Authorisation for Metropolitan Police to access Transport for London data
Home Secretary granting authority to the Metropolitan Police Service to access Transport for London data in matters of national security.
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
PBS process instructions and evidential flexibility guidance for case workers, 2009 to 2013
Points based system (PBS) process instructions and evidential flexibility guidance for case workers from 2009 to 2013.
Delivery of passports complaints, October 2012 to September 2013
Number of complaints received by Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) regarding the delivery of passports and supporting documents.
Expenditure on identity cards between 2011 and 2012
Expenditure on, and plans for introduction of, identity cards between 2011 and 2012.
Long residency SET (O) applications received, August to December 2013
Number of long residency SET (O) applications received from 18 August to 8 December 2013, including those completed and pending.
Tier 2 intra-company transfer certificates of sponsorship, January 2009 to June 2013
Statistical data on Tier 2 intra-company transfer (ICT) certificates of sponsorship (CoS) from January 2009 to June 2013.
Asylum seekers in receipt of section 4 or section 95 support
Asylum seekers and their dependants in receipt of section 4 and section 95 support and those in dispersed accommodation.
Complaints concerning quality of new passports, August 2011 to September 2013
Complaints received by Her Majesty's Passport Office concerning the quality of product and faulty chips from August 2011 and September 2013.
Licences granted for cultivation of THC cannabis plants, 2010 to 2013
Number of licences granted for the cultivation of low and high tetrahydrocannabinol cannabis plants in England and Wales, 2010 to 2013.
Passports issued under the 6 British citizenship categories, 2007 to 2012
Breakdown of the number of passports issued to people falling under the 6 British citizenship categories from 2007 to 2012.
Passports reported lost or stolen, 2009 to 2012
An annual breakdown of the number of passports reported lost or stolen between 2009 and 2012.
Tier 1 investor and entrepreneur visa applications, November 2012 to September 2013
Tier 1 investor and entrepreneur processed between November 2012 to September 2013 broken down by nationality.
Tier 2 certificates of sponsorship used, 1 November 2011 to March 2013
Number of Tier 2 certificates of sponsorship (CoS) used from 1 November 2011 to March 2013.
Tier 2 certificates of sponsorship assigned and used, January 2008 to September 2013
Statistical data on Tier 2 certificates of sponsorship (CoS) assigned and used from 1 January 2008 to 30 September 2013.
UKVI and Treasury Solicitor's provision of litigation services, December 2011
Service level agreement between UK Visas and Immigration and Treasury Solicitor's Department for provision of litigation services.
Asylum support expenditure and supported populations in Scotland, 2008 to 2013
Asylum support expenditure and supported populations in Scotland from 2008 to 2013.
British nationality status letters granted from 2010 to 2012
The number of British nationality status letters granted confirming that the applicant is British Citizen from 2010 to 2012.
Cost of processing asylum applications from 2010 to 2013
The total expenditure and unit cost of processing asylum applications from 2010 to 2013.
EEA family permits issued and resolved in 24 hours from January 2012 to June 2013
The number of EEA family permit visa applications issued and resolved in 24 hours from January 2012 to June 2013.
External media training courses for ministers and civil servants, 2012 to 2013
Details and expenditure on external media and select committee training for civil servants and ministers, April 2012 to September 2013.
Home Office policy on enforcement, detention, escorting and removal of families, 2008 to 2009
Home Office’s policy on enforcement, detention, escorting and removal of families, spouse and/or dependant children.
Removals of Zimbabwean nationals from the UK from June 2012 to June 2013
The number of Zimbabwean nationals removed under deportation orders as failed asylum seekers, between June 2012 and June 2013.
Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa applications received and issued between 2012 and 2013
The number of Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa applications received and issued, broken down quarterly between 2012 and 2013.
ILR applications processed under domestic violence concession, January 2006 to June 2013
The number of indefinite leave to remain applications processed under the domestic violence concession between January 2006 to June 2013.
Confirmation of acceptance for studies under Tier 4, January 2012 to June 2013
Confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) that were used, cancelled and withdrawn under Tier 4 from January 2012 to June 2013.
Illegal immigrants returned to home countries using public funds from 2008 to 2013
Individuals served papers as illegal immigrants and returned to their home countries and the cost from public funds from 2008 to 2013.
Support for deaf and hard of hearing people to access Home Office services
Communication support for deaf and hard of hearing people to access Home Office services including suppliers used.
Tier 1 investment visa applications, January 2008 to June 2013
Tier 1 investment visa applications received from main applicants and dependants from January 2008 to June 2013.
Section 1 firearms held on firearm certificates in Great Britain
The number of the different types of section 1 firearms held on firearm certificates in Great Britain.
Alcohol Arrest Referral pilot schemes: research specification
Research specification for an evaluation of 9 new Alcohol Arrest Referral pilot schemes including on-going scheme in Gloucester.
Decisions dispatched to Eastern European migrants residing in Scotland, 2004 and 2013
Decisions dispatched to Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish or Slovakian migrants living in Scotland from 2004 and 2013.
Digitisation of Vital Events project costs
Costs of Digitisation of Vital Events (DoVE) project on digitisation and indexing of civil registration records.
Enforced removals process of Iranian nationals to Iran
Documents for enforcement returns of Iranian nationals to Iran.
Home Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation from 2008 to 2012
Home Office funding to the Quilliam Foundation from 2008 and 2012 and a list of the Home Secretaries in office at the time.
Tier 2 certificates of sponsorships assigned and used from 2008 to 2013
Tier 2 certificates of sponsorships (CoS) assigned and used from 1 January 2008 to 30 September 2013.
Academic visa applications received from 2004 to 2013
Number of applications received for academic visitors from 2004 to June 2013.
Asylum seekers dispersed under Section 95 support
Number of asylum seekers dispersed to the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside and Teesside and nationally under Section 95 support in 2013.
Border Force staff guidance on examining passengers wearing clothing covering their face
Code of practice for Border Force staff checking the identification of passengers wearing clothing covering their faces.
Longest recorded detention times under the Immigration Act powers
The 20 longest recorded lengths of detention under the Immigration Act powers classified by gender as on 30 September 2013.
Number of people excluded from the UK under the unacceptable behaviour policy
The number of people excluded from the UK under the unacceptable behaviour policy between October 2012 and October 2013.
Community Safety Partnerships given permission to publish Domestic Homicide Reviews
Community Safety Partnerships (CSP) given permission to publish completed Domestic Homicide Review overview reports.
Foreign criminals successfully appealing against deportation using Article 8 of ECHR
Foreign criminals successfully appealing against deportation using Article 8 of European Convention on Human Rights from 2008 to 2013.
Life in the UK test data, January 2010 to October 2013
Data from Life in the UK test, including the number taken, pass rate, caught cheating and complaints received, from Jan 2010 to Oct 2013.
Percentage of decisions upheld before first-tier tribunal for October 2013
Percentage of decision upheld for both asylum and non-asylum before the first-tier tribunal for each Presenting Officer Unit.
Arrests made by Immigration Enforcement in the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames from 2010 to 2013
The number of arrests made by Immigration Enforcement (formerly known as UKBA), in the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames from April 2010 to March 2013.
Average processing time of non-EEA family members’ residence applications between 1 January 2010 and 30 June 2013
Average processing times of non-EEA family member applications for both 5 year residence cards and permanent residence between 1 January 2010 and 30 June 2013.
Cancellation cost of scheduled and chartered flights from 2012 to 2013
Number of scheduled and chartered flights cancelled and the loss incurred as a result.
Documents relating to the activities and death of Dennis Skinner
Documents relating to the activities and death of British citizen Dennis Skinner who passed away in Moscow in June 1983.
Number of suicides committed in UK detention centres, 2009 to 2013
Number of deaths in UK detention centres where the coroner has returned a verdict as either suicide or a self-inflicted death.
Public enquiry office appointments process for EEA1 applications
Appointments process and availability for EEA1 applications at the public enquiry office
Responses by year
Read the chart values
| 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%