As part of the council's commitment to openness and transparency, each month we will publish details of all payments made by the council to suppliers (exclusive of VAT).
Amounts shown will cover:
We will endeavour to publish this information no later than 30 days after month end.
We are unable to publish some specific information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Examples of data that will be excluded and not published are:
Some information will be replaced with the word "redacted". This could include payments to individuals from a legal process e.g. compensation payments or legal settlements.
A brief explanation of the data content that has been published is listed below.
| Data type | Description |
|---|---|
| Period | The month/year the invoice was input to the Council's financial system. |
| Body name | Local Authority to which the data relates. |
| Body ID | Unique identifier for Thurrock Council. |
| Supplier's name | Name of the supplier as recorded in the Council's financial system. |
| Service area | Revenue objective headings, published in the CIPFA Service Reporting Code of Practice (SeRCOP). |
| Directorate | Directorates responsible for incurring the expenditure. |
| Expense type | Categorises the type of service or goods received in accordance with the CIPFA SeRCOP subjective breakdown. |
| Description | Describes the goods and services received in more detail. |
| Date | Date the invoice was input to the financial system. |
| Transaction number | A unique number allocated to record invoice transactions. |
| Amount | Individual transaction line amounts for each invoice. All recoverable VAT has been excluded. |
The provision of this data follows the Local Government Spending Guidance recommendations published by the Government in September 2010.
Spending data has been provided in PDF and CSV file types. PDF files are easy to read and printer friendly. The CSV format uses a standard column width so not all entries may be completely visible. This data is best viewed using spreadsheet software; you may need to expand the columns to an appropriate width.
Please see how to access PDF files.
Please note that prior to April 2012, data files did not include transaction details where the total value of each invoice was below £500 (exclusive of VAT). From April 2012 onwards, details of all payments are provided, except where the exclusions noted above apply.
If you require additional information please email your enquiry to: information.matters@thurrock.gov.uk
01375 652652
01375 652359
