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Eveline Williams,
Please find a response below.

 1. How many freedom of information requests and environmental information
regulation requests did you receive in:

• Quarter 1 2024? - 149
• Quarter 4 2023? - 133
• Quarter 3 2023? - 151
• Quarter 2 2023? - 159
• Quarter 1 2023? - 175

 2. Do you hold data on freedom of information requests and environmental
information regulation requests submitted to your local authority in
2022? - Yes
 3. How many freedom of information requests and environmental information
regulation requests were fully or partially refused with an exemption
under the freedom of information act in:

• Quarter 1 2024? - 8
• Quarter 4 2023? - 3
• Quarter 3 2023? - 8
• Quarter 2 2023? - 10
• Quarter 1 2023? - 6

 4. How many freedom of information requests and environmental information
regulation requests were responded to after the 20 working day
deadline in:

• Quarter 1 2024? - 15
• Quarter 4 2023? - 15
• Quarter 3 2023? - 36
• Quarter 2 2023? - 50
• Quarter 1 2023? - 45

 5. How many staff do you have whose primary job is working on freedom of
information and environmental information regulation requests? - 0
 6. How many employees are employed at your local authority? -215
 7. How many employees are employed at your local authority to manage
complaints submitted from the public? - 0
 8. How many employees are employed at your local authority to manage data
breaches and data protection matters? - 0
 9. How many employees are employed at your local authority to manage
subject access requests matters? - 0 

Their are no full time positions or posts where their primary job at the
authority is to deal with 5, 7, 8 or 9 they are all part of various posts
in the authority.
You may, if dissatisfied with the treatment of your request, ask the
council to conduct a review of its decision under the council's complaints
procedure. The review will be carried out by someone who has not been
involved in dealing with your request for information. Please e-mail or
write if you would like a review.
If, following the review, you remain dissatisfied with the council's
treatment of your request then you may take your complaint to the
Information Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF.
 
Thanks                                                                                 
 
Ian Evenett
Ian Evenett
Internal Audit Manager
Finance and Property

Ext 01282 477175
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