Freedom of information (FOI) compliance statistics detailing performance of the handling of requests for information made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) between April 2023 and March 2024.

April 2023 to June 2023

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 462
  • Responses issued within statutory deadline: 271
  • Responses not issued within statutory deadline: 191
  • Compliance rate: 59%

July 2023 to September 2023

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 546
  • Responses issued within statutory deadline: 341
  • Responses not issued within statutory deadline: 205
  • Compliance rate: 62%

October 2023 to December 2023

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 546
  • Responses issued within statutory deadline: 381
  • Responses not issued within statutory deadline: 165
  • Compliance rate: 70%

January 2024 to March 2024

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 685
  • Responses issued within statutory deadline: 516
  • Responses not issued within statutory deadline: 169
  • Compliance rate: 75%

April 2024 to June 2024

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 543
  • Responses issued within statutory deadline: 400
  • Responses not issued within statutory deadline: 120

July 2024 to September 2024

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 526
  • Responses issued within statutory deadline: 402
  • Responses not issued within statutory deadline: 124