Spend on staff overtime, temporary staff and staff bonuses
Total overtime payments, spend on temporary staff and bonus payments.
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
A45/A46 Tollbar End Improvement Scheme correspondence
Response to a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act about public correspondence on the 45/A46 Tollbar End Improvement Scheme for complaints and road traffic incidents.
BIS inward secondments
The number of people seconded to the Department for Business, Information and Skills (BIS).
British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) meetings
Meetings and correspondence between the BASC and minister Owen Paterson between 1 January 2013 and 17 June 2014.
Funding of wildlife culls by Defra follow up
How much Defra has spent funding wildlife culls in the UK in the 5 years to April 2014.
Gassing trials
Information about badger gassing trials.
Hemp growing licences issued between 2010 and 2014
The number of hemp growing licences issued between 2010 and 2014 and justification for hemp growing licence fee.
Home Office interpreter services in Loughborough from 2009 to 2014
The languages the Home Office offers services in, including the cost to provide interpreters for asylum interviews in Loughborough from 2009 to 2014.
Individuals supported under Section 4, by region, 2011 to 2014
Individuals supported under Section 4 broken down by total main applicants and total headcount, from 28 March 2011 to 31 March 2014.
Social media and Youtube
Social media and Youtube
Tier 2 certificates of sponsorship used by Tata Consultancy Services
Tier 2 certificates of sponsorship (CoS) and Intra Company Transfer (ICT) used by Tata Consultancy Services from 2013 to 2014.
United Kingdom contribution to Frontex operations, 2012 to 2014
United Kingdom contribution to Frontex operations from 2012 to 2014, including figures for Greece, broken down yearly.
Work permits granted to employers on behalf of non EEA foreign workers living outside UK from 1995 to 2008
An annual breakdown of work permits granted to employers of non EEA foreign workers living outside the UK classified by occupation, nationality and gender from 1995 to 2008
Home Office staff headcount and grades
Home Office staff headcount broken down by major operational areas, grades, civil servants paid, unpaid and non civil servants, as of 30 April 2014.
List of energy from waste (EfW) projects and their risk ratings
List of all EfW projects alongside the Risk Assessment Guidelines (RAG) risk assessment for each project.
Planning report Norfolk CC's waste infrastructure project
Planning report relating to Norfolk CC's waste infrastructure project.
Asylum seeker applications from Iran processed from 2011 to 2012
Asylum seeker applications from Iran processed by the Case Assurance and Audit Unit (CAAU) between 2011 and 2012.
British citizenship applications from Bulgarian nationals, 2011 to 2013
Number of British citizenship applications from Bulgarian nationals, broken down by grants, refusals and withdrawals, from 2011 to 2013.
Decisions in respect of the Marine Policy Statement 2011
Whether decisions Defra have made have been in accordance with the Marine Policy Statement 2011.
FOI release: breaches of the Data Protection Act by FCO staff
Number of unauthorised incidents/breaches of Data Protection Act by FCO staff accessing databases and personal information without authority.
FOI release: cost of chefs in British embassies and staff allowances
Average salaries of in-house and agency chefs; cost of agency chefs; number of personnel that claimed staff allowance in 2012 and 2013
FOI release: cost of external law firms and barristers 2009 to 2014
Amount spent by the FCO's Legal Directorate on external law firms and barristers (excluding VAT) over the fiscal periods 2009 to 2014.
FOI release: cost of FCO posts in G8 countries for last five years
Costs of running FCO operations in each G8 country, except UK, in last five years.
Home Office expenditure on PRS and PPL
Home Office payments made to the Performing Rights Society and Phonographic Performance Limited from 2010 to 2014.
Home Office government procurement cards from 2012 to 2014
Home Office government procurement cards (GPC) information, including provider details, number of active cards, contract length and expenditure from 2012 to 2014.
Indefinite Leave to Remain applications: Jan to Mar 2014
Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) SET (O) applications processed between January and March 2014 including outcome and average processing time.
Ministerial cars
Response to a request for details of ministerial journeys using the Official Car.
Nationality applications under section 1(4) of the Act from 2011 to 2013
Annual breakdown of nationality applications under section 1(4) of the British Nationality Act 1981, from 2011 to 2013, including those granted, refused, rejected and pending.
Removals from the UK of Syrian nationals under Dublin II regulations
Removals and voluntary departures from the UK of Syrian nationals under Dublin II regulations from 2013 to March 2014.
Use of the Royal Prerogative to remove passports from British citizens
Number of occasions the Royal Prerogative has been used to remove passports from British citizens on public interest grounds from 1947 to 2005.
Websites
Response to a request for information made under the Freedom of Information Act about websites viewed by Highways Agency employees.
EIRs response: environmental permitting and statutory nuisance guidance
A response under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIRs) about environmental permitting and statutory nuisance guidance and the roles of the Environment Agency and local council.
Amount of money spent on the services of external law firms and barristers over the last five years
Response to an FOI request regarding spending on the services of external law firms and barristers over the last five years.
Control or monitoring of invasive species in Devon
Communications between Defra and NFU or Angling Trust about the control or monitoring of invasive species in Devon.
Inspection of oil platforms
Freedom of information request response regarding inspection of oil platform data.
Use of social media within BIS
Social media use within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Domain/URL licences
Response to an FOI request regarding a list of domain names (or URLs) that the department owns licences for
FOI responses released by MOD: week commencing 7 July 2014
Ministry of Defence (MOD) Freedom of Information (FOI) responses released during the week commencing 7 July 2014.
Local Authorities involved in running a CIC scheme
Details of any local authorities that are running a CIC scheme.
Website name changes from MAFF to Defra and to GOV.UK
Costs associated with website name changes from MAFF to Defra and in turn to GOV.UK.
Details of data held to ransom by ransomware within CNPA
Details of data held to ransom by ransomware within the Civil Nuclear Police Authority.
Details of hate crimes against disabled people in CNCs region
Details of hate crimes against disabled people in the Civil Nuclear Constabulary's region.
Details of the Senior Information Risk Owner within CNC
Details of the Senior Information Risk Owner within the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
Females released or granted temporary admission in Yarl’s Wood removal centre from 2010 to 2014
Number of females released or granted temporary admission in Yarl’s Wood removal centre, including those detained, who claimed asylum from 2010 to 2014.
FOI release: Carlton Gardens running costs 2009 to 2013
Cost of running Carlton Gardens, official residence of the Foreign Secretary, from 2009 to 2013
FOI release: data on FCO's Freedom of Information requests
Number of FOI requests received from 2009 to 2013 and how many replies met the statutory deadlines.
FOI release: FCO funding of NGOs in Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories and Jordan
Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories and Jordan that are funded by the Conflict Pool, a tri-departmental fund from the FCO, MoD and DfID
FOI release: hotel costs for FCO's official guests of government
Hotel costs for visitors to the UK from foreign sovereign states (UN member states) between 01 Jan 2013 to 28 Feb 2014.
FOI release: transport costs FCO official guests of government
Transport costs for visitors to the UK from foreign sovereign states (UN member states) between 01 Jan 2013 and 28 Feb 2014.
FOI release: turnover of FCO's civil service staff
Information on FCO's civil service staff for period 2012 to 2013.
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%