208 requests for information were received between 1 July and 30 September 2023, of those requests:

195 were answered within the 20 working day statutory time limit

2 were responded to late (officer error)

160 were granted in full (not exemption or exception was applied)

13 required clarification/further information from the applicants, 8 of which no response was received from applicant, therefore the request was closed and no further action was taken

83 requests were received, and then, upon further research, transferred/referred (some in part) to other local authorities/external organisation(s)

1 was permitted an extension to the response deadline

17 were partially withheld/refused

9 were fully withheld/refused

69 were responded to in full or part in accordance with the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR)

During this quarter, the average number of days that it took to respond to a request was 17.24 working days

Should you wish to find out more information about the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR), please visit the Information Commissioners website