The Council’s response rates for Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulation requests for the year to date are as follows:
| Apr-24 | May-24 | Jun-24 | Jul-24 | Aug-24 | Sep-24 | Oct-24 | Nov-24 | Dec-24 | Jan-25 | Feb-25 | Mar-25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information requests received (number) | 192 | 180 | 131 | 154 | 132 | 125 | 143 | 147 | 137 | 175 | 162 | 187 |
| Responses sent (number) | 194 | 172 | 163 | 151 | 116 | 136 | 137 | 146 | 123 | 151 | 158 | 183 |
| Requests granted in full | 97 | 91 | 85 | 71 | 58 | 78 | 68 | 76 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 103 |
| Requests refused in full | 19 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
| Information not held | 46 | 33 | 28 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 22 | 37 | 34 | 49 |
| Requests part granted and part refused (including Information not held) | 32 | 22 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 32 | 20 |
| Number of open requests at month end | 100 | 105 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 69 | 72 | 63 | 87 | 106 | 102 | 116 |
| Number of requests completed in less than 20 days | 170 | 155 | 141 | 129 | 102 | 116 | 119 | 133 | 110 | 143 | 136 | 164 |
| Number of requests completed in more than 20 days | 24 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 19 |
| Internal Review Requests | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Compliance rates (%) | 96% | 97% | 93% | 92% | 93% | 98% | 97% | 92% | 98% | 93% | 96% | 96% |