FOI performance, internal audits, internal reviews and compliance

FOI request ' FOI team performance, internal audits, internal reviews and compliance data (1 Jan 2023 ' present) Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 please provide the following information for the period 1 January 2023 ' present relating to the Council's handling of Freedom of Information requests: Copies of any internal audit reports, audit review documents, or independent reviews that examine the council's FOI compliance, FOI team performance, or information-governance arrangements. (If full reports are withheld, please provide executive summaries and the action plans.) Any internal review decisions or findings relating to FOI handling conducted by the FOI team, legal team, or governance team (including minutes, summaries or outcome letters). The council's FOI performance metrics by month for the period requested: number of requests received, number responded to, number responded within 20 working days, number of internal review requests, number of referrals to the ICO, and number of ICO decisions upheld in favour of the requester. The most recent FOI policy / procedure / standard operating procedure used by the FOI team (including any escalation or exemptions guidance provided to staff). Training records (headcount only) showing how many FOI staff attended formal FOI training in each year (name of provider and date of training can be included if not personal data). Copies of any published or unpublished internal 'management information' reports showing FOI compliance trends, redaction rates, or common exemptions used. Any records of complaints about FOI handling by the public in the period and the number resolved/ upheld (aggregated figures and anonymised summaries). If any of the requested documents are withheld under FOI exemptions (for example, because they are internal deliberative documents), please cite the exemption precisely and provide an explanation of the public-interest test applied. If full documents cannot be provided, please supply aggregated or redacted alternatives (e.g., executive summary, anonymised metrics). Please treat this as a formal FOI request and respond within 20 working days. I will publish non-sensitive responses in the public interest.


FOI Reference : 3247564
Received Date: 17/09/2025