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 2022 and March 2023.

April 2022 to June 2022

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 448
  • Response issued within statutory deadline: 335
  • Response not issued within statutory deadline: 113
  • Compliance rate: 75%

July 2022 to September 2022

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 398
  • Response issued within statutory deadline: 266
  • Response not issued within statutory deadline: 132
  • Compliance rate: 67%

October 2022 to December 2022

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 370
  • Response issued within statutory deadline: 251
  • Response not issued within statutory deadline: 119
  • Compliance rate: 68%

January 2023 to March 2023

  • Total requests (FOIA/EIR): 501
  • Response issued within statutory deadline: 305
  • Response not issued within statutory deadline: 196
  • Compliance rate: 61%