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Response 3998636

Response to request for information

Reference

3998636

Response date

12 May 2026

Request


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.
  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.

Please note, by ‘council computers’ I mean all council owned or leased devices, laptops, desktops, mobile phones etc, used by council staff. Please include the requested data regardless of whether the search or use took place on council property.

By ‘internet services’ I am referring to any council funded internet services, whether in the council offices or at remote working staff locations.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. 

Response

  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.
    ICT does not track this, as we allow users to use the laptop for personal use, in their own time.
  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. We don’t record the amount of time Pornography; however, we have web filtering that will attempt to block any search halo.

FOI Responses ICT 2026