Freedom of information

Compliance statistics

Mansfield District Council publishes here details of our performance on handling requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations.

1 April to 30 June 2021

  • Requests received during the period – 212
  • Received requests that have not yet been processed – 56 (26%)
  • Received requests –
    • that were met within the statutory deadline – 128 (72%)
    • that had the deadline extended – 0 (0%)
    • where the processing took longer than the statutory deadline – 50 (28%)
  • Requests where the information was granted in full – 124
  • Requests where the information was refused in full – 18
  • Requests where the information was granted in part and refused in part – 8
  • Requests where the information was not held – 13
  • Requests that were invalid – 3
  • Requests that were withdrawn – 0
  • Requests received that have been referred for internal review – 0

1 January to 31 March 2021

  • Requests received during the period – 227
  • Received requests that have not yet been processed – 79 (35%)
  • Received requests –
    • that were met within the statutory deadline – 105 (46%)
    • that had the deadline extended – 0 (0%)
    • where the processing took longer than the statutory deadline – 122 (54%)
  • Requests where the information was granted in full – 117
  • Requests where the information was refused in full – 9
  • Requests where the information was granted in part and refused in part – 4
  • Requests where the information was not held – 23
  • Requests that were invalid – 1
  • Requests that were withdrawn – 0
  • Requests received that have been referred for internal review – 0

2020

1 January to 31 March 2020

  • Requests received during the period - 278
  • Received requests that have not yet been processed - 6 (3%)
  • Received requests - 
    • that were met within the statutory deadline - 269 (99%)
    • that had the deadline extended - 0 (0%)
    • where the processing took longer than the statutory deadline - 3 (1%)
  • Requests where the information was granted in full - 184 (68%)
  • Requests where the information was refused in full - 20 (7.5%)
  • Requests where the information  was granted in part and refused in part - 23 (8%)
  • Requests where the information was not held - 39 (14%)
  • Requests that were invalid - 4 (1.5%)
  • Requests that were withdrawn - 2 (1%)
  • Requests received that have been referred for internal review - 0 (0%)

1 April to 30 June 2020

  • Requests received during the period - 163
  • Received requests that have not yet been processed - 30 (18%)
  • Received requests - 
    • that were met within the statutory deadline - 130 (80%)
    • that had the deadline extended - 1 (1%)
    • where the processing took longer than the statutory deadline - 32 (19%)
  • Requests where the information was granted in full - 78 (59%)
  • Requests where the information was refused in full - 18 (14%)
  • Requests where the information  was granted in part and refused in part - 7 (5%)
  • Requests where the information was not held - 25 (19%)
  • Requests that were invalid - 4 (2%)
  • Requests that were withdrawn - 1 (1%)
  • Requests received that have been referred for internal review - 1 (1%)

1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020

  • Requests received during the period – 244
  • Received requests that have not yet been processed – 110 (45%)
  • Received requests –
    • that were met within the statutory deadline – 101 (75%)
    • that had the deadline extended – 1 (1%)
    • where the processing took longer than the statutory deadline – 32 (5%)
  • Requests where the information was granted in full – 85
  • Requests where the information was refused in full – 51
  • Requests where the information was granted in part and refused in part – 14
  • Requests where the information was not held – 20
  • Requests that were invalid – 12
  • Requests that were withdrawn – 5
  • Requests received that have been referred for internal review – 3

1 October to 31 December 2020

  • Requests received during the period – 229
  • Received requests that have not yet been processed – 129 (56%)
  • Received requests –
    • that were met within the statutory deadline – 79 (34%)
    • that had the deadline extended – 0 (0%)
    • where the processing took longer than the statutory deadline – 150 (66%)
  • Requests where the information was granted in full – 89 (89%)
  • Requests where the information was refused in full – 4 (4%)
  • Requests where the information was granted in part and refused in part – 0 (0%)
  • Requests where the information was not held – 7 (7%)
  • Requests that were invalid – 0 (0%)
  • Requests that were withdrawn – 0 (0%)
  • Requests received that have been referred for internal review – 1

1 January to 31 December 2020

  • Requests received during the period – 919
  • Received requests that have not yet been processed – 136 (15%)
  • Received requests –
    • that were met within the statutory deadline – 624 (68%)
    • that had the deadline extended – 1 (0%)
    • where the processing took longer than the statutory deadline – 294 (32%)
  • Requests where the information was granted in full – 547 (70%)
  • Requests where the information was refused in full – 61 (8%)
  • Requests where the information was granted in part and refused in part – 59 (8%)
  • Requests where the information was not held – 100 (13%)
  • Requests that were invalid – 10 (1%)
  • Requests that were withdrawn – 6 (1%)
  • Requests received that have been referred for internal review – 5