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Freedom of Information compliance data

Quarterly reports providing information about the Freedom of Information (FoI) requests received by the University.


Factsheet

The reports cover the whole calendar year and quarters, which include the following months:

  • quarter one - January, February, and March
  • quarter two - April, May, and June
  • quarter three - July, August, and September
  • quarter four - October, November, and December

2025 data report

Data Quarter one Quarter two Quarter three Quarter four Whole year
New requests 71 93
Requests closed or withdrawn 1 9 8
Requests answered within 20 working days 2 61 (98%) 80 (94%)
Requests completed after 20 working days 1 5
Information provided in full (where held) 3 31 (50%) 41 (48%)
Information partly withheld 4 15 (24%) 21 (25%)
All information withheld 4 3 (5%) 3 (4%)
Information not held 3 (5%) 8 (9%)
Responses reviewed or appealed 0 0

2024 data report

Data Quarter one Quarter two Quarter three Quarter four Whole year
New requests 85 86 100 81 352
Requests closed or withdrawn 1 9 6 7 6 27
Requests answered within 20 working days 2 76 (100%) 79 (99%) 93 (99%) 74 (99%) 322 (99%)
Requests completed after 20 working days 0 1 1 1 3
Information provided in full (where held) 3 28 (37%) 27 (34%) 39 (41%) 30 (40%) 124 (38%)
Information partly withheld 4 14 (18%) 25 (31%) 34 (36%) 25 (33%) 98 (30%)
All information withheld 4 4 (5%) 4 (5%) 2 (2%) 4 (5%) 14 (4%)
Information not held 12 (16%) 4 (5%) 6 (6%) 5 (7%) 27 (8%)
Responses reviewed or appealed 1 2 0 0 3

2023 data report

Data Quarter one Quarter two Quarter three Quarter four Whole year
New requests 91 83 103 75 352
Requests closed or withdrawn 1 2 4 6 5 17
Requests answered within 20 working days 2 89 (100%) 77 (97%) 97 (100%) 70 (100%) 333 (99%)
Requests completed after 20 working days 0 2 0 0 2
Information provided in full (where held) 3 33 (37%) 31 (40%) 37 (38%) 15 (21%) 116 (35%)
Information partly withheld 4 22 (25%) 22 (28%) 33 (34%) 34 (49%) 111 (33%)
All information withheld 4 11 (12%) 6 (8%) 4 (4%) 7 (10%) 28 (8%)
Information not held 11 (12%) 7 (9%) 13 (13%) 10 (14%) 41 (12%)
Responses reviewed or appealed 1 1 0 3 5

2022 data report

Data Quarter one Quarter two Quarter three Quarter four Whole year
New requests 87 71 93 86 337
Requests closed or withdrawn 1 10 2 1 6 19
Requests answered within 20 working days 2 77 (100%) 69 (100%) 92 (100%) 80 (100%) 318 (100%)
Requests completed after 20 working days 0 0 0 0 0
Information provided in full (where held) 3 31 (40%) 33 (49%) 35 (38%) 26 (33%) 125 (39%)
Information partly withheld 4 26 (34%) 13 (19%) 25 (27%) 25 (31%) 89 (28%)
All information withheld 4 5 (6%) 7 (10%) 3 (3%) 7 (9%) 22 (7%)
Information not held 5 (6%) 9 (13%) 8 (9%) 13 (16%) 35 (11%)
Responses reviewed or appealed 1 0 2 0 3

2021 data report

Data Quarter one Quarter two Quarter three Quarter four Whole year
New requests 104 91 109 69 373
Requests closed or withdrawn 1 3 (3%) 2 (2%) 6 (6%) 5 (7%) 16 (4%)
Requests answered within 20 working days 2 100 (99%) 89 (100%) 103 (100%) 64 (100%) 356 (99.7%)
Requests completed after 20 working days 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.3%)
Information provided in full (where held) 3 43 (43%) 44 (49%) 50 (49%) 30 (47%) 167 (47%)
Information partly withheld 4 38 (38%) 14 (16%) 24 (23%) 18 (28%) 94 (26%)
All information withheld 4 9 (9%) 5 (6%) 9 (9%) 8 (13%) 31 (9%)
Information not held 1 (1%) 3 (3%) 10 (10%) 1 (1%) 15 (4%)
Responses reviewed or appealed 0 2 2 1 5

2020 data report

Data Quarter one Quarter two Quarter three Quarter four Whole year
New requests 103 48 81 101 333
Requests closed or withdrawn 1 6 (6%) 4 (8%) 1 (1%) 3 (3%) 14 (4%)
Requests answered within 20 working days 2 97 (100%) 43 (98%) 78 (98%) 98 (100%) 316 (99%)
Requests completed after 20 working days 0 (0%) 1 (2%) 2 (3%) 0 (0%) 3 (1%)
Information provided in full (where held) 3 38 (39%) 19 (43%) 31 (39%) 46 (47%) 134 (42%)
Information partly withheld 4 49 (51%) 23 (52%) 23 (29%) 35 (36%) 130 (41%)
All information withheld 4 8 (8%) 1 (2%) 9 (11%) 6 (6%) 24 (8%)
Information not held 2 (2%) 1 (2%) 6 (9%) 1 (1%) 10 (3%)
Responses reviewed or appealed 3 (3%) 0 (0%) 2 (3%) 4 (4%) 9 (3%)

2019 data report

Data Quarter one Quarter two Quarter three Quarter four Whole year
New requests 90 94 100 93 377
Requests closed or withdrawn 1 5 (6%) 0 (0%) 5 (5%) 4 (4%) 14 (14%)
Requests answered within 20 working days 2 83 (98%) 92 (98%) 95 (100%) 89 (100%) 359 (99%)
Requests completed after 20 working days 2 (2%) 2 (2%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 4 (1%)
Information provided in full (where held) 3 40 (47%) 41 (44%) 56 (59%) 46 (52%) 183 (50%)
Information partly withheld 4 39 (46%) 41 (44%) 27 (28%) 39 (44%) 146 (41%)
All information withheld 4 3 (3%) 6 (6%) 7 (7%) 3 (3%) 19 (5%)
Information not held 3 (3%) 6 (6%) 5 (5%) 1 (1%) 15 (4%)
Responses reviewed or appealed 1 (1%) 2 (2%) 2 (2%) 1 (1%) 6 (2%)

2018 data report

Data Quarter three Quarter four Whole year
New requests 92 81 347
Requests closed or withdrawn 1 5 (5%) 2 (2%) 14 (4%)
Requests answered within 20 working days 2 84 (97%) 79 (100%) 327 (98%)
Requests completed after 20 working days 3 (3%) 0 (0%) 6 (2%)
Information provided in full (where held) 3 44 (51%) 35 (44%) 142 (43%)
Information partly withheld 4 28 (32%) 29 (37%) 145 (44%)
All information withheld 4 7 (8%) 7 (9%) 23 (7%)
Information not held 8 (9%) 8 (10%) 23 (7%)
Responses reviewed or appealed 2 (2%) 5 (6%) 10 (3%)

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  1. Due to clarification not being provided; or requestor either satisfied with published information once indicated or withdrawing their request.  

  2. Of requests that were not closed, or withdrawn by the applicant. Including any additional time allowed for under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) where clarification was sought from the applicant, or a public interest test conducted, and under the section 7 provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR).  

  3. Of completed requests.  

  4. Under FOIA exemptions.  

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