Transparency

The Government wants to be open and transparent about how public services are run and how much it costs to run them. Members of the public should be able to find out how departments are organised and what they spend.

How DWP is being transparent

We have published:

DWP Business Plan

• DWP Business Plan 2011-2015
• Business Plan Quarterly Data Summary (QDS)

Procurement

• Constraints on DWP spend and exceptions
• DWP payments over £25,000
• DWP payments over £500 and made using a Government Procurement Card

How we are organised

• Organisation chart, including senior staff salaries and the number of junior staff posts

Ministers and Special Advisers

• Ministers’ hospitality and gifts given and received
• Ministers’ meetings and overseas travel
• Special advisers’ hospitality and gifts

Senior managers

• Permanent Secretary’s meetings
• Senior managers' pay
• Senior managers’ hospitality and business expenses

Workforce management

• Workforce management returns

Performance-related pay

• Performance-related pay

Sustainable development

• Headquarters energy data

Research and statistics

• Research and statistics

Information about the Department is also available in:

• About DWP
• Corporate publications

Information finder

The Information finder helps you access information that is not on this website, (for example internal procedural guidance for staff and information on our intranet).

• Information finder

Related links

• Data.gov.uk (HM Government website)