Disclosure Log
Use of council computers and internet services (FOI/7809)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 29 April 2026
Dear *********,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REFERENCE FOI/7809
Thank you for your request for information relating to Use of council computers and internet services.
We are now able to provide the following information:
We have received the following request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I am writing to obtain information about the use of council computers and internet services. Please provide me with the following information for the previous three financial years (2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25):
1. The number of times council computers or internet services were used to access Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney + in each of the requested years.
0 for all years access fully blocked
2. The total number of search requests made for adult content websites on council computers or internet services. If this is too broad, please amend the search for any website containing the words pornography, porn or XXX in the URL, in each of the requested years.
0 for all years access fully blocked
We trust this now satisfies your request and that you find this information to be helpful, however if you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been handled, then please email us at [email protected] quoting the reference FOI/7809 and we will be happy to review your request
For future reference, Nottinghamshire County Council regularly publishes previous FOI requests and answers on its website, under Disclosure logs, that may provide details relating to your query. (see link) Your privacy: we use your personal information such as name and address so that we can comply with our legal obligations to respond to FOI requests. For further details about the use of information about you, please see the information handling privacy notice on our website at https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/media/4323566/informationgovernanceandinformationrightsprivacynotice.pdf
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Requests should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and should be addressed to: Complaints and Information Team, Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 7QP or [email protected].
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW, SK9 5AF or https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/global-content/privacy