FOI request (FOIR-397501005)

Total FOI requests

Requested Mon 31 January 2022
Responded  Thu 03 February 2022

Please can I request that you supply me with the following information:

1. The number of total FOI requests the council has received in:

a. 2020-21

b. 2019-20

c. 2018-19

d. 2017-18

e. 2016-17

2. The number of total FOI requests the council has approved in:

a. 2020-21

b. 2019-20

c. 2018-19

d. 2017-18

e. 2016-17

3. The number of total FOI requests the council has declined in:

a. 2020-21

b. 2019-20

c. 2018-19

d. 2017-18

e. 2016-17

4. The number of total FOI requests the council has declined for the reasons of absolute exemptions in:

a. 2020-21

b. 2019-20

c. 2018-19

d. 2017-18

e. 2016-17

5. The number of total FOI requests the council has declined for the reasons of qualified exemptions in:

a. 2020-21

b. 2019-20

c. 2018-19

d. 2017-18

e. 2016-17

Response

Statistics that are held run from January to December rather than April to March.

Q1:

2016 - 813

2017 - 843

2018 - 982

2019 - 884

2020 - 760

2021 - 732

Q2:

2016 - 812

2017 - 843

2018 - 982

2019 - 884

2020 - 760

2021 - 731

Q3:

2016 - 1

2017 - 0

2018 - 0

2019 - 0

2020 - 0

2021 - 1

Q4:

The following figures reflect the request being refused in full by the use of an absolute exemption.

2016 - 12

2017 - 2

2018 - 3

2019 - 0

2020 - 1

2021 - 2

The following figures reflect the request being partly refused by the use of an absolute exemption.

2016 - 88

2017 - 99

2018 - 84

2019 - 89

2020 - 75

2021 - 65

Q5:

2016 - 48

2017 - 34

2018 - 47

2019 - 49

2020 - 34

2021 - 39