Freedom of Information (FOI) statistics - past years

The freedom of information request statistics from 2018 to 2021 can be found below.

These details will be updated at the end of every year.

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2021

Freedom of Information Act requests

Number of requests received

Jan – Dec = 701

Number of requests responded to

Jan – Dec = 632

Number of requests which missed the deadline

Jan – Dec = 80 (13%)

Number of requests where no exemption applied

Jan – Dec = 559

Environmental Information Regulation requests

Number of requests received

Jan – Dec = 601

Number of requests responded to

Jan – Dec = 617

Number of requests which missed the deadline

Jan – Dec = 20 (3%)

Number of requests where no exemption applied

Jan – Dec = 597

Data Protection Subject Access requests

Number of verified requests received

Jan – Dec = 38

Number of requests responded to

Jan – Dec = 38

Number of requests where deadline is extended

Jan – Dec = 1

Number of requests which missed the deadline

Jan – Dec = 0

2020

Freedom of Information Act requests

Number of requests received - 735

Number of requests responded to - 747 

Number of requests which missed the deadline - 66 (9%)

Number of requests where no exemption applied - 701

Environmental Information Regulation requests

Number of requests received - 498

Number of requests responded to - 494

Number of requests which missed the deadline - 22 (4%)

Number of requests where no exemption applied - 493

Data Protection Subject Access requests

Number of verified requests received - 52

Number of requests responded to - 52

Number of requests where deadline is extended - 3

Number of requests which missed the deadline - 2

2019

Freedom of Information Act requests

Number of requests received - 823

Number of requests responded to - 789

Number of requests which missed the deadline - 52 (7%)

Number of requests where no exemption applied - 733

Environmental Information Regulation requests

Number of requests received - 289

Number of requests responded to - 263

Number of requests which missed the deadline - 22 (9%)

Number of requests where no exemption applied - 263

Data Protection Subject Access requests

Number of verified requests received - 46

Number of requests responded to - 46

Number of requests where deadline is extended - 1

Number of requests which missed the deadline - 8

2018

Freedom of Information Act requests

Number of requests received - 859

Number of requests responded to - 832

Number of requests which missed the deadline - 25 (3%)

Number of requests where no exemption applied - 770

Environmental Information Regulation requests

Number of requests received - 449

Number of requests responded to - 471

Number of requests which missed the deadline - 10 (2%)

Number of requests where no exemption applied - 471

Data Protection Subject Access requests

Number of verified requests received - 29