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Dear Raymond Perry, 
Freedom of Information Request (our reference FOI23155)
We refer to your Freedom of Information request dated 23/03/2023. 
You requested the following information:
“...I would like to know, during each of the calendar years 2019, 2020,
2021, 2022, and 2023 (to date)
(i) On how many occasions has the University of Bristol failed to respond
to a Freedom of Information Act request within the statutory 20 working
day time limit required by law.

(ii) On how many occasions, when an internal review has been requested,
has the University of Bristol failed to conduct an internal review and
notify the requesting party of the outcome of the internal review within
the 20 working day timeframe mentioned in the ICO Code of Practice.

I would like each of (i) and (ii) as an absolute number e.g. 4, and a
percentage e.g. 10% of requests received..."
University’s Response
Further to Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the “Act”) we
confirm that the information requested is held by the University of
Bristol (the “University”).
Please note, the below data does not include cases which are still active
or on hold. Also note, the University is permitted to extend the deadline
to respond to a Freedom of Information request and an internal review by
up to an additional 20 working days (total 40 working days). For Qi in the
below data, where the University extended a deadline and responded within
that time period the request has not been classed as late. For Qii, the
data relates to all requests which were responded to beyond the 20 working
day deadline.
Qi. 

2019 – 275 (44.79%)

2020 – 351 (55.19%)

2021 – 131 (20.47%)

2022 – 28 (4.33%)

2023 – 7  (5.26%) 
Qii. 

2019 – 1 (33%)

2020 – 8 (100%)

2021 – 16 (76.19%)

2022 – 28 (87.5%)

2023 – 3 (75%) 

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Kind Regards
Freedom of Information Team
University of Bristol

To: SecOInformation Governance ([University of Bristol request email])
From: Raymond Perry ([FOI #963823 email])
Title: Freedom of Information request - Freedom of Information request
compliance
Sent: 23/03/2023 09:27

Dear University of Bristol,
I would like to know, during each of the calendar years 2019, 2020, 2021,
2022, and 2023 (to date)
(i) On how many occasions has the University of Bristol failed to respond
to a Freedom of Information Act request within the statutory 20 working
day time limit required by law.
(ii) On how many occasions, when an internal review has been requested,
has the University of Bristol failed to conduct an internal review and
notify the requesting party of the outcome of the internal review within
the 20 working day timeframe mentioned in the ICO Code of Practice.
I would like each of (i) and (ii) as an absolute number e.g. 4, and a
percentage e.g. 10% of requests received.
Yours faithfully,
Raymond Perry
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