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Freedom of information

Find out more about The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and how you can access information held by the council.

Performance data

Freedom of information compliance statistics F/Y 2024/2025

Entries marked with an asterisk, *, are incomplete for Quarter 1, but will be provided from Q2 onwards.

  Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
 
Total requests received
Quarter 1
609
Quarter 2
574
Quarter 3
638
Quarter 4
775
 
Total open requests
Quarter 1
*
Quarter 2
207
Quarter 3
216
Quarter 4
266
 
Total of open requests with permitted extensions – public interest test
Quarter 1
0
Quarter 2
0
Quarter 3
0
Quarter 4
0
 
Total of open requests with permitted extensions – complex and voluminous
Quarter 1
0
Quarter 2
1
Quarter 3
1
Quarter 4
0
 
Total requests closed
Quarter 1
593
Quarter 2
541
Quarter 3
605
Quarter 4
668
 
Total requests closed within statutory timescale
Quarter 1
503
Quarter 2
459
Quarter 3
527
Quarter 4
544
 
Total requests closed with a permitted extension
Quarter 1
0
Quarter 2
0
Quarter 3
0
Quarter 4
0
 
Total requests closed outside statutory timescale
Quarter 1
90
Quarter 2
82
Quarter 3
78
Quarter 4
78
 
Total closed requests where information was granted in full
Quarter 1
407
Quarter 2
366
Quarter 3
402
Quarter 4
442
 
Total closed requests where information was withheld in full
Quarter 1
53
Quarter 2
45
Quarter 3
53
Quarter 4
48
 
Total closed requests where information was partially provided
Quarter 1
78
Quarter 2
76
Quarter 3
87
Quarter 4
104
 
Total internal reviews received
Quarter 1
21
Quarter 2
15
Quarter 3
14
Quarter 4
15
 
Total requests with a stopped clock for clarification
Quarter 1
*
Quarter 2
5
Quarter 3
11
Quarter 4
21
 
Total requests with a paused clock for fees notice
Quarter 1
0
Quarter 2
0
Quarter 3
0
Quarter 4
0

Performance Data from 2022 to present (calendar year)

Performance data from Quarter 1, 2022 to 2024
  2022 2023 2024
 
January to March
2022
87% (402/462)
2023
79% (411/519)
2024
85% (502/590)
 
January
2022
83% (88/106)
2023
79% (103/139)
2024
83% (142/172)
 
February
2022
89% (152/171)
2023
84% (151/180)
2024
85% (199/234)
 
March
2022
88% (162/185)
2023
75% (157/209)
2024
88% (161/184)
Performance data from Quarter 2, 2022 to 2024
  2022 2023 2024
 
April to June
2022
88% (480/544)
2023
82% (405/492)
2024
84% (503/602)
 
April
2022
88% (156/177)
2023
84% (110/131)
2024
80% (156/196)
 
May
2022
93% (186/199)
2023
81% (121/150)
2024
88% (182/208)
 
June
2022
82% (138/168)
2023
82% (174/211)
2024
83% (165/198)
Performance data from Quarter 3, 2022 to 2024
  2022 2023 2024
 
July to September 
2022
85% (395/466)
2023
82% (446/541)
2024
83% (459/552)
 
July
2022
82% (141/171)
2023
88% (145/165)
2024
81% (160/197)
 
August
2022
87% (122/141)
2023
78% (165/212)
2024
81% (147/181)
 
September
2022
86% (132/154)
2023
83% (136/164)
2024
87% (152/174)

Performance data from Quarter 4, 2022 to 2024

  2022 2023 2024
 
October to December
2022
78% (351/450)
2023
83% (434/523)
2024
86% (527/611)
 
October
2022
78% (115/148)
2023
79% (155/196)
2024
82% (158/192)
 
November
2022
77% (131/170)
2023
85% (149/176)
2024
87% (184/212)
 
December
2022
80% (105/132)
2023
86% (130/151)
2024
89% (185/207)

Performance data prior to 2022

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Published: 20 August 2024

Last updated: 7 April 2025