Here you will find the number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests processed per month since 2018
Everyone has the right to request information held by any local authority. In most cases you will be sent the requested information within 20 working days. Sometimes information may be exempt from disclosure. There are a number of exemptions set out in the Freedom of Information Act (for example, if the requested information includes personal information).
The following table gives a breakdown of the number of requests received per month, plus the number and percentage of requests processed within the legal time frame according to FOI request 20 working days, EIR requests 20 working days and Subject Access Request one calendar month. The table also includes the average number of days it takes to answer a request.
At the bottom of the page you will find the Authorities Public Disclosure Logs for 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018. The Disclosure Log will be updated every year.
Information produced from the Authorities official recording system.
| Month | Number of Requests FOI’s, EIR’s SAR’s | Answered within the legal time frame 20/30 Working Days | % Answered within the legal time frame 20/30 | Average number of days to answer a Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | 189 | |||
| April 2022 | 195 | 174 | 89% | 15 days |
| March 2022 | 212 | 190 | 90% | 16 days |
| February 2022 | 185 | 158 | 85% | 15 days |
| January 2022 | 180 | 156 | 87% | 16 days |
| December 2021 | 157 | 136 | 87% | 17 days |
| November 2021 | 207 | 171 | 83% | 19 days |
| October 2021 | 186 | 161 | 87% | 18 days |
| September 2021 | 169 | 148 | 89% | 21 days |
| August 2021 | 196 | 167 | 85% | 17 days |
| July 2021 | 169 | 138 | 82% | 24 days |
| June 2021 | 169 | 147 | 87% | 17 days |
| May 2021 | 141 | 107 | 76% | 16 days |
| April 2021 | 168 | 134 | 80% | 18 days |
| March 2021 | 171 | 126 | 74% | 25 days |
| February 2021 | 186 | 150 | 81% | 20 days |
| January 2021 | 145 | 129 | 89% | 18 days |
| December 2020 | 158 | 121 | 77% | 22 days |
| November 2020 | 167 | 141 | 84% | 20 days |
| October 2020 | 185 | 157 | 85% | 22 days |
| September 2020 | 176 | 144 | 82% | 21 days |
| August 2020 | 151 | 140 | 93% | 16 days |
| July 2020 | 168 | 148 | 88% | 21 days |
| June 2020 | 140 | 127 | 91% | 15 days |
| May 2020 | 107 | 93 | 87% | 20 days |
| April 2020 | 114 | 105 | 92% | 18 days |
| March 2020 | 127 | 112 | 88% | 27 days |
| February 2020 | 173 | 158 | 87% | 20 days |
| January 2020 | 188 | 163 | 97% | 14 days |
| December 2019 | 145 | 130 | 90% | 15 days |
| November 2019 | 198 | 187 | 94% | 13 days |
| October 2019 | 224 | 207 | 92% | 16 days |
| September 2019 | 176 | 163 | 93% | 15 days |
| August 2019 | 204 | 181 | 89% | 16 days |
| July 2019 | 214 | 195 | 91% | 14 days |
| June 2019 | 164 | 153 | 93% | 14 days |
| May 2019 | 176 | 163 | 93% | 17 days |
| April 2019 | 174 | 166 | 95% | 15 days |
| March 2019 | 191 | 182 | 95% | 13 days |
| February 2019 | 159 | 151 | 95% | 12 days |
| January 2019 | 244 | 230 | 94% | 14 days |
| December 2018 | 117 | 117 | 100% | 9 days |
| November 2018 | 192 | 188 | 98% | 10 days |
| October 2018 | 182 | 176 | 97% | 10 days |
| September 2018 | 158 | 150 | 95% | 13 days |
| August 2018 | 200 | 186 | 93% | 15 days |
| July 2018 | 210 | 195 | 93% | 12 days |
| June 2018 | 188 | 181 | 96% | 12 days |
| May 2018 | 200 | 185 | 93% | 14 days |
| April 2018 | 194 | 184 | 95% | 12 days |
| March 2018 | 166 | 154 | 93% | 15 days |
| February 2018 | 177 | 165 | 93% | 13 days |
| January 2018 | 194 | 193 | 99% | 11 days |