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  • 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

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