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.
| 2018 | Jan - April | May-August | September to December | Annual Total (% of total in brackets) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of requests received | 101 | 112 | 95 | 308 |
| Number of outstanding requests from this period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Averag number of working days taken to respond | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Number of requests where deadline was extended, or where processing took longer than statutory deadline | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 (4%) |
| Number of requests closed due to lack of valid name or clarification of requirements | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 (2%) |
| Number of requests withdrawn by requester | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 (2%) |
| Number of requests where information was disclosed in full | 55 | 43 | 43 | 141 (46%) |
| Number of requests where information was refused in full, inc. where we neither confirmed nor denied information was held | 12 | 16 | 8 | 35 (12%) |
| Number of requests where information was not held at all | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 (4%) |
| Number of requests where information was supplied in part where held | 19 | 22 | 5 | 46 (15%) |
| Number of requests where information was disclosed in part and refused in part | 10 | 24 | 28 | 62 (20%) |
| 2019 | January - April | May - August | September - December | Annual Total (% of total in brackets) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of requests received | 130 | 154 | 134 | 418 |
| Number of utstanding requests for this period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average number of working days taken to respond | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Requests where deadline was extended, or where processing took longer than statutory deadline | 1 (+4 partial responses) | 2 (+8 partial responses) | 5 (+4 partial responses) | 8/16 (2%/4%) |
| Number of requests closed due to lack of valid name or clarification of requirements | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 (2%) |
| Number of requests handled informally as 'Business as Usual' | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 (2%) |
| Number of requests withdrawn by requester | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 (2%) |
| Number of requests where information was disclosed in full | 65 | 73 | 73 | 211 (51%) |
| Number of requests where information was refused in full, inc. where we neither confirmed nor denied information was held | 16 | 19 | 30 | 48 (12%) |
| Number of requests where information was not held at all | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 (4%) |
| Number of requests where information was supplied in part where held | 30 | 33 | 18 | 81 (20%) |
| Number of requests where information was disclosed in part and refused in part | 7 | 16 | 13 | 36 (9%) |
| 2020 | January-March | April-June | Jul-September | October-December | Annual total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of requests received | 86 | 49 | 100 | 96 | 332 |
| Number of outstanding requests for this period | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | N/A |
| Average number of working days taken to respond | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| Number of requests where deadline was extended, or where processing took longer than statutory deadline | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| Number of requests closed due to lack of valid name or clarification of requirements | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Number of requests handled informally as 'Business as Usual' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Number of requests withdrawn by requester | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of requests where information was disclosed in full | 38 | 20 | 48 | 61 | 167 |
| Number of requests where information was refused in full, inc. where we neither confirmed nor denied information was held | 12 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 39 |
| Number of requests where information was not held at all | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Number of 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 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 42 |
| 2021 | Jan-Mar | Apr-Jun | Jul-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 |
| Number of requests closed due to lack of valid name or clarification of requirements | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of requests handled informally as 'Business as Usual' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of requests withdrawn by requester | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of requests where information was disclosed in full | 52 | 46 | 48 | 32 | 178 |
| Number of requests where information was refused in full, inc. where we neither confirmed nor denied information was held | 16 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 48 |
| Number of requests where information was not held at all | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Number of requests where information was supplied in part where held | 10 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 72 |
| Number of requests where information was disclosed in part and refused in part | 11 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 |
| 2022 | January-March | April-June | July-September | October-December | Annual total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of requests received | 94 | 75 | 111 | 88 | 367 |
| Number of outstanding requests for this period | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Avg. no. of working days taken to respond | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14.5 |
| Number of requests where deadline was extended, or where statutory deadline was exceeded | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Number of requests closed due to lack of valid name or clarification of requirements | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Number of requests handled informally as 'Business as Usual' – Other | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Number of requests withdrawn by requester | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Number of requests where information was disclosed in full | 40 | 30 | 58 | 34 | 162 |
| Number of requests where information was fully witheld due to exemptions, inc. where we neither confirmed nor denied information was held | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 25 |
| Number of requests refused due to information not being held at all | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| Number of requests where information was supplied in part,where held | 19 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 75 |
| Number of requests where information was disclosed in part and partially withheld | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 47 |