The number of FOI requests received in the past three years

Management of Freedom of Information Requests:

1) For each of the last three financial years, please provide the number of FOI requests received?

2) For each of the last three financial years, please provide the number of FOI requests responded to within the statutory timeframe?

3) Please confirm whether the requests for FOI are managed by a centralised team (Information Governance/GDPR/Data Protection) or by individual departments/service areas or a Hybrid model (please describe briefly if hybrid)

4)Please provide the number of staff members (FTE/PTE if available) dedicated to handling FOI requests.

Management of Subject Access Requests:

5) For each of the last three financial years, please provide the number of SAR requests received?

6) For each of the last three financial years, please provide the number of SAR requests responded to within the statutory timeframe?

7) Please confirm whether the requests for SAR are managed by a centralised team (Information Governance/GDPR/Data Protection) or by individual departments/service areas or a Hybrid model (please describe briefly if hybrid)

8) Please provide the number of staff members (FTE/PTE if available) dedicated to handling SAR requests.

Management of Freedom of Information Requests:

1) 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 = 1,658

01/04/24 – 31/03/25 = 1,681

01/04/25 – 31/03/26 = 1,646

2) 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 = 1,480

01/04/24 – 31/03/25 = 1,501

01/04/25 – 31/03/26 = 1,311

3) Hybrid – the FOI requests are coordinated by a central team, Customer Information Service, however the requests are answered and approved within the relevant service areas within Lincolnshire County Council (LCC)

4) The FTE within Customer Information Service who coordinate the FOI requests is 4 FTE. We are unable to quantify the FTE who deal with FOI’s within the relevant service areas within LCC

Management of Subject Access Requests:

5) 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 = 554

01/04/24 – 31/03/25 = 624

01/04/25 – 31/03/26 = 940

6) 01/04/23 – 31/03/24 = 511

01/04/24 – 31/03/25 = 579

01/04/25 – 31/03/26 = 867

7) Hybrid – the SAR requests are coordinated by a central team, Customer Information Service, who also complete the redaction and audits, however the records for the requests are provided by the relevant service areas within Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) and qualified professionals will also complete an audit or records before disclosure in the majority of cases.

8) The FTE within Customer Information Service who coordinate the SAR requests is 6 FTE. We are unable to quantify the FTE who deal with SAR’s within the relevant service areas within LCC