Our Freedom of information (FOI) compliance statistics are published on a quarterly basis
The statistics are published as outlined in the Freedom of Information Code of Practice 2018, Section 8 Publication Schemes (paragraphs 8.5 and 8.6).
2023 statistics
| FOI requests | Jan to March |
Apr to June |
Jul to Sept |
Oct to Dec |
Total |
| Requests received | 95 | 63 | 74 | -- | 232 |
| Requests closed because clarification was not provided | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Requests closed because the requester withdrew the request | 0 | 2 | 2 | -- | 4 |
| Requests which received a response within the statutory timescale | 75 | 69 | 68 | -- | 212 |
| Requests which received a late response | 16 | 4 | 4 | -- | 24 |
| Requests which required a response, but which did not receive one (i.e. failure to respond) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Requests refused on the grounds of excessive costs | 1 | 3 | 3 | -- | 7 |
| Requests refused because they were vexatious or repeated | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | 1 |
| Requests for which information was provided in full | 42 | 45 | 40 | -- | 127 |
| Requests for which a refusal notice was issued for all the information requested | 3 | 4 | 9 | -- | 16 |
| Requests for which some information was provided, but other information was withheld or was not held by the HCPC (partial) | 26 | 14 | 11 | -- | 51 |
| Requests for which all of the information was not held | 3 | 0 | 5 | -- | 8 |
| Requests for which we refused to confirm or deny whether the information existed or was held | 15 | 5 | 2 | -- | 22 |
| The number of requests received that have been referred for internal review | 4 | 3 | 3 | -- | 10 |
Archive statistics
Page updated on: 14/07/2022