Decision details

With the aid of a report prepared by the Information Governance Manager and Data Protection Officer (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Committee received the annual report on the Council’s compliance with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation Act 2018. Information was also received on the Council’s performance with regards to protecting personal data over the period between April 2022 and March 2023.

By way of an introduction by the Information Governance Manager and Data Protection Officer, the Committee’s attention was drawn to the following facts: there was a new Information and Security Board; all ten steps to cyber security had been met; 100% subject access requests received responses; 57% responses to access requests had met statutory timelines; 75% of FOI requests had received information; and one tribunal judgement had been made relating to a historical request.

Councillor Gray was informed that the risk of incorrect data disposal while working from home was managed by the reduction in printed information, associated training sessions and encouraging staff to contact the InfoGov Team with queries.

Councillor Gray requested that future reports offered data on the cumulative days targets had been missed. Whereupon, it was

RESOLVED

that the contents of the report on compliance with the Information Rights Acts and Information Governance be noted.