Senior Officials expenses,travel and hospitality in DWP
This dataset lists the hospitality, travel, and business expenses of senior officials at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the UK government department responsible for welfare, pensions, and child support policy. It records spending incurred by senior civil servants in the course of their official duties, providing transparency over the use of public funds for travel, hospitality, and related business costs. The dataset covers officials at the national level and is published as part of the department's routine disclosure of expenditure information.The following lists the hospitality and business expenses of senior officials in the Department for Work and Pensions.
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Data schema (5 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name (Firstname, Surname)Name (firstname, surname) | text | Full name of the senior official who received hospitality.Full name of the senior official who received hospitality. |
| Date (DD/MM/YYYY)Date (dd/mm/yyyy) | date | Date the hospitality was received.Date the hospitality was received. |
| Person or Organisation that offered hospitalityPerson or organisation that offered hospitality | text | Name of the person or organisation providing the hospitality.Name of the person or organisation providing the hospitality. |
| Type of Hospitality receivedType of hospitality received | text | Nature of the hospitality, such as meal or accommodation.Nature of the hospitality, such as meal or accommodation. |
| Accompanied by spouse, family member or friendAccompanied by spouse, family member or friend | boolean | Indicates whether the official was accompanied by a spouse, family member or friend.Indicates whether the official was accompanied by a spouse, family member or friend. |
Schema inferred from the distribution file's first records 1 month ago. Column types are sampled estimates, not source-declared.
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Sample data (5 records)
| Name (Firstname, Surname) | Date (DD/MM/YYYY) | Person or Organisation that offered hospitality | Type of Hospitality received | Accompanied by spouse, family member or friend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Cornish | 2017-12-05 | Central Government Strategy Forum | Meal/Accommodation/Breakfast | No |
| Charlotte Clark | 2017-10-04 | Pinsent Masons | Dinner | No |
| Charlotte Clark | 2017-10-18 | PLSA | Accommodation | No |
| Charlotte Clark | 2017-10-19 | PLSA | Accommodation | No |
| Charlotte Clark | 2017-12-18 | B&CE Chief Ex. Peter Heath Lay | Hamper (Declined) | No |
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curl -sL 'https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/693266/dwp-senior-officials-hospitality-oct-dec-17.csv' -o data.csvFull csv file download — the schema shown was inferred from the file's first records.
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Distributions (45)
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/693266/dwp-senior-officials-hospitality-oct-dec-17.csv
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https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/534415/dwp-senior-officials-hospitality-jan-mar-2016.odshttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667005/dwp-senior-officials-travel-apr-jun-2017.csv
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667005/dwp-senior-officials-travel-apr-jun-2017.csvTravel expenses Apr to Jun 23
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https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313244/et-business-expenses-oct-dec-13.csvPerm Sec meetings Jan to Mar 25
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https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720815/dwp-senior-officials-hospitality-jan-mar-18.odsTravel expenses Jan to Mar 26
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https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/511566/dwp-senior-officials-meeting-oct-dec-2015.odshttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579297/dwp-senior-officials-meetings-Jul-sep-2016.ods
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/579297/dwp-senior-officials-meetings-Jul-sep-2016.odsSenior Officials business expenses Oct - Dec 2012
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https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/562291/dwp-senior-officials-meeting-apr-jun-2016.odshttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/763712/dwp-senior-officials-hospitality-gifts-meetings-jul-sep-2018.csv
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/763712/dwp-senior-officials-hospitality-gifts-meetings-jul-sep-2018.csvTravel expenses Oct to Dec 24
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e3e5858ca840c1439a72ed/dwp-senior-officials-business-expenses-oct-dec-2024.csvhttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720800/dwp-permanent-secretary-meetings-jan-mar-2018.ods
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720800/dwp-permanent-secretary-meetings-jan-mar-2018.odshttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/186659/et-business-expenses-apr-jun-2011.csv
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/186659/et-business-expenses-apr-jun-2011.csv