Guidance

Guidance for publishing spend over £25,000

This information is to assist government departments when publishing details of spending over £25,000.

• From: HM Treasury
• Published: 13 May 2013
• Last updated: 24 November 2017 — See all updates

Documents

Guidance for publishing spend over £25,000

PDF, 322 KB, 18 pages

Guidance for arms' length bodies on releasing details of spending over £25,000

PDF, 322 KB, 18 pages

Template showing examples of the expected format of published data on spending over £25,000

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 32.5 KB

Example of data.gov.uk metadata entry for publishing spend over £25,000

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 36.5 KB

Details

The government has set out the need for greater transparency to enable the public to hold public bodies and politicians to account.

This includes commitments relating to public expenditure, intended to help reduce the deficit and achieve better value for money.

This document offers guidance for government departments when publishing details of spending over £25,000. It is accompanied by guidance for arms’ length bodies.

Published 13 May 2013
Last updated 24 November 2017 + show all updates

1. 24 November 2017

   Updated guidance published

2. 13 May 2013

   First published.