Freedom of Information Compliance Statistics 2021

We publish details of our performance on handling requests for information made under the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations.

January to March

With the exception of EIRs, all figures relate to FoI requests received and/or responded to in Q1 January to March 2021.

Request status at the time of monitoring

Total FoI requests received1

Total EIR requests received*

FoIs not processed at at 30/06/2021

69

0

0

Timeliness of responses

Total FoI requests responded to1

Answered within 20 working days

Answered in excess of 20 working days but with permitted extension of statutory deadline**

Answered late

58

55

2

1

Responses

Total FoI requests responded to

Resolvable

Requests where advice and assistance provided2

Information not held

58

37

15

6

Outcome of resolvable requests

Resolvable

Granted in full

Granted in part3

Refused in full4

37

10

11

16

Total internal review requests received5

4

  • *Environmental Information Regulations
  • ** Includes requests where the Bank's exclusions have been applied

April to June

With the exception of EIRs, all figures relate to FoI requests received and/or responded to in Q2 April to June 2021.

Request status at the time of monitoring

Total FoI requests received1

Total EIR requests received*

FoIs not processed at at 30/09/2021

99

0

0

Timeliness of responses

Total FoI requests responded to1

Answered within 20 working days

Answered in excess of 20 working days but with permitted extension of statutory deadline**

Answered late

103

90

5

8

Responses

Total FoI requests responded to

Resolvable

Requests where advice and assistance provided2

Information not held

103

59

26

18

Outcome of resolvable requests

Resolvable

Granted in full

Granted in part3

Refused in full4

59

17

20

22

Total internal review requests received5

2

  • *Environmental Information Regulations
  • ** Includes requests where the Bank's exclusions have been applied

July to September

With the exception of EIRs, all figures relate to FoI requests received and/or responded to in Q3 July to September 2021.

Request status at the time of monitoring

Total FoI requests received1

Total EIR requests received*

FoIs not processed at at 31/12/2021

70

2

0

Timeliness of responses

Total FoI requests responded to1

Answered within 20 working days

Answered in excess of 20 working days but with permitted extension of statutory deadline**

Answered late

64

61

2

1

Responses

Total FoI requests responded to

Resolvable

Requests where advice and assistance provided2

Information not held

64

33

19

12

Outcome of resolvable requests

Resolvable

Granted in full

Granted in part3

Refused in full4

33

9

9

12

Total internal review requests received5

3

*Environmental Information Regulations
** Includes requests where the Bank's exclusions have been applied

October to December 2021

With the exception of EIRs, all figures relate to FoI requests received and/or responded to in Q4 October to December 2021.

Request status at the time of monitoring

Total FoI requests received1

Total EIR requests received*

FoIs not processed at at 31/03/2022

68

0

0

Timeliness of responses

Total FoI requests responded to1

Answered within 20 working days

Answered in excess of 20 working days but with permitted extension of statutory deadline**

Answered late

73

64

3

6

Responses

Total FoI requests responded to

Resolvable

Requests where advice and assistance provided2

Information not held

73

56

10

7

Outcome of resolvable requests

Resolvable

Granted in full

Granted in part3

Refused in full4

56

26

12

18

Total internal review requests received5

2

*Environmental Information Regulations
** Includes requests where the Bank's exclusions have been applied

Footnotes

  1. Please note, the total FoI requests received and responded to during the reporting period may differ. This could be due to receiving a FoI request during the reporting period which is subsequently responded to in the following quarter or where a request responded to was received in a previous reporting period
  2. Includes transferred requests and where we have sought clarification
  3. Includes where part information provided and (1) part not held (2) part not provided (eg exemptions/exclusions applied, over the cost threshold)
  4. Includes where exemptions or exclusions applied in full, vexatious, repeated requests, over the cost threshold, part not held but remainder exempted or excluded
  5. Includes requests where there is no right to an internal review as the Bank's exclusions have been applied to the original request

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