Government Procurement Cards held by the Home Office
Government Procurement Cards (GPC) held by the Home Office, categories open for puchase using the cards, and transactions queried from 2010 to 2014.
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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
Home Office freedom of information team staff numbers and grades
Number of staff working in the Home Office freedom of information team in 2013 broken down by grade.
Police officers in England and Wales during 1959, 1970, 1997, 2003 and 2012
Total number of police officers in England and Wales during 1959, 1970, 1997, 2003 and 2012.
Road traffic offences for which police officers may issue a fixed penalty notice
Road traffic offences, and class of vehicles, for which police officers may issue a fixed penalty notice under schedule 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1998.
Top 5 nationalities of asylum applicants refused at initial decision from 1996 to 1998
Top 5 nationalities of asylum applicants refused at initial decision, excluding dependants from 1996 to 1998.
Applications processed under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 from 2012 to 2014
Applications processed and granted to have historical convictions or cautions disregarded under chapter 4 of the the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 from October 2012 to January 2014.
Firearms seized at all UK ports from 2012 to 2013
The number of firearms seized at all UK ports for the financial year 2012 to 2013.
Attempts to cross the channel illegally at the transposed borders of Europe from 2011 to 2013
The number of individual attempts to cross the channel illegally at the transposed borders of Europe from April 2011 to December 2013.
Civil penalties issued for employing illegal workers in west Cumbria from 2011 to 2013
Civil penalties issued and value of the penalties served for employing illegal workers in west Cumbria, including details of businesses, from January 2011 to December 2013.
Individuals within family units held in detention in 2013
Individuals within family units held in detention in 2013, incuding a breakdown of adults, children, duration of stay, detention centre and number removed from the UK.
Marriage abuse enforcement visits, arrests and removals from 2008 to 2013
Marriage abuse enforcement visits, arrests and removals following enforcement visit arrests from January 2008 to September 2013. Includes the number of reports relating to sham marriage.
Organisations represented on the National Group on sexual violence against children and vulnerable people
Organisations represented on the National Group on sexual violence against children and vulnerable people, including attendees from the Home Office.
Tier 1 Entrepreneur applications where 'venture capitalist' was stated as the seed funding option from 2012 to 2013
Tier 1 Entrepreneur applications processed where 'venture capitalist' was stated as the seed funding option from 1 March 2012 to September 2013.
Unused hotel rooms booked to meet staff duty needs during the Olympic and Paralympic games
Details of the payment of £382,000 as a result of unused hotel rooms booked to meet staff duty needs during the Olympic and Paralympic games.
Cases referred to the Police Medical Appeal Board between January 2012 and December 2013
Cases referred to the Police Medical Appeal Board between January 2012 and December 2013, including numbers received, heard, withdrawn and reconsidered.
Expenditure on flags by the Home Office headquarters from 2009 to 2011
Total expenditure on flags by the Home Office headquarters in 2 Marsham Street from 2009 to 2011.
Visa Applications Centres operated on behalf of the Home Office
List of Visa Applications Centres (VACs) operated on behalf of the Home Office including location, country and region.
BRP applications processed, January to September 2013
The number of Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) applications processed using No Time Limit (NTL) form from January 2013 to September 2013.
ILR applications processed, January to September 2013
The number of SET(LR) applications processed from January 2013 to September 2013, including the number completed and pending.
Individuals affected by personal data published on Home Office website in October 2013
The applicants in the family returns process affected by personal data published on Home Office website from 15 October to 28 October 2013.
Nationality applications processed under section 4C, 2003 to 2013
The number of Nationality application processed under section 4C from 30 April 2003 to 30 September 2014.
Number of cases and fines since introduction of carrier sanctions from 1987 to 2012
The total number of cases and income received since the introduction of carrier sanctions from 1987 to 2012
Tier 1 ILR SET(O) applications processed, January to September 2013
Tier 1 indefinite leave to remain SET(O) applications processed from January to September 2013, by numbers despatched and pending.
UKBA staff dismissed for misconduct, 2008 to 2013
Staff from the former UKBA and its successive incarnation that have been dismissed for misconduct from 1 December 2008 to 30 November 2013.
Extradition requests between the UK and USA
Extradition requests made between UK and USA, including the number extradited and broken down by the nature of offences from 2004 to 2013.
Naturalisation as a British Citizen applications processed, January to September 2013
Naturalisation (AN) as a British Citizen applications, broken down by approved and processing times, January to September 2013.
Non-human primates imported into the UK for use in regulated procedures in 2012
Non-human primates imported in to the UK for use in regulated procedures, by type of species, country of origin and details of injuries.
Processing times of nationality applications, January to September 2013
Processing times of nationality applications processed from January 2013 to September 2013.
B(OS) applications from applicants residing in India, 2008 and 2012
British Overseas Citizen B(OS) applications and the outcome where the applicant resides in India, broken down by year from 2008 to 2012.
AVR conducted in Scotland from 2008 to 2013
Assisted voluntary removals (AVR) conducted in Scotland from 2008 to 2013.
Decisions upheld before the First-tier Tribunal, 2011 to 2013
The percentage of decisions upheld before the First-tier Tribunal for each Presenting Officer Unit (POU) from January 2011 to October 2013.
Flights used to remove individuals from the UK, 2003 to 2014
Flights that have been used to remove individuals from the UK from 2003 to January 2014 broken down by number of returnees per flight.
Grants of support to pregnant women under the Immigration and Asylum Act
Grants of support under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to pregnant women in 2012 and 2013 unable to satisfy condition 3.2(B).
Home Office asylum accommodation providers
Home Office asylum accommodation providers and the regions they cover.
Penalties imposed for employing illegal workers, 2011 to 2013
Civil penalties imposed nationally, broken down by region, for employing illegal workers and the total money collected from 2011 to 2013.
Tier 1 visa applications granted, 2008 to 2013
Tier 1 visa applications received and granted between 29 February 2008 and 30 September 2013.
Zambrano applications processed and their outcome from 2011 to 2013
Zambrano applications categorised by case-type and their outcome from March 2011 to September 2013.
Home Office emergency funding provided to police forces
HO emergency funding from 2008 to 2013, including process and timescales, provided to police forces who are faced with unpredictable events and emergencies.
Marriage and civil partner entry clearance visa applications refused, January to September 2013
Marriage and civil partner entry clearance visa applications received and refused from January 2013 to September 2013.
Certificates issued by General Register Office, 2011 to 2012
Certificates issued by General Register Office (GRO) relating to births, marriages and death in England and Wales from 2011 to 2012.
Contracts between Home Office and G4S, Serco, Capita and Atos
Period and value of outstanding contracts between Home Office and G4S, Serco, Capita, Atos suppliers.
Foreign nationals reporting to the Dallas Court Reporting Centre in Manchester
Number of foreign nationals reporting to the Dallas Court Reporting Centre in Manchester during the 4th Quarter 2013.
Individuals departed from UK under Capita contract, December 2012 to September 2013
Cases allocated to Capita under the Capita Contact Management Service closed due to departures from the UK from 10 December 2012 to 30 September 2013.
Life in the UK test contract between the Home Office and Learndirect Ltd
Contract for the Life in the UK test between the Home Office and Learndirect Ltd from 1 May 2013 to 31 March 2016.
Overseas passport applications: processing cost forecast
The forecast for cost processing overseas British passport applications for 2013 to 2014.
SET (O) Long Residency applications processed between August 2013 and September 2013
SET (O) Long Residency applications received and completed from August 2013 to September 2013 including the average processing time.
Tier 4 applications processed for family members of British citizens from India and outside European Economic Area 2008 to 2013
Tier 4 settlement applications processed from family members of British citizens from India and outside European Economic Area (EEA), breakdown by countries.
Visa applications processed in New Delhi, January to September 2013
Visa applications processed in New Delhi, including applications received, refused and issued after an allowed appeal.
Commonwealth Scheme agreement on transfer of offenders between UK and Nigeria
Commonwealth Scheme agreement for the transfer of convicted offenders between the UK and Nigeria.
Online shopping and auction fraud crime reported in the UK, January to June 2013
The number of online shopping and auction fraud crimes reported in the UK from January to June 2013.
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%