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    • FOI request (FOIR-565731237)

      FOI and SAR Statistics

      Requested Wed 29 November 2023
      Responded Mon 11 December 2023

      Please may you provide me with the below information for each calendar year from 2019 till now:

      FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS (FOIs)

      1. The total number of FOIs received

      2. The total number of FOIs responded to on time

      3. The total number of FOIs responded to after the due date

      4. The longest delay in responding to an FOI

      5. The total number of FOIs overdue awaiting a response

      6. The total number of internal reviews requested

      7. How many officers you have dedicated to the FOI role as either a full job or part of their job description/responsibilities?

      SUBJECT ACCESS REQUESTS (SARs)

      1. The total number of SARs received

      2. The total number of SARs responded to on time

      3. The total number of SARs responded to after the due date

      4. the total number of SARs complexed

      5. The longest delay in responding to a SAR

      6. The total number of SARs overdue awaiting a response

      7. The total number of internal reviews requested

      8. How many officers you have dedicated to the SAR role as either a full job or part of their job description/responsibilities?


      Response

      FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS (FOIs)

      1. The total number of FOIs received:

      2019 - 884

      2020 - 760

      2021 - 732

      2022 - 683

      2023 - 711 (to date)

      2. The total number of FOIs responded to on time:

      2019 - 742

      2020 - 606

      2021 - 614

      2022 - 539

      2023 - 629 (to date)

      3. The total number of FOIs responded to after the due date:

      2019 - 142

      2020 - 154

      2021 - 118

      2022 - 144

      2023 - 82 (to date)

      4. The longest delay in responding to an FOI:

      2019 - 87 days

      2020 - 165 days

      2021 - 158 days

      2022 - 123 days

      2023 - 80 days (to date)

      5. The total number of FOIs overdue awaiting a response:

      2019 - 0

      2020 - 0

      2021 - 0

      2022 - 0

      2023 - 33 (to date), most have not reached the 20-day deadline

      6. The total number of internal reviews requested:

      2019 - 10

      2020 - 21

      2021 - 8

      2022 - 13

      2023 - 10 (to date)

      7. How many officers you have dedicated to the FOI role as either a full job or part of their job description/responsibilities:

      2

      SUBJECT ACCESS REQUESTS (SARs)

      1. The total number of SARs received:

      2019 - 6

      2020 - 10

      2021 - 9

      2022 - 5

      2023 - 13 (to date)

      2. The total number of SARs responded to on time:

      2019 - 6

      2020 - 10

      2021 - 9

      2022 - 5

      2023 - 13 (to date)

      3. The total number of SAR's responded to after the due date:

      2019 - 0

      2020 - 0

      2021 - 0

      2022 - 0

      2023 - 0 (to date)

      4. the total number of SARs complexed:

      2019 - 0

      2020 - 0

      2021 - 0

      2022 - 0

      2023 - 0 (to date)

      5. The longest delay in responding to an SAR:

      Not applicable - All SARs completed within target time

      6. The total number of SARs overdue awaiting a response

      Not applicable - All SARs completed within target time

      7. The total number of internal reviews requested

      None

      8. How many officers you have dedicated to the SAR role as either a full job or part of their job description/responsibilities

      1

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