- Request
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I am writing to obtain information about the use of council computers and internet services. Please provide me with the following information for the previous three financial years (2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025):
1) The number of times council computers or internet services were used to access Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney + in each of the requested years.
2) The total number of search requests made for adult content websites on council computers or internet services. If this is too broad, please amend the search for any website containing the words 'pornography', 'porn' or 'XXX' in the URL, in each of the requested years.
Please note, by 'council computers' I mean all council owned or leased devices (laptops, desktops, mobile phones etc) used by council staff. Please include the requested data regardless of whether the search / use took place on council property.
By 'internet services' I am referring to any council funded internet services, whether in the council offices or at remote working staff locations.
- Decision
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1. The council only retain such access logs for the last 90 days.
In that time:
- Disney + - None.
- Netflix – 186.
- Amazon Prime Video - Four
2. Access to Adult websites is explicitly blocked and not accessible from the corporate network. It is not possible to track specific search requests.
- Reference number
- 16290993
- Date request received
- 22 April 2026
- Date of decision
- 21 May 2026