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Transparency
We believe in being open and transparent in all areas of our work. In line with the Local Government Transparency Code the following information is being provided and will be updated on a regular basis. General information about the Authority can be found in the publication scheme.
All the information included can be used and re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence.
Spending
Details of our financial strategy, annual budgets and budget monitoring can be found in the regular reports to the Authority and, in particular, to the Resources, Audit and Performance Committee.
All expenditure items over £250 can be found below. Data is provided on a quarterly basis for the current plus previous two financial years and listed by month.
View details of all our recent grants to voluntary, community and social enterprises below; these were awarded under our grant application process.
During 2022/23 we paid 97% of undisputed invoices within 30 days; no late payment fees were paid during the year.
We do not have any employees whose singular role is to undertake investigations and prosecutions of fraud. However we take fraud very seriously and have strong governance arrangements in place to counter fraud of any kind; in this regard, any such investigations would be led by either the Monitoring Officer or our Internal Audit team (the latter being provided through New Forest District Council). There were no such cases in 2022/23.
Procurement
All current opportunities to provide goods/services to us are published, with details of opportunities to quote (£10-£25,000) and all formal tenders.
View details of all our existing contracts, framework agreements and purchase orders below; each list includes all items over £5,000.
Land and Buildings
View details of all our land and buildings assets held below.
Employee Information
Key information about the structure of the Authority can be seen on our organisational chart and in details of our Leadership team.
View details of our senior officers’ remuneration in our Financial Report.
The pay multiple, as at 1 April 2023, for the Authority is 3.56. As defined by the Transparency Code, this is the ratio between the highest paid taxable earnings (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 our workforce.
The number of staff who are Union Representatives is 2 (1.45 FTE). These individuals do not devote more than 50% of their time to Union duties. The only trade union represented in the Authority is Unison.
Fees and Charges
View details of our fees and charges via our Planning webpage.
Expenditure 2023-2024
- March 2024 CSV
- March 2024 PDF
- February 2024 CSV
- February 2024 PDF
- January 2024 CSV
- January 2024 PDF
- December 2023 CSV
- December 2023 PDF
- November 2023 CSV
- November 2023 PDF
- October 2023 CSV
- October 2023 PDF
- September 2023 CSV
- September 2023 PDF
- August 2023 CSV
- August 2023 PDF
- July 2023 CSV
- July 2023 PDF
- June 2023 CSV
- June 2023 PDF
- May 2023 CSV
- May 2023 PDF
- April 2023 CSV
- April 2023 PDF
Expenditure 2022-2023
Expenditure 2021-2022
Expenditure 2020-2021
Transparency Data
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