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DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings

This collection brings together all documents about the Department for Education’s special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings with senior media figures.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 12 July 2013
• Last updated: 25 June 2026
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  1. 25 June 2026

     Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, January to March 2026'.

  2. 17 April 2026

     Added 'DfE: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, October to December 2025'.

  3. 16 December 2025

     Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2025'.

  4. 25 September 2025

     Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2025’.

  5. 26 June 2025

     Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, January to March 2025'.

  6. 27 March 2025

     Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, October to December 2024'.

  7. 30 January 2025

     Added ‘DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2024’.

  8. 19 September 2024

     Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2024'.

  9. 5 September 2024

     Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, January to March 2024'.

  10. 28 March 2024

      Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, October to December 2023' to the collection.

  11. 14 December 2023

      Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2023' to the collection.

  12. 19 October 2023

      Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2023'.

  13. 20 July 2023

      Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, January to March 2023'.

  14. 12 April 2023

      Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2022' to the collection.

  15. 11 April 2023

      Updated collection with data for July to September and October to December 2022.

  16. 4 February 2022

      Added 'DfE: special advisers' gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, 2021' with information for months January to June 2021.

  17. 14 September 2020

      Added 'DfE: special advisers' gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, 2020'.

  18. 30 July 2019

      Added 'DfE: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, 2019'.

  19. 28 June 2018

      Updated with information for January to March 2018.

  20. 30 June 2017

      Added January to March 2017 data.

  21. 8 July 2016

      Added 'DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings - 2016'

  22. 15 October 2015

      Added 'Special advisers’ quarterly returns: 2015'.

  23. 12 July 2013

      First published.

Quarterly returns for the Department for Education’s special advisers since May 2010.

DfE publishes details of:

• meetings between special advisers and senior media figures
• gifts and hospitality received by special advisers

2026

• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, January to March 2026
  • 25 June 2026
  • Transparency data

2025

• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, October to December 2025
  • 17 April 2026
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2025
  • 16 December 2025
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2025
  • 25 September 2025
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, January to March 2025
  • 26 June 2025
  • Transparency data

2024

• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, October to December 2024
  • 27 March 2025
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2024
  • 7 February 2025
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2024
  • 19 September 2024
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, January to March 2024
  • 5 September 2024
  • Transparency data

2023

• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, October to December 2023
  • 28 March 2024
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2023
  • 14 December 2023
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2023
  • 19 October 2023
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, January to March 2023
  • 20 July 2023
  • Transparency data

2022

• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, October to December 2022
  • 11 April 2023
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2022
  • 11 April 2023
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2022
  • 12 April 2023
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, January to March 2022
  • 29 November 2022
  • Transparency data

Previous years

• DfE: special advisers' gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, 2021
  • 29 November 2022
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers' gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, 2020
  • 14 September 2020
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, 2019
  • 27 March 2020
  • Transparency data
• DfE: Special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, 2018
  • 22 March 2019
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, 2017
  • 23 March 2018
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, 2016
  • 30 March 2017
  • Transparency data
• DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings - 2015
  • 17 March 2016
  • Transparency data
• Special advisers’ quarterly returns: 2014
  • 15 October 2015
  • Transparency data
• Special advisers’ quarterly returns: 2013
  • 27 May 2014
  • Transparency data
• Special advisers’ quarterly returns: 2012
  • 3 June 2013
  • Transparency data
• Special advisers’ quarterly returns: 2011
  • 31 December 2011
  • Transparency data
• Special advisers’ quarterly returns: 2010
  • 31 December 2010
  • Transparency data