BIS Senior Officials travel: Quarterly Return
This dataset lists international travel undertaken by senior officials at the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), covering staff at grade SCS2 (or equivalent) and above, on a quarterly basis. It draws primarily on bookings made through the department's central booking system, which accounts for most travel, though some journeys booked through other systems may not yet be included. Certain entries may be redacted where publication could compromise national or personal security. The dataset is published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.This report shows international travel undertaken by BIS Senior Officials at SCS2 (or equivalent) and above. The report includes bookings made through the department’s central booking system. This will include the majority of travel undertaken. However, individuals may have booked a small number of journeys through other systems. Work is ongoing to ensure that this data is incorporated into future reports. Some data may have been redacted if it was deemed that publishing it could impact on national or personal security.
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Data schema (8 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name of OfficialName of official | text | Name of the senior official who travelled.Name of the senior official who travelled. |
| Mode of TravelMode of travel | text | Method of transport used, such as air travel.Method of transport used, such as air travel. |
| Date of DepartureDate of departure | text | Date the journey began.Date the journey began. |
| Duration of StayDuration of stay | int | Number of days spent at the destination.Number of days spent at the destination. |
| Destination | text | Country or city travelled to.Country or city travelled to. |
| City of Accommodation (if different to destination)City of accommodation (if different to destination) | text | City where the official stayed, if different from the destination.City where the official stayed, if different from the destination. |
| Class of TravelClass of travel | text | Travel class booked, such as economy or business.Travel class booked, such as economy or business. |
| Base Sales including TaxBase sales including tax | number | Cost of the booking including tax, in pounds.Cost of the booking including tax, in pounds. |
Schema inferred from the distribution file's first records 23 days ago. Column types are sampled estimates, not source-declared.
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Sample data (5 records)
| Name of Official | Mode of Travel | Date of Departure | Duration of Stay | Destination | City of Accommodation (if different to destination) | Class of Travel | Base Sales including Tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAS/TERA MRS | AIR | 10/25/2013 | 1 | Helsinki | DISCOUNT ECONOMY | 294.3 | |
| ALLAS/TERA MRS | AIR | 10/28/2013 | 1 | Berlin Germa | DISCOUNT ECONOMY | 225.9 | |
| ALLAS/TERA MRS | AIR | 10/29/2013 | 1 | London Heathrow Airport | DISCOUNT ECONOMY | 223.2 | |
| ALLAS/TERA MRS | RAIL | 10/20/2013 | 2 | SECOND CLASS RAIL | 272 | ||
| ALLAS/TERA MRS | HOTEL | 2 | Helsinki | 82.87 |
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curl -sL 'https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/305407/bis-senior-officials-international-travel-data-qtr3-oct-dec-2013.csv' -o data.csvFull csv file download — the schema shown was inferred from the file's first records.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/305407/bis-senior-officials-international-travel-data-qtr3-oct-dec-2013.csv
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https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/342494/Dept_for_Business_Innovation___Skills__BIS__Senior_Officials_Travel_Report_January_to_March_2014.csvhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bis-senior-officials-travel-july-to-september-2013
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bis-senior-officials-travel-july-to-september-2013https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/305408/bis-senior-officials-international-travel-data-qtr3-oct-dec-2013.xls
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https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/305411/bis-senior-officials-international-travel-data-qtr1-april-june-2013.xls