Guidance: Defra and executive agencies employee and contractor privacy notice

How we collect and use our employee and contractor personal data for recruitment and employment purposes.




Accredited official statistics: Monthly statistics on the activity of UK hatcheries and UK poultry slaughterhouses (data for June 2026)

This release presents monthly statistics on poultry, including hatchery output, slaughtering and meat production volumes, for the United Kingdom.




Official Statistics: UK Food Security Report 2027

The UK Food Security Report (UKFSR) sets out an analysis of statistical data relating to food security in the UK, fulfilling the duty in the Agriculture Act 2020 to present a report on food security to Parliament at least once every three years. The UKFSR examines past, current, and future trends relevant to food security to present the best available understanding of food security.




Accredited official statistics: Total Factor Productivity of the United Kingdom Food Chain 2025

Annual information on the productivity of the UK food chain.




Accredited official statistics: Family Food 2025/26

‘Family Food’ is an annual publication which provides detailed statistical information on purchased quantities, expenditure and nutrient intakes derived from both household and eating out food and drink. Data is collected for a sample of households in the United Kingdom using self-reported diaries of all purchases, including food eaten out, over a two week period. Where possible quantities are recorded in the diaries but otherwise estimated. Energy and nutrient intakes are calculated using standard nutrient composition data for each of some 500 types of food. Current estimates are based on data collected in the ‘Family Food Module of the Living Costs and Food Survey’.