UK DWP Special Advisers Gifts and Hospitality Register

Department for Work and Pensions records list gifts received and given by Special Advisers, as well as hospitality received and meetings with external media. The dataset is published under the OGL-UK-3.0 license and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze patterns in gift types and values received by advisers over time.
• Track hospitality events and meetings with external media organizations.
• Compare gift-giving and receiving activities across different government departments using adviser names and dates.

Strengths

• Data is published by the authoritative UK government department, Department for Work and Pensions.
• Records are updated regularly, with a last update date in April 2026.

Limitations

• Dataset size, row count, and specific column details are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the UK Department for Work and Pensions.

Provenance

Source

Department for Work and Pensions, UK Government.

Collection Method

Official departmental record-keeping of gifts and hospitality declarations.

Freshness

Updated regularly, last updated April 2026.

Geography

United Kingdom, specifically the Department for Work and Pensions.