Number of security guards required for certain types of venues
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for the number of security operatives that should be deployed at certain types of venue.
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
SIA licence holders reported for not displaying their licence
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for the number of licence holders reported for not displaying their licence since 1 January 2022.
Homes England RFI releases for October 2023
Our responses to Freedom of Information requests for October 2023.
Response to FOI inquiry about the cost of foreign language posters
Response to FOI inquiry about the cost of foreign language posters.
Index for exempted dogs - FOI2023/21599
Index for exempted dogs.
SIA use of augmented or virtual reality training
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for details about whether the SIA uses augmented reality or virtual reality training.
Number of SIA licence holders with criminal convictions
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for the number of SIA licence holders with criminal convictions, and a breakdown of those convictions.
Do security companies have to vet their staff in line with BS7858
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for confirmation of whether security companies must vet their security staff to the BS7858 standard.
FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 13 November 2023
Ministry of Defence (MOD) Freedom of Information (FOI) responses released during the week commencing 13 November 2023
SIA checks to confirm licence holders display their licence
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for details of SIA checks conducted to confirm that licence holders are displaying their licence.
Number of SIA employees with criminal records
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for the number of SIA employees who have criminal records.
Brexit withdrawal agreement and trade mark or design registrations
The number of UK comparable trade marks and designs created, and the number opted out, following the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights: Report by EY in 2019
The amount of money paid by the UKIPO to EY for the preparation and production of this report.
Figures for patent applications and grants
Patent applications and grants 1970 to 1979, and for the years 2020 and 2000.
Patent for a type-writing machine from 1866
The British patent for the first typewriter machine, invented in 1866 in England by John Pratt (patent No. 3163, 1st December 1866, according to the London Society of Arts. Other sources list it as 1863.
Patents and trade marks filed 2010 - 2020
Partial information on numbers of applications received and their outcomes.
Patents of covid testing kits
A copy or link requested to all patents for Sars CoV-2 testing kits to which the government guidance applies.
Trial on trade mark Preliminary Indicators
The IPO’s trial on preliminary indicators in trade mark oppositions.
Current breakdown of SIA licence holders by gender
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for a breakdown of SIA licence holders by gender.
Sheffield and Rotherham door supervisors suspended since 2018
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for the number of door supervisor licences suspended in Sheffield and Rotherham in the last 5 years.
RFI 6565 County Parish Holding (CPH) master list
Request for a copy of the County Parish Holding (CPH) master list.
SIA processes and plans regarding data protection compliance
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for details of what the SIA does and plans to do about data protection compliance.
Patent applications received during three time periods
Patent filing data for 2018 and 2019 available. Data for 2020 was not available at time of the request.
Patent processing time from filing to grant
Shortest time period for processing patents
Request for figures on FOI requests, SARs and complaints received by IPO
Freedom of Information requests, Subject Access Requests and written complaints and other enquiries received in the calendar years 2017, 2018 and 2019.
RFI 6545 grants awarded for stock handling systems
Request for the number of grants awarded under CPSG (2018-2020) and the FETF (2022) for purchasing stock handling systems.
RFI 6564 payments made to businesses within Essex in 2021
Request for the total amounts paid to businesses with Essex in 2021 under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme.
RFI 6570 details of stewardship agreements on Lake District common land
RFI 6570 details of stewardship agreements on Lake District common land.
RFI 6576 details of Rural Development Programme Leader grants
Request for details of Rural Development Programme Leader grants awarded between 2015 and 2020.
RFI 6592 details payments made, and payments defrauded
Request for the amounts paid and the amounts found to have been fraudulently claimed under BPS, CS and SFI between 2018 and 2012.
RFI 6604 numbers of male calves killed in slaughterhouses.
Request for the number of male calves that were killed in slaughterhouses in 200, 2021 and 2022.
RFI 6621 the number of hectares enrolled in each option of CS
Request for the number of hectares enrolled in each option of the Countryside Stewardship (CS) Scheme between 2018 and 2022.
RFI 6623 applications made under the FETF 2023 Productivity & Slurry scheme
Request for details of all applications, awards, average points scores, and the value of applications made under the FETF 2023 Productivity and Slurry scheme.
RFI 6625 details of applicants & payments made under the Lump Sum Exit Scheme
RFI 6625 details of applicants & payments made under the Lump Sum Exit Scheme.
RFI 6634 number of male calves killed in slaughterhouses and on-farm
Request for the number of male calves killed in slaughterhouses and on-farm in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
RFI 6640 grazing numbers of ES agreements on Dartmoor commons
Request for details of the grazing numbers captured on all live Environmental Stewardship (ES) scheme agreements in place on Dartmoor commons.
RFI 6653 applications made under the FETF 2023 Animal Health & Welfare
Request for details of all applications, awards, average points scores, and the value of applications made under the FETF 2023 Animal Health and Welfare scheme.
SIA licence application numbers and licence holder nationalities
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for application numbers and a breakdown of licence holders by nationality.
Index for exempted dogs - FOI2023/19072
Index for exempted dogs.
Ex-police officers entering the private security industry
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for any data on ex-police officers entering private security after breaching professional standards.
Contact details of security companies in England
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for the names and contact details of security companies in England.
FOI releases for August 2023
Freedom of Information releases by Ministry of Justice for August 2023.
SIA performance-related pay for the last 3 financial years
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for the size and distribution of SIA performance-related pay from 1 April 2020 to 30 April 2023.
Details relating to an SIA prosecution case
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for details of a prosecution case.
FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 16 October 2023
Ministry of Defence (MOD) Freedom of Information (FOI) responses released during the week commencing 16 October 2023
SIA investigations into fraudulent security training firms
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for details of the SIA's investigations into fraudulent security training firms over the last 3 years.
Meetings with The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP - FOI2023/15108
Meetings between The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP and agricultural interest groups on various dates in 2023.
Response to FOI inquiry about which Finance System CSPL uses
FOI Response to an inquiry about which ERP or Finance System the Committee on Standards in Public Life uses
Homes England RFI releases for September 2023
Our responses to Freedom of Information requests for September 2023.
SIA Human Resources (HR) and Payroll software
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for details on the Human Resources (HR) and Payroll software it uses.
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%