Defra Core Tables: UK Departmental Resource and Capital Budget Analysis

Defra Core Tables provide an analysis of departmental expenditure by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The data breaks down spending between resource consumption and capital investment. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-15 and includes published correction slips for administrative errors in the 2023-24 outturn columns.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in resource versus capital spending based on the departmental expenditure breakdown mentioned in the description.
• Verify budget allocations and outturns for specific fiscal years based on the published correction slips.
• Model public investment in environmental and rural projects based on the capital budget analysis.
• Benchmark administrative cost efficiency based on the separate administration costs table mentioned.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative UK government department, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
• Includes published correction slips detailing specific administrative errors for the 2023-24 outturn, indicating a process for data quality management.
• Available in multiple accessible file formats including XLSX, CSV, XLS, and PDF.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), UK Government.

Collection Method

Published departmental budget tables, likely compiled from internal financial reporting.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-15 10:33:38.139800; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom