Away days and team building exercises since January 2014
Response to an FOI requesting information on how many Away days and team building exercises the department has held since January 2014.
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
Catering for internal meetings
Response to an FOI request for information on the amount the department has spent on catering for internal meetings
Contact with UEFA regarding Cardiff’s bid to host the Champions League final
Response to an FOI requesting information asking what, if any, contact the department has had with UEFA regarding Cardiff’s bid to host the Champions League final.
Correspondence with Network Rail between February 2015 and 20 July 2015
Response to an FOI requesting copies of correspondence with Network Rail between February 2015 and 20 July 2015.
How many staff employed on administering Freedom of Information enquiries
Response to an FOI request asking for information on how many staff are employed by the department to administer Freedom of Information enquiries
Invoices paid within 30 working days
Response to an FOI requesting information invoices paid within 30 working days
Tendering activities
Response to an FOI requesting information on departmental tendering activities
Vehicle leasing and maintenance contracts
Response to an FOI requesting information on how much the department spends on vehicle leasing and maintenance contracts
Art work
Response to an FOI requesting information on art work owned by the department
Staff salaries
Response to an FOI requesting information on staff salaries
Laptops, mobile phones and Tablets
Response to an FOI request asking for information on how many laptops, mobile phones and Tablets have been provided to staff
Incidents of racism, homophobia and sexism
Response to an FOI requesting information on incidents of racism, homophobia and sexism in the department
FOI requests
Response to an FOI requesting information on how many FOI requests the department have received
Spend on stationery
Response to an FOI requesting information on how much the department has spent on stationery
Departmental spend on IT
Response to an FOI requesting information on the departmental spend on IT
Lost items
Response to an FOI requesting information on items lost in the department
Departmental spend on Twitter and Facebook accounts
Response to an FOI requesting information on how much the department has spent on Twitter and Facebook accounts
PWC, KPMG, Ernst & Young and Deloitte
Response to an FOI request for information on amount spent with PWC, KPMG, Ernst & Young and Deloitte and whether or not there have been any secondments
Staff disciplined for misuse of computers
Response to an FOI request asking for information on how many staff have been disciplined for the misuse of departmental computers
Staff off-payroll
Response to an FOI requesting information on how many staff are paid off-payroll
Litigation budgets and claims against department
Response to an FOI request asking for information on litigation budgets and claims against the department
PFI projects
Response to an FOI requesting information on any Wales Office PFI projects
Recruitment cost
Response to an FOI requesting information on recruitment costs
ICT and Telephone network
Response to an FOI requesting information ICT and telephone network
Register of gifts and hospitality for staff
Response to an FOI requesting information on gifts and hospitality register for staff
Premium phone lines
Response to an FOI request asking for information on calls to premium phone lines
Remote working. Telephone rental and costs
Response to an FOI requesting information remote working and telephone rental and costs
Staff disciplined for misuse of social media
Response to an FOI requesting information on how many staff have been disciplined for the misuse of social media
Time taken to employ staff from outside the Civil Service
Response to an FOI requesting information the time taken to employ staff from outside the Civil Service
Call centre contracts
Response to an FOI request asking for information on call centre contracts
Departmental supply of gas and electricity
Response to an FOI requesting information on departmental supply of gas and electricity
Secondments to the private sector
Response to an FOI requesting information on how many staff are seconded to the private sector
Civil Servants working in the department, how long for and their grade
Response to an FOI request for information on how many staff work in the department, how long for and their grade
Days lost to sickness
Response to an FOI requesting information on how many days have been lost through staff sickness
Bonus payments
Response to an FOI request for information on bonus payments paid to staff
Faulty fire alarms
Response to an FOI requesting information on faulty fire alarms in the department
Insurance claims
Response to an FOI requesting information on insurance claims made by the department
Spend on marketing
Response to an FOI requesting information on departmental spend on marketing
Photographs of Secretary of State
Response to an FOI request for information on photographs of the Secretary of State
Psychometric testing
Response to an FOI request asking for information departmental use of psychometric testing
Printing and advertising costs
Response to an FOI requesting information on printing and advertising costs
Graduate schemes or internships
Response to an FOI request requesting information departmental graduate schemes or internships
Incidents of bullying
Response to an FOI request asking for information on the number of incidents of bullying in the department
Spend on public relations
Response to an FOI requesting information on how much the department has spent on public relations
Social media
Response to an FOI request asking for information on departmental use of social media
Works of art
Response to an FOI request requesting information on how departmental works of art
Complaints received by department 2010 to 2011
Response to an FOI requesting details of complaints received by the department from 2010 to 2011
Calls to 123 speaking clock and 118 directory enquiries in past 5 years
Response to an FOI requesting details of calls made by staff to 123 speaking clock and 118 directory enquiries in past 5 years
Data loss
Response to an FOI request requesting information any data loss within the department
Personal Injury Claims
Response to an FOI request requesting information on how many personal injury claims have been made to the department.
Responses by year
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 41 |
| 2011 | 55 |
| 2012 | 35 |
| 2013 | 62 |
| 2014 | 132 |
| 2015 | 91 |
| 2016 | 45 |
| 2017 | 74 |
| 2018 | 54 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 |
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%