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% |