Publication scheme
The publication scheme specifies the categories of information that DIT publishes and explains how to get that information.
The Freedom of Information Act encourages public authorities to make as much information as possible available to the public proactively. We do this by publishing the data that people need to understand who we are, what we spend and what we achieve.
Under the Act, we are required to adopt a publication scheme which contains information we routinely make available, and ensure that information is published in accordance with the scheme. Available information is grouped under the following ‘classes of information’.
Who we are and what we do
This information covers our organisational details, structure, locations and contacts. This includes:
- about us
- our management team and ministerial team information
- organogram of staff roles and salaries
- details of our ministers’ meetings with external organisations
- details of senior staff’s meetings with external organisations
- details of special advisers’ meetings with external organisations
- information about the organisations the department is responsible for, works in partnership with, or sponsors
- legislation relevant to DIT’s functions
- our answers to Parliamentary Questions on the Parliament website
- our location and contact details
What we spend and how we spend it
This is where we publish financial information about projected and actual income, expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audits. This includes:
- our annual report and accounts
- spending for transactions over £25,000
- contracts and tenders worth over £10,000
- government procurement card spend over £500
- National Audit Office reports on the work of Department for International Trade
- our ministers’ allowances and expenses
- our senior staff and board members’ allowances and expenses
- our workforce management information
- our prompt payment data
- our non-consolidated performance related pay
- our spend control data
What our priorities are and how we are doing
This information covers departmental strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews, including:
- Governments Spending Review 2020 (SR20) - section 7.32 highlights DIT’s settlement and key priorities and the public outcome delivery plan (ODP)
- our annual report
- our our gender pay gap report and data
- the impact assessments we have made
- our service standards
- our statistics
How we make decisions
This is where we publish details of our decision-making processes and records of our decisions. These include:
- DIT policy papers and consultations
- the department’s major policy proposals and decisions contained within the governance statement in the annual reports and accounts
- our research and analysis
- our public consultations
- our trade and investment factsheets
Our policies and procedures
This information covers our protocols, policies and procedures for providing services, and responsibilities, including:
- the Civil Service Code
- our complaints procedure
- recruiting and employing staff
- our records management and personal data policies
Lists and registers
This is where we publish details of the department’s public registers, asset registers and disclosure logs, including:
- our information asset register
- our public registers and registers held as public records
- the department’s disclosure logs listing FOI requests
- the register of gifts for ministers and special advisers
- a register of board member’s interests
- a register of ministers’ interests
Data and datasets
Datasets published by DIT can be found on data.gov.uk.
Requesting information
If you cannot find what you want through this scheme, or otherwise on GOV.UK, please contact us at: FOI@trade.gov.uk.
Alternatively you can write to us at:
Freedom of Information
Information Rights Unit
Department for International Trade
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY
Email FOI@trade.gov.uk
Be specific about the information you want, as this will help us to find it for you.
Feedback and complaints about the scheme
We want our publication scheme to meet the needs of our customers.
Suggestions for particular information which we might in future commit to publishing under the scheme will be welcomed. Any comments on or complaints about the scheme should be sent to the Information Rights Unit at the address above.