Transparency data
Freedom of information statistics for the Mining Remediation Authority: October to December 2024
Published 3 July 2025
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1. Volume of requests
| Stage of request | Amount |
|---|---|
| Requests received | 20 |
| Open requests | 3 |
| Open requests with permitted extensions – public interest test | 0 |
| Open requests with permitted extensions – complex and voluminous | 0 |
| Requests closed | 28 |
| Requests closed within statutory timescale | 28 |
| Requests closed with a permitted extension | 0 |
| Requests closed outside statutory timescale | 0 |
| Closed requests where information was granted in full | 12 |
| Closed requests where information was withheld in full | 6 |
| Closed requests where information was partially provided | 8 |
| Internal reviews received | 1 |
| Requests with a stopped clock for clarification | 0 |
| Requests with a paused clock for fees notice | 0 |
2. Compliance rates of requests
| Performance | October to December |
|---|---|
| FOI requests received | 18 |
| EIR requests received | 2 |
| Overdue requests | 0 |
| Overdue requests over one month old | 0% |
| Overdue requests over three months old | 0% |
| Overdue requests over six months old | 0% |
| Overdue requests over nine months old | 0% |
| Overdue requests over one year old | 0% |
| Closed requests where information was withheld under the provision at section 12 | 3 |
| Closed requests where information was withheld under the provision at section 14 | 0 |
| Internal reviews closed | 1 |
| Internal reviews closed within code of practice and statutory timescales | 1 |
| Internal reviews closed outside code of practice and statutory timescales | 0 |
| Internal reviews closed and fully upheld | 1 |
| Internal reviews closed and partially upheld | 0 |
| Internal reviews closed and overturned | 0 |
| Internal reviews open | 0 |
3. Exemptions applied under Freedom of Information Act
| Exemption | Amount |
|---|---|
| Section 21 - Information accessible by other means | 7 |
| Section 22 - Information Intended for Future Publication | 0 |
| Section 22A - Research Information | 0 |
| Section 23 - National Security (Security Bodies) | 0 |
| Section 24 - National Security | 0 |
| Section 26 - Defence | 0 |
| Section 27 - International Relations | 0 |
| Section 28 - Relations within the UK | 0 |
| Section 29 - The Economy | 0 |
| Section 30 - Investigations and Proceedings Conducted by Public Authorities | 0 |
| Section 31 - Law Enforcement | 0 |
| Section 32 - Court Records | 0 |
| Section 33 - Audit Function | 0 |
| Section 34 - Parliamentary Privilege | 0 |
| Section 35 - Formulation of government policy and Ministerial Communications | 0 |
| Section 36 - Effective Conduct of Public Affairs | 0 |
| Section 37 - Communications with the Royal Family and the granting of honours | 0 |
| Section 38 - Health and Safety | 0 |
| Section 39 - Environmental Information | 0 |
| Section 40(1) - Personal Information of the requester | 0 |
| Section 40(2) - Personal Information | 3 |
| Section 41 - Information provided ‘In Confidence’ | 0 |
| Section 42 - Legal Professional Privilege | 0 |
| Section 43 - Commercial Interest | 1 |
| Section 44 - Prohibitions on Disclosure | 0 |
4. Exceptions applied under the Environmental Information Regulations
| Exception | Amount |
|---|---|
| Regulation 12(4)(a) - Information not held | 0 |
| Regulation 12(4)(b) - Manifestly unreasonable requests | 0 |
| Regulation 12(4)(c) - Requests formulated in too general a manner | 1 |
| Regulation 12(4)(d) - Material in the course of completion, unfinished documents and incomplete data | 0 |
| Regulation 12(4)(e) - Internal communications | 0 |
| Regulation 12(5)(a) - International relations, defence, national security or public safety | 0 |
| Regulation 12(5)(b) – The course of justice and inquiries exception | 1 |
| Regulation 12(5)(c) - Intellectual property rights | 0 |
| Regulation 12(5)(d) - Confidentiality of proceedings | 0 |
| Regulation 12(5)(e) - Confidentiality of commercial or industrial information | 0 |
| Regulation 12(5)(f) - Interests of the person who provided the information to the public authority | 0 |
| Regulation 12(5)(g) - Protection of the environment | 0 |
| Regulation 13 - Personal information | 0 |