Council Transparency
Information on Council Spending Over £500
The Communities Secretary has urged councils to publish online details of spending over £500 to increase openness and accountability.
Information on Individual payments the Council has made to suppliers over £500 are accessible to download below, from December 2010 onwards. For each month the following information is shown: date of invoice, transaction number (this is a unique reference number so if you want to find out more information about a payment please quote this item), the amount paid on the invoice, the name of the supplier paid and the service where it was spent. Please note that the information is based on the payment date.
Publication of these lists forms part of Swale Borough Council's commitment to be open and transparent with its residents.
All data provided is freely re-usable under the following terms: Data Terms and Conditions.
Spend Per Month Documents
You can download the CSV file for each month below.
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Year 2012
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Year 2011
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Year 2010
If you have any other questions about a payment then please contact the Customer Service Centre (see details above) and quote the amount and transaction number.
Pay Policy Statement and Senior Staff Salaries
The Government has set out its clear commitment to improved transparency about how it spends public money. This includes details of the size and shape of public bodies and about the remuneration provided to senior public servants. This is consistent with the Information Commissioner’s guidance that senior public servants should expect a degree of scrutiny of their remuneration arrangements. The Pay Policy Statement sets out details of the terms and conditions for employees at the council including the details about salaries of senior staff. The organisation chart illustrates how the council is structured.
Below you will find documents relating to senior staff salaries and our organisational chart.
More information may be found at Local Government Transparency Programme
Workforce Equality Data
Find the data we have on Swale Borough Council workforce equality.
External Inspection and Peer Review
From time to time the Council is subject to external challenge by others within the Local Government Sector. This provides validation concerning the systems and processes we have in place, but more importantly serves as a mechanism to help us drive forward further improvement.
Our latest challenge report is now available - Swale Peer Review:
