FOI release: attendees at legal seminar Lancaster House Feb 2014
legal academics and practitioners attending the legal seminar at Lancaster House on the Balance of Competencies Review: Foreign Policy.
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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
FOI release: diplomatic immunity between HMG and the Government of India (GOI)
Current agreements between Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) UK and the Government of India (GOI) concerning diplomatic immunity.
FOI release: FCO’s ministerial media training
Cost of media training for ministers.
FOI release: FCO’s personal injury compensation paid to employees
Number of cases and cost of personal injury compensation paid to employees.
FOI release: FCO’s recruitment of graduate interns
Applications for the recruitment campaign for graduate interns.
FOI release: FCO's social media and Twitter training
Cost of social media and Twitter training, who receives training and who provides it.
FOI release: FCO’s staff guidance on freedom of information requests
Staff guidance on how to deal with a freedom of information request.
FOI release: FCO’s staff guides to expenditure for overseas trips
Staff guidance for expenditure when travelling overseas.
FOI release: FCO’s voluntary exit scheme for employees
Numbers given for females offered voluntary exit in specific grades and circumstances.
FOI release: language and interpretation tenders
Information relating to language and interpretation tenders, particularly relating to Polish language.
FOI release: outstanding traffic fines for diplomatic missions in the UK
Information on outstanding parking and other minor traffic violation fines for diplomatic missions in the UK.
FOI release: FCO overseas estate location and valuation
Request for information on the overseas estate; location of properties, estate value and how much property has been disposed of since 2009.
FOI release: request for 1st edit of Hong Kong report: Jan-Jul 14
Request for the first draft of the 6 month Hong Kong report Jan – July 2014, along with date of first and final drafts.
FOI release: same-sex marriage at the Consulate General Hong Kong
Request for information and communication between Consulate General Hong Kong and Hong Kong SAR government on same-sex marriage in Hong Kong.
FOI release: support offered to Exeter City FC in Brazil
Request for information and guidance on the role of the British Consulate in Rio de Janeiro in relation to Exeter City’s visit in July 2014.
FOI release: UK energy security – priority countries
Information requested on a list of priority countries identified in regards of UK energy security.
FOI release: cost of personal car freight and related costs
Cost of shipping UK-based staff vehicles abroad for private use.
FOI release: information about FCO’s non-executive directors
Information on allowances, expenses and meetings for FCO’s non-executive directors.
FOI release: information on FCO directorates
How each directorate is organised and number of departments and staff.
FOI release: information relating to plans for Trident nuclear weapons system
Information on plans for Trident nuclear weapons system if yes vote in the Scottish referendum.
FOI release: cost of hospitality at British high commission Dhaka
Cost of hospitality at British high commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh in past 12 months and list of events.
FOI release: Costs of London conference on illegal wildlife trade
Breakdown of cost of London conference on illegal wildlife trade.
FOI release: entertainment costs for British Embassy Ankara
Entertainment costs for British Embassy Ankara and Consulate in Istanbul 2012 to 2013.
FOI release: entertainment costs for British embassy The Hague
Entertainment costs for British embassy The Hague 2012 to 2013.
FOI release: FCO’s Sky television subscriptions
FCO’s Sky television subscriptions and television usage since May 2010.
FOI release: how the FCO deals with financial whistle-blowing
The FCO's policy and procedure for dealing with financial whistle-blowing allegations.
FOI release: security costs for FCO official guests of government
Security costs for visitors to the UK from foreign sovereign states (UN member states) between 01 Jan 2013 to 28 Feb 2014
FOI release: use of helicopters by Foreign Secretary, FCO ministers, senior civil servants
Cost of helicopter travel for Foreign Secretary, FCO ministers and senior civil servants.
FOI release: breaches of the Data Protection Act by FCO staff
Number of unauthorised incidents/breaches of Data Protection Act by FCO staff accessing databases and personal information without authority.
FOI release: cost of chefs in British embassies and staff allowances
Average salaries of in-house and agency chefs; cost of agency chefs; number of personnel that claimed staff allowance in 2012 and 2013
FOI release: cost of external law firms and barristers 2009 to 2014
Amount spent by the FCO's Legal Directorate on external law firms and barristers (excluding VAT) over the fiscal periods 2009 to 2014.
FOI release: cost of FCO posts in G8 countries for last five years
Costs of running FCO operations in each G8 country, except UK, in last five years.
FOI release: Carlton Gardens running costs 2009 to 2013
Cost of running Carlton Gardens, official residence of the Foreign Secretary, from 2009 to 2013
FOI release: data on FCO's Freedom of Information requests
Number of FOI requests received from 2009 to 2013 and how many replies met the statutory deadlines.
FOI release: FCO funding of NGOs in Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories and Jordan
Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories and Jordan that are funded by the Conflict Pool, a tri-departmental fund from the FCO, MoD and DfID
FOI release: hotel costs for FCO's official guests of government
Hotel costs for visitors to the UK from foreign sovereign states (UN member states) between 01 Jan 2013 to 28 Feb 2014.
FOI release: transport costs FCO official guests of government
Transport costs for visitors to the UK from foreign sovereign states (UN member states) between 01 Jan 2013 and 28 Feb 2014.
FOI release: turnover of FCO's civil service staff
Information on FCO's civil service staff for period 2012 to 2013.
Improving human rights in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Details of programme funding to human rights NGOs based in Republic of Korea for Democratic People's Republic of Korea focused work
Civil service away days
Details and costs for civil service away days and team building exercises
How many paid public appointments
Paid public appointments April to September 2013 (i) to women (ii) to which posts (iii) which were reappointments and new appointments
Work placements for young people with care experience
Young people with care experience employed on i) an apprenticeship or ii) a work experience placement between April 2012 and November 2013
British ambassadors and high commissioners born in the UK
Where they are born in the UK and how FCO ensures English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish representation in our embassies abroad
recruiting director level staff
How civil servants from other government departments and those on loan or secondment to the FCO are recruited at director level
Cost of 118 directory enquiries and 123 speaking clock calls
Number of calls made by staff to 118 directory enquiries and 123 speaking clock and, costs since May 2010 .
Financial support provided to UK-based FCO staff to educate their children
Financial support provided to UK-based FCO staff to educate their children, including the names and locations of educational institutions receiving money.
Government Procurement Card (GPC) spending under £500 for 2010, 2011, 2012
Amounts below £500 charged to GPC and what was purchased.
Expenditure on Media training since 2010
Expenditure on Media training since 2010, with names of attendees, providers and, type of training e.g. social media.
Inventory of the Government Wine Cellar
Details of wine in Government Wine Cellar.
Organogram of current Financial Compliance Unit and policy for raising concerns
Organogram of current Financial Compliance Unit and policy for reporting irregular practices.
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 42 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2014 | 144 |
| 2015 | 192 |
| 2016 | 356 |
| 2017 | 329 |
| 2018 | 79 |
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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%