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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/EIR)

Responses issued within statutory timeframe

Compliance 

January 167 154 92%

Quarterly analysis (by financial year April 2025 to March 2026)

  Number of requests received during the period Number of requests that have not yet been processed eg. clock stopped 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-June) 536 18 518 429 36 32 21 24
Quarter 2 (July-September) 598 24 574 468 34 38 34 33

Quarter 3 (October-December)

561  17  544  455  31  27  31  17

Previous years

Calendar year Total requests due (FOI/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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