Departmental spend on legal counsel
Departmental spend on legal counsel
Source · Transparency & FOI
GOV.UK Published FOI Responses
12,400 published responses
108 organisations
Q1 2026 latest stats period
85.5% avg on-time rate
Published Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations responses from central government. Each entry is a public question answered and published by a government body.
Published responses
Records management solutions across the organisation
Records management
Request for information - telephony
telephony
Animal by-product controls
animal by-product controls
Blocked URLs and internet speed testing
Questions about blocked URLs and internet speed testing within Defra.
Construction costs
Defra construction contracts over £200,000 in the last 5 years.
Household affordability
Household income spent on water and sewerage bills.
Southern Water universal metering
Compulsory fitting of water meters by Southern Water.
Details of grant funding awarded to Lancaster Co-Housing for Halton Lune Hydro
Details of grant funding awarded to Lancaster Co-Housing for Halton Lune Hydro.
Government procurement card (GPC) spending
Annual spend on GPC cards.
Badger control
Information relating to the badger control pilots.
Meetings between Defra and insurance industry organisations
Meetings with insurance industry organisations to discuss flood insurance.
Alternative methods of badger culling
What further methods of badger culling are being considered.
Badger cull correspondence
Correspondence between Defra and the Prince of Wales, Clarence House and the Duchy of Cornwall on the planned badger culls.
Marksman training and accreditation for badger culling
Request for information about marksman training and accreditation for the badger cull.
Defra off payroll contracts
Details of Defra off payroll contracts.
Defra waste/recycling bins and recycling figures
Information about waste and recycling in Defra.
Ash Dieback
Information about the "Stop the Spread" exhibit at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) show.
Badger Control Project Board
Information about documents relating to the Badger Control Project Board.
Details of UK transitional national plan
Information about the UK transitional national plan on pollution.
Hair trapping as part of badger number surveys in 2013
Badger cull methodology.
Hair trapping as part of badger number surveys in 2013
Badger cull methodology.
Hair trapping as part of badger number surveys in 2013
Badger cull methodology.
Internal drainage boards (IDBs) and enclosure awards
Information about drainage works in Doncaster.
McTimoney chiropractic association
Information about emails or letters between Defra and the McTimoney chiropractic association.
Advice to Ministers on phenylbutazone contaminated horsemeat
Advice to Ministers on phenylbutazone (bute) contaminated horsemeat
National equine database running costs
National equine database running costs.
Ethical procurement of electronics and ICT
Ethical procurement of electronics and Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
Mobile devices and thefts in Defra
Mobile devices and thefts in Defra.
Use of personal devices and bring your own device to work policy
Use of personal devices and bring your own device (BYOD) to work policy.
Consultation on proposals to prohibit the keeping of certain cites specimens
Article 8.2 consultation on primates.
Application forms and inspection reports - circus animal licensing (2013)
Circus animal licensing.
Responses by year
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 194 |
| 2014 | 456 |
| 2015 | 128 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 33 |
| 2024 | 34 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 12 |
Top publishers
FOI timeliness — Q1 2026
Best on-time rates
Debt Management Office
100.0%
Serious Fraud Office
100.0%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
99.0%
Wales Office
96.8%
Charity Commission
96.6%
Lowest on-time rates
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
50.0%
Health and Safety Executive
63.0%
Department for Business and Trade
67.0%
Cabinet Office
69.9%
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
73.6%