Transparency

Background

The government outlined its commitment to the transparency agenda in the coalition agreement (external link).

The government has asked councils to publish the following information:

• items of spending above £500;
• contracts and tender documents in full;
• the job titles of every member of staff;
• the salaries and expenses of staff paid more than £58,200;
• structure charts;
• meeting minutes;
• councillor allowances and expenses;
• local service and performance data.

We will ensure that all data published by Carlisle City Council is published in an open and standardised format, so that it can be used easily and with minimal cost by third parties.

Carlisle City Council's commitment to transparency

As set out in our Code of Corporate Governance and Annual Governance Statement, we will make sure that the authority, as a whole, is open and accessible to the public, elected members and our staff. We are committed to openness and transparency in all our dealings, including partnerships.

What this means for us

From January 2011 Carlisle City Council has been publishing on our website details of every supplier payment of £500 or over (in monthly files), the job title of every member of staff and which staff earn more than £58,200. We will also be publishing structure charts as the transformation (restructuring) process progresses.

Spend over £500

Carlisle City Council has followed the guidance published by the LGA (external link) on publishing local spending data.

In line with the guidance, information will be redacted (removed) if it is exempt under law, eg the Data Protection Act 1998, the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Monthly files are available in pdf and csv format.

Staff earning more than £58,200

Carlisle City Council has followed the guidance published by the LGA (external link) on publishing senior salary information.

Our senior management team (as at January 2012)

• Town Clerk and Chief Executive - directly responsible for Chief Executive's Team (18.35 full time equivalent staff) and strategic responsibility for Governance and Resources Directorates.
• Deputy Chief Executive - strategic responsibility for Community Engagement, Economic Development and Local Environment Directorates.
• Director of Community Engagement - responsible for Community Engagement Directorate (188.39 full time equivalent staff).
• Director of Economic Development - responsible for Economic Directorate (44.25 full time equivalent staff).
• Director of Governance - responsible for Governance Directorate (20.90 full time equivalent staff).
• Director of Local Environment - responsible for Local Environment Directorate (203.04 full time equivalent staff).
• Director of Resources - responsible for Resources Directorate (75.78 full time equivalent staff).

Carlisle City Council facts

The scale of the local authority:

• Carlisle City Council employs 622 people in 634 posts, which is an FTE of 550.71 (January 2012).

• The revised net revenue budget for Carlisle City Council for 2012/2013 is £13.988m and the revised capital budget is £10.940m.

• See which services Carlisle City Council provides.

Job titles

There were 343 unique post titles as at 5 January 2012.

Last updated 1 May 2012

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