Local Government Transparency Data

We are committed to openness and transparency and provide information that explains how the Council spends its money.

As a Council we must comply with The Local Government Transparency Code set out by the Government. It lists categories of information which allow scrutiny of spend and performance.

Payment to suppliers

Monthly data on individual items of spend over £500 

  • Expenditure over £500

Government purchasing card payments

Payments using government purchasing cards 

  • Corporate procurement card transactions

Selling to the council

Information on contracts awarded by the council, forthcoming contract opportunities on e-Source portal, and orders to suppliers with a value that exceeds £5,000


Local authority land

Map of council public land and building assets. Information about council owned land and property


Prompt payment performance

Under the Government's Prompt Payment Policy, it is a requirement for public sector bodies including local authorities to publish annual payment performance data. This consists of: percentage of invoices paid within 30 days; the amount of interest paid to suppliers due to lay payment; and the amount of interest the local authority was liable to pay for example whether paid or not

  • Prompt Payment Performance

Social housing asset data

The value of social housing stock that is held in the Council's housing revenue account 

  • Social Housing Assets - the council does not hold any social housing

Grants and funding

Details of grants and payments to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations


Council structure

Details of staff in the top three levels of Isle of Wight Council


Trade Union facility time

Total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of staff who are union representatives (including general, learning and health and safety representatives) – XXX

Total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of union representatives who devote at least 50% of their time to union duties – XXX

Names of all trade unions represented in the local authority – Unison/Unite

A basic estimate of spending on unions (calculated as the number of full time equivalent days spent on union duties multiplied by the average salary) – £245,606.50

A basic estimate of spending on unions as a percentage of the total pay bill (calculated as the number of full time equivalent days spent on union duties multiplied by the average salary divided by the total pay bill) – XXX

Parking account

Income and expenditure from off street parking and how surpluses are spent 


Parking spaces

The number of marked out controlled off-street parking spaces


Senior officers salaries and responsibilities

Details of senior council staff whose earnings are over £50,000


Constitution

Constitution sets out the way in which the council runs and the processes it uses


Pay statement

The ratio between the highest paid officer, the Chief Executive and the median earnings figure of the whole workforce

A snapshot of pay that shows the difference in earnings between women and men


Fraud

Counter fraud investigation work is carried out by the Department for Work and Pensions on behalf of Runnymede Borough Council and Internal Audit are also involved in counter fraud work 


Our performance

Performance management involves setting goals and targets against which we monitor the council's progress. 


Waste contract

This service is delivered by Tailia on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council


Modern slavery and human trafficking statement 


Council spending

The annual statement shows how we have used public money. The information has been prepared in accordance with the Accounting Code of Practice.


Members allowances and declarations of interest


Access to information

Details of information published as the result of a Freedom of information (FOI) request and guidance on how to make a request for information.

The following data sets have been asked for under the freedom of information act and are freely available for re-use, and are available in open data formats.

More information can be found through


Pothole reports and repairs statistics

This dashboard provides information from Surrey Highways about pothole volumes. 

It shows the volume of reports received each month and the volume of pothole repairs (jobs) created each month.  Of those jobs created each month, it also shows the volume and % which have been repaired within timeframe.  The timeframe for each job to be completed is relative to the priority it has been assigned by the qualified officer within Surrey Highways who raised the job. 

 Our financial information list details the following transactions

  • credit notes over £500
  • transactions with other public bodies
  • expense payments
  • rent
  • procurement card transactions

Procurement

Assets

Workforce

Grant schemes

Voluntary and community grant scheme payments can be seen in our  all expenditure list.

Other areas of interest


Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) gives individuals the right to access information held by public bodies.

Publication Scheme

A publication scheme is a guide to the classes of information that the council publishes or intends to publish routinely. There is more information on our Publication Scheme page.

You can find health data on the Isle of Wight population in our Joint Strategic Needs Assessment pages.