Disclosure Log
Unpaid Carers (FOI/8994)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 03 November 2026
Dear Requester,
Request FOI/8994
Further to your request received on 2nd November 2026, I confirm that the Council has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
Questions & Answers)
1. How many unpaid carers are there in Nottinghamshire
This information is exempt from disclosure under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Information Accessible to the Applicant by Other Means).
The information is publicly available through the Office for National Statistics (ONS) 2021 Census data and can be accessed via the following website:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/
Section 21 is an absolute exemption and applies where the requested information is already reasonably accessible to the applicant. The Information Commissioner"s Office (ICO) guidance states that public authorities are not required to provide information under FOIA where it is already available through another source.
2. How many of those unpaid carers live within two miles of a county boundary with Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire
The Council does not hold information in a recorded format which identifies unpaid carers according to their distance from county boundaries. Therefore, in accordance with Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), we can confirm that the requested information is not held.
We hope you find this information useful.
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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information
Complaints and Information Team
Strategic & Enabling Services
Nottinghamshire County Council
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