Freedom of Information Compliance Statistics 2023

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 2023.

Request status at the time of monitoring

Total FoI requests received1

Total EIR requests received*

FoIs not processed at at 30/06/2023

84

1

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

79

72

0

7

Responses

Total FoI requests responded to

Resolvable

Requests where advice and assistance provided2

Information not held

79

53

17

9

Outcome of resolvable requests

Resolvable

Granted in full

Granted in part3

Refused in full4

53

18

14

21

Total internal review requests received5

3
  • *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 2023.

Request status at the time of monitoring

Total FoI requests received1

Total EIR requests received*

FoIs not processed at at 30/09/2023

70

1

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

68

60

3

5

Responses

Total FoI requests responded to

Resolvable

Requests where advice and assistance provided2

Information not held

68

55

7

6

Outcome of resolvable requests

Resolvable

Granted in full

Granted in part3

Refused in full4

55

20

13

22

Total internal review requests received5

4
  • *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 2023.

Request status at the time of monitoring

Total FoI requests received1

Total EIR requests received*

FoIs not processed at 31/12/2023

92

3

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

97

90

0

7

Responses

Total FoI requests responded to

Resolvable

Requests where advice and assistance provided2

Information not held

97

78

10

9

Outcome of resolvable requests

Resolvable

Granted in full

Granted in part3

Refused in full4

78

25

24

29

Total internal review requests received5

5
  • *Environmental Information Regulations
  • ** Includes requests where the Bank's exclusions have been applied

October to December

With the exception of EIRs, all figures relate to FoI requests received and/or responded to in Q4 October to December 2023.

Request status at the time of monitoring

Total FoI requests received1

Total EIR requests received*

FoIs not processed at 31/03/2024

60

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

68

63

1

4

Responses

Total FoI requests responded to

Resolvable

Requests where advice and assistance provided2

Information not held

68

46

8

14

Outcome of resolvable requests

Resolvable

Granted in full

Granted in part3

Refused in full4

46

18

16

12

Total internal review requests received5

5
  • *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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This page was last updated 28 March 2024