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Compliance statistics

These statistics detail the performance in the handling of requests for information made under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2005

2026 statistics 

Month Total requests due (FOI or EIR) Responses issues within statutory timeframe Compliance
January 167 154 92%
February 184 171 93%
March 253 241 95%
April 181 165 91%
May 178 161 90%
June 224 184 82%

Quarterly analysis by financial year April 2026 to March 2027

Quarter Number of requests received Number of requests not yet processed Number of requests that were processed in full Number of requests where information was granted in full Number of requests where information was granted in part and refused in part Number of requests where information was refused in full Number of requests where info not held Number of requests referred for internal review
Quarter 1 (April to June) 584 11 573 510 27 24 12 20

Previous years

Calendar year Total requests due (FOI or EIR) Responses issued within statutory timeframe Compliance Number of requests referred for internal review 
2025 2,308 2,187 95%  99 (4%)
2024 2,136 2,025 95% 86 (4%)
2023 2,089 1,805 86% 76 (4%)
2022 1,902 1,680 88% 54 (3%)
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