TRANSPARENCY CODE
The Government has published ‘The Code of Recommended Practice for Local Authorities on Data Transparency’ which effectively recommends parish councils which have a gross annual income of expenditure (whichever is the higher) of at least £200,000 to publish ‘Public Data’.
The Government has implemented this Code of Practice for local authorities to provide greater transparency of public bodies, which is at the heart of their mandate to enable greater democratic accountability over how council tax and public money is spent. However, Public Data does not include personal information as this would contravene the Data Protection Act 2018.
In accordance with the Code of Recommended Practice and general good practice, Brightlingsea Town Council makes the following information available:-
Expenditure exceeding £500.00
Local authorities must publish details of each individual item of expenditure that exceeds £500. This includes items of expenditure, consistent with Local Government Association guidance. This must be published quarterly.
Paid Expenditure over £500.00:-
The following are the approved expenditure lists for 2022/2023 Council meetings:-
Government Procurement Card Transactions
Local authorities must publish details of every transaction on a Government Procurement Card. This must be published quarterly.
Brightlingsea Town Council does not use a government procurement card as defined by the code.
Procurement Information
Local authorities must publish details of every invitation to tender for contracts to provide goods and/or services with a value that exceeds £5,000. They must publish details of any contract, commissioned activity, purchase order, framework agreement and any other legally enforceable agreement with a value that exceeds £5,000. This must be published quarterly.
Local Authority Land
Local authorities must publish details of all land and building assets. This must be published annually.
This Asset Register is adopted by the Council at the end of each Financial Year but is a working document over the following Financial Year, during which Council Officers will update and amend details as necessary.
To view BTC’s Fixed Asset Register, please contact the Town Clerk on:
townclerk@brightlingseatowncouncil.gov.uk
Social Housing Asset Value
Local authorities must publish details on the value of social housing assets within local authorities Housing Revenue Account. This must be published annually.
Brightlingsea Town Council does not hold any Social Housing Assets.
Grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
Local authorities must publish details of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
(This information is being updated)
Organisation Chart
Local authorities must publish an organisation chart covering staff in the top three levels of the organisation. This must be published annually.
Click here to view Staff Organisation Chart.
Trade Union Facility Time
This must be published annually.
Brightlingsea Town Council does not have any Trade Union representatives.
Parking Accounts
The local authority must publish on their website or place a link on their website to this data if published elsewhere: a breakdown of income and expenditure on the authority’s parking account, and a breakdown of how the authority has spent a surplus on its parking account. This must be published annually.
Promenade Way Grass Car Park and Oyster Tank Road Car Park are managed for Brightlingsea Town Council by Tendring District Council. (This information is being updated)
Parking Spaces
Local authorities must publish the number of marked out controlled on an off-street parking spaces within their area, or an estimate of the number of spaces where controlled parking space is not marked out in individual parking bays or spaces. This must be published annually.
Promenade Way Grass Car Park and Oyster Tank Road Car Park are managed for Brightlingsea Town Council by Tendring District Council. (This information is being updated)
Senior Salaries / Pay Multiple
Local authorities are required to publish details of any senior employees (including job descriptions, responsibilities, budgets and number of staff) earning over £58,200 per annum. This must be published annually.
Brightlingsea Town Council has no employees earning in excess of £58,200.
Constitution
Local authorities must publish their Constitution on their website. This must be published annually.
Click here for copies of our Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and Code of Conduct.
Fraud
Local authorities must publish details about their counter fraud work.
Brightlingsea Town Council has no staff members undertaking fraud investigation work.
Waste Contracts
Local authorities must publish details of their existing waste collection contracts at the point they first publish quarterly contact information. This is a one-off publication.
The councils waste contracts are currently provided by:
- Veolia
- Initial Washroom Hygiene
- Capel Plant Holdings Limited
- TBS Hygiene
