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 2021 and March 2022.

April 2021 to June 2021

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 460
  • Response issued within statutory deadline: 323
  • Response not issued within statutory deadline: 137
  • Compliance rate: 70%

July 2021 to September 2021

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 436
  • Response issued within statutory deadline: 319
  • Response not issued within statutory deadline: 117
  • Compliance rate: 73%

October 2021 to December 2021

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 409
  • Response issued within statutory deadline: 310
  • Response not issued within statutory deadline: 99
  • Compliance rate: 76%

January 2022 to March 2022

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 483
  • Response issued within statutory deadline: 374
  • Response not issued within statutory deadline: 109
  • Compliance rate: 77%