
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
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Council spending
Wakefield Metropolitan District CouncilThe government recommends that local authorities publish expenditure over £500 and all expenditure made on purchasing cards. As of Q1 2019/20 and in line with our commitment to openness and transparency we will now be publishing ALL transactions. The list will include: transactions for all values to external suppliers spend incurred in providing services It will not include: payments made to staff sensitive personal information, such... - Updated 4 days ago
Procurement card transactions
Wakefield Metropolitan District CouncilWakefield Council transactions using procurement cards. Details include date of the transaction local authority department which incurred the expenditure beneficiary amount Value Added Tax that cannot be recovered summary of the purpose of the expenditure, and merchant category (eg. computers, software etc). New data sets will be published within one month of the end of the quarter to which the data relates. Contact Detail... - Updated a month ago
Business rates
Wakefield Metropolitan District CouncilBusiness Rates (National Non-Domestic Rates) are a Government tax on all commercial property. Business Rates are payable on most non-domestic property. If a property is used both for living accommodation and running a business, for example a public house or a shop with a flat above, then both Council Tax and Business Rates will normally be payable. This open dataset is a comprehensive list of all current non-domestic (business) rates ... - Updated a month ago
Agency staffing supply costs for maintained schools
Wakefield Metropolitan District CouncilAgency staffing supply costs for maintained schools and external providers, as agreed with Wakefield Schools Forum. Data sets will be updated annually, within 3 calendar months of the financial year end. - Updated 2 months ago
Public health funerals
Wakefield Metropolitan District CouncilUnder the Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984, we have a statutory duty to make arrangements for the funeral of any person who has died or is found dead in the Wakefield District, where it appears that no suitable funeral arrangements have been made, or are being made. Before arranging a person’s funeral we will make enquiries as to the existence of a will, any relatives who are able to deal with the arrangements, or funds to ... - Updated 2 months ago
Trade union facility time
Wakefield Metropolitan District CouncilThe Local Government Transparency Code 2015 requires the publication of the number of staff who are employed by Wakefield Council and also act as Trade Union Representatives. The data represents a snapshot in time (January 1st). The dataset includes: total number (absolute number and full time equivalent) of staff who are union representatives (e.g. general, learning and health and safety representatives) total number (absolute nu... - Updated 3 months ago
Grant payments
Wakefield Metropolitan District CouncilDetails of all grants made by Wakefield Council to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. Details include: date the grant was awarded time period for which the grant has been given local authority department which awarded the grant beneficiary beneficiary’s registration number summary of the purpose of the grant, and amount. We have taken the decision to publish this information quarterly. The first ... - Updated 3 months ago
Procurement
Wakefield Metropolitan District CouncilInvitations to tender and quote, and contracts awarded by Wakefield Council. Latest data sets will be published within one month of the quarter end. From Quarter 2 of 2014/15 to Quarter 1 of 2016/17 the data have been published in separate documents. From Quarter 2 of 2016/17, all data is published in one document. This is due to software replacement. Publishing this information annually is a requirement of the Local Government Trans... - Updated 4 months ago
Counter fraud
Wakefield Metropolitan District CouncilInformation about Wakefield Council Counter Fraud work including use of powers, employees and fraud cases. Details includes: number of occasions they use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud total number (absolute and full time... - Updated 4 months ago
Land and building assets
Wakefield Metropolitan District CouncilLand and property assets owned by Wakefield Council. Data sets will be published in September each year A full dataset version including the Geox, GeoY and UPRN derived from Ordnance Survey data can only be released for “using the data to respond to, or interact with the Licensor to deliver or support the delivery of the Licensor’s Core Business” due to OS licensing restrictions under a PSMA end user licence. If you wish to use this d...