Freedom of information compliance statistics financial year 2023-24
Updated 19 September 2024
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Compliance statistics will be published on a quarterly basis as outlined in the Freedom of Information Code of Practice, Section 8 Publication Schemes (paragraphs 8.5 and 8.6).
| Overview of requests | April to June 2023 | July to September 2023 | October to December 2023 | January to March 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of requests | 44 | 64 | 59 | 68 | 235 |
| Number of open requests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of requests responded to within 20 working days | 38 | 58 | 57 | 61 | 214 |
| Number of requests responded to after 20 working days with permissible extension | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of requests responded to after 20 working days - late response | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of requests closed as either invalid/withdrawn/no clarification provided within 3 months | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| Breakdown of responses | April to June 2023 | July to September 2023 | October to December 2023 | January to March 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refused - information not held | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Refused - information exempt | 9 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 50 |
| Information released | 27 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 123 |
| Information partially released | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Internal reviews | April to June 2023 | July to September 2023 | October to December 2023 | January to March 2024 | Total |
| Number of internal reviews received | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Internal review not upheld (original response/handling of request upheld) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Internal review upheld in requester’s favour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |