EIR: Environmental Information Regulation Requests Received Year-to-Date

Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) data from the UK Government Digital Service tracks the total number of information requests received. The dataset is provided under the Open Government Licence (OGL-UK-3.0) and is available in CSV format via the eu_open_data platform. Its specific temporal coverage and row count are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Use Cases

• Monitor trends in public demand for environmental information based on request volume.
• Assess government responsiveness and transparency under the EIR framework.
• Benchmark environmental information access across different reporting periods.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Government Digital Service.
• Available under the permissive OGL-UK-3.0 licence for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and last update date are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official records of requests submitted under the Environmental Information Regulations.

Time Range

Year-to-Date (YTD), but specific year(s) are unknown.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, given the UK-specific licence and organization.