HMRC Exceptions to Cross-Government Spending Moratoria, Quarterly Data

HM Revenue & Customs publishes a list of approved expenditures that are exceptions to cross-government spending controls. The dataset covers items allowed since the announcement of five initial moratoria on 24 May 2010, including ICT spend above £1m, advertising, consultancy, property leases, and civil service recruitment. Data is published quarterly and details approved spending in areas like property, advertising, commercial, digital and technology, facilities management, and contingent labour.

Use Cases

• Tracking government expenditure exceptions based on the listed moratoria categories.
• Analyzing trends in approved spending for areas like property and advertising mentioned in the description.
• Monitoring quarterly updates to HMRC spending controls on categories such as digital and technology or contingent labour.

Strengths

• Data is published quarterly, providing regular updates.
• Covers specific spending control areas listed, such as property and advertising.
• Includes a clear start date for the moratoria (24 May 2010).

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

HM Revenue & Customs

Collection Method

Likely compiled from internal approval records for exceptions to spending controls.

Time Range

From 24 May 2010 onwards, with quarterly updates.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-18 09:31:18.172374; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom