# About the Government & DfE Reporting category

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**Category:** Government & DfE Reporting\
**Created:** [September 15, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://uknsr.discourse.group/t/about-the-government-dfe-reporting-category/53 "2025-09-15T19:37:30Z")\
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This sub-category covers sustainability reporting to the **UK Government, Department for Education (DfE), and other national regulators**. Universities and research institutions are increasingly expected to align with national frameworks, risk registers, and formal reporting structures.

Topics may include:

- Meeting **DfE Climate Action Roadmap** and reporting requirements for Higher Education

- Submissions to government-led frameworks (e.g. SCEF, SECR, ESOS)

- Reporting into institutional risk registers and governance processes

- How government reporting links to funding, regulation, and reputational risk

- Sharing templates, timelines, and approaches to reduce duplication across institutions

This category complements **Funder Reporting Requirements** (focused on research funders) and **Carbon & Emissions Frameworks** (focused on methodologies), with emphasis here on **statutory reporting and compliance at the government/regulatory level**.