FOI 368585
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 368585
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 28th October 2024. Please find below the response to your request:
Question 1 Number of Subject Access Requests (SAR) the force received in:
2021
2022
2023
Question 2 Number of SARs complied with, within the statutory time limit in
2021
2022
2023
Question 3 Number of SARs complied with in full in
2021
2022
2023
Question 4 Number of SARs part complied with in
2021
2022
2023
Question 5 Number of SARs not complied with in
2021
2022
2023
Question 6 In cases where SARs were late, part complied or not complied with how many of the subjects were active complainants (active complaints with the police – against the police) in
2021
2022
2023
Question 7 In cases where SARs were late, part complied or not complied with how many of the subjects were past complainants (past complaints with the police – against the police) in
2021
2022
2023
Additional questions (if time and resources permit):
Question 8 In cases where SARs were late what reasons were given, if any?
Question 9 In cases where SARs were part complied with, what reasons were given, if any?
Question 10 In cases where SARs were not complied with, what reasons were given, if any?
Reply
Your request for information has been considered in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”), and I am not obliged to provide the information requested.
S.12(1) of the Act states that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the “appropriate limit”. For police forces in England and Wales, the "appropriate limit" is £450 or 18 hours of work as set by the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004.
The information you have requested is not available in a readily retrievable format. There are over 1800 SAR records for 3 calendar years. In order to ascertain whether the information you have requested is held would take in excess of 18 hours as each record would have to be checked individually and cross referenced with PSD for questions 6 & 7.
In accordance with s.17(5) of the Act, this acts as a Refusal Notice.
In accordance with Section 16 of the Act I have a duty to provide advice and assistance in relation to your request and can provide the information requested for questions Q1 & 2 as this was retrieved during our initial research. This should not be taken as a precedent that additional information would be supplied outside of the time/fees legislation for any subsequent requests.
Question 1 Number of Subject Access Requests (SAR) the force received in:
2021 : 545
2022 : 656
2023 : 732
Question 2 Number of SARs complied with, within the statutory time limit in
2021 : 375
2022 : 467
2023 : 468