Payments over £500
2024-25
2023- 24
Transparency
The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 (the code) came into effect on 1 April 2015. The code is issued by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in exercise of powers under section 2 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, and replaces any previous codes issued in relation to authorities in England under those powers.
The code does not replace or supersede the existing framework for access to and re-use of public sector information provided by the:
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012)
- Environmental Information Regulations 2004
- Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005
- Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community regulations 2009
- Sections 25 and 26 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 which provides rights for persons to inspect a local authority’s accounting records and supporting documentation, and to make copies of them.
Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council meets the definition of a local authority covered by the requirements of the code, defined as ‘a parish council which has gross annual income or expenditure (whichever is higher) exceeding £200,000’.
The code requires local authorities in England to publish the following information quarterly.
2022-23
2021-22
2020-21
2019-20
2018-19
Government Procurement Card Transactions
Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council does not use a Government Procurement Card therefore this does not apply to Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council.
Social Housing Assets
Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council does not hold any social housing assets therefore this does not apply to Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council.
Trade Union Facility Time
Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council does not have any staff members who are union representatives and therefore this does not apply to Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council.
Parking Account
Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council does not have any chargeable parking and therefore this does not apply to Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council.
Parking Spaces
Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council does not have any controlled parking spaces and therefore this does not apply to Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council.
Fraud
Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council does not have any staff members undertaking fraud investigation work and therefore this does not apply to Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council.
Senior Salaries
The Local Government Transparency Code requires local authorities to publish details (including job descriptions, responsibilities, budgets and staff numbers) of any senior employees earning over £50,000 per annum. Local authorities must also publish the pay multiple, defined as the ration between the highest paid taxable earnings for the given year and the median earnings figure of the whole of the authority’s workforce.
There are no Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council employees with salaries of £150,000 or greater. – N/A – All salaries are under the £50,000 threshold.
Pay Multiple
The code requires that local authorities must publish the pay multiple on their website, defined as the ratio between the highest paid taxable earnings for the given year (including base salary, variable pay, bonuses, allowances and the cash value of any benefits-in-kind) and the median earnings figure of the whole of the authority’s workforce.
The measure must:
- Cover all the elements of remuneration that can be valued
- Use the median earnings figure as the denominator, which should be that of all employees of the local authority on a fixed date each year, coinciding with reporting at the end of the financial year
- Exclude changes in pension benefits, which due to their variety and complexity cannot be accurately included in a pay multiple disclosure.
Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council’s pay multiple as at 1st April 2021 is 1.85:1
Full details of the code can be found here Local Government Transparency Code 2015.
Willingdon & Jevington Parish Council complies with the requirements of the code by publishing the information on this website. Hard copies are available on request from the Town Council office.
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