Open Data

What is Open Data?

We are committed to publishing as much information and data as we can, free of charge. This Open Data area has been created to help us to:

• Increase openness and transparency.
• Make the data we hold freely available online (subject to the Data Protection Act).
• Encourage the public to interact with and use the data that is available.

Soms of this data is available in pdf format, if you cannot read this format follow this link to download Adobe reader which is free to use.

Categories of Information

Budgets and Precept

• Council Tax Leaflet 2021/2022
• Budget and Precept for 2020/2021 and future estimates
• Budget and Precept for 2021/2022 and future estimates

Expenditure over £500

• Payments to suppliers
  Follow this link for access to reports on payments made to suppliers of £500 or more. These are published monthly and sorted by financial year.

Government Procurement Card transactions

Braunstone Town Council does not have any Government Procurement Cards.

Procurement Information

Invitations to Tender for Contracts exceeding £5,000 between 1st April 2020 and 31st March 2021:

• Shakespeare Park Playground Refurbishment
• Shakespeare Park Tennis Courts Refurbishment

Invitations to Tender for Contracts exceeding £25,000 since 2015:

• Licensed Bar & Café service
• Improvement works and the construction of a new sports pavilion at Shakespeare Park
• Provision of one 4 wheeled drive tractor and sidearm Hedgecutter
• Provision of a Pre-School at Thorpe Astley Community Centre

Contracts

• List of Contracts

Council land and building assets

All of the Council's land and buildings are located within the Parish of Braunstone; Braunstone Town, Leicester, LE3.

• List of Land and Buildings
• Map of the Parish of Braunstone showing Braunstone Town Council land

The Council does not own any social housing.

Grants

These are the grants paid to the voluntary community and social enterprise sector:

• Community Grants

Staff structure

Here is information about our staff structure and the current NJC pay structure and salaries.

• Organisation Staffing Structure
• NJC pay structure and salaries

Trade Union Facility time

None.

Parking Account and Spaces

Braunstone Town Council does not have any controlled on or off-street parking.

Senior Management Salaries

No one is paid more than £50,000 by this local council.

Pay Multiple

The pay multiple in March 2021 was 5 : 2 based on the highest taxable earnings and the median earnings figure for the whole workforce.

Councillor allowances and expenses

These are the allowance and expense payments:

• Councillor allowances and expenses
  These are the allowance and expense payments made to councillors.

Policies and performance

Follow these links for information about policies, performance, external audits, key inspections and key indicators on the local council's fiscal and financial position.

• Annual Return and Notice of Conclusion of Audit
• Policies and performance

Democratic running

Follow these links for information about the democratic running of the local council including election results, committee minutes, decision-making processes and records of decisions.

• Register of Interests
• Reports of Meetings including decision making
• Elections

Access to Information

We have a legal obligation to provide information through an approved publication scheme and in response to requests. Follow this link fordetails about our scheme.

• Publication Scheme

Data protection

Where we handle personal information about individuals we have a number of legal obligations to protect that information under the Data Protection Act 1998. We are registered as a data handler with the Information Commissioner's Office. (Registration number Z5619932). All queries should be directed to the clerk to the council.

• Data Protection Scheme

Officer Delegated Decisions (in accordance with Standing Order 2.4m)

• Officer Delegated Decisions