Brighton and Hove City Council Supplier Payments Over £500

Brighton and Hove City Council publishes monthly reports of individual payments to suppliers exceeding £500. This data forms part of the Council's commitment to transparency with residents. The dataset is licensed under OGL-UK-3.0 and was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly spending patterns based on the reported payment data.
• Identify major suppliers to the local authority based on payment values over £500.
• Monitor government transparency and accountability based on the published payment reports.

Strengths

• Data is published as part of a formal commitment to transparency by Brighton and Hove City Council.
• Payments are reported monthly, suggesting a regular update cadence.
• The dataset is licensed under the open OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-07-08).

Provenance

Source

Brighton and Hove City Council

Collection Method

Likely extracted from the Council's financial systems for public reporting.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:59.250793; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom