Councillor Domestic Travel Expenses via Click Travel Contract

Government Digital Service records show councillor travel expenses booked through a specific contract. The dataset includes travel dates, councillor names, travel types, and associated costs. Last updated on 2021-05-12, this data is released under the UK Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Analyze travel cost trends over time based on the date of travel field.
• Assess individual councillor travel expenditure patterns based on the councillor field.
• Compare costs across different modes of transport based on the type of travel field.
• Audit compliance with a specific travel procurement contract based on the described Click Travel scope.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from an official government body, the Government Digital Service.
• Records are constrained to a single travel contract, providing a consistent data collection method.
• Released under the permissive Open Government Licence for reuse.

Limitations

• Last updated 2021-05-12 08:56:50.762000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Scope is limited to domestic travel and excludes costs booked through conference organizers.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Expenses booked via the council's Click Travel contract.

Time Range

Travel dates are recorded, but the overall temporal coverage is unspecified.

Freshness

2021-05-12 08:56:50.762000

Geography

Primarily domestic travel within the UK, as noted in the description.