Information and data requests
Source: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/information-data-requests Parent: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/freedom-of-information
Information and data requests
You have legal rights to access certain types of information held by the University of Leeds.
Find out what you can access, how to make a request and what you can expect from us.
Make a request
If you are looking for information about the University, you can find out if it’s already published or whether you need to make a Freedom of Information request. - ### Personal information
If you want to access personal information we hold about you, you can make a Data Subject Access Request. - ### CCTV footage
Find out why we use CCTV on campus and under which circumstances you can request access to footage.
Information and data request statistics
The University publishes statistics on our performance on handling requests for information made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We publish these quarterly, in line with recommendations in the Freedom of Information Code of Practice.
Information and data requests in 2024
Number of requests we received:
- Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulations requests: 474
- Data Subject Access Requests: 70
- Total requests received: 544
Our responses (compliance):
- Percentage of FOI/EIR requests we closed within the statutory deadline or under permitted extensions: 98%
- Percentage of Data Subject Access Requests we closed within the statutory deadline or under permitted extensions: 92%
- Number of Internal Reviews processed in relation to requests received under FOI/EIR: 4\
Information and data requests in 2025
Data to be published in January 2026.\