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Freedom of Information Requests

Freedom of Information (FOI) statistics and information

The following table gives a breakdown of the number of FOI and Subject Access Requests (SAR) received per quarter, plus the number of requests processed within the legal time frame, which is 20 working days for FOI requests and one calendar month for SARs.

Freedom of Information statistics

Financial Year (FY) 2024 to 2025 FOI requests and responses

Number of Freedom of Information requests and responses in FY 2024 to 2025
Quarter Requests received Response on time Late response Extension applied No response Full response Partial response Response refused Requested information not held
Quarter 1 (April to June) 63 62 1 0 0 18 12 24 7
Quarter 2 (July to September) 45 44 1 0 0 5 13 21 3
Quarter 3 (October to December) 58 53 5 1 0 10 17 24 7
Quarter 4 (January to March) 69 69 0 0 0 12 14 28 15
Total in FY 2024 to 2025 235 228 7 1 0 45 56 97 32

FY 2023 to 2024 FOI requests and responses

Number of Freedom of Information requests and responses in FY 2023 to 2024
Quarter Requests received Response on time Late response Extension applied No response Full response Partial response Response refused Requested information not held
Quarter 1 (April to June) 47 44 3 0 0 12 9 16 10
Quarter 2 (July to September) 86 76 8 2 1 24 15 28 16
Quarter 3 (October to December) 65 59 6 0 0 18 6 29 12
Quarter 4 (January to March) 36 36 1 0 0 9 8 13 6
Total in FY 2023 to 2024 234 215 18 2 1 63 38 86 44

FY 2022 to 2023 FOI requests and responses

Number of Freedom of Information requests and responses in FY 2022 to 2023
Quarter Requests received Response on time Late response No response Full response Partial response Response refused Requested information not held
Quarter 1 (April to June) 60 60 0 0 9 17 28 5
Quarter 2 (July to September) 61 56 5 0 11 19 20 11
Quarter 3 (October to December) 65 64 1 0 13 16 27 8
Quarter 4 (January to March) 57 55 2 0 16 11 18 12
Total in FY 2022 to 2023 243 235 8 0 49 63 93 36

FY 2021 to 2022 FOI requests and responses

Number of Freedom of Information requests and responses in FY 2021 to 2022
Quarter Requests received Response on time Late response No response Full response Partial response Response refused Requested information not held
Quarter 1 (April to June) 67 65 2 0 13 10 36 8
Quarter 2 (July to September) 65 63 2 0 20 13 17 15
Quarter 3 (October to December) 58 56 2 0 18 12 21 7
Quarter 4 (January to March) 64 60 4 0 17 13 25 9
Total in FY 2021 to 2022 254 244 10 0 68 48 99 39

FY 2020 to 2021 FOI requests and responses

Number of Freedom of Information requests and responses in FY 2020 to 2021
Quarter Requests received Response on time Late response No response Full response Partial response Response refused Requested information not held
Quarter 1 (April to June) 54 49 5 0 23 12 13 6
Quarter 2 (July to September) 59 56 3 0 17 12 24 6
Quarter 3 (October to December) 68 68 0 0 14 18 25 11
Quarter 4 (January to March) 80 76 4 0 19 15 39 7
Total in FY 2020 to 2021 261 249 12 0 73 57 101 30

Subject Access Requests

Financial Year (FY) 2024 to 2025 Subject Access Requests

Number of Subject Access Requests in FY 2024 to 2025
Quarter Number of requests Extension Applied
Quarter 1 (April to June) 14 0
Quarter 2 (July to September) 9 0
Quarter 3 (October to December) 4 1
Quarter 4 (January to March) 7 1
Total in FY 2024 to 2025 27 2

FY 2023 to 2024 Subject Access Requests

Number of Subject Access Requests in FY 2023 to 2024
Quarter Number of requests Extension Applied
Quarter 1 (April to June) 7 0
Quarter 2 (July to September) 9 1
Quarter 3 (October to December) 7 1
Quarter 4 (January to March) 9 0
Total in FY 2023 to 2024 32 2

FY 2022 to 2023 Subject Access Requests

Number of Subject Access Requests in FY 2022 to 2023
Quarter Number of requests Extension Applied
Quarter 1 (April to June) 2 0
Quarter 2 (July to September) 5 0
Quarter 3 (October to December) 4 0
Quarter 4 (January to March) 11 1
Total in FY 2022 to 2023 22 1

FY 2021 to 2022 Subject Access Requests

Number of Subject Access Requests in FY 2021 to 2022
Quarter Number of requests Extension Applied
Quarter 1 (April to June) 9 1
Quarter 2 (July to September) 7 0
Quarter 3 (October to December) 10 1
Quarter 4 (January to March) 7 0
Total in FY 2021 to 2022 33 2

FY 2020 to 2021 Subject Access Requests

Number of Subject Access Requests in FY 2020 to 2021
Quarter Number of requests Extension Applied
Quarter 1 (April to June) 7 1
Quarter 2 (July to September) 13 1
Quarter 3 (October to December) 11 1
Quarter 4 (January to March) 15 3
Total in FY 2020 to 2021 46 6

Response appeals

Number of Response Appeals
Year Internal review Information Commissioner's Office complaint First Tier Tribunal
2025 1 2 1
2024 12 6 0
2023 27 2 0
2022 51 10 3
2021 24 8 2
2020 26 3 1

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