Department for Education

All Time


WhatDoTheyKnow Statistics

wdtk totalwdtk prowdtk percentage of totalwdtk successfulwdtk partially successfulwdtk waiting responsewdtk waiting clarification
3,755.033.023.341,339.0641.0999.023.0

Processing Statistics

requests recievedrequests processedrequests onhold or lapsedrequests still being processedrequests handled under eirs
16,08915,930015951

Initial Outcomes

initial outcome granted in fullinitial outcome partially withheldinitial outcome fully withheldpercentage of resolvable requests granted in fullpercentage of resolvable requests withheld in full
7,5321,7682,54062.7721.17

Delays

twenty day deadline metpermitted extension to twenty day deadlinelate response
13,1874802,422

Actions

total resolvable requestsrequests where advice and assistance providedrequests where information not heldrequests where advice and assistance provided
11,9991,6252,4651,625

Refused

fully refused vexatiousfully refused repeatedfully refused cost limitfully refused exemption
4211,3131,184

Internal Review

total internal reviewsinternal reviews with outcome knownir number upheld in fullir number upheld in partir number overturnedir percentage upheld in full
616601490783381.53

ICO Appeal

ico total appealsico appeals with known outcomeico number upheld in fullico number upheld in partico number overturnedico percentage upheld in full
237175130182774

Exemptions - 3,735 uses over 2,952 requests

ExcemptionCount
S(40) - Personal information1,264
S(21) - Information accessible to applicant by other means.793
S(36) - Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs778
S(22) - Information intended for future publication512
S(43) - Commercial interests376
S(35) - Formulation of Government policy, etc288
S(31) - Law enforcement156
S(41) - Information provided in confidence143
S(42) - Legal professional privilege80
S(38) - Health and Safety20
3(a) - Exempt personal data18
S(44) - Prohibitions on disclosure12
S(24) - National security11
S(30) - Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities11
5(g) - Adverse effect on protection of environment to which information relates10
S(23) - Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters9
4(a) - Information not held8
S(37) - Communications with Her Majesty, etc and honours7
5(e) - Impinges on confidentiality of commercial or industrial information7
S(32) - Court records, etc6
S(27) - International relations5
4(b) - Manifestly unreasonable5
S(33) - Audit functions3
4(e) - Internal communications2
S(28) - Relations within the United Kingdom1
S(29) - The economy1
4(c) - Too general1
5(f) - Adverse effect on interests of person who provided the information1