Think of Government Procurement Cards as Whitehall's version of a contactless debit card. Thousands of these black cards are used by government departments with little control, scrutiny, or oversight. Treating taxpayers money like this is wrong.

The Labour Party would treat public money with the care it deserves, and give taxpayers the transparency they demand.

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Government Procurement Cards (GPCs) are widely used across Whitehall as a quick and simple way to buy goods and services.

However, buried beneath the tens of thousands of normal purchases, there is extensive evidence of misreporting, waste and excess that reflects a Tory Government that holds little respect for public money.

The Labour Party is different. We believe in transparency.

That’s why we have uploaded to this database every single GPC purchase above £500 made by fourteen major Whitehall departments in the latest available year - 2021 - and we will also add the data for the Ministry of Defence when it is available.

The information is taken exclusively from publicly available information available on departmental websites. Any mistakes, gaps or misleading information are therefore down to the government themselves.

We invite you to study the spending for yourself, and if there are items you think the government needs to explain, then take an image, post it on social media with the hashtag #GPCfiles, and we will ask the questions.

These may be called Government Procurement Cards, but too many in government have forgotten that it is the public footing the bill. That would be irresponsible at the best of times, but during the worst cost of living crisis for decades, it is simply unforgivable.

That will all change under Labour, but we should not have to wait until then. With your help, we will expose all the examples of waste, and bring the use of these cards under control.

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Department Agency Minister Transaction Date Amount (£) Supplier Spending Category (where provided) Merchant Category (where provided) Detailed Description (where provided)
Home Office UK Immigration Enforcement Priti Patel 13/05/2021 £510 DYNO ROD Toilets At Tug Haven Needing To Be Unblocked.
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