Our performance
Statistics showing the number of Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Requests (EIR) we have received and how we have performed in handling these types of requests.
Please note that as of September 2024 data is published in a format that meets the key data requirements of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) guidance for reporting on performance on handling requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act and includes some of the specified additional data. Data also includes the number of closed requests for which information is not held because the requests do not relate to a county council function.
This performance data is for calendar years and is updated monthly.
2024 FOI EIR request performance data (17 Kb)
How we have performed in previous years
- Answer:
| Statistic | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | Annual % compliance |
|---|
| FOI/EIR requests received in period |
126 |
142 |
150 |
131 |
127 |
116 |
145 |
131 |
111 |
125 |
112 |
97 |
1513 |
|
| Requests with deadlines in period closed within statutory deadline |
70 |
112 |
137 |
134 |
134 |
113 |
107 |
120 |
122 |
105 |
123 |
102 |
1379 |
|
| Requests with deadlines extended in period closed within statutory deadline |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
26 |
|
| Total requests closed within statutory deadline |
72 |
115 |
138 |
136 |
138 |
117 |
108 |
122 |
123 |
108 |
124 |
104 |
1405 |
|
| Number overdue - Answered (Closed) |
3 |
11 |
4 |
19 |
7 |
13 |
10 |
7 |
123 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
219 |
|
| Number overdue - Unanswered (Open) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
24 |
|
| Percentage of requests with deadlines in period closed within statutory deadline |
96% |
91% |
97% |
88% |
95% |
90% |
92% |
95% |
91% |
92% |
95% |
96% |
- |
93% |
| Internal reviews requested |
0 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
39 |
|
FOI/EIR Request statistics 2023 (Downloadable format) (11KB)
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr-June | Jul-Sept | Oct-Dec | Jan-Mar |
|---|
| Number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
310 |
344 |
329 |
398 |
| Number of Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests received |
17 |
11 |
7 |
13 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
327 |
355 |
336 |
411 |
| Requests processed within 20 working days |
297 |
324 |
321 |
372 |
| Requests processed in between 21 - 25 working days |
23 |
26 |
8 |
28 |
| FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
5 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
| EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Clarification required* |
4 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
| Deadline extended as permitted in legislation - Public Interest Test |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Fee charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Information not held** |
68 |
57 |
65 |
80 |
| Vexatious requests - Refused FOI s14(1) |
0 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
| Repeat requests - Refused FOI s14(2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| Exceed cost/time limit - Refused - FOI s12*** |
18 |
14 |
22 |
16 |
| Available by other means - Refused FOI s21*** |
28 |
17 |
21 |
18 |
| FOI requests where section 22-44 was the reason for refusal*** |
12 |
13 |
17 |
19 |
| Percentage of requests answered under 20 working days |
91% |
91% |
96% |
91% |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
98% |
99% |
98% |
97% |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr-June | Jul-Sept | Oct-Dec | Jan-Mar |
|---|
| Number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
212 |
337 |
341 |
371 |
| Number of Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests received |
29 |
25 |
17 |
20 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
241 |
362 |
358 |
391 |
| Requests processed within 20 working days |
230 |
341 |
346 |
378 |
| Requests processed in between 21– 25 working days |
5 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
| FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
6 |
14 |
7 |
2 |
| EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Clarification required* |
14 |
19 |
9 |
3 |
| Deadline extended as permitted in legislation – Public Interest Test |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Fee charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Information not held ** |
50 |
80 |
48 |
64 |
| Vexatious requests - Refused FOI s14(1) |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Repeat requests - Refused FOI s14(2) |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Exceed cost/time limit - Refused - FOI s12*** |
8 |
10 |
13 |
11 |
| Available by other means - Refused FOI s21*** |
5 |
9 |
5 |
18 |
| FOI requests where section 22-44 was the reason for refusal*** |
7 |
16 |
18 |
1 9 |
| Percentage of requests answered under 20 working days |
95% |
94% |
97% |
96% |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
97% |
96% |
98% |
99% |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr-June | Jul-Sept | Oct-Dec | Jan-Mar |
|---|
| Number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
329 |
347 |
320 |
323 |
| Number of Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests received |
38 |
34 |
26 |
59 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
367 |
381 |
346 |
382 |
| Requests processed within 20 working days |
325 |
338 |
322 |
314 |
| Requests processed in between 21– 25 working days |
12 |
13 |
7 |
33 |
| FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
19 |
17 |
11 |
31 |
| EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Deadline extended as permitted in legislation – Clarification |
8 |
6 |
2 |
23 |
| Deadline extended as permitted in legislation – Public Interest Test |
2 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
| Fee charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Information not held |
67 |
37 |
62 |
84 |
| Vexatious requests - Refused FOI s14(1) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Repeat requests - Refused FOI s14(2) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Exceed cost/time limit - Refused - FOI s12 |
17 |
20 |
15 |
17 |
| Available by other means - Refused FOI s21 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
17 |
| FOI requests where section 22-44 was the reason for refusal |
6 |
23 |
18 |
9 |
| Percentage of requests answered under 20 working days |
88% |
89% |
93% |
82% |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
92% |
92% |
96% |
91% |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr-Jun | Jul-Sep | Oct-Dec | Jan-Mar |
|---|
| Number of freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
440 |
413 |
342 |
408 |
| Number of environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests received |
772 |
851 |
920 |
22 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
1212 |
1264 |
1262 |
430 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less to be processed |
956 |
1114 |
914 |
311 |
| Number of request that took between 20 – 25 working days to be processed |
168 |
91 |
44 |
58 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
70 |
36 |
64 |
56 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
Number of requests where 20 working day deadline extended as permitted in legislation – clarification
|
14 |
14 |
6 |
0 |
| Number of requests where 20 working day deadline extended as permitted in legislation – public interest test |
4 |
9 |
3 |
20 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC do not hold any of it |
88 |
92 |
78 |
109 |
| Number of requests refused due to vexatious |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused due to being repeats |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number that were refused as costs would exceed the appropriate limit |
7 |
13 |
21 |
0 |
| FOI requests where section 22-44 was the reason for refusal |
8 |
11 |
13 |
6 |
| Percentage of requests answered under 20 working days |
79% |
88% |
72% |
72% |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days or less |
92% |
99% |
79% |
85% |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | Jan - Mar | Annual total |
|---|
| Number of freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
324 |
317 |
325 |
416 |
1382 |
| Number of environmental Information (EIR) requests received |
720 |
753 |
735 |
589 |
2797 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
1044 |
1070 |
1060 |
1005 |
4179 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less |
986 |
996 |
1027 |
884 |
3893 |
| Number of requests processed within 25 working days |
1004 |
1008 |
1035 |
933 |
3980 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
44 |
72 |
54 |
68 |
238 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
14 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - clarification |
20 |
12 |
18 |
12 |
62 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - public interest test |
4 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
19 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC does not hold information |
59 |
65 |
77 |
108 |
309 |
| Number of requests refused because requests considered vexatious |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Number of request refused due to repeated requests |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused as costs would exceed the 'appropriate' limit |
11 |
26 |
10 |
8 |
55 |
| Number of FOI requests refused under sections 22 - 44 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
24 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 20 working days |
94 |
93 |
97 |
88 |
93 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
96 |
94 |
98 |
93 |
95 |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | Jan - Mar | Annual total |
|---|
| Number of freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
324 |
317 |
325 |
398 |
1364 |
| Number of environmental Information (EIR) requests |
720 |
753 |
735 |
667 |
2875 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
1044 |
1070 |
1060 |
1065 |
4239 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less |
986 |
996 |
1027 |
920 |
3929 |
| Number of requests processed within 25 working days |
1004 |
1008 |
1035 |
987 |
4034 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working |
44 |
72 |
54 |
145 |
315 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working |
14 |
2 |
1 |
|
17 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - clarification |
20 |
12 |
18 |
15 |
65 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - public interest test |
4 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC does not hold information |
59 |
65 |
77 |
89 |
290 |
| Number of requests refused because requests considered vexatious |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Number of request refused due to repeated requests |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused as costs would exceed the 'appropriate' limit |
11 |
26 |
10 |
9 |
56 |
| Number of FOI requests refused under sections 22 - 44 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
27 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 20 working days |
94 |
93 |
97 |
86 |
93 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
96 |
94 |
98 |
93 |
95 |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | Jan - Mar |
|---|
| Number of freedom of information (FOI) requests received |
316 |
333 |
297 |
382 |
| Number of environmental information (EIR) requests |
844 |
897 |
704 |
728 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
1160 |
1230 |
1001 |
1110 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less |
1091 |
1174 |
947 |
1056 |
| Number of requests processed within 25 working days |
1146 |
1203 |
991 |
1094 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working |
14 |
28 |
10 |
14 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - clarification |
11 |
10 |
5 |
13 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - public interest test |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC does not hold information |
9 |
62 |
70 |
80 |
| Number of requests refused because requests considered vexatious |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of request refused due to repeated requests |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused as costs would exceed the 'appropriate' limit |
9 |
6 |
10 |
14 |
| Number of FOI requests refused under sections 22 - 44 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 20 working days |
94 |
95 |
95 |
95 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
98 |
98 |
99 |
99 |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | Jan - Mar |
|---|
| Number of freedom of information (FOI) requests received |
344 |
316 |
294 |
408 |
| Number of environmental information (EIR) requests |
678 |
682 |
529 |
606 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
1022 |
998 |
823 |
1014 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less |
962 |
935 |
781 |
999 |
| Number of requests processed within 25 working days |
995 |
960 |
804 |
1012 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working |
58 |
62 |
39 |
15 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - clarification |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - public interest test |
11 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC does not hold information |
94 |
66 |
69 |
22 |
| Number of requests refused because requests considered vexatious |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| Number of request refused due to repeated requests |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused as costs would exceed the 'appropriate' limit |
8 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
| Number of FOI requests refused under sections 22 - 44 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 20 working days |
94 |
94 |
95 |
98 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
97 |
96 |
98 |
99 |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | Jan - Mar |
|---|
| Number of freedom of information (FOI) requests received |
239 |
335 |
337 |
409 |
| Number of environmental information regulations (EIR) requests received |
2 |
457 |
340 |
555 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less to be processed |
199 |
709 |
630 |
904 |
| Number of request that took between 20 – 25 working days to be processed |
10 |
29 |
19 |
40 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
31 |
73 |
47 |
72 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests where 20 working day deadline extended as permitted in legislation – clarification |
7 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
| Number of requests where 20 working day deadline extended as permitted in legislation – public interest test |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC do not hold any of it |
35 |
40 |
30 |
78 |
| Number of requests refused due to vexatious |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused due to being repeats |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number that were refused as costs would exceed the appropriate limit |
1 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
| FOI requests where section 22-44 was the reason for refusal |
4 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| Percentage of Requests answered under 20 working days |
83% |
91% |
93% |
94% |
| Percentage of Requests answered between 20-25 working days |
87% |
96% |
97% |
98% |