As part of the council's commitment to openness and transparency, each month we will publish details of transaction amounts payable to suppliers where the total value of each invoice exceeds £500 (exclusive of VAT).
Amounts shown will cover:
We will endeavour to publish this information no later than 30 days after month end.
However we are unable to publish specific information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Some examples of data that will be excluded and not published are shown below:
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 where the sum exceeds £500. |
| Amount | Individual transaction line amounts for each invoice where the sum exceeds £500. 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.
If you require additional information please email your enquiry to: information.matters@thurrock.gov.uk
01375 652652
01375 652359
