This series contains statistics on the tax-advantaged employee share schemes, including the numbers of companies using schemes, numbers of employees receiving awards or numbers of awards, values awarded, numbers of employees exercising options and estimates of the value of the Income Tax and National Insurance relief received.

The statistics are based on share scheme returns, and more information on this can be found in the published commentary.

Tables for previous years

You can find all tables for previous years and the survey of users’ views on https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/*/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employee-share-schemes-statistics" class="govuk-link">the National Archives website.

We are reviewing the robustness of data used to produce past statistics for the period up to tax year ending 2021. Please see the latest commentary for further information.

Details

The Civil Service published weekly data on HQ Office Occupancy from Whitehall departments’ as a proxy measure of ‘return to offices’ following the pandemic. This was suspended in line with pre-election guidance for the duration of the Election Period. Going forward this data will now be published quarterly, resuming October 2024.

Contacts

Press enquiries: pressoffice@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Methodology

The data was originally gathered for internal purposes to indicate the progress being made by departments in returning to the workplace in greater numbers. Data was collected in respect of Departmental HQ buildings to gain a general understanding of each department’s position without requiring departments to introduce data collection methods across their whole estate which would be expensive and resource intensive.

These figures are representative of employees whose home location is their departmental HQ building. These figures do not include contractors and visitors. Departments providing data are listed below.

All data presented is sourced and collected by departments and provided to the Cabinet Office. The data presented are not Official Statistics.

There are four main methods used to collect the Daily Average Number of Employees in the HQ building:

• wifi and/or computer log-ins associated with location
• swipe pass entry data
• space or desk booking system
• manual count

It is for departments to determine the most appropriate method of collection. This data does not capture employees working in other locations such as other government buildings, other workplaces or working from home.

Notes on measure of attendance in the workplace

The data provided is for Departmental HQ buildings only and inferences about the wider workforce cannot be made.

Comparisons between departments

The data should not be used to make comparisons between departments. The factors determining the numbers of employees working in the workplace will differ across departments, this is due to, the variation in operating models and the broad range of public services they deliver. The different data collection methods used by departments will also make comparisons between departments invalid.

Calculations

Percentage of employees working in the HQ building compared to building capacity is calculated by: Monthly total number of employees in the HQ building divided by the monthly capacity of the HQ building.

Definitions

In the majority of cases the HQ building is defined as where the Secretary of State for that department is based.

Current Daily Capacity is the total number of people that can be accommodated in the building.

Departments providing data

• Cabinet Office
• Department for Business and Trade
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Department for Education
• Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Department for Transport
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• HM Revenue and Customs
• HM Treasury
• Home Office
• Ministry of Defence
• Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Ministry of Justice
• Northern Ireland Office
• Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
• Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

The following table supports an analytical release that subdivides the businesses behind the published 2019 Trade in Goods by Business Characteristics into their component local sites within the NUTS3 areas of the UK.

What does this publication tell me?

This publication contains a series of tables about the company cars provided as benefits in kind to employees by employers. These tables show the number of recipients of such benefits, the taxable value of the benefits and the Income Tax and National Insurance contributions (NIC) liabilities on them. Breakdowns are provided by income level and geographical region of the recipient and by the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emission level and fuel type of the vehicle.

Company car statistics are provided for tax year 2021 to 2022 alongside earlier years. Provisional information for 2022 to 2023 has also been included in this publication.

Figures are based on 2 sources of data on company cars:

• P11D forms returned by employers after the end of the tax year
• company cars reported by employers in Real-Time Information submissions (from tax year 2017 to 2018 onwards)

A further table reports the total amount of Class 1A National Insurance paid on all benefits in kind (including company cars), and the corresponding value of those benefits.

These statistics are produced annually.

The background quality report provides further details of the tax and National Insurance treatment of company cars, describes the data sources and modelling and projection methods and describes the completeness and accuracy of the data used.

Statistical contacts

Enquiries about statistics on taxable benefits in kind and expenses should be directed to the statisticians responsible for these statistics by contacting personaltax.statistics@hmrc.gov.uk.

Any media enquiries should be directed to the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Press Office.

This release reports on the number of local sites within each NUTS3 area that can be linked to a business carrying out international trade in goods, and the number of employees at these local sites.

This release will be of interest to those looking to measure the proportion of business sites or employees in a local area that are linked to businesses carrying out international trade in goods – with the EU, with non-EU countries, or both. Data is available separately for importing businesses and for exporting businesses.

Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.

This is an Experimental Official Statistics publication produced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) using HMRC’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims data.

This publication covers all Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims submitted by employers from the start of the scheme up to 31 August 2021. It includes statistics on the claims themselves and the jobs supported.

Data from HMRC’s Real Time Information (RTI) system has been matched with Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme data to produce analysis of claims by:

• daily number of employments on furlough
• employer size
• sector of the economy
• geography
• age and gender
• use of flexible furlough
• estimated annual pay

For more information on Experimental Statistics and governance of statistics produced by public bodies please see the https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/about-the-authority/uk-statistical-system/types-of-official-statistics" class="govuk-link">UK Statistics Authority website.