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Compliance statistics

These statistics detail the performance in the handling of requests for information made under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2005

2024 statistics 

Month Total requests due (FOI/EIR) Responses issued within statutory timeframe Compliance 
January 126 112 89%
February 193 183 95%
March 197 184 93%
April 208 199 96%
May 184 179 97%
June 178 176 99%
July 165 157 95%
August 193 181  94% 
September 161 153 95%
October 198 184 93%
November 179 176 98%
December 147 141 96%

Quarterly Analysis (by financial year)

  Number of requests received during the period Number of requests that have not yet been processed eg. clock stopped Number of requests that were processed in full Number of requests where information was granted in full  Number of requests where information was granted in part and refused in part  Number of requests where information was refused in full   Number of requests where info not held  Number of requests referred for internal review 
Quarter 1 (April-June) 569 17 552 500  18  16  18  21 
Quarter 2 (July-September) 525 15 510 445  14  33  18  29 
Quarter 3 (October-December) 520 20 500 443  12  10  35  20 

Previous years' statistics

Financial year Total requests due (FOI/EIR) Responses issued within statutory timeframe Compliance
2023 2,089 1,806 86%
2022 1,902 1,680 88%
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