General authorisation given by the Secretary of State to Ofwat
General authorisation given by the Secretary of State to Ofwat in June 1995 under the Water Industry Act 1991.
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
Request for a list of all registered Community Interest Companies (CIC)
Request for a list of all registered Community Interest Companies (CIC)
Request for a list of companies registered as new start ups
Request for a list of companies registered as new start ups
Request for a short description of any registers or official lists required to be maintained by Companies House
Request for a short description of any registers or official lists required to be maintained by Companies House
Request for data on which foreign companies employ the most people in the UK
Request for data on which foreign companies employ the most people in the UK
Request for details of Companies House vehicle, leasing and maintenance contracts
Request for details of Companies House vehicle, leasing and maintenance contracts
Request for details of the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for ICT/digital/business change programmes and strategy
Request for details of the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for ICT/digital/business change programmes and strategy
Request for details of whether Nick Gleeson, the former rogue trader is banned as a director
Request for details of whether Nick Gleeson, the former rogue trader is banned as a director
Request for statistics on the use of the power in Section 1073 of the Companies Act 2006
Request for statistics on the use of the power in Section 1073 of the Companies Act 2006
Request for the number of complaints Companies House received since the Beta Service went live
Request for the number of complaints Companies House received since the Beta Service went live
Request for UK companies with SIC codes 45111/45112/ 77110
Request for details of UK companies with SIC codes 45111/45112/77110
FOI Information on temporary agency workers at Monitor.
Information requested on suppliers of temporary agency staff to Monitor, including spending.
FOI Medication related incidents
Information on medicated related incidents in Wales during 2015.
FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 22 August 2016
Ministry of Defence (MOD) Freedom of Information (FOI) responses published during the week commencing 22 August 2016
FOI Publications August 2016
Publications about Freedom of Information requests to the Bona Vacantia Division.
FOI release: Cayman Islands annual reports
Cayman Islands annual reports 1987 to 2005.
Travel and accommodation spend in financial year 2015 to 2016
Travel and accommodation spending from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.
Enquiry regarding the Companies House free company data product
Enquiry regarding Companies House's free company data product.
FOI National Data Validation Programme
Note and supporting documentation sent to NHS Improvement’s board on the National Elective Data Validation Programme.
FOI NHS Improvement’s role in NHS trust board member appointments
Report on how NHS Improvement will discharge its role and responsibilities to appoint NHS trust chair and non-executive directors.
Mineworkers' pension scheme
Response to a request for information on the mineworkers’ pension scheme.
Request for statistics on number of our employees who received remuneration equal to, or in excess of £100,000 in 2013-2014
Statistics on number of employees in Companies House who received remuneration equal to, or in excess of £100,000 in 2013-2014.
Request for statistics on the number of Late Filing Penalty appeals referred to the Independent Adjudicator and the Registrar
Request for statistics on the number of Late Filing Penalty appeals referred to the Independent Adjudicator and the Registrar
Request for statistics relating to Breaches of sections 82-84 of the Companies Act 2006
Statistics relating to Breaches of sections 82-84 of the Companies Act 2006.
Request for statistics relating to Contracts and Tenders with only one bid
Statistics relating to Contracts and Tenders with only one bid
Request for statistics relating to reported cases of unauthorised use of registered/service address
Statistics relating to reported cases to Companies House where the registered / service addresses were used without consent of the occupier.
Request for the amount paid by Companies House to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
Request for the amount paid by Companies House to the CBI.
Request for the number of unsuccessful filing of accounts via Webfiling
Statistics relating to the number of unsuccessful filing of accounts via Webfiling
Statistics relating to applications to dissolve companies and dissolutions suspended following an objection
Statistics relating to applications to dissolve companies and dissolutions suspended following an objection
FOI release: Bahrain’s reform and human rights (2)
Cost of UK delegation to Geneva
FOI release: cost of FCO’s presence on Facebook and Twitter
Cost of FCO’s presence on Facebook and Twitter for 2012 to 2013.
FOI release: spend on social media sites
Spend on social media sites.
FOI release: Al Qai’da in the Arabian peninsula, AQAP, Ansar Al Sharia
Ministerial briefing papers on Al Qai’da in the Arabian peninsula, AQAP and Ansar Al Sharia.
FOI release: consular services fees
Consular services fees.
FOI release: detainees on Diego Garcia
Detainees on Diego Garcia, British Overseas Territory.
FOI release: Employment Appeal Tribunal
Employment Appeal Tribunal and the US.
FOI release: honours awarded to FCO staff
Honours awarded to FCO staff.
FOI release: Investment Promotion Protection Agreement and Cuba
Investment Promotion Protection Agreement and Cuba 1995.
FOI release: locally engaged Iraqi staff
Direct entry assistance scheme for locally engaged Iraqi staff.
FOI release: reports on banks in Anguilla
Reports on banks in Anguilla.
FOI release: Russian constitutional crisis 1993
Russian constitutional crisis 1993.
FOI release: Sainsburys and Egypt
Correspondence between the FCO and Sainsburys.
FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 8 August 2016
Ministry of Defence (MOD) Freedom of Information (FOI) responses published during the week commencing 8 August 2016.
Request for details of companies with mortgages on, or charges against, land or property
Request for details of companies with mortgages on, or charges against, land or property
Request for details of who purchased information from Companies House Webcheck
Request for details of who purchased information from Companies House Webcheck
Request for director’s nationality including the date their company was formed for the last 10 years
Request for director’s nationality including the date their company was formed for the last 10 years
Request for statistics on the number of appeals received, the reasons and how many have been upheld
Request for statistics on the number of appeals received, the reasons and how many have been upheld.
Request for statistics relating to prosecutions for breaches of Section 84 of the Companies Act 2006
Information relating to prosecution statistics relating to breaches of section 84 in the last 5 years
Request for the identity of the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) for Companies House
Request for the identity of the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) for Companies House
Request for the number of visits to the Companies House home page on GOV.UK website
Request for the number of visits to the Companies House home page on GOV.UK website
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%