DWP FOI releases for January 2013
DWP Freedom of Information (FOI) releases published in January 2013.
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
Hospitality received by senior DECC officials: FOI request 12/1782
Details of hospitality provided for senior DECC officials
HR and payroll contracts
Wales Office response to Freedom of Information request ‘HR and Payroll Contracts’.
Ministerial cars: number of journeys
Wales Office response to Freedom of Information request ‘Ministerial Cars’.
Request for information under the environmental information regulations 2004 and Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to correspondence between DECC and Cuadrilla Resources
A reply from DECC for a Freedom of Information request.
Commercial vehicles under 3.5 tonnes (F0004726)
Freedom of Information response to various questions about commercial vehicles under 3.5 tonnes.
Financial cost of Acquisitive Crime caused by Class A Drug users in the UK
25778 We have a received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: 1) What is the total financial cost of loss…
HID xenon lighting (F0004708)
Freedom of Information response about various questions related to HID xenon lighting.
Co-opted Independent Panel Members for Police and Crime Panels
25152 We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: Copy of the guidance sent to local authorities…
Football banning orders for Brazil World Cup
Number of football banning orders for the World Cup in Brazil and the number of orders that will lapse from 1 January to 12 June 2014.
Properties owned by the Wales Office
Wales Office response to Freedom of Information request ‘departmental property’.
Meetings for non-executive directors
Wales Office response to Freedom of Information request ‘Non-executive directors’.
Meetings with Oil and Gas UK: FOI request 12/1642
Response to a Freedom of Information email request.
12/1802 LNG tanker movement along the Cleddau estuary
FOI request regarding risk maps and assessments
12/1804 Pembrokeshire power station
FOI request regarding correspondence pertaining to Pembrokeshire Power Station
Authorisations under section 36 of the Freedom of Information Act
Wales Office response to Freedom of Information request ‘Wales Office authorisations under s36 of the Freedom of Information Act’.
Recruitment costs
Wales Office response to Freedom of Information request ‘Recruitment costs’.
Open source software
Request for information about what open source software is cleared for use at the department’s premises at Eland House.
12/1786 Expenditure for team off-site “away days” within DECC
FOI regarding DECC away days
DH FOI release: correspondence regarding tobacco control and packaging
Correspondence between DH, other government departments and organisations regarding tobacco control and packaging of tobacco products in the 12 months preceding 25 October 2012.
English speaking immigrants
Request for information about the percentage of the population who do not speak English as their main language in their own home.
Jillings Report into North Wales child abuse (1996) and associated information
25017 We have a received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: 1) A copy of the Jillings report into abuse…
12/1739 Jobs in Scotland
FOI request regarding job creation in Scotland
Jobs created in Scotland: FOI request 12/1739
How many jobs, if any, exist in the requestor’s constituency as a direct result of DECC’s work and that of executive agencies responsible to…
Queries about the eligibility criteria for Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
Queries about the eligibility criteria for Disability Living Allowance.
Correspondence and invoices to Puffbox Ltd
Copies of correspondence provided in response to FOI request ‘Wales Office correspondence and invoices to Puffbox Ltd’.
MOT compliance survey (MCS) 2011 to 2012 (F0004785)
Freedom of Information response about the cancellation of a request for an uncensored copy of the MCS 2011 to 2012 document.
12/1746 Spend on legal services
FOI request for details of legal spend
Legal services spend: FOI request 12/1746
Request for financial details of DECC spend on internal and external legal services covering the last 3 years.
Breakdown of other renewables in energy and emissions projections: FOI request 12/1768
Breakdown of ‘other renewables’ in DECC’s updated Energy and Emissions Projections (UEP). Submitted 10 December 2012.
Home Office HQ energy supply, financial year 2012 to 2013
Fuel bill for both gas and electricity at Home Office headquarters building at 2 Marsham Street for the financial year 2012 to 2013.
Local government financial services procurement and the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012
Request for information about local government financial services procurement and the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012.
Staff dismissals due to internet misuse: FOI request 13/0009
Details of staff dismissed in DECC for improper use of Internet or staff data
Time spent on official duties in Wales: FOI request 12/1736
Request for information on the total amount of time spent on official duties in Wales from 2009-11
How many email accounts do you have using the following domain(s), @dfid.gov.uk or @dfid.gsi.gov.uk?
@dfid.gov.uk 4720 @dfid.gsi.gov.uk 122
How many investigations has your department made into people requesting information from your department under the Freedom of Information Act?
DFID does not hold information relevant to your request. In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, all FOI requests received …
How many staff have a contracted day off for Christmas shopping?
How many of your staff have a contracted day off for Christmas shopping, Maundy Thursday, specific days contracted off outside of national Bank holidays?
How many websites/domain names does your department own or control on which it does not publish any information about itself?
DFID owns 7 domain names on which we do not publish any information about DFID. These are listed below along with information on the on- going…
If the Ministry has any contracts with Serco and/or G4S and if so, what financial amount these contracts total and the nature of work carried out?
Information on the joint DFID and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) contract with G4S Facility Services (India) Pvt Ltd to provide driver…
On how many occasions have the DFID used Private Investigators (or Private Detectives of Tracing Agent) to obtain information in the last 5 years.
DFID has no record of using private investigators, private detectives or tracing agents in the past 5 years.
The amount spent by the Department on Christmas parties and Christmas entertainment in December 2011
DFID did not fund any official Christmas parties or entertainment in December 2011.
The number of Equalities Impact Assessments your department completed in each of the last three years (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12)
Please note that during 2011 we simplified our Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) process to reflect the requirements of the new Equality Act …
Shale gas exploration and production: FOI request 12/1752
Request for Departmental papers relating to shale gas
Civil penalties issued under section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act
Civil penalties issued under section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 from 2008 to 2013.
DH FOI releases to requests made: 1 – 31 October 2012
Please email your request for a FOI release, or write, to the Department of Health.
DWP statistical FOI releases for January 2013
DWP statistical Freedom of Information (FOI) releases published in January 2013.
DWP FOI releases for December 2012
DWP Freedom of Information (FOI) releases published in December 2012.
Applications for scheduled or controlled substances citing Human Rights legislation regarding freedom of religion
25482 We have a received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: How many applications have been submitted…
Cleaning Staff
Freedom of Information request
Coal bed methane drilling in the UK: FOI request 12/1766
Series of questions about coal bed methane drilling activities in the UK.
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%