The Section 45 Code of Practice states that public authorities with over 100 full time equivalent employees should, as a matter of best practice, publish details of their performance on handling requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

The following data includes requests received under both the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations.

Performance statistics

Q4 (January 2025 - March 2025)

FOI Requests 

  • Number received 201
  • Number met within timeframe 196
  • % met within timeframe 99%

EIR Requests 

  • Number received 3
  • Number met within timeframe 3
  • % met within timeframe 100%

Subject Access Requests 

  • Number received 5
  • Number met within timeframe 3
  • % met within timeframe 60%

Q3 (October 2024 - December 2024)

FOI Requests 

  • Number received 161
  • Number met within timeframe 160
  • % met within timeframe 99%

EIR Requests 

  • Number received 2
  • Number met within timeframe 0
  • % met within timeframe 0%

Subject Access Requests 

  • Number received 4
  • Number met within timeframe 4
  • % met within timeframe 100%

Q2 (July 2024 - September 2024)

FOI Requests 

  • Number received 179
  • Number met within timeframe 171
  • % met within timeframe 96%

EIR Requests 

  • Number received 3
  • Number met within timeframe 3
  • % met within timeframe 100%

Subject Access Requests 

  • Number received 1
  • Number met within timeframe 1
  • % met within timeframe 100%

Q1 (April 2024 - June 2024)

FOI Requests 

  • Number received 187
  • Number met within timeframe 180
  • % met within timeframe 96%

EIR Requests 

  • Number received 4
  • Number met within timeframe 4
  • % met within timeframe 100%

Subject Access Requests 

  • Number received 1
  • Number met within timeframe 1
  • % met within timeframe 100%

Q4 (January 2024 - March 2024)

FOI Requests 

  • Number received 141
  • Number met within timeframe 140
  • % met within timeframe 99%

EIR Requests 

  • Number received 4
  • Number met within timeframe 4
  • % met within timeframe 100%

Subject Access Requests 

  • Number received 3
  • Number met within timeframe 3
  • % met within timeframe 100%

Q3 (October 2023 - December 2023)

FOI Requests 

  • Number received 97
  • Number met within timeframe 92
  • % met within timeframe 95%

EIR Requests 

  • Number received 9
  • Number met within timeframe 9
  • % met within timeframe 100

Subject Access Requests 

  • Number received 1
  • Number met within timeframe 1
  • % met within timeframe 100

Q2 (July 2023 - September 2023)

FOI Requests 

  • Number received 144
  • Number met within timeframe 139
  • % met within timeframe 97%

EIR Requests 

  • Number received 10
  • Number met within timeframe 10
  • % met within timeframe 100

Subject Access Requests 

  • Number received 3
  • Number met within timeframe 3
  • % met within timeframe 100%

Q1 (April 2023 - June 2023)

FOI Requests 

  • Number received 151
  • Number met within timeframe 146
  • % met within timeframe 97%

EIR Requests 

  • Number received 3
  • Number met within timeframe 3
  • % met within timeframe 100

Subject access requests 

  • Number received 1
  • Number met within timeframe 1
  • % met within timeframe 100

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