Issue - meetings

Report of the Service Director Legal and Governance detailing statistical information for the financial year 2015-16, the eleventh year of implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and associated legislation. The report also details statistical information on requests received under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and the Council’s activity under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA).

The Committee received and noted the report of the Service Director Legal and Governance detailing the Freedom of Information, Data Protection and Regulations of Investigatory Powers Acts Annual Review 2015/2016.  The report also provided statistical information for the period 1^st April 2015 to 31^st March 2016 relating to Freedom of Information and associated legislation, Data Protection Act 1998 and Regulations of Investigatory Powers 2000.