Freedom of Information request statistics

We publish details of how we perform in responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests. This performance data provides an overview of the number of requests received and how many are responded to within the statutory time period, if information was disclosed and the number of requests referred for an internal review.

Data is published quarterly and we aim to publish a month after the end of each quarter to enable us to capture the outcomes for all requests made during that time period.

2025/26

  • Quarter 1 01 April 2025 to 30 June 2025
  • Quarter 2 01 July 2025 to 30 September 2025
  • Quarter 3 01 October 2025 to 31 December 2025
  • Quarter 4 01 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
Description

Quarter 1

1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025

Quarter 2

1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025

Quarter 3

1 October 2025 to 31 December 2025

Quarter 4

1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026

The number of FOI/EIR requests received in this period 387 415 380 386
The number of those FOI/EIR requests closed within the statutory timescales 347 358 340 315
The number of those FOI/EIR requests closed outside the statutory timescales 40 57 38 62
The number of those FOI/EIR requests still open 0 0 2 9
Requests with a stopped clock (i.e. clarification or fee notice) 0 0 0 7
The number of those FOI/EIR requests where the information was disclosed in full 123 130 137 166
The number of those FOI/EIR requests where the information was not disclosed (including information not held) 135 137 105 100
The number of those FOI/EIR requests where the information was partially disclosed 112 128 130 101
The number of those FOI/EIR requests where the request was withdrawn or no clarification from the requester was received 17 20 6 10
Compliance rate of those responded to 89.66% 86.27% 89.47% 83.11%
Number of requests for an internal review received in this period 10           15  12