FOI release

FOI Data request

Case reference FOI2026/00825

Received 16 July 2026

Published 14 August 2026

Request

I would like to request the following information under Freedom of Information. I understand the applications for flexible working are sent to HR for monitoring purposes so I believe this information should be available 1. In total, how many formal flexible working requests have been submitted from across the brigade in the last 2 years? 2. In total, how many of these were approved? 3. In total, how many formal flexible working requests were partially approved? 4. In total, how many woman submitted formal flexible working requests? 5. In total, how many men submitted formal flexible working requests? 6. In total, how many formal requests from women were approved 7. In total, how many formal requests from men were approved 8. In total, how many of the requests received were NOT asking for part time working 9. In total, how many requests submitted that were NOT asking for part time working were approved? 10. In total, how many formal appeals were submitted? 11. In total, how many formal appeals were successful? 12. In total, how many formal appeals were refused to be heard by management? 13. Please provide the above information as a whole across the brigade 14. Please also then answer the same questions but for Control only. 15. Please respond to the same questions but for Firefighters and station based staff only

Response

Please see the response in the link below.

Documents

• FOIA response for disclosure log - FOI2026_00825.pdf (56.1 KB)

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