Shale gas correspondence
Response to a request for information on correspondence between DECC senior staff and the Health and Safety Executive on shale gas well integrity.
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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
Secondments from private companies
Response to a request for information on staff currently seconded from outside companies.
Secondments
Response to a request for information on staff currently seconded to outside companies.
List of Matt Hancock’s staff and their salaries
Response to FOI request for details Matt Hancock’s staff and their salaries.
Staff on secondment to DECC
Response to request for information on staff on secondment to DECC from each of the "big four" accountancy companies.
Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic staff
Response to a request for information on Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff employed in DECC.
Civil Service People Survey
Response to a request for information on Civil Service People Survey staff engagement scores.
Senior Civil Service staff bonuses
Response to a request for information on bonuses paid to Senior Civil Service staff.
Staff bonuses
Response to a request for information on bonuses paid to DECC staff.
Calls to the 118 and 123 automated service
Response to a request for information on calls to the 118 and 123 automated service by DECC staff.
Office accommodation and costs provided to staff to carry out trade union business
Response to a request for information on office accommodation and costs provided by DECC to staff to carry out trade union business.
Spend on motivational activities
Response to request for information on departmental spend on motivational activities for staff.
Sickness absence
Response to request for information on DECC staff absence through ill health.
DECC staff seconded to any of the "Big Six" energy companies
Response to request for information on DECC staff seconded to any of the "Big Six" energy companies.
Travel expenses
Response to request for information on travel expenses claimed by DECC staff since 2011.
DECC staff and Green Deal
FOI request for information on how may DECC staff have signed up for the Green Deal
Total number of staff permanently based at the DECC office in Aberdeen: FOI 13/0727
Response to a request for information on DECC staffing
FOI 13/0702 Correspondence with Lord Cunningham of Felling
Response to FOI request for all correspondence between DECC and the Lord Cunningham of Felling - and his staff/office - since 2010.
Staff seconded to DECC; FOI request13/0636
Staff who have been seconded to DECC from 1 January 2010 to the present day
Gift cards: FoI request 13/0442
Request for information on gift cards awarded to DECC staff.
Payments to service companies FOI 13/0430
Response to FOI request asking for information on payments for staff by DECC through service companies.
Security checks: FoI request 13/0396
Request for details of the numbers of staff who have failed security checks.
DECC employees in the Yorkshire and Humber region: FOI request 13/0278
Request for information on the number of staff employed by DECC in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
DECC staff paid more than £100,000: FOI request 13/0157
Request for information on the details of DECC staff who are paid more than £100,000.
Hospitality and gift registers for staff within the Office for Nuclear Development: FOI requests 13/0141, 13/0142 and 13/0143
Response to requests 13/0141, 13/0142 and 13/0143 for the hospitality and gift registers for staff within the Office for Nuclear Development.
DECC staff security and counter terrorist checks: FOI request 13/0135
Request for information on the details of the numbers of staff who have failed either an Security Check or Counter Terrorist Check.
Secondees working for Committee on Radioactive Waste Management: FOI request 13/0103
Details of staff seconded to DECC and working for Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
People in ORED: FOI request 13/0077
Request for information on specialist staff in ORED
Staff dismissals due to internet misuse: FOI request 13/0009
Details of staff dismissed in DECC for improper use of Internet or staff data
Christmas and December bonus awards: FOI request 12/1658
Request for information on any Christmas bonus awards to DECC staff or awards made in December 2012.
Training provided by energy companies: FOI request 12/1133
Details of training courses provided by energy companies for DECC staff
UK travel - DECC staff: FOI request 12/1252
Request for information on the use of public transport by Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) staff between July 2011 and June 2012…
Air travel - DECC staff: FOI request 12/1194
Request for details of air travel by DECC employees during the period 2010-12.
Whistleblowing: FOI request 12/0880
Policy on whistleblowing for staff in DECC.
Non-consolidated bonuses: FOI request 12/0077
Details of the number of staff who were awarded non consolidated bonus payments for the tax year ending April 5th 2012.
BT Vital Vision programme: FOI request 12/1060
The number of DECC staff who attended the BT Vital Vision Programme
Trade union funding in DECC: FOI request 12/1068
Request for information on the total amount of money paid to trade unions by DECC, the amount of staff time spent on trade union duties and/…
Details of ministerial private office staff who have been signed off work due to stress, bullying or harassment: reference 12/0270
Details of Ministerial private office staff who have been signed off work due to workplace stress, bullying or harassment since May 2010.
Attendance at courses, conferences and training: reference 12/0379
A list of all courses, conferences, training or other away days attended by department staff, since 1 January 2010.
Ministerial and senior staff meetings with companies or external bodies: reference 12/0313
Details of meetings between companies or any external body and senior figures in the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Staff at DECC who are paid via a public service company: reference 12/0364
People working in DECC or one of the NDPBs, for more than 100 days and who are paid via a public service company.
Absence due to stress: FOI request 12/0546
The number of staff working in DECC and the number who have been absent due to stress related illness
Responses by year
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 173 |
| 2013 | 209 |
| 2014 | 159 |
| 2015 | 55 |
| 2016 | 4 |
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FOI timeliness — Q1 2026
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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%