Transparency

 

As part of the Council's policy to be transparent, and further to the new coalition government's plans to improve transparency within local councils, information and documents relating to Fareham Borough Council's expenditure and other details are as follows:

• Council Achievements
• Council Spending
• External Opinions
• Local Decisions
• Freedom of Information
• Senior Officer Remuneration
• Quarterly Performance Monitoring

 

Council Achievements

The Council's annual reports and Statement of Accounts is available.

• Annual Report 2010 (781 Kb)
• Statement of Accounts

 

Council Spending

Information regarding the Council's spending plans and comparing expenditure and income on the main services is available:

• Members allowances
• Payments to suppliers with the cumulative value over £500
• Service Spending Plans (2,431 Kb)
• Future contract spending plans
• Employee salaries and benefits
• Senior officer remuneration
• Budget Book 2011/12 and Finance Strategy (623 Kb)
• Council Portfolio - Revenue Expenditure (281 Kb)

 

 

External Opinions

Information regarding external assessments and audits of the Council is available.

• Annual Governance Statement (Audit Commission)*
• Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) (this is an external hyperlink)
• Audit Commission's Organisational Assessment of Fareham Borough Council (this is an external hyperlink)
• Local Government Ombudsman (this is an external hyperlink)
• Local Government Ombudsman Complaint Outcomes (this is an external hyperlink)
• Fareham Borough Council Complaints Procedure 
   

Local Decisions

Most decisions are made by the Executive which acts as a Committee, but a number of decisions are made by individual Executive Members who are responsible for specific areas of the Council's work.  These include:

• Executive meetings
• Licensing and Reg Affairs
• Planning Development Control

 

 

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides a right of access to information.  A request for information must be made in writing to the relevant department or section.

• Requests for Information Disclosure Log (277 Kb)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• How to make a request

 

Senior Officer Remuneration 

The following reports have been produced listing the salaries paid to members of the organisation's senior management structure. The list has been taken from officers in post on 1st October 2011:

• Senior Management Salaries (61 Kb)  
• Senior Management Salaries (7 Kb)

Organisational data on the size and scale of the Council, including employment, expenditure and service responsibilities is provided to assist with understanding the scope of management roles:

• Organisational data (12 Kb)

Previous Years Reports

October 2010

• Senior Management Salaries (32 Kb)
• Senior Management Salaries (3 Kb)
• Organisational data (8 Kb)

 

Information on the pay and benefits of its senior management team is also published within the Council's Statement of Accounts. The Senior Managers structure chart (73 Kb) and details about the services provided by each department are available.
 

 

Quarterly Performance Monitoring

As part of the Council's performance management framework for elected members, quarterly monitoring reports are produced.

• Year ending 31st March 2011 - 2nd Qtr report (Executive 6th December 2010) (101 Kb)

 

 

* Note - some of these pages are being updated.

 

 

For further information contact 01329 236100 or email customerservices@fareham.gov.uk.