FI15537

Request

1- How many staff make up the total workforce at the council?

2- How many staff deal with FOI, EIR, DPA and SAR requests?

3- Are requests dealt with by a designated team or by individual departments?

4- How many requests were received by the council in the years 2023/24 and so far in 2024/25 for each FOI, EIR, DPA and SAR? (Please separate by type)

5- Are requesters identities / is the source of the request disclosed to the council department(s) the request relates to? Why? Why not?

Response

1. 486

2. Two

3. Designated Team.

4. As follows:

	FOI/EIR	DPA/SAR
2023/24	1,146	67
2024/25 (to 27/01/20250	892	69

5. No in respect of FOI/EIR requests as it is not necessary for the collation of the information being requested and to do so may breach GDPR rules.  Yes for DPA/SAR requests as it necessary to identify individuals.