Freedom of Information - Data
The council is now required to publish current statistics regarding the handling of Freedom of Information Act requests. This information will be made available on a quarterly basis below:
Quarterly statistics 2023/24
| Quarter (Q) |
Requests: Number received |
Requests: Number completed on time |
Requests: Number completed overdue |
Response outcome: Fully Answered* |
Response outcome: Refused/part refused* |
Response outcome: Number withdrawn/lapsed* |
Internal reviews |
| Q1 |
297 |
251 |
46 |
222 |
45 |
30 |
5 |
| Q2 |
320 |
261 |
53 |
250 |
39 |
25 |
4 |
| Q3 |
299 |
244 |
42 |
203 |
65 |
19 |
8 |
| Q4 |
392 |
277 |
53 |
234 |
71 |
24 |
13 |
| Total (2023/24) |
1308 |
1033 |
194 |
909 |
220 |
98 |
33 |
*Please note, from 2022/23 onwards the Council has changed the way in which we classify the outcome of completed requests. As such, the table above differs from the versions provided for previous financial years.
Quarterly statistics 2022/23
| Quarter (Q) |
Requests: Number received |
Requests: Number completed on time |
Requests: Number completed overdue |
Response outcome: Fully Answered* |
Response outcome: Refused/part refused* |
Response outcome: Number withdrawn/lapsed* |
Internal reviews |
| Q1 |
344 |
250 |
67 |
281 |
110 |
5 |
1 |
| Q2 |
266 |
205 |
37 |
202 |
35 |
3 |
8 |
| Q3 |
263 |
192 |
49 |
213 |
23 |
6 |
3 |
| Q4 |
302 |
236 |
30 |
245 |
19 |
2 |
4 |
| Total (2022/23) |
1175 |
883 |
183 |
941 |
187 |
16 |
16 |
*Please note, from 2022/23 onwards the Council has changed the way in which we classify the outcome of completed requests. As such, the table above differs from the versions provided for previous financial years.
Quarterly statistics 2021/22
| Quarter (Q) |
Requests: Number received |
Requests: Number withdrawn/ lapsed |
Requests: Number completed on time |
Requests: Number completed overdue |
Responses: Full disclosure |
Responses: Part disclosure |
Responses: information not held |
Responses: Refused |
Internal reviews |
| Q1 |
277 |
15 |
225 |
38 |
202 |
14 |
27 |
19 |
4 |
| Q2 |
262 |
23 |
198 |
41 |
197 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
4 |
| Q3 |
271 |
21 |
203 |
47 |
212 |
7 |
15 |
16 |
2 |
| Q4 |
293 |
29 |
207 |
54 |
227 |
10 |
9 |
14 |
0 |
| Total (2021/22) |
1103 |
88 |
833 |
180 |
838 |
43 |
65 |
65 |
10 |
Quarterly statistics 2020/21
| Quarter (Q) |
Requests: Number received |
Requests: Number withdrawn |
Requests: Number completed on time |
Requests: Number completed overdue |
Responses: Full disclosure |
Responses: Part disclosure |
Responses: Information not held |
Responses: Refused |
Internal reviews |
| Q1 |
195 |
21 |
172 |
23 |
138 |
8 |
8 |
20 |
2 |
| Q2 |
318 |
30 |
290 |
28 |
244 |
9 |
15 |
20 |
4 |
| Q3 |
327 |
32 |
296 |
31 |
256 |
8 |
11 |
20 |
0 |
| Q4 |
331 |
29 |
296 |
35 |
250 |
10 |
26 |
16 |
1 |
| Total (2020/21) |
1171 |
112 |
1054 |
117 |
888 |
35 |
60 |
76 |
7 |
Quarterly statistics 2019/20
| Quarter (Q) |
Requests: Number received |
Requests: Number withdrawn |
Requests: Number completed on time |
Requests: Number completed overdue |
Responses: Full disclosure |
Responses: Part disclosure |
Responses: Information not held |
Responses: Refused |
Internal reviews |
| Q1 |
358 |
38 |
229 |
91 |
226 |
27 |
18 |
49 |
5 |
| Q2 |
374 |
32 |
289 |
53 |
222 |
50 |
9 |
61 |
7 |
| Q3 |
314 |
35 |
234 |
44 |
207 |
26 |
10 |
37 |
3 |
| Q4 |
362 |
7 |
258 |
38 |
199 |
38 |
17 |
42 |
0 |
| Total (2019/20) |
1408 |
110 |
1009 |
226 |
854 |
141 |
54 |
189 |
15 |
These figures are accurate as of 10 June 2024. Please note, some requests may remain outstanding which will affect the figures shown above.
These logs contain details of all Freedom of Information requests received since 2005.
FOI Request Logs
