The University publishes details of our performance on handling requests for information made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
We publish these statistics quarterly, in line with best practice recommendations in the Freedom of Information Code of Practice.
Contact foi@uea.ac.uk for more information about the University’s Information Compliance work.
| 2019 | Jan-Mar | April-June | July - Sept | Oct - Dec | Annual Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests received | 99 | 83 | 138 | 98 | 418 |
| Outstanding requests from this period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avg. no. of working days taken to respond | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
| Requests where deadline was extended, or where statutory deadline was exceeded | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Requests closed due to lack of valid name or clarification of requirements | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Requests handled informally as 'Business as Usual' | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Requests withdrawn by requester | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Requests where information was disclosed in full | 48 | 38 | 75 | 50 | 211 |
| Requests where information was refused in full, inc. where we neither confirmed nor denied information was held | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 49 |
| Requests where information was not held at all | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Requests where information was supplied in part where held | 22 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 81 |
| Number of requests where information was disclosed in part and refused in part (Partially withheld) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 2020 | Jan-Mar | April-June | July - Sept | Oct - Dec | Annual Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests received | 86 | 49 | 100 | 96 | 332 |
| Outstanding requests | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Avg. no. of working days taken to respond | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| Requests where deadline was extended, or where statutory deadline was exceeded | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Requests closed due to lack of valid name or clarification of requirements | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Requests handled informally as 'Business as Usual' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Requests withdrawn by requester | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Requests where information was disclosed in full | 38 | 20 | 48 | 61 | 167 |
| Requests where information was refused in full, inc. where we neither confirmed nor denied information was held | 12 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 39 |
| Requests where information was not held at all | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Requests where information was supplied in part where held | 12 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 48 |
| Number of requests where information was disclosed in part and refused in part (Partially withheld) | 13 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 42 |
| 2021 | Jan-Mar | April-June | July - Sept | Oct - Dec | Annual Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests received | 94 | 105 | 100 | 73 | 372 |
| Outstanding requests | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Avg. no. of working days taken to respond | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Requests where deadline was extended, or where statutory deadline was exceeded | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Requests closed due to lack of valid name or clarification of requirements | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Requests handled informally as 'Business as Usual' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Requests withdrawn by requester | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Requests where information was disclosed in full | 52 | 46 | 48 | 32 | 178 |
| Requests where information was refused in full, inc. where we neither confirmed nor denied information was held | 16 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 48 |
| Requests where information was not held at all | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Requests where information was supplied in part where held | 10 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 72 |
| 2022 | Jan-Mar | April-June | July - Sept | Oct - Dec | Annual Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests received | 94 | 75 | 111 | 88 | 367 |
| Outstanding requests | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Avg. no. of working days taken to respond | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14.5 |
| Requests where deadline was extended, or where statutory deadline was exceeded | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Requests closed due to lack of valid name or clarification of requirements | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Requests handled informally as 'Business as Usual' | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Requests withdrawn by requester | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Requests where information was disclosed in full | 40 | 30 | 58 | 34 | 162 |
| Requests where information was fully withheld due to exemptions, inc. where we neither confirmed nor denied information was held | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 25 |
| Requests where information was not held at all – request refused due to information not being held | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| Requests where information was supplied in part where held | 19 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 75 |
| Requests where information was disclosed in part and refused in part - partially withheld | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 47 |
| 2023 | Jan-Mar | April-June | July - Sept | Oct - Dec | Annual Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests received | 95 | 91 | |||
| Outstanding requests | 0 | 0 | |||
| Avg. no. of working days taken to respond | 13.8 | 14.2 | |||
| Requests where deadline was extended, or where statutory deadline was exceeded | 4 | 6 | |||
| Requests closed due to lack of valid name or clarification of requirements | 4 | 4 | |||
| Requests handled informally as 'Business as Usual' | 1 | 1 | |||
| Requests withdrawn by requester | 0 | 1 | |||
| Requests where information was disclosed in full | 30 | 33 | |||
| Requests where information was fully withheld due to exemptions, inc. where we neither confirmed nor denied information was held | 13 | 8 | |||
| Requests where information was not held at all – request refused due to information not being held | 8 | 7 | |||
| Requests where information was supplied in part where held | 19 | 12 | |||
| Requests where information was disclosed in part and refused in part - partially withheld | 11 | 23 |