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% |