Quarterly Data Summary (QDS)
Background
Government departments’ spending data is published every quarter in the QDS to show the taxpayer how the government is spending their money. We began publishing the QDS following commitments made in the 2011 Budget.
For the financial year 2012/13 we have revised and improved the QDS to provide a common set of data that will enable comparisons of operational performance across government so that departments and individuals can be held to account.
The QDS breaks down the total spend of the department by:
- Budget
- Internal operation
- Transaction.
Currently this data is published on individual departments’ websites. However, in the future this data will be available centrally through an online application.
The QDS template is the same for all departments, though the individual detail of grants and policy will differ from department to department.
Please ensure when using this data that you:
- Read the caveats in each return
- Take necessary caution when undertaking any comparative analysis. This is because improvement of the QDS is an ongoing process therefore data quality and completeness will be developed over time.
QDS Publications
Quarter 1 – 2012/13
- Quarterly Data Summary – Q1 2012/13 (47KB)
- CSV file – Quarterly Data Summary – Q1 2012/13 (4KB) CSV file
QDS Publications – previous format
The QDS was published in a previous format from July 2011 to July 2012 (covering periods up to the end of the 2011/2012 financial year). It provided a quarterly snapshot of how each department was spending its budget, the results it had achieved and how it was deploying its workforce.
DWP QDS publications in the previous format are available below.
Please pay careful attention to the accompanying Measurement Annex which outlines the caveats and nuances surrounding the data. Many of the measures are not directly comparable between departments because they do not have common definitions, time periods, or data collection processes.
Quarter 4 – 2011/2012 (published July 2012)
- Quarterly Data Summary - July 2012 (238KB)
- CSV file – Quarterly Data Summary - July 2012 (19KB) CSV file
- Measurement annex July 2012 - Quarterly Data Summary (321KB)
- CSV file – Measurement annex July 2012 - Quarterly Data Summary (42KB) CSV file
Quarter 3 – 2011/2012 (published April 2012)
- Quarterly Data Summary - April 2012 (238KB)
- CSV file – Quarterly Data Summary - April 2012 (19KB) CSV file
- Measurement annex April 2012 - Quarterly Data Summary (335KB) – updated June 2012
- CSV file – Measurement annex April 2012 - Quarterly Data Summary (43KB) CSV file – updated June 2012
Quarter 2 – 2011/2012 (published January 2012)
- Quarterly Data Summary - January 2012 (234KB)
- Measurement annex January 2012 - Quarterly Data Summary (200KB)
Quarter 1 – 2011/2012 (published October 2011)
- Quarterly Data Summary – October 2011 (222KB)
- Measurement annex October 2011 – Quarterly Data Summary (197KB)
