Geoff Raw

CEO, Brighton & Hove City Council

1^st Floor, Hove Town Hall

Norton Road, Hove, East Sussex. BN3 3BQ

Dear Mr Raw,

Following numerous reports of slow response times to Freedom of Information requests, including some taking as long as six months, I wish to request this Committee:

1. Calls for an Officer report detailing key statistics relating to Freedom of Information requests including (i) number submitted annually, (ii) average response times each year, (iii) maximum response times, (iv) number of declined requests and (v) current number of outstanding requests.

2. Calls for a series of recommendations to be made to resolve any issues that are uncovered in (1) above.

Yours sincerely,

Cllr Anne Meadows

Patcham Ward