Overview
The ACME Travel and Subsistence policies for UK and overseas travel cover official business expenses, including:
- Car use (mileage, insurance) and taxis
- Rail, air and sea travel
- Subsistence (meals, hotel, travel)
- Detached duty
- Residence course allowance
- Government Study Fellowship
- Hospitality
Definition
‘Official travel’ means travel for the purpose of official business and not travel between your home and permanent office.
Scope of the policy
These pages:
- provide guidance on when travel and subsistence is appropriate
- give advice on how all employees can claim back expenses incurred whilst on necessary official business
- suggest where it may be appropriate to pay expenses to former employees
- apply to all employees, irrespective of grade, as well as interims and contractors engaged in ‘official travel’
They also set out:
- The Department’s obligations to employees that travel on official business
- The rules around different types of expenses
- The process by which an individual can claim for expenses
Please note: Expenses will only be paid for actual costs incurred, and subsistence will not be paid at a flat rate.
