Freedom of information compliance statistics financial year 2020-21
Updated 22 March 2023
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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 2020 | July to September 2020 | October to December 2020 | January to March 2021 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of requests | 31 | 56 | 61 | 49 | 197 |
| Number of open requests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of requests responded to within 20 working days | 24 | 54 | 60 | 46 | 184 |
| Number of requests responded to after 20 working days with permissible extension | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of requests responded to after 20 working days - late response | 4 * | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Number of requests closed as either invalid/withdrawn/no clarification provided within 3 months | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we needed to change our ways of working and reduce the need for staff to enter our offices which has resulted in a small number of responses being issued after the applicable statutory deadline has passed.
| Breakdown of responses | April to June 2020 | July to September 2020 | October to December 2020 | January to March 2021 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refused - information not held | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Refused - information exempt | 10 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 66 |
| Information released | 7 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 76 |
| Information partially released | 6 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 14 |
| Internal reviews | April to June 2020 | July to September 2020 | October to December 2020 | January to March 2021 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of internal reviews received | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Internal review not upheld (original response/handling of request upheld) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Internal review upheld in requester’s favour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |