Transparency and open data

We are committed to providing residents with information that explains how the Council spends its money.

As a Council we must comply with The Local Government Transparency Code set out by the Government. It lists categories of information which allow scrutiny of spend and performance.

Payment to suppliers

Monthly data on individual items of spend over £500 


Government purchasing card payments

Payments using government purchasing cards 


Selling to the council

Information on contracts awarded by the council, forthcoming contract opportunities on e-Source portal, and orders to suppliers with a value that exceeds £5,000


Local authority land

Map of council public land and building assets. Information about council owned land and property


PDF icon Local Authority Land (PDF) 
PDF icon Agenda - October 2023
Microsoft Excel ion Local Authority Land (Open data)
Microsoft Excel ion Agenda - October 2023 (Open data)


Prompt payment performance

Under the Government's Prompt Payment Policy, it is a requirement for public sector bodies including local authorities to publish annual payment performance data. This consists of: percentage of invoices paid within 30 days; the amount of interest paid to suppliers due to lay payment; and the amount of interest the local authority was liable to pay for example whether paid or not


Social housing asset data

The value of social housing stock that is held in the Council's housing revenue account
PDF icon Social Housing Assets - April 2022
Microsoft Excel ion Social Housing Assets - April 2022(Open data)


Grants and funding

Details of grants and payments to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations


Council structure

Details of staff in the top three levels of Runnymede Borough Council


Trade Union facility time

Representations and spending data for all local authorities are published via the gov.uk
PDF icon Trade Union facility time (PDF) 
Microsoft Excel ion Trade Union facility time (Open data)


Parking account

Income and expenditure from off street parking and how surpluses are spent 2021


Parking spaces

The number of marked out controlled off-street parking spaces


Senior officers salaries and responsibilities

Details of senior council staff whose earnings are over £50,000


Constitution

Constitution sets out the way in which the council runs and the processes it uses


Pay statement

The ratio between the highest paid officer, the Chief Executive and the median earnings figure of the whole workforce

A snapshot of pay that shows the difference in earnings between women and men


Fraud

Counter fraud investigation work is carried out by the Department for Work and Pensions on behalf of Runnymede Borough Council and Internal Audit are also involved in counter fraud work 

PDF icon Fraud report tables (PDF) 
Microsoft Excel ion Fraud report tables (Open data)


Our performance

Performance management involves setting goals and targets against which we monitor the council's progress. 

Performance management and annual reports

Waste contract
This service is delivered in-house by the council


Modern slavery and human trafficking statement
PDF icon Modern Slavery Statement (PDF) 
Microsoft Excel ion Modern Slavery Statement(Open data)


Council spending

Statement of Accounts - The annual statement shows how we have used public money. The information has been prepared in accordance with the Accounting Code of Practice.


Members allowances and declarations of interest


Access to information

Details of information published as the result of a Freedom of information (FOI) request and guidance on how to make a request for information.

The following data sets have been asked for under the freedom of information act and are freely available for re-use, and are available in open data formats.

Business rate data - business rates data reports providing information on empty properties, credit balances and liability

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