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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
Number of PCs and operating systems
Number of PCs and operating systems in Defra.
Payments to the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA)
Payments made to the BBKA in financial years 2012 to 2013 and 2013 to 2014.
Siltation of mussels in Norfolk 1 January 2011 to date
Reports in to the siltation of mussels in Norfolk from 1 January 2011 to date.
Special leave study
Response to a request for information made under the Freedom of Information Act about requests for special leave study.
UK energy from waste facilities
A list of UK energy from waste facilities with their R1 scoring under the Waste Framework Directive.
Video conferencing at Defra
Video conferencing at Defra.
Visits to GOV.UK
Visits to GOV.UK (traffic to the homepages on GOV.UK).
IT management and services
Response to an FOI request asking for details relating to the departments IT management and services
Cost of FOI Requests
Details of costs and numbers of FOI's answered by the department in the past 2 years
Departmental Sports Day
Response to an FOI request regarding details of any departmental sports days
FOI release: Pathfinder Minerals plc dispute in Mozambique
Correspondence relating to Pathfinder Minerals plc dispute over mining rights in Mozambique.
Green policies impact on energy costs
Response to FOI request for details on the impact of energy & climate change policies on energy prices & bills.
Visitors to Immigration Removal Centres from June 2013 to May 2014
Number of visitors to Immigration Removal Centres (IRC) from June 2013 to May 2014, figures include family, relatives and legal representatives.
Advisers to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Advisers to the Secretary of State for the Home Department following the reshuffle in 2014
Albanian nationals visiting a family member settled in the UK
The total number, the number issued and the percentage of successful applications from Albanian nationals applying to visit a family member settled in the UK, from 2010 to 2014.
Asylum seekers moved to Rotherham, from 2009 to 2013
The number of asylum seekers that were moved to Rotherham, each year from 2009 to 2013.
Automated deletion of fingerprints, from May 2013
Automated deletion of fingerprints from May 2013, in order to bring the national fingerprint database in line with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
British national (overseas) renunciations from 2009 to 2014
The number of British national (overseas) renunciations from 2009 to 2014
Businesses fined for employing illegal workers from 2011 to 2014
The number of businesses employing illegal workers in specific postcode areas and the total amount of civil penalties (fines) collected.
Correspondence between South Wales police and the Home Office in respect of Employment and Support Allowance
All correspondence between South Wales police and the Home Office since the introduction of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in 2008
Costs relating to the PentiP system
Breakdown of costs relating to the PentiP system by police forces and government departments
Cyber Attack
Request for details of number and type of Cyber attacks in the last 3 years.
Development and maintenance cost of the PentiP system
The costs involved in developing and maintaining the PentiP system.
Discretionary leave to remain granted from 2010 to 2014
Discretionary leave to remain applications granted for asylum and non-asylum main applicants according to age, from 2010 to 2014
Documentation required for emergency travel documents for the Democratic Republic of Congo
Home Office documentation required by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) embassy in London, in order to issue an emergency travel document (ETD).
Family visit visa applications received from 2012 to 2013
Number of family visit visa applications received from 2012 to 2013, broken down by granted, refused and refused without interview.
Fines issued to HGV drivers/operators caught with illegal stowaways, from 2008 to 2013
Total value of fines issued to HGV drivers/operators caught with illegal immigrant stowaways trying to enter the UK from 2008 to 2013.
FOI releases for September 2014
Ministry of Justice FOI releases for September 2014.
Foreign national offenders removed from 2006 to 2008
The number of foreign national offenders removed in each quarter from 2006 to 2008
Funding for projects dealing with female genital mutilation
Home Office funding for projects dealing with female genital mutilation (FGM) in the United Kingdom from 2012 to quarter 1, 2015
Gas and electricity price impacts
Response to FOI request for information on the detailed gas and electricity price impacts (£/MWh) of all policies.
Grants to local partnerships in relation to police PFI contracts
Grants to local partnerships to enable support for any police and crime commissioner that wish to review their PFI contract 2012 to 2015
Individuals deprived of British citizenship since 2013
The number of people deprived of British citizenship because it was conducive to the public good or obtained by means of fraud, since January 2013
Long residency SET (LR) applications processed from April to June 2014
Long residency SET (LR) applications received between 1 April 2014 and 30 June 2014
Matching a DNA sample at a crime scene
Matching a DNA sample from a non-secretor at a crime scene to an offender in the National DNA Database.
Number of clandestines detected at the juxtaposed controls and at UK ports from 2010 to 2014
All types of illegal entry recorded by Border Force and other agencies at the juxtaposed controls and United Kingdom ports from 2010 to July 2014
Processing times for SET(M) indefinite leave to remain visa applications from 2012 to 2014
Processing times and performance standards for SET(M) indefinite leave to remain visa applications from 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2014
Tier 1 (Enterpreneur) leave applications November and December 2013
Tier 1 (Enterpreneur) leave applications made between 1 November 2013 to 31 December 2013
Tier 2 used certificates of sponsorship (COS) from 2012 to 2014
The number of Tier 2 used certificates of sponsorship (COS) by shortage occupations and job titles in each quarter from 2012 to quarter 1 2014
Total expenditure of the deportation of Yashika Bageerathi
The total expenditure by the United Kingdom government regarding the deportation of Yashika Bageerathi to Mauritius
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children from 2013 to 2014
Statistics regarding unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and leave to remain which were granted or refused between 2013 and 31 March 2014
Advertising in National Newspapers
Request for details of expenditure on advertising in national newspapers in the last year.
Correspondence DECC officials & parliament emails of Amber Rudd
Correspondence between all DECC officials and the two parliamentary email addresses of Amber Rudd MP.
Information Technology Infrastructure
Request for details of the department's information infrastructure and budget.
Secondments to private sector firms
Secondments to private sector firms in each of the last 5 financial years to November 2014.
An FOI about the number of harassment complaints made to CNC
Response to an FOI request asking how many complaints of harassment had been made to the CNC by journalists.
An FOI requesting details of the 999 provider CNC use
Response to an FOI requesting details of which provider the CNC uses to receive 999 calls and the tendering process.
Budget for IT Spend
Response to an FOI request regarding departmental budget for IT expenditure
CNC response to an FOI request about our network provider
The CNC response to an FOI request asking who our network provider is and the associated costs.
Responses by year
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 202 |
| 2006 | 256 |
| 2007 | 200 |
| 2008 | 91 |
| 2009 | 86 |
| 2010 | 327 |
| 2011 | 421 |
| 2012 | 870 |
| 2013 | 1,106 |
| 2014 | 1,850 |
| 2015 | 1,355 |
| 2016 | 1,160 |
| 2017 | 1,178 |
| 2018 | 529 |
| 2019 | 348 |
| 2020 | 335 |
| 2021 | 595 |
| 2022 | 368 |
| 2023 | 298 |
| 2024 | 340 |
| 2025 | 276 |
| 2026 | 208 |
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%