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Oldham Council publishes details of all purchases made from suppliers costing more than £500.

The information shows purchases from suppliers but sensitive payments to individuals (such as those to foster carers) do not show personal details.

Current records

The data has been prepared according to government guidelines.

Request more details

If you wish to find out more detail about an item of expenditure you should submit a Freedom of Information request.

Freedom of information

Compliance with the National Transparency Agenda

The continued compliance with the National Transparency Agenda has increased the risk of the Council to a future fraud, as information included in the public domain and obtained from Freedom of Information Requests is used to exploit the Council.

In accordance with the Council’s Counter Fraud, Anti-Bribery Strategy and Counter Fraud Response Plan, and the requirement to comply with the Local Government Transparency Code (2015), from April 2018 a revision has been made to the information disclosed as part of the Over £500 Council spend records.

Information that must be presented is set out below. The Council fully complies with this requirement.

Expenditure exceeding £500

Local authorities must publish details of each individual item of expenditure that exceeds £500. This includes items of expenditure, consistent with Local Government Association guidance, such as:

Individual invoices
Grant payments
Expense payments
Payments for goods and services
Grants
Grant in aid
Rent
Credit notes over £500, and
Transactions with other public bodies.

For each individual item of expenditure, the following information must be published:

Date the expenditure was incurred
Local authority department which incurred the expenditure
Beneficiary
Summary of the purpose of the expenditure
Amount
Value Added Tax that cannot be recovered, and
Merchant category (e.g. computers, software etc.)