FOIA2000) and Environmental Information Regulation 2004. This is in accordance with the Freedom of Information Code of Practice 2018. This is in line with the ICO Freedom of Information Code of Practice, Section 8 Publication Schemes (paragraphs 8.5 and 8.6).

We publish this data a month after the end of the quarter. This is because we have up to 20 working days to respond to FOI and EIR requests. This gives us enough time to capture the outcome of all the requests made in that quarter.

Information overview

2023/24 April to June
Number of FOI/EIR requests received 196
Number of FOI/EIR requests completed within 20 working days 192
Percentage of requests completed within 20 working days 98%
Number of requests withdrawn by requester of awaiting clarification 3
Number of requests granted in full 74
Number of requests refused in full 31
Number of requests granted in part and refused in part 50
Number of requests where information was not held 70
Number of internal reviews 0
2023/24 July to September
Number of FOI/EIR requests received 197
Number of FOI/EIR requests completed within 20 working days 194
Percentage of requests completed within 20 working days 98%
Number of requests withdrawn by requester of awaiting clarification 2
Number of requests granted in full 79
Number of requests refused in full 23
Number of requests granted in part and refused in part 18
Number of requests where information was not held 82
Number of internal reviews To be confimed
2023/24 October to December
Number of FOI/EIR requests received
Number of FOI/EIR requests completed within 20 working days
Percentage of requests completed within 20 working days
Number of requests withdrawn by requester of awaiting clarification
Number of requests granted in full
Number of requests refused in full
Number of requests granted in part and refused in part
Number of requests where information was not held
Number of internal reviews
2023/24 January to March
Number of FOI/EIR requests received
Number of FOI/EIR requests completed within 20 working days
Percentage of requests completed within 20 working days
Number of requests withdrawn by requester of awaiting clarification
Number of requests granted in full
Number of requests refused in full
Number of requests granted in part and refused in part
Number of requests where information was not held
Number of internal reviews
2023/24 Total 2023/24
Number of FOI/EIR requests received 393
Number of FOI/EIR requests completed within 20 working days 386
Percentage of requests completed within 20 working days 98%
Number of requests withdrawn by requester of awaiting clarification 5
Number of requests granted in full 153
Number of requests refused in full 54
Number of requests granted in part and refused in part 68
Number of requests where information was not held 152
Number of internal reviews To be confirmed
2023/24 April to June July to September October to December January to March Total 2023/24
2023/24: Number of FOI/EIR requests received 196 197
2023/24: Number of FOI/EIR requests completed within 20 working days 192 194
2023/24: Percentage of requests completed within 20 working days 98% 98%
2023/24: Number of requests withdrawn by requester of awaiting clarification 3 2
2023/24: Number of requests granted in full 74 79
2023/24: Number of requests refused in full 31 23
2023/24: Number of requests granted in part and refused in part 50 18
2023/24: Number of requests where information was not held 70 82
2023/24: Number of internal reviews 0 0

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