About DfT

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The Department for Transport's aim is transport that works for everyone. This means a transport system which balances the needs of the economy, the environment and society.

The Department for Transport provides leadership across the transport sector to achieve its objectives, working with regional, local and private sector partners to deliver many of the services. This section contains information on the Department's aims and objectives, its organisational structure, and the responsibilities of the various affiliated agencies.

The following organisation chart illustrates how the Department is structured to manage its responsibilities:

DfT Organisation chart - October 2007 (585KB)

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI Act) came into force on 1 January 2005 and aims to make information held by public authorities more accessible to the public and allows individuals and companies to request a wide variety of material. DfT's Freedom of Information section summarises our request handling procedures and information released in response to FOI requests.

DfT aims and objectives

An outline of the main aims of the department and what we want to achieve.

Published:: 21 December 2005
Last update:: 17 March 2007

How the DfT works

This section contains information on how the department is structured, the responsibilities of the affiliated agencies and the targets and objectives that have been determined by the Government.

Corporate publications

Links to annual reports, expenditure plans, and summary documents. This page also includes business plans and our departmental priorities.

Social responsibility at DfT

Information about the social responsibility policies and strategies in place at the DfT.

Recruitment

Information about the DfT's recruitment policies and a list of current vacancies.

Procurement

This section contains all the information you need to find out about the procurement process at the Department for Transport.

Transport strategy

This section contains information on departmental strategy. It includes white papers and overarching strategy documents.

Simplification and Better Regulation

Comprises the Simplification Plan, impact assessments, and details of the Administrative Burdens Measurement Exercise.

UK Presidency of the EU

To help meet its goal of a dynamic economy and cohesive society, the EU has developed a transport policy that allows people and goods to move around quickly, efficiently and cheaply.