Requests
Volume of Requests
- Total number of FOI requests received per month during 2009
- Average number of FOI requests received per institution per month during 2009
- Trend in mean average No. of FOI requests per institution per month
- Total number of EIR requests received per month during 2009
- Average number of EIR requests received per month during 2009
- Trend in mean average No. of EIR requests per institution per month
- Total volume of DPA requests received per month during 2009
- Average No. of DPA requests received per month during 2009
- Trend in mean average No. of DPA requests per institution per month
- Comparison of average No. of FOI requests received per institution per month
- Comparison of average No. of EIR requests received per institution per month
- Comparison of average No. of DPA requests received per institution per month
- Responses to total FOI and EIR requests received
- Comparison of trends in FOI and EIR disclosure rates
Types of request / Types of Requester / Responding to Requests
- Total No. of FOI responses by category
- Comparison of total No. of FOI requests received by category
- Total No. of FOI requests received by type of requester
- Total No. of EIR requests received by type of requester
- Comparison of total No. of FOI requests received by type of requester
- Comparison of total No. of EIR requests received by type of requester
- Time spent actively working on FOI request
- Total elapsed time spent on preparing FOI request
- Time spent actively working on EIR request
- Total elapsed time spent on preparing EIR request
- Time spent actively working on DPA request
- Total elapsed time spent on preparing DPA request
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No. of FOI and EIR requests received in 2009 which you did not complete in 20 days
144 requests out of a total of 3195 (4.5%) received were not completed within 20 working days
Of those 144, 19 (0.6%) were caused by extensions to the deadline to allow for consideration of the public interest test
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No. of DPA subject access requests received in 2009 which you did not complete in 40 days
24 Subject Access Requests out of a total of 1274 (3.1%) were not completed within 40 days
- Time taken to officially log an FOI and EIR request
- Time taken indentifying the relevant information sources
- Time taken locating and accessing the required information
- Time taken reviewing the information
- Time taken considering examples
- Time taken obtaining internal approval for decision taken
- Time taken redacting information
- Average No. of staff involved in responding to FOI request
- Average No. of staff involved in responding to EIR request
- Average No. of staff involved in responding to DPA request
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No. of FOI or EIR requests received during 2009 for which you requested a fee
There were no FOI or EIR requests in 2009 which resulted in a fee being charged
No. of FOI or EIR requests received during 2009 for which you charged for disbursement
1 out of 3195 requests (0.03%) which were either answered partially or in full resulted in disbursements being charged
No. of DPA subject access requests received during 2009 for which you charged a £10 fee for
455 out of 1274 Subject Access Requests (36.0%) required payment of a £10 fee
No. of institutions that publish FOI and EIR requests received and the answers/information given
4 institutions do publish the information they provide
39 institutions do not
- Reasons stated for not implementing a Disclosure Log
Exemptions applied and Appeals Process
- No. of times each exemption has been used to withhold information for FOI requests
- No. of times each exemption has been used to withhold information under FOISA
- No. of times each exemption has been used to withhold information for EIR requests
Key to exemption numbers
12. Exemption where cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit
21. Information accessible to applicant by other means.
22. Information intended for future publication.
23. Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters.
24. National security.
25. Certificates under ss. 23 and 24: supplementary provisions.
26. Defence.
27. International relations.
28. Relations within the United Kingdom.
29. The economy.
30. Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities.
31. Law enforcement.
32. Court records, etc.
33. Audit functions.
34. Parliamentary privilege.
35. Formulation of government policy, etc.
36. Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs.
37. Communications with Her Majesty, etc. and honours.
38. Health and safety.
39. Environmental information.
40. Personal information.
41. Information provided in confidence.
42. Legal professional privilege.
43. Commercial interests.
44. Prohibitions on disclosure. - Comparison of times each exemption has been used to withhold information under FOI
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No. of requests for information which have been partially or completely refused by the institution that have subsequently been subject to an internal appeal
70 decisions to withhold information have been subject to an internal appeal (0.47% of all FOI/EIR requests received)
Of these
48 Upheled by the internal appeal
15 Overruled by the internal appeal
7 Decisions still pending -
No. of requests that have been subject to external appeal (i.e. involving the Office of the Information Commissioner, Scottish Information Commissioner, the Information Tribunal or the Court of Sessions)
15 decisions to withhold information have been the subject of external appeal (0.42% of all FOI/EIR/DPA requests received). 9 related to FOI, 1 to EIR and 5 to DPA information requests.
How many of these decisions to refuse a request, either partially or completely, were:
FOI EIR DPA Upheld completely by the external appeal 1 0 2 Upheld in part by the external appeal 2 0 0 Overruled by the external appeal 1 0 0 -
No. of times institutions have sought legal advice when responding to a request or appeal
Legal advice has been sought on 31 occasions regarding FOI matters
20 times regarding DPA issues and there were none regarding the EIR
