Editing Department for Transport (section)

{{Short description|Ministerial department of the UK Government}}
{{About|the UK Department for Transport|equivalent ministries in other countries|Ministry of Transport}}
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| agency_name     = Department for Transport
| type            = Department
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| seal            = Department for Transport.svg
| seal_width      = 180px
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| formed          = {{Start date and age|2002|05|29|df=yes}}|
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| jurisdiction    = [[Government of the United Kingdom]]
| headquarters    = Great Minster House, [[Horseferry Road]], [[London]]
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| budget          = £2.9 billion; 2019–20<ref>{{cite book|title=Budget 2018 |year=2018 |publisher=HM Treasury |location=London |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752202/Budget_2018_red_web.pdf |access-date=18 March 2019 |page=24  }}</ref>
| minister_type   = Secretary of State
| minister1_name  = [[Heidi Alexander]] MP
| minister1_pfo   = [[Secretary of State for Transport]]
| chief1_name     = [[Bernadette Kelly|Dame Bernadette Kelly]]
| chief1_position = [[Permanent Secretary]]
| chief2_name     = [[Jo Shanmugalingam]]
| chief2_position = Second Permanent Secretary
| child1_agency   = [[Active Travel England]];
| child2_agency   = [[Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency]];
| child3_agency   = [[Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency]];
| child4_agency   = [[Maritime and Coastguard Agency]];
| child5_agency   = [[Vehicle Certification Agency]]
| website         = {{URL|https://gov.uk/dft}}
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The '''Department for Transport''' ('''DfT''') is a [[Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom|ministerial department]] of the [[Government of the United Kingdom]]. It is responsible for the [[English transport]] network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland that have not been [[Devolution#United Kingdom|devolved]]. The department is led by the [[Secretary of State for Transport]].

The expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department of Transport are scrutinised by the [[Transport Committee]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/153/transport-committee/role/ |title=Role - Transport Committee |work=parliament.uk |access-date=5 March 2022 |quote=The Transport Committee is charged by the House of Commons with scrutiny of the Department for Transport. Its formal remit is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Transport and its associated public bodies.}}</ref>