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 November 2024.
The government announced on Wednesday 19 January 2022 that it was no longer asking people to work from home, with all other Plan B measures in England being lifted by 27 January. Civil servants who had been following government guidance and working from home could then start returning to their workplaces.
This data presents the daily average number of staff working in departmental HQ buildings, for each week (Monday to Friday) beginning the week commencing of 7 February 2022.
Press enquiries: pressoffice@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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 from 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 incorporate all employees for the departments providing data for this report whose home location is their Departmental HQ building. The figures do not include contractors and visitors.
A listing of all Civil Service organisations providing data is provided.
All data presented are sourced and collected by departments and provided to the Cabinet Office. The data presented are not Official Statistics.
There are 4 main methods used to collect the Daily Average Number of Employees in the HQ building:
This data does not capture employees working in other locations such as other government buildings, other workplaces or working from home.
It is for departments to determine the most appropriate method of collection.
The data provided is for Departmental HQ buildings only and inferences about the wider workforce cannot be made.
Work is underway to develop a common methodology for efficiently monitoring occupancy that provides a daily and historic trend record of office occupancy levels for a building.
The data shouldn’t be used to compare departments. The factors determining the numbers of employees working in the workplace, such as the differing operating models and the service they deliver, will vary across departments. The different data collection methods used by departments will also make comparisons between departments invalid.
Percentage of employees working in the HQ building compared to building capacity is calculated as follows:
Percentage of employees working in the HQ building =
daily average number of employees in the HQ building divided by the daily capacity of the HQ building.
Where daily average number of employees in the HQ building equals:
Total number of employees in the HQ building during the working week divided by the number of days during the working week
The data is collected weekly. Unless otherwise stated, all the data reported is for the time period Monday to Friday.
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.
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Ir-raġunijiet tal-korp tal-ilma għan-nuqqas ta’ kisba ta’ status tajjeb (RNAGS) jidentifikaw il-pressjonijiet li qed iħallu impatt fuq il-klassifikazzjoni tal-istatus tal-korpi tal-ilma. Ir-raġunijiet għad-deterjorament (RFDs) jidentifikaw il-pressjonijiet li kkawżaw id-deterjorament tal-istatus tal-elementi ta’ kwalità individwali. Dan is-sett tad-data jinkludi l-aħħar RNAGS u RFDs tal-korpi tal-ilma kollha fil-baċir tal-iskular ta’ Wharfe u Lower Ouse. Livell ta’ ċertezza (suspettat, probabbli jew ikkonfermat) huwa assenjat ukoll għal kull raġuni għaliex ma nkisibx status tajjeb. Din id-data tappoġġa l-pjanijiet ta’ mmaniġġjar tal-baċin tax-xmara tad-Direttiva Qafas dwar l-Ilma li jistgħu jinstabu hawnhekk: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/river-basin-management-plans-2015 u tista’ tarah b’mod interattiv hawnhekk: http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/ManagementCatchment/3115 Dikjarazzjoni ta’ attribuzzjoni: Id-drittijiet kollha riżervati. Ir-raġunijiet tal-korp tal-ilma għan-nuqqas ta’ kisba ta’ status tajjeb (RNAGS) jidentifikaw il-pressjonijiet li qed iħallu impatt fuq il-klassifikazzjoni tal-istatus tal-korpi tal-ilma. Ir-raġunijiet għad-deterjorament (RFDs) jidentifikaw il-pressjonijiet li kkawżaw id-deterjorament tal-istatus tal-elementi ta’ kwalità individwali. Dan is-sett tad-data jinkludi l-aħħar RNAGS u RFDs tal-korpi tal-ilma kollha fil-baċir tal-iskular ta’ Wharfe u Lower Ouse. Livell ta’ ċertezza (suspettat, probabbli jew ikkonfermat) huwa assenjat ukoll għal kull raġuni għaliex ma nkisibx status tajjeb. Din id-data tappoġġa l-pjanijiet ta’ mmaniġġjar tal-baċin tax-xmara tad-Direttiva Qafas dwar l-Ilma li jistgħu jinstabu hawnhekk: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/river-basin-management-plans-2015 u tista’ tarah b’mod interattiv hawnhekk: http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/ManagementCatchment/3115 Dikjarazzjoni ta’ attribuzzjoni: Id-drittijiet kollha riżervati. Ir-raġunijiet tal-korp tal-ilma għan-nuqqas ta’ kisba ta’ status tajjeb (RNAGS) jidentifikaw il-pressjonijiet li qed iħallu impatt fuq il-klassifikazzjoni tal-istatus tal-korpi tal-ilma. Ir-raġunijiet għad-deterjorament (RFDs) jidentifikaw il-pressjonijiet li kkawżaw id-deterjorament tal-istatus tal-elementi ta’ kwalità individwali. Dan is-sett tad-data jinkludi l-aħħar RNAGS u RFDs tal-korpi tal-ilma kollha fil-baċir tal-iskular ta’ Wharfe u Lower Ouse. Livell ta’ ċertezza (suspettat, probabbli jew ikkonfermat) huwa assenjat ukoll għal kull raġuni għaliex ma nkisibx status tajjeb. Din id-data tappoġġa l-pjanijiet ta’ mmaniġġjar tal-baċin tax-xmara tad-Direttiva Qafas dwar l-Ilma li jistgħu jinstabu hawnhekk: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/river-basin-management-plans-2015 u tista’ tarah b’mod interattiv hawnhekk: http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/ManagementCatchment/3115 Dikjarazzjoni ta’ attribuzzjoni:
Id-drittijiet kollha riżervati.
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Survey name: Didcot, Willington Down Farm (Didcot Dev. Plan Site B) Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data – scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Where Grade 3 is mapped this includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b. Surveys use the current grading methodology as described in "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales," a link for which is provided with the data. Individual sites have been mapped at varying scales and level of detail from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000 (typically 1:10,000). Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year].
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Survey name: Norwich, Hellesdon (Broadland District Plan Site B) Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data – scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Where Grade 3 is mapped this includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b. Surveys use the current grading methodology as described in "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales," a link for which is provided with the data. Individual sites have been mapped at varying scales and level of detail from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000 (typically 1:10,000). Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year]. Attribution statement: Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year].
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Over the summer of 2013, the Cabinet Office started to develop the processes to support the maintenance of a dynamic NII. We can now launch a first iteration which will be the basis for user feedback and the identification of additional datasets. The processes for defining the NII can be broadly outlined as follows: a) Identifying and maintaining an inventory of data held by government; b) Prioritising data to be included in the NII; and c) Supporting organisations to release data, where possible.
The Cabinet Office has developed an over-arching framework for the NII to be used as a “thinking tool” in engaging with the NII. Without this framework it will be hard to communicate the function and benefits of the NII. The framework combines a high-level categorisation of government data and characteristics of different types of data to provide a framework for the processes and identify early candidates for inclusion in the NII.
The data themes in the framework for the NII relate primarily to characteristics of the organisation which hold the data and also reflect the high level categories of data in the G8 Open Data Charter. Transparency was one of the key three priorities of the recent G8, chaired by the UK where all G8 Leaders signed up to a set of principles specified in an Open Data Charter. G8 members identified 14 high-value areas, jointly regarded as data that will help unlock the economic potential of open data, support and encourage innovation, and provide greater accountability to improve our democracies. The UK has aligned these categories to inform the creation of its NII.
Datasets listed against Transport and Infrastructure include datasets owned and held by government agencies, ALBs and the wider transport industry, reflecting the organisation of information in the sector.
Overlaying these data themes, we have analysed user feedback, ODUG benefits cases, applications and services which successfully use government data, and expert feedback to develop 4 primary uses of data. These are:
a) Location: Geospatial data which can inform mapping and planning. b) Performance and Delivery: Data which shows how effectively public bodies and services are fulfilling their public tasks and the delivery of policy. c) Fiscal: Government spend, procurement and contractual data as well as data about the financial management of public sector activities. This also includes data that government holds about companies which may be of value to users. d) Operational: Data about the operational structure, placement of public service delivery points and the nature of the resources available within each of them.
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L-objettivi tal-istatus tal-korp tal-ilma jiddeskrivu l-għan fit-tul għal partijiet speċifiċi tal-ambjent tal-ilma. Dan is-sett tad-data jinkludi l-aħħar objettivi tal-korpi tal-ilma kollha fil-baċir tal-iskular tal-Foresta l-Ġdida. L-objettivi tal-korp tal-ilma jikkonsistu f’żewġ biċċiet ta’ informazzjoni: l-istatus u d-data sa meta huwa ppjanat li jinkiseb dak l-istatus. Il-parti tal-istatus ta’ objettiv hija bbażata fuq previżjoni tal-klassifikazzjoni tal-istatus futur li tinkiseb jekk jiġu implimentati miżuri teknikament fattibbli u, meta jiġu implimentati, iwasslu għal aktar benefiċċji milli jiswew. L-objettiv iqis ukoll ir-rekwiżit li jiġi evitat id-deterjorament u, sa fejn ikun prattikabbli, ir-rekwiżiti taż-żoni protetti. Il-parti tad-data ta’ objettiv hija ddeterminata billi jiġi kkunsidrat jekk il-miżuri meħtieġa biex jinkiseb l-istatus ippjanat humiex attwalment affordabbli u, ladarba jiġu implimentati, iż-żmien meħud biex l-ekoloġija jew l-ilma ta’ taħt l-art jirkupraw. Din id-data tappoġġa l-pjanijiet ta’ mmaniġġjar tal-baċin tax-xmara tad-Direttiva Qafas dwar l-Ilma li jistgħu jinstabu hawnhekk: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/river-basin-management-plans-2015 u tista’ tarah b’mod interattiv hawnhekk: http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/ManagementCatchment/3060 Dikjarazzjoni ta’ attribuzzjoni: Id-drittijiet kollha riżervati. L-objettivi tal-istatus tal-korp tal-ilma jiddeskrivu l-għan fit-tul għal partijiet speċifiċi tal-ambjent tal-ilma. Dan is-sett tad-data jinkludi l-aħħar objettivi tal-korpi tal-ilma kollha fil-baċir tal-iskular tal-Foresta l-Ġdida. L-objettivi tal-korp tal-ilma jikkonsistu f’żewġ biċċiet ta’ informazzjoni: l-istatus u d-data sa meta huwa ppjanat li jinkiseb dak l-istatus. Il-parti tal-istatus ta’ objettiv hija bbażata fuq previżjoni tal-klassifikazzjoni tal-istatus futur li tinkiseb jekk jiġu implimentati miżuri teknikament fattibbli u, meta jiġu implimentati, iwasslu għal aktar benefiċċji milli jiswew. L-objettiv iqis ukoll ir-rekwiżit li jiġi evitat id-deterjorament u, sa fejn ikun prattikabbli, ir-rekwiżiti taż-żoni protetti. Il-parti tad-data ta’ objettiv hija ddeterminata billi jiġi kkunsidrat jekk il-miżuri meħtieġa biex jinkiseb l-istatus ippjanat humiex attwalment affordabbli u, ladarba jiġu implimentati, iż-żmien meħud biex l-ekoloġija jew l-ilma ta’ taħt l-art jirkupraw. Din id-data tappoġġa l-pjanijiet ta’ mmaniġġjar tal-baċin tax-xmara tad-Direttiva Qafas dwar l-Ilma li jistgħu jinstabu hawnhekk: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/river-basin-management-plans-2015 u tista’ tarah b’mod interattiv hawnhekk: http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/ManagementCatchment/3060 Dikjarazzjoni ta’ attribuzzjoni:
Id-drittijiet kollha riżervati.
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Survey name: Great Ayton (Hambleton District Plan, Site 78 B)
Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data - scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Where Grade 3 is mapped this includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b. Surveys use the current grading methodology as described in "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales," a link for which is provided with the data. Individual sites have been mapped at varying scales and level of detail from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000 (typically 1:10,000). Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys. Attribution statement: Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data. Crown copyright and database right [year].
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L-objettivi tal-istatus tal-korp tal-ilma jiddeskrivu l-għan fit-tul għal partijiet speċifiċi tal-ambjent tal-ilma. Dan is-sett ta’ data jinkludi l-aħħar objettivi tal-korpi tal-ilma kollha fil-baċir idrografiku tal-AWB ta’ Severn Uplands. L-objettivi tal-korp tal-ilma jikkonsistu f’żewġ biċċiet ta’ informazzjoni: l-istatus u d-data sa meta huwa ppjanat li jinkiseb dak l-istatus. Il-parti tal-istatus ta’ objettiv hija bbażata fuq previżjoni tal-klassifikazzjoni tal-istatus futur li tinkiseb jekk jiġu implimentati miżuri teknikament fattibbli u, meta jiġu implimentati, iwasslu għal aktar benefiċċji milli jiswew. L-objettiv iqis ukoll ir-rekwiżit li jiġi evitat id-deterjorament u, sa fejn ikun prattikabbli, ir-rekwiżiti taż-żoni protetti. Il-parti tad-data ta’ objettiv hija ddeterminata billi jiġi kkunsidrat jekk il-miżuri meħtieġa biex jinkiseb l-istatus ippjanat humiex attwalment affordabbli u, ladarba jiġu implimentati, iż-żmien meħud biex l-ekoloġija jew l-ilma ta’ taħt l-art jirkupraw. Din id-data tappoġġa l-pjanijiet ta’ mmaniġġjar tal-baċin tax-xmara tad-Direttiva Qafas dwar l-Ilma li jistgħu jinstabu hawnhekk: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/river-basin-management-plans-2015 u tista’ tarah b’mod interattiv hawnhekk: http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/ManagementCatchment/2005 Dikjarazzjoni ta’ attribuzzjoni:
Id-drittijiet kollha riżervati.
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Id-data tal-klassifikazzjoni tal-istatus tal-korpi tal-ilma tindika l-kwalità jew l-istatus tal-korpi tal-ilma f’firxa ta’ parametri differenti magħrufa bħala elementi ta’ kwalità. Dan is-sett tad-data jinkludi l-istorja tal-klassifikazzjoni tal-korpi tal-ilma kollha fil-baċir tal-iskular ta’ Thames GW. Id-data tista' tiġi mmarkata bħala "Ċiklu 1" jekk il-klassifikazzjoni tuża r-regoli mibdija fl-2009 meta beda l-ewwel ċiklu ta' ppjanar tal-baċin tax-xmara. Din id-data tintemm fl-2015. Jew id-data tista' tiġi mmarkata bħala "Ċiklu 2" jekk il-klassifikazzjoni tuża l-aħħar regoli użati fil-pjanijiet aġġornati tal-baċin tax-xmara. Din id-data tibda fl-2013 u tintemm fl-2021. Għall-korpi tal-ilma tal-wiċċ, il-klassifikazzjoni tal-istatus hija raggruppata fi status ekoloġiku u kimiku u għall-korpi tal-ilma ta’ taħt l-art dawn huma raggruppati fi status kimiku u kwantitattiv. Din id-data tappoġġa l-pjanijiet ta’ mmaniġġjar tal-baċin tax-xmara tad-Direttiva Qafas dwar l-Ilma li jistgħu jinstabu hawnhekk: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/river-basin-management-plans-2015 u tista’ tarah b’mod interattiv hawnhekk: http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/ManagementCatchment/1019 Dikjarazzjoni ta’ attribuzzjoni: Id-drittijiet kollha riżervati. Id-data tal-klassifikazzjoni tal-istatus tal-korpi tal-ilma tindika l-kwalità jew l-istatus tal-korpi tal-ilma f’firxa ta’ parametri differenti magħrufa bħala elementi ta’ kwalità. Dan is-sett tad-data jinkludi l-istorja tal-klassifikazzjoni tal-korpi tal-ilma kollha fil-baċir tal-iskular ta’ Thames GW. Id-data tista' tiġi mmarkata bħala "Ċiklu 1" jekk il-klassifikazzjoni tuża r-regoli mibdija fl-2009 meta beda l-ewwel ċiklu ta' ppjanar tal-baċin tax-xmara. Din id-data tintemm fl-2015. Jew id-data tista' tiġi mmarkata bħala "Ċiklu 2" jekk il-klassifikazzjoni tuża l-aħħar regoli użati fil-pjanijiet aġġornati tal-baċin tax-xmara. Din id-data tibda fl-2013 u tintemm fl-2021. Għall-korpi tal-ilma tal-wiċċ, il-klassifikazzjoni tal-istatus hija raggruppata fi status ekoloġiku u kimiku u għall-korpi tal-ilma ta’ taħt l-art dawn huma raggruppati fi status kimiku u kwantitattiv. Din id-data tappoġġa l-pjanijiet ta’ mmaniġġjar tal-baċin tax-xmara tad-Direttiva Qafas dwar l-Ilma li jistgħu jinstabu hawnhekk: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/river-basin-management-plans-2015 u tista’ tarah b’mod interattiv hawnhekk: http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/ManagementCatchment/1019 Dikjarazzjoni ta’ attribuzzjoni:
Id-drittijiet kollha riżervati.
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Il-miżuri tal-korpi tal-ilma huma l-azzjonijiet li se jittieħdu fuq l-art biex jgħinu fil-kisba tal-objettivi tal-korpi tal-ilma. Dawn huma riżultat ta’ firxa ta’ mekkaniżmi legali, ta’ politika jew finanzjarji u jinvolvu bosta setturi. Dan is-sett tad-data jinkludi l-miżuri fil-korpi tal-ilma fid-Distrett tal-Baċin tax-Xmara tax-Xlokk, li ntużaw biex jitbassar titjib fl-istatus sal-2021 għal elementi magħrufa f’korpi tal-ilma speċifiċi. Din id-data tappoġġa l-pjanijiet ta’ mmaniġġjar tal-baċin tax-xmara tad-Direttiva Qafas dwar l-Ilma li jistgħu jinstabu hawnhekk: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/river-basin-management-plans-2015 u tista’ tarah b’mod interattiv hawnhekk: http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/RiverBasinDistrict/7 Dikjarazzjoni tal-Attribuzzjoni: Id-drittijiet kollha riżervati.
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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 November 2024.
The government announced on Wednesday 19 January 2022 that it was no longer asking people to work from home, with all other Plan B measures in England being lifted by 27 January. Civil servants who had been following government guidance and working from home could then start returning to their workplaces.
This data presents the daily average number of staff working in departmental HQ buildings, for each week (Monday to Friday) beginning the week commencing of 7 February 2022.
Press enquiries: pressoffice@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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 from 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 incorporate all employees for the departments providing data for this report whose home location is their Departmental HQ building. The figures do not include contractors and visitors.
A listing of all Civil Service organisations providing data is provided.
All data presented are sourced and collected by departments and provided to the Cabinet Office. The data presented are not Official Statistics.
There are 4 main methods used to collect the Daily Average Number of Employees in the HQ building:
This data does not capture employees working in other locations such as other government buildings, other workplaces or working from home.
It is for departments to determine the most appropriate method of collection.
The data provided is for Departmental HQ buildings only and inferences about the wider workforce cannot be made.
Work is underway to develop a common methodology for efficiently monitoring occupancy that provides a daily and historic trend record of office occupancy levels for a building.
The data shouldn’t be used to compare departments. The factors determining the numbers of employees working in the workplace, such as the differing operating models and the service they deliver, will vary across departments. The different data collection methods used by departments will also make comparisons between departments invalid.
Percentage of employees working in the HQ building compared to building capacity is calculated as follows:
Percentage of employees working in the HQ building =
daily average number of employees in the HQ building divided by the daily capacity of the HQ building.
Where daily average number of employees in the HQ building equals:
Total number of employees in the HQ building during the working week divided by the number of days during the working week
The data is collected weekly. Unless otherwise stated, all the data reported is for the time period Monday to Friday.
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.