FOI 410013
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 410013
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 21st May 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
Can you also accept this as a formal FOI request:
- Request 1 - Can you please provide the numbers of SAR requests that have been made to West Mercia Police between 01/01/2025 and 25/04/2025.
- Request 2 - Can you please provide details of how many of these requests have not been completed within 28 days (please include my requests in these figures)
- Request 3 - Can this be broken by month, i.e. January, February, March, April, May (2025). Each month detailing how many SARs have not be actioned within 28 days
Reply
West Mercia Police hold some of the information you are requesting
- Request 1 - Can you please provide the numbers of SAR requests that have been made to West Mercia Police between 01/01/2025 and 25/04/2025.
|
Month |
Total |
|
January 25 |
84 |
|
February 25 |
84 |
|
March 25 |
107 |
|
April 25* |
88 |
*April figures are for the full month up to and including 30th April
- Request 2 - Can you please provide details of how many of these requests have not been completed within 28 days (please include my requests in these figures)
- Request 3 - Can this be broken by month, i.e. January, February, March, April, May (2025). Each month detailing how many SARs have not be actioned within 28 days
Please note we do not hold data for over 28 days, we hold data for SAR’s going over a calendar month as within the statutory guidelines.
|
Month |
Total over a calendar month |
|
January 25 |
1 |
|
February 25 |
4 |
|
March 25 |
11 |
|
April 25 |
13 |
|
May 25 |
5 |