Our performance
Statistics showing the number of Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Requests (EIR) we have received and how we have performed in responding to these types of requests are updated quarterly for the financial year (April to March).
How we are performing this year (2022/23)
| Statistic | Apr-June | Jul-Sept | Oct-Dec | Jan-Mar |
|---|
| Number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
331 |
271 |
|
|
| Number of Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests received* |
11 |
5 |
|
|
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
342 |
276 |
|
|
| Requests processed within 20 working days |
330 |
265 |
|
|
| Requests processed in between 21 - 25 working days |
3 |
7 |
|
|
| FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
9 |
3 |
|
|
| EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
0 |
1 |
|
|
| Clarification required** |
0 |
0 |
|
|
| Deadline extended as permitted in legislation - Public Interest Test |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| Fee charged |
0 |
0 |
|
|
| Information not held*** |
67 |
61 |
|
|
| Vexatious requests - Refused FOI s14(1)**** |
5 |
1 |
|
|
| Repeat requests - Refused FOI s14(2)**** |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| Exceed cost/time limit - Refused - FOI s12**** |
16 |
16 |
|
|
| Available by other means - Refused FOI s21**** |
15 |
12 |
|
|
| FOI requests where section 22-44 was the reason for refusal**** |
16 |
9 |
|
|
| Percentage of requests answered under 20 working days |
96 |
96 |
|
|
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
97 |
99 |
|
|
*We do not differentiate between requests dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations unless we need to consider engaging an exception. Therefore more requests are likely to fall within the broad definition of EIR than recorded above.
**This statistic relates to the number of times that clarification has been requested and not to the number of times the deadline has been extended as permitted in legislation.
***This statistic relates to requests for information that relate to functions for which the county council is not responsible.
****This statistic does not mean that requests have been refused in their entirety but also includes the refusal of part, or parts, of a request.
The exemptions referred to in the statistics above relate only to the primary reason recorded for refusing some, or all, of the the information requested.
How we have performed in previous years
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr-June | Jul-Sept | Oct-Dec | Jan-Mar |
|---|
| Number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
310 |
344 |
329 |
398 |
| Number of Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests received |
17 |
11 |
7 |
13 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
327 |
355 |
336 |
411 |
| Requests processed within 20 working days |
297 |
324 |
321 |
372 |
| Requests processed in between 21 - 25 working days |
23 |
26 |
8 |
28 |
| FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
5 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
| EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Clarification required* |
4 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
| Deadline extended as permitted in legislation - Public Interest Test |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Fee charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Information not held** |
68 |
57 |
65 |
80 |
| Vexatious requests - Refused FOI s14(1) |
0 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
| Repeat requests - Refused FOI s14(2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| Exceed cost/time limit - Refused - FOI s12*** |
18 |
14 |
22 |
16 |
| Available by other means - Refused FOI s21*** |
28 |
17 |
21 |
18 |
| FOI requests where section 22-44 was the reason for refusal*** |
12 |
13 |
17 |
19 |
| Percentage of requests answered under 20 working days |
91% |
91% |
96% |
91% |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
98% |
99% |
98% |
97% |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr-June | Jul-Sept | Oct-Dec | Jan-Mar |
|---|
| Number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
212 |
337 |
341 |
371 |
| Number of Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests received |
29 |
25 |
17 |
20 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
241 |
362 |
358 |
391 |
| Requests processed within 20 working days |
230 |
341 |
346 |
378 |
| Requests processed in between 21– 25 working days |
5 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
| FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
6 |
14 |
7 |
2 |
| EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Clarification required* |
14 |
19 |
9 |
3 |
| Deadline extended as permitted in legislation – Public Interest Test |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Fee charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Information not held ** |
50 |
80 |
48 |
64 |
| Vexatious requests - Refused FOI s14(1) |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Repeat requests - Refused FOI s14(2) |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Exceed cost/time limit - Refused - FOI s12*** |
8 |
10 |
13 |
11 |
| Available by other means - Refused FOI s21*** |
5 |
9 |
5 |
18 |
| FOI requests where section 22-44 was the reason for refusal*** |
7 |
16 |
18 |
1 9 |
| Percentage of requests answered under 20 working days |
95% |
94% |
97% |
96% |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
97% |
96% |
98% |
99% |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr-June | Jul-Sept | Oct-Dec | Jan-Mar |
|---|
| Number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
329 |
347 |
320 |
323 |
| Number of Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests received |
38 |
34 |
26 |
59 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
367 |
381 |
346 |
382 |
| Requests processed within 20 working days |
325 |
338 |
322 |
314 |
| Requests processed in between 21– 25 working days |
12 |
13 |
7 |
33 |
| FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
19 |
17 |
11 |
31 |
| EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Deadline extended as permitted in legislation – Clarification |
8 |
6 |
2 |
23 |
| Deadline extended as permitted in legislation – Public Interest Test |
2 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
| Fee charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Information not held |
67 |
37 |
62 |
84 |
| Vexatious requests - Refused FOI s14(1) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Repeat requests - Refused FOI s14(2) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Exceed cost/time limit - Refused - FOI s12 |
17 |
20 |
15 |
17 |
| Available by other means - Refused FOI s21 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
17 |
| FOI requests where section 22-44 was the reason for refusal |
6 |
23 |
18 |
9 |
| Percentage of requests answered under 20 working days |
88% |
89% |
93% |
82% |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
92% |
92% |
96% |
91% |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr-Jun | Jul-Sep | Oct-Dec | Jan-Mar |
|---|
| Number of freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
440 |
413 |
342 |
408 |
| Number of environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests received |
772 |
851 |
920 |
22 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
1212 |
1264 |
1262 |
430 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less to be processed |
956 |
1114 |
914 |
311 |
| Number of request that took between 20 – 25 working days to be processed |
168 |
91 |
44 |
58 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
70 |
36 |
64 |
56 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
Number of requests where 20 working day deadline extended as permitted in legislation – clarification
|
14 |
14 |
6 |
0 |
| Number of requests where 20 working day deadline extended as permitted in legislation – public interest test |
4 |
9 |
3 |
20 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC do not hold any of it |
88 |
92 |
78 |
109 |
| Number of requests refused due to vexatious |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused due to being repeats |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number that were refused as costs would exceed the appropriate limit |
7 |
13 |
21 |
0 |
| FOI requests where section 22-44 was the reason for refusal |
8 |
11 |
13 |
6 |
| Percentage of requests answered under 20 working days |
79% |
88% |
72% |
72% |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days or less |
92% |
99% |
79% |
85% |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | Jan - Mar | Annual total |
|---|
| Number of freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
324 |
317 |
325 |
416 |
1382 |
| Number of environmental Information (EIR) requests received |
720 |
753 |
735 |
589 |
2797 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
1044 |
1070 |
1060 |
1005 |
4179 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less |
986 |
996 |
1027 |
884 |
3893 |
| Number of requests processed within 25 working days |
1004 |
1008 |
1035 |
933 |
3980 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
44 |
72 |
54 |
68 |
238 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
14 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - clarification |
20 |
12 |
18 |
12 |
62 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - public interest test |
4 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
19 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC does not hold information |
59 |
65 |
77 |
108 |
309 |
| Number of requests refused because requests considered vexatious |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Number of request refused due to repeated requests |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused as costs would exceed the 'appropriate' limit |
11 |
26 |
10 |
8 |
55 |
| Number of FOI requests refused under sections 22 - 44 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
24 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 20 working days |
94 |
93 |
97 |
88 |
93 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
96 |
94 |
98 |
93 |
95 |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | Jan - Mar | Annual total |
|---|
| Number of freedom of Information (FOI) requests received |
324 |
317 |
325 |
398 |
1364 |
| Number of environmental Information (EIR) requests |
720 |
753 |
735 |
667 |
2875 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
1044 |
1070 |
1060 |
1065 |
4239 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less |
986 |
996 |
1027 |
920 |
3929 |
| Number of requests processed within 25 working days |
1004 |
1008 |
1035 |
987 |
4034 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working |
44 |
72 |
54 |
145 |
315 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working |
14 |
2 |
1 |
|
17 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - clarification |
20 |
12 |
18 |
15 |
65 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - public interest test |
4 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC does not hold information |
59 |
65 |
77 |
89 |
290 |
| Number of requests refused because requests considered vexatious |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Number of request refused due to repeated requests |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused as costs would exceed the 'appropriate' limit |
11 |
26 |
10 |
9 |
56 |
| Number of FOI requests refused under sections 22 - 44 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
27 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 20 working days |
94 |
93 |
97 |
86 |
93 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
96 |
94 |
98 |
93 |
95 |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | Jan - Mar |
|---|
| Number of freedom of information (FOI) requests received |
316 |
333 |
297 |
382 |
| Number of environmental information (EIR) requests |
844 |
897 |
704 |
728 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
1160 |
1230 |
1001 |
1110 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less |
1091 |
1174 |
947 |
1056 |
| Number of requests processed within 25 working days |
1146 |
1203 |
991 |
1094 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working |
14 |
28 |
10 |
14 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - clarification |
11 |
10 |
5 |
13 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - public interest test |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC does not hold information |
9 |
62 |
70 |
80 |
| Number of requests refused because requests considered vexatious |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of request refused due to repeated requests |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused as costs would exceed the 'appropriate' limit |
9 |
6 |
10 |
14 |
| Number of FOI requests refused under sections 22 - 44 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 20 working days |
94 |
95 |
95 |
95 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
98 |
98 |
99 |
99 |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | Jan - Mar |
|---|
| Number of freedom of information (FOI) requests received |
344 |
316 |
294 |
408 |
| Number of environmental information (EIR) requests |
678 |
682 |
529 |
606 |
| Total number of FOI and EIR requests received |
1022 |
998 |
823 |
1014 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less |
962 |
935 |
781 |
999 |
| Number of requests processed within 25 working days |
995 |
960 |
804 |
1012 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working |
58 |
62 |
39 |
15 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - clarification |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| Number of requests where 20 working days deadline extended as permitted in legislation - public interest test |
11 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC does not hold information |
94 |
66 |
69 |
22 |
| Number of requests refused because requests considered vexatious |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| Number of request refused due to repeated requests |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused as costs would exceed the 'appropriate' limit |
8 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
| Number of FOI requests refused under sections 22 - 44 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 20 working days |
94 |
94 |
95 |
98 |
| Percentage of requests answered within 25 working days |
97 |
96 |
98 |
99 |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | Jan - Mar |
|---|
| Number of freedom of information (FOI) requests received |
239 |
335 |
337 |
409 |
| Number of environmental information regulations (EIR) requests received |
2 |
457 |
340 |
555 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less to be processed |
199 |
709 |
630 |
904 |
| Number of request that took between 20 – 25 working days to be processed |
10 |
29 |
19 |
40 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
31 |
73 |
47 |
72 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests where 20 working day deadline extended as permitted in legislation – clarification |
7 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
| Number of requests where 20 working day deadline extended as permitted in legislation – public interest test |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC do not hold any of it |
35 |
40 |
30 |
78 |
| Number of requests refused due to vexatious |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused due to being repeats |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number that were refused as costs would exceed the appropriate limit |
1 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
| FOI requests where section 22-44 was the reason for refusal |
4 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| Percentage of Requests answered under 20 working days |
83% |
91% |
93% |
94% |
| Percentage of Requests answered between 20-25 working days |
87% |
96% |
97% |
98% |
- Answer:
| Statistic | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | Jan - Mar |
|---|
| Number of freedom of information (FOI) requests received |
198 |
175 |
189 |
267 |
| Number of environmental information regulations (EIR) requests received |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Number of requests that took 20 working days or less to be processed |
138 |
144 |
136 |
213 |
| Number of requests that took between 20 - 25 working days to be processed |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
22 |
| Number of FOI requests not answered within 20 working days |
60 |
31 |
54 |
55 |
| Number of EIR requests not answered within 20 working days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests where 20 working day deadline extended as permitted in legislation – clarification |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests where 20 working day deadline extended as permitted in legislation – public interest test |
3 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
| Number of requests where a fee was charged |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused in full because SCC do not hold any of it |
|
24 |
15 |
44 |
| Number of requests refused due to vexatious |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of requests refused due to being repeats |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number that were refused as costs would exceed the appropriate limit |
8 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| FOI requests where section 22-44 was the reason for refusal. |
3 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
| Percentage of Requests answered under 20 working days |
70% |
86% |
71% |
79% |
| Percentage of Requests answered between 20 - 25 working days |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
88% |