FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/01076
- Request Date
- July 5, 2016
- Subject
- FOI Policy
- Description
- A copy of your department’s guidance to processing freedom of information requests. To include your organisations policy on handling freedom of information request and the internal process you have within your department.
- How many requests have you received from 01 January 2016 to date, broken down by month if possible?
- How many staff do you employ within your Freedom of Information department?
- Since 01 January 2016, how many FOI’s have breached the Act?
- Since 01 January 2016, what is the longest breach you have had, if any? Can you please explain the reason for breaching the 20 day deadline?
- Response
1. Please see attached Trust Policy and local procedure.
2.
January 2016 – 47
February 2016 – 47
March 2016 – 51
April 2016 – 63
May 2016 – 61
June 2016 – 66
*The above figures are totals for FOI and EIR requests
3. Resource available to manage FOI requests is equivalent to 0.75 whole time equivalent staff.
4. There were 30 breaches from 01 January 2016 up to the time this request was received.