FOI Compliance Statistics

Cabinet Office quarterly FOI statistics covering ~75 central government bodies. Tracks timeliness (20-day deadline compliance), disclosure rates, refusals, and ICO complaint rates.

2,576
Body-Quarter Records
87.6%
Avg On-Time (Q3 2025)
24,216
Requests (Q3 2025)

National Totals — Q3 2025

24,216
Requests Received
6,099
Granted in Full
5,755
Fully Withheld
2,380
Late Responses

Source: Cabinet Office quarterly FOI statistics (national statistics). Covers all monitored central government bodies.

National Trend

Average on-time compliance rate & requests received across all central government bodies

On-time rate (avg %) Fully withheld (%) Total requests received

Showing 2576 records

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Q2 2025 248 received 98.4% on time 82 withheld
43 granted in full
23.4% disclosure rate
Department for Science, Innov…
Department for Transport
Q2 2025 882 received 87.6% on time 161 withheld
364 granted in full
55.1% disclosure rate
Department for Transport
Department for Work and Pensions
Q2 2025 1,127 received 92.2% on time 400 withheld
383 granted in full
43.9% disclosure rate
Department for Work and Pensi…
Department of Health and Social Care
Q2 2025 419 received 89.0% on time 63 withheld
82 granted in full
34.7% disclosure rate
Department of Health and Soci…
Food Standards Agency
Q2 2025 48 received 93.8% on time 15 withheld
14 granted in full
36.8% disclosure rate
Food Standards Agency
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Q2 2025 486 received 43.8% on time 150 withheld
65 granted in full
16.1% disclosure rate
Foreign, Commonwealth & Devel…
Government Legal Department
Q2 2025 80 received 88.8% on time 22 withheld
21 granted in full
35.0% disclosure rate
Government Legal Department
Health and Safety Executive
Q2 2025 1,227 received 73.8% on time 297 withheld
112 granted in full
19.3% disclosure rate
Health and Safety Executive
HM Land Registry
Q2 2025 72 received 90.3% on time 24 withheld
21 granted in full
35.6% disclosure rate
HM Land Registry
HM Revenue and Customs
Q2 2025 665 received 83.8% on time 279 withheld
183 granted in full
32.9% disclosure rate
HM Revenue & Customs
HM Treasury
Q2 2025 691 received 92.8% on time 458 withheld
50 granted in full
8.8% disclosure rate
HM Treasury
Home Office
Q2 2025 2,042 received 81.1% on time 555 withheld
556 granted in full
39.4% disclosure rate
Home Office
Ministry of Defence
Q2 2025 1,404 received 71.1% on time 348 withheld
321 granted in full
31.9% disclosure rate
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Q2 2025 276 received 90.2% on time 114 withheld
65 granted in full
30.0% disclosure rate
Ministry of Housing, Communit…
Ministry of Justice
Q2 2025 1,270 received 87.3% on time 293 withheld
289 granted in full
38.8% disclosure rate
Ministry of Justice
National Archives
Q2 2025 8,296 received 95.3% on time 993 withheld
2,172 granted in full
44.9% disclosure rate
The National Archives
National Savings and Investments
Q2 2025 24 received 95.8% on time 1 withheld
20 granted in full
87.0% disclosure rate
NS&I
Northern Ireland Office
Q2 2025 69 received 92.8% on time 20 withheld
33 granted in full
55.0% disclosure rate
Northern Ireland Office
Office for National Statistics
Q2 2025 153 received 92.2% on time 26 withheld
59 granted in full
61.5% disclosure rate
Office for National Statistics
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
Q2 2025 127 received 89.8% on time 28 withheld
27 granted in full
33.8% disclosure rate
Office for Standards in Educa…
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
Q2 2025 186 received 95.7% on time 38 withheld
84 granted in full
51.9% disclosure rate
Office of Gas and Electricity…
Office of Rail and Road
Q2 2025 44 received 100.0% on time 5 withheld
25 granted in full
80.6% disclosure rate
Office of Rail and Road
Rural Payments Agency
Q2 2025 124 received 94.4% on time 12 withheld
21 granted in full
39.6% disclosure rate
Rural Payments Agency
Scotland Office
Q2 2025 53 received 100.0% on time 8 withheld
13 granted in full
52.0% disclosure rate
Scotland Office
Serious Fraud Office
Q2 2025 37 received 100.0% on time 11 withheld
7 granted in full
24.1% disclosure rate
Serious Fraud Office
UK Export Finance
Q2 2025 35 received 94.3% on time 13 withheld
10 granted in full
38.5% disclosure rate
UK Export Finance
Wales Office
Q2 2025 43 received 97.7% on time
27 granted in full
87.1% disclosure rate
Wales Office
Water Services Regulation Authority
Q2 2025 53 received 83.0% on time 12 withheld
25 granted in full
52.1% disclosure rate
The Water Services Regulation…
Attorney General's Office
Q1 2025 85 received 89.4% on time 15 withheld
31 granted in full
59.6% disclosure rate
Attorney General's Office
Cabinet Office
Q1 2025 530 received 80.0% on time 178 withheld
89 granted in full
24.3% disclosure rate
Cabinet Office
Charity Commission
Q1 2025 365 received 87.4% on time 72 withheld
37 granted in full
11.7% disclosure rate
The Charity Commission
Competition and Markets Authority
Q1 2025 61 received 96.7% on time 20 withheld
14 granted in full
28.0% disclosure rate
Competition and Markets Autho…
Crown Prosecution Service
Q1 2025 270 received 87.4% on time 120 withheld
62 granted in full
30.0% disclosure rate
Crown Prosecution Service
Debt Management Office
Q1 2025 14 received 100.0% on time
10 granted in full
76.9% disclosure rate
HM Treasury
Department for Business and Trade
Q1 2025 358 received 80.4% on time 86 withheld
78 granted in full
28.8% disclosure rate
Department for Business and T…
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Q1 2025 182 received 82.4% on time 57 withheld
47 granted in full
37.9% disclosure rate
Department for Culture, Media…
Department for Education
Q1 2025 709 received 85.0% on time 126 withheld
235 granted in full
47.7% disclosure rate
Department for Education
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Q1 2025 372 received 79.0% on time 100 withheld
86 granted in full
31.3% disclosure rate
Department for Energy Securit…
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Q1 2025 352 received 98.3% on time 144 withheld
46 granted in full
17.7% disclosure rate
Department for Environment Fo…
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Q1 2025 171 received 99.4% on time 39 withheld
50 granted in full
40.7% disclosure rate
Department for Science, Innov…
Department for Transport
Q1 2025 963 received 86.7% on time 182 withheld
368 granted in full
51.4% disclosure rate
Department for Transport
Department for Work and Pensions
Q1 2025 1,028 received 96.0% on time 380 withheld
286 granted in full
39.9% disclosure rate
Department for Work and Pensi…
Department of Health and Social Care
Q1 2025 465 received 82.6% on time 71 withheld
102 granted in full
36.2% disclosure rate
Department of Health and Soci…
Food Standards Agency
Q1 2025 70 received 90.0% on time 13 withheld
20 granted in full
40.0% disclosure rate
Food Standards Agency
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Q1 2025 448 received 50.7% on time 135 withheld
55 granted in full
14.8% disclosure rate
Foreign, Commonwealth & Devel…
Government Legal Department
Q1 2025 73 received 93.2% on time 28 withheld
17 granted in full
28.8% disclosure rate
Government Legal Department
Health and Safety Executive
Q1 2025 1,160 received 87.0% on time 201 withheld
113 granted in full
23.8% disclosure rate
Health and Safety Executive
HM Land Registry
Q1 2025 62 received 91.9% on time 14 withheld
17 granted in full
39.5% disclosure rate
HM Land Registry
HM Revenue and Customs
Q1 2025 645 received 88.4% on time 263 withheld
190 granted in full
35.3% disclosure rate
HM Revenue & Customs
HM Treasury
Q1 2025 423 received 87.9% on time 141 withheld
53 granted in full
20.5% disclosure rate
HM Treasury