Barnet Council Expenditure: Detailed Payment Records

2016/17 financial year records detail monthly expenditure by the London Borough of Barnet, published to exceed Local Government Transparency Code 2015 requirements. The dataset captures individual payment disclosures but excludes certain categories for privacy and operational reasons, such as payments to individuals and specific CHAPS transactions. Data is published monthly in arrears, providing a granular view of council spending.

Use Cases

• Tracking municipal spending compliance based on the Local Government Transparency Code 2015.
• Analyzing monthly expenditure trends from the published payment disclosures.
• Identifying categories of excluded spending, such as payments to foster carers or CHAPS transactions, for privacy and policy review.

Strengths

• Explicitly aims to exceed statutory transparency requirements (Local Government Transparency Code 2015).
• Provides granular detail down to individual payment disclosures.
• Published monthly in arrears, suggesting regular updates.

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing: column names, row counts, and file formats are unknown.
• Conflicting freshness signals: one platform shows a last update in 2026 (likely a placeholder), while another shows 2017.
• Excludes significant payment categories (e.g., to individuals, CHAPS payments), limiting comprehensiveness.

Provenance

Source

London Borough of Barnet

Collection Method

Published by the council as part of statutory and voluntary transparency reporting.

Time Range

2016/17 financial year

Freshness

Last updated: 2026-04-29 06:02:01.691912 (uk_data) - Note: 2026 date is likely a placeholder or error; another source shows 2017.

Geography

London Borough of Barnet, United Kingdom