Details of contracts let by the Home Office in relation to the Identity Cards Programme
FOI 599 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for information regarding the details of contracts let by …
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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
Removals of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nationals: quarter 3 2003 to quarter 3 2004
FOI 1150 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: ‘Please provide the number of removals…
The number of Work Permit Applications and Extensions in 2004.
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for information regarding work permit extensions. We released the …
Applications for marriage approval certificates from asylum seekers in 2005.
FOI 1181 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for information on the number of applications made for marriage…
South African work permit statistics, (1156) and (1173)
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: Please provide the number of work permits issued to South Africans for the period of 1995-2004, broken down by occupation.
The number of asylum and non-asylum Liberian nationals removed from the UK between January 2004 and March 2005
FOI 1131 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) about: 1. The number of Liberian Nationals that have been…
Core Home Office staffing by grade in 1994 and 2004
FOI 589 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: - The number of staff at each grade within…
The Managerial Problem Analysis (MPA) exercise
FOI 50 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: Various questions about the Managerial Problem…
The use of 0845 numbers by the Home Office
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) about the use of 0845 numbers and specifically refunds, commissions or…
The number of applications made to the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) by Romanians.
Case 1148 We received a request under the Freedom of Information act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: ‘Please provide HSMP statistics on the…
The number of staff on temporary promotion, at each staff grade, within Immigration Nationality Directorate (IND)’s Appeals Directorate.
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: “1. How many (1) EO (2) HEO (3)SEO and (4) Grade…
Costs of Police Standards Unit and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary
In response to an FOI request asking for details of costs and staffing levels of the Police Standards Unit and HMIC.
Information on work permit applications during 2004.
The department received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for answers to the following questions about work permit …
Number of children of ages 0 - 18 yrs in Dungavel Detention Centre between 1st January 2004 to 10 April 2005
FOI 1130 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA): ‘I would like to know the number of children who have been…
Immigration Nationality Directorate (IND) policy on the removal of persons aged 65 or over.
FOI 1101 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: ‘Please provide IND’s removal policy regarding…
Information regarding the UK seasonal agricultural workers scheme
FOI 1120 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: ‘I would like to request information regarding…
Statistics on the number of applications approved by nationality since the start of the Highly skilled migrant programme (1143)
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: I would like to request HSMP statistics on the number of approved applications by nationality since the start of the programme.
File list for the Jeremy Thorpe Investigation
FOI 701 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) about the list of file titles held on the Jeremy Thorpe case…
Internal Immigration National Directorate guidance on asylum seekers.
FOI 1062 We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) about internal IND guidance on asylum seekers: …
Statistical information relating to male victims that sought medical help for domestic violence in 2001
FOI 618 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for information regarding statistical information relating to…
The Lowedges pilot scheme project
FOI 626 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following about all data referring to the pilot scheme…
The accuracy of fixed speed cameras.
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) about the accuracy of fixed speed cameras. We released the following…
Details of costs and staffing levels of the Police Standards Unit and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC)
FOI 535 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for information regarding the costs and staffing levels of the…
Innovator scheme statistics of approved, withdrawn and refused applications by nationality (1105)
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: Please provide a breakdown of Innovator scheme statistics to show the number of approved, withdrawn and refused applications by nationality.
The new regulations for prosecuting asylum seekers arriving in the UK without proper travel documentation.
FOI 1064 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for details on new policy regulations which permit the prosecution…
Information regarding the number of candidates who sit entry exams into the police force each year.
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following information: How many candidates sit verbal, logistical…
Report on the national use of the Taser electric stun gun.
FOI 543 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: Copy of the report prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers…
Agendas, dates, and job titles of attendees at country specific working groups for the Home Office research study reference 203
FOI 974 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act for the following: ‘I would be grateful to receive the agendas, dates and…
Home Office (Immigration and Nationality Directorate) IT contracts with ATOS Origin.
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: ‘With regards to the IT contract awared by the Immigration…
Police forces in England & Wales who provided info on cannabis arrests
In response to an FOI request on the list of police forces in England and Wales who provided information on the number of arrests made for possession…
The carrying of firearms by personal security officers escorting foreign dignitaries in 1991.
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the policy in place in 1991 in relation to the carrying of firearms by personal…
The top 10 nationalities applying for the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme.
FOI 1073 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) regarding the top 10 nationalities applying for the Highly…
Statistical Information regarding the Immigration and Nationality Department’s ILR Asylum Seeking Family Project (Indefinite Leave to Remain).
FOI 921 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following information: Details of the Immigration…
Hong Kong and the British Nationality Act 1990.
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for information regarding the ‘special circumstances of Hong Kong, and…
Human Rights representations for deportation.
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: Details of policy/ instruction/ advice to…
Number of successful and unsuccessful applications made for the Innovator Category from its inception until December 2004
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: ‘I would like to know how many successful and unsuccessful…
Project licences granted under the Animals Scientific Procedures Act 1986 (ASPA).
FOI 496 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for information contained in each of five project licences…
The number of Highly Skilled Migrant Programme applications from Indian Nationals.
FOI 1069 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: ‘I would like to request information …
Animal Scientific Procedure inspection reports on Darley Oaks Farm, Newchurch, Staffordshire, since 1998.
We received a request (reference 490) under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) regarding inspection reports on Darley Oaks Farm, Newchurch…
Information relating to the Animal Procedures Committee (APC).
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for information on the Animal Procedures Committee (APC) regarding the…
Higher Executive Officers (HEO) posts within the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) in Liverpool
FOI 973 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: How many HEO posts are currently …
Minutes of meetings relating to the position of Governor of HMP Parkhurst John Marriott
In response to an FOI request asking about minutes or accounts of what was said at meetings on 10 January, 1995, which related to the position…
The Office of Government Commerce Gateway Zero Reviews
FOI 395 We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) about the Office of Government Commerce Gateway Zero Reviews: -June…
Home Office’s current target for issuing refugee status letters to individuals.
FOI 950 The department received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: What is the Home Office…
Regulation of door supervisors by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) under the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (PSIA).
FOI 340 We received a request under the Freedom of information Act 2000 (FOIA) for information regarding the regulation of door supervisors…
Number of visas granted to South Africans from July 2004 to December 2004
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) requesting the following: Copies of documents which state how many visas…
Fixed penalty notices for social disorder involving fireworks
In response to an FOI request asking for all available details and force by force breakdown of the fixed penalty notices issued on November …
The Sector Based Scheme within Work Permits (UK)
FOI 989 We received a request under the Freedom of information Act (2000) for the following: The total number of WPs that have…
Winner of the refurbishment contract for Lunar House
We received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for the following: ‘Please provide the name of the contractor who …
The temperature at which police cells should be maintained.
We received a request (reference 503) under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for information regarding the temperature at which police…
Responses by year
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 202 |
| 2006 | 254 |
| 2007 | 199 |
| 2008 | 86 |
| 2009 | 82 |
| 2010 | 96 |
| 2011 | 95 |
| 2012 | 128 |
| 2013 | 155 |
| 2014 | 302 |
| 2015 | 55 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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%