Totals for FOI Requests and FOI Section 21 Exemptions in 2016

The request was successful.

Dear Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council,

I would like to make an FOI request for the following pieces of information:

1) How many FOI requests did you receive in the year Jan 1st 2016 - Dec 31st 2016 (or your equivalent business/financial year), and;

2) How many FOI Section 21 exemptions did you employ during this same time period?

Yours faithfully,

Nick Jackson

Freedom of Information, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Jackson,

Thank you for your email received on 3rd October 2017 requesting information about Totals for FOI Requests and FOI Section 21 Exemptions in 2016.

I have recorded your request for information under reference F2017.10.3954.

This has been passed to the relevant service and you will receive a response by 31 October 2017.

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You will be informed if a fee is to be applied before information is to be provided.

If you need further information please contact me.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information
Knowsley MBC
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX

Freedom of Information, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Jackson,

 

Freedom of Information request F2017-10-3954

 

We have looked into your request for information about Freedom of
Information requests and Section 21 Exemptions, and our response is shown
below.

 

1)   How many FOI requests did you receive in the year Jan 1st 2016 - Dec
31st 2016 

 

We received a total of 1190 requests during the year 1st January 2016 -
31st December 2016.

 

2) How many FOI Section 21 exemptions did you employ during this same time
period?

 

0

 

If you need further information please see contact details below.

 

Kind regards,

 

Freedom of Information

Knowsley MBC

Archway Road

Huyton

Knowsley

Merseyside

L36 9UX

 

 

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