FOI and EIR Disclosure logs

View all North Devon Council FOI and EIR disclosure logs

These disclosure logs provide an overview of how the council responds to the requests it receives each month under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

If you are thinking of submitting a request to the Council, please do check the following logs first as you may find that the information is already publicly available within the logs or on the website.

If you require further information on any of the responses that have been issued, please e-mail requestinformation@northdevon.gov.uk and quote the appropriate reference number.

Please note the information contained in the logs is correct at the date of response and the information may have been updated after this date. 

Disclosure Log - January 2026

Request reference: FOI 10988

Issue dates: 19.12.25 and 07.01.26

Request received: 

The applicant requested details of the software applications used across departments at the authority, providing the following details for each department:

1. Name of each software application currently in use

Disclosure Log - February 2026

Request reference: FOI 11032

Issue date: 17.02.26

Request received: 

  1. The total number of officers that work within housing enforcement for the local authority
  2. How many Environmental Health Officers work for the local authority whose main job is to enforce standards in the private rented sector? (Full Time)?

Disclosure Log - March 2026

Request reference: EIR 11075

Issue date: 19.03.26

Request received: 

The applicant requested information regarding Planning Application 80716 and also associated information that the applicant believed to be held by Planning Enforcement in connection with the application that is not already publicly available via the Planning Tracker on the Council website

Disclosure Log - April 2026

Request reference: FOI 11178

Issue date: 09.04.26

Request received: 

1. Garage stock

• How many garages does the council own or manage?

• How many are currently let, vacant, or decommissioned/awaiting redevelopment?

2. Who uses them (rough percentages)?

• Council tenants

• Other local residents

• Businesses

3. Which service or team is responsible for managing garage assets?

Disclosure Log - May 2026

Request reference: FOI 12225

Issue date: 05.05.26

Request received: 

The applicant requested the following information for the most recent full financial year available:

1. The three highest individual areas of expenditure that the council classifies as discretionary or non-statutory (i e services or spending not required by law), ranked by total annual spend

2. For each of these three areas, the applicant requested to be provided with: