The Code of Recommended Practice for Local Authorities on Data Transparency
About the
Transparency Code
In February 2015 the Secretary of State for
Communities and Local Government issued the Local Government Transparency Code
2015. The code sets out the minimum data and information that all Local
Authorities must publish, the frequency it should be published and how it
should be published. This applies to local councils with gross annual income or
expenditure in excess of £200,000.
The Government has implemented this Code of Practice
for local authorities to provide transparency of public bodies, which is at the
heart of their mandate to enable greater democratic accountability over how the
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, Saltash Town Council makes the following information
available
Expenditure exceeding £500
Saltash Town Council provides an approved schedule of expenditure and income at the main meeting of the Council held on the first Thursday of each month. The payments are listed as part of the agenda and all expenditure is listed detailing supplier and transaction information. The agendas can be viewed at the Guildhall, on the main Town Council noticeboard in Fore Street and on the Council Income and Expenditure page on this website.
Local authorities must publish
details of each individual item of expenditure that exceeds £500. This must be
published quarterly.
Please find below quarterly
reports for the following transactions:
Expenditure over £500
Individual Invoices (payments for goods and services)
2019/20
2019 April to June Schedule of Payments
2019 July to September Schedule of Payments
2019 October to December Schedule of Payments
2020 January to March Schedule of Payments
2020/21
2020 April to June Schedule of Payments
2020 July to September Schedule of Payments
2020 October to December Schedule of Payments
2021 January to March Schedule of Payments over £500
2021/22
2021 April to June Schedule of Payments over £500
2021 July and September Schedule of Payments over £500
2021 October to December Schedule of Payments over £500
2022 January to March Schedule of Payments over £500
2022/23
2022 April to June Schedule of Payments over £500
2022 July to September Schedule of Payments over £500
2022 October to December Schedule of Payments over £500
2023 January to March Schedule of Payments over £500
2023/24
2023 April to June Schedule of Payments over £500
Government Procurement Card Transactions
Local authorities must publish
details of every transaction on a Government Procurement Card. This must be published
quarterly.
Please find below quarterly
reports for the following transactions:
Individual Invoices (payments for goods and services)
2020/21
2020 April to June Credit Card Payments
2020 July to September Credit Card Payments
2020 October to December Credit Card Payments
2021 January to March Credit Card Purchases
2021/22
2021 April to June Credit Card Purchases
2021 July to September Credit Card Purchases
2021 October to December Credit Card Purchases
Procurement Information
Publish details of every invitation
to tender for contracts to provide goods and/ or services with a value that
exceeds £5,000. 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.
Contracts over £5,000
Please find below quarterly reports for the following
transactions.
Contracts and tenders to businesses and voluntary community and social enterprise sector
Current tenders will be advertised on the Town Council website, notice boards, social media, local press and Contracts Finder https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk. Details will also be available from the council offices.
Purchase Orders Over £5,000
2021/22 Purchase Orders Over £5,000
Tenders Over £5,000
2021/22 Tenders over £5,000 Contracts Still Not Complete
Contracts & Agreements Over £5,000
2021/22 Contracts & Agreements over £5,000
Tender Information:
Past tender/contract opportunities can be viewed on Contracts Finder and include:
· Guildhall works
·
Grounds maintenance
·
Public convenience cleaning
·
Cemetery wall repair
·
Youth work provision
·
Station Property Renovation Works
·
Library Roof Repair
·
Library refurbishments works
·
Library Replacement Windows Works
The Town Council minutes
record details of tenders awarded.
The Town Council will always endeavour to obtain best value when awarding contracts. Awarding tenders/contracts are subject to the procedures laid out in Financial Regulations.
Grants to the voluntary community and social enterprise sector
Publish details of all grants
to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
The Town Council sets
aside a budget each year to support local organisations and festivals within
Saltash.
Community Chest Grants
made for the last 3 years available on application
Festival Fund Awards made
for the last 3 years available on application
Please find below reports for the following transactions.
2021/22 Community Chest & Festival Fund Grants
The Town Council’s Grant Award
Policy, can be downloaded from the Policies and Procedures page of our website.
Policies, Performance, External Audits and Key Inspections and Key Indicators
Details can be found on the Audit AGAR, Budgets & Annual report page on this website.
The Location of Public Land or Building Assets
Local authorities must publish
details of all land and buildings assets. This must be published annually.
Currently Saltash Town Council extensive list of Public Land and Building Assets can be found on the Town Council Portfolio page of this website.
Staff Structure and Current Vacancies
Organisation Chart:
Publish an organisation chart
covering staff in the top three levels of the organisation. This must be
published annually.
The Town Council currently employees 14 full-time and 11 part-time staff. You can view an online copy of the Council’s Organisation Chart on the Council Staff page. All staff can be contacted via the following contact information page.
Current Vacancies:
Current vacancies can be viewed on our Job Vacancies page.
Pay Multiple:
The pay multiple is the ratio between
the highest paid taxable earnings and the median earnings of the whole
authority’s workforce.
At the 1st April
2021 the pay multiple was 3.03.
Trade Union Facility Time:
This must be published annually.
The Town Council does not have any Trade Union
representatives or spend time on union duties.
Councillor Allowances, Expenses and Register of Interests
Elected Members of the Town Council can claim an allowance to cover their expenses which is £228 for the year. The Mayor receives an annual allowance of £4,809 for the year to enable them to undertake duties during their term of office.
These items are shown in the schedule of payments included in the full Town Council agenda.
Members register of interests can be downloaded and viewed on the Cornwall Council website. Click here to view and download.
Data of Democratic Running of the Town Council
The constitution of the Town Council is known as Standing Orders and lays out how the business of the Council is conducted. A copy of Standing Orders can be viewed on the Reports, Policies and Documents page of this website.
The decisions of the Town Council are recorded in the minutes of meetings which can be viewed on this website. The last elections took place in May 2021. Declarations of results of polls can be seen
Find out who the local Councillors are on the Councillors by Ward page. Councillors normally serve a four year term. The next elections will take place in May 2025.