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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
Applications for entry clearance visas as a spouse or partner
Applications for entry clearance visas as a spouse or partner between August 2011 and June 2013.
Badgers killed by cage trapping and controlled shooting
How many badgers were killed by free shooting.
IT management within Defra
IT management within Defra.
Licences for the importation of medicinal cannabis
Personal license applications received and granted for the importation of medicinal cannabis from October 2012 to October 2013.
Records management in Defra
Defra's information appraisal procedures.
Administrative reviews lodged against an entry clearance officer decision
Administrative reviews lodged against an ECO decision that lead to the reviewed decision being overturned from July 2012 to June 2013.
Individuals served papers as overstayers by nationality since 2010
The number of individuals served papers as overstayers by nationality since 2010 and the number subsequently removed from the UK.
Michael Fallon correspondence
Response to request for information on correspondence addressed to Michael Fallon, sent by Michael Fallon or on behalf of Michael Fallon - including letters sent from or to Michael Fallon at BIS.
Scientific evidence around extreme weather events
Response to request for information on scientific evidence around the intensifying of extreme weather events.
The estate of Agnes Fisher
Information held about the estate of Agnes Fisher
The estate of John Francis Marsden
Information held about the estate of John Francis Marsden
Circus inspection reports
Information about inspection reports, paperwork and care plans received from various different circuses.
Communications with Big Six utility firms
Response to request for information on communications between DECC Special or Political Advisers and representatives from the Big Six utility firms.
Communications with Energy UK
Response to request for information on communications between one of DECC's Special Advisers and Energy UK.
Conflicts of interest
Potential conflicts of interest.
FOI - Apple products
Request for information about the number of Apple products purchased by the Scotland Office.
Meetings with Horizon Nuclear Power and Hitachi
Correspondence and meeting minutes relating to Edward Davey’s and the Permanent Secretary’s meetings with Horizon Nuclear Power and Hitachi.
Ministerial Travel
Request for information about ministerial car travel in 2012/2013.
'Studbook for Irish and European Sporthorses' (SIES)
Copies of all correspondence in the last 6 months in relation to the client and to SIES.
Teams and projects accounting for Futerra's funding
Payments made to Futerra between 2004 to 2005 and 2011 to 2012.
Badgers infected with TB
The number of badgers found to be infected with mycobacterium bovis.
Cost of the pilot badger culls
Costs of the pilot badger culls.
Export of live animals
Export of live animals.
Meeting with passport issuing organisations
Details of meeting between Defra and passport issuing organisations regarding draft european regulations.
Norfolk waste infrastructure project
Norfolk County Council (NCC): Residual waste treatment contract.
Average processing times for UKBA postal SET (O)applications between November 2012 and April 2013
Average processing times for the SET(O) applications and the numbers received between November 2012 and April 2013.
Correspondence with BBC regarding coverage of badger cull
Correspondence with BBC regarding coverage of badger cull
Environmental Protection Group (EPG) file list
File list of all files held for the EPG business area.
Hot particles in the terrestrial environment
Project entitled 'Hot particles in the terrestrial environment' undertaken by MAFF in 1995.
Low compliance of snare operators RFI2013/6051
Low compliance of snare operators with the Code of Practice.
Radioactive pollution from Fukushima nuclear reactor emergency
Radioactive pollution from Fukushima nuclear reactor emergency - impact on UK food, sea and air.
Text messages sent by Capita informing individuals they no longer had a right to remain in the UK
The number of Capita text messages sent on behalf of the Home Office to inform individuals that they no longer had a right to remain in the UK.
Training and experience of Home Office staff involved in authorising expenditure
Training, qualifications and experience of Home Office staff involved in authorising expenditure including procurement limitations.
Asylum or Humanitarian Protection requests made by Pakistani Christians from 2010 to 2013
The number of Pakistani Christian Asylum Seeker or Humanitarian Protection requests made from 2010 to 2013.
Correspondence relating to energy prices and environmental regulations/charges
Response to request for information on correspondence relating to energy prices and environmental regulations/charges since 1 January 2013.
Guidance on FOIA/EIRs
Guidance on handling FOIA/EIR requests and publishing FOIA/EIR releases.
SET (LR) applications received and completed between April and June 2013
Monthly breakdown for SET (LR) applications received and completed between 15 April and 30 June 2013.
SET (M) indefinite leave to remain applications between January and June 2013
Statistical information on the SET (M) indefinite leave to remain applications received between January and June 2013.
SET (O) ILR long residence (10 years) applications received, July 2012
SET (O) ILR long residence applications received in July 2012 and processing times from 8 July to 5 August 2012.
Zambrano applications between November 2012 and June 2013
Number of Zambrano applications between 8 November 2012 and 30 June 2013.
Badger cull costs
Costs of the pilot badger culls and vaccinations.
Badger cull pilot costs in Somerset
Cost of cull in Somerset.
Badger population numbers in the cull zones
Badger population estimates in the cull zones.
Bad weather during badger culls
Bad weather and its impact on badger culls.
Culled badger numbers and TB incidence
Total number of badgers killed in the first phase of the cull.
Data on culled badgers infected with TB
Data from the cull supporting the badgers final stages of dying from TB.
Examination of badger carcasses
What tests were carried out on the badger corpses.
Files relating to the Northfield Report
Status and whereabouts of the files relating to the Northfield Report
Licensing in the pilot cull areas
Licensing in land in the pilot cull areas.
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%