Editing Department for Transport (section)

==Responsibilities==
The Department for Transport has six strategic objectives:<ref name="sdp1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-transport-outcome-delivery-plan|title=Department for Transport Outcome Delivery Plan|website=GOV.UK}}</ref>
* Support the creation of a stronger, cleaner, more productive economy
* Help to connect people and places, balancing investment across the country
* Make journeys easier, modern and reliable
* Make sure transport is safe, secure and sustainable
* Prepare the transport system for technological progress and a prosperous future outside the EU
* Promote a culture of efficiency and productivity in everything it does

The department "creates the strategic framework" for transport services, which are delivered through a wide range of public and private sector bodies including its own executive agencies.<ref name="cabinetoffice1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport|title=Department for Transport|website=GOV.UK|date=11 April 2024 }}</ref>

The DfT sponsors the following public bodies:

=== Non-ministerial departments ===
*[[Office of Rail and Road]] (ORR)

=== Executive agencies ===
*[[Active Travel England]] (ATE)
*[[Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency]] (DVLA)
*[[Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency]] (DVSA)
*[[Maritime and Coastguard Agency]] (MCA)
*[[Vehicle Certification Agency]] (VCA)

=== Non-departmental public bodies ===
*[[British Transport Police Authority]]
*[[Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee]]
*[[Northern Lighthouse Board]]
*[[Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain]]
*[[Transport Focus]]
*[[Trinity House|Trinity House Lighthouse Service]]

===  Public corporations ===
*[[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]] (CAA)
*[[Crossrail|Crossrail International]]
*[[DfT Operator]] (formerly DfT OLR Holdings)
*[[East West Rail|East West Railway Company]]
*[[Great British Railways]] (GBR)
*[[High Speed 2]] (HS2)
*[[London and Continental Railways]] (LCR)
*[[National Highways]] (formerly Highways England and the Highways Agency)
*[[Network Rail]]

===  Other bodies ===
*[[Air Accidents Investigation Branch]] (AAIB)
*[[Marine Accident Investigation Branch]] (MAIB)
*[[Rail Accident Investigation Branch]] (RAIB)

=== Transport publications and data ===
DfT publications include the [[Design Manual for Roads and Bridges]] and Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG, formerly WebTAG).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-30 |title=Transport analysis guidance |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/transport-analysis-guidance-tag |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>

The DfT maintains datasets including the [[National Trip End Model]] and [[traffic count]]s on major roads.

=== Devolution ===
The [[Devolution in the United Kingdom|devolution]] of [[transport policy]] varies around the UK; most aspects in [[Great Britain]] are decided at Westminster. Key [[Reserved and excepted matters|reserved]] transport matters (i.e.,&nbsp;not devolved) are as follows:

'''Scotland'''
Reserved matters:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980046_en_14#sch5-pt2|title=Scotland Act 1998}}</ref>
*[[Air transport]] 
*[[Marine transport]]
*[[Navigation]] (including [[merchant shipping]])
*[[Driving in the United Kingdom|Driving and vehicle certification]]
*[[Railways in Great Britain|Railways]] (cross-border)
*[[Great Britain road numbering scheme|Road Numbering]]
Scotland's [[Barnett_formula|comparability factor]] (the proportion of spending in this area devolved to the Scottish Government) was '''91.7%''' for 2021/22.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7386/CBP-7386.pdf|title=The Barnett Formula, House of Commons Library brief|website=www.parliament.uk}}</ref>

'''Northern Ireland'''
Reserved matters:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/3|title=Northern Ireland Act 1998}}</ref>
* [[Civil aviation]]
* [[Navigation]] (including [[merchant shipping]])

The department's devolved counterparts in Northern Ireland are:
* [[Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland)|Department for Infrastructure]] (general transport policy, [[port]]s, roads, and rail)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.drdni.gov.uk/index/aboutus.htm |title=DRD: About The Department |access-date=29 May 2010 |archive-date=29 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429185817/http://www.drdni.gov.uk/index/aboutus.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland)|Department of the Environment]] (road safety and the regulation of drivers and vehicles)<ref>[http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/about_us.htm DoE: About Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608190036/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/index/about_us.htm |date=8 June 2010 }}</ref>
Northern Ireland's [[Barnett_formula|comparability factor]] (the proportion of spending in this area devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive) was '''95.4%''' for 2021/22.<ref name="auto"/>

'''Wales'''
Reserved matters:<ref>[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/schedule/7A/part/2/chapter Government of Wales Act 2006, Schedule 7A, Part II]</ref>
*Railway Services 
*[[Air transport]] 
*[[Marine transport]] including [[Trust ports]] and [[Hovercraft]]
*Transport security
*[[Navigation]] (including [[merchant shipping]])
*[[Driving in the United Kingdom|Driving and vehicle certification]]
*[[Great Britain road numbering scheme|Road Numbering]]

The department's devolved counterpart in Wales is the Minister for Climate Change.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gov.wales/julie-james-ms |title=Welsh Government profile of Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change |publisher=gov.wales |access-date=29 April 2022}}</ref>

Wales' [[Barnett_formula|comparability factor]] (the proportion of spending in this area devolved to the Welsh Government) was '''36.6%''' for 2021/22.<ref name="auto"/> This represents a significant reduction (e.g. it was 80.9% in 2015) due to the controversial classification of [[HS2]] as an 'England and Wales' project.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-51474181|title=HS2: Wales should get £5bn from rail scheme spending, says minister|date=12 February 2020|work=BBC News}}</ref>