Finance and expenditure
It is important that residents can see how their taxes are being spent. Here you can read our statements of accounts, staffing details and monthly spending data.
The annual statement of accounts reports on our financial position at the end of the year and transactions during the year.
Staffing
The council have a mix of staff who are either directly employed by Forest of Dean District Council or through Publica Group Ltd ,which is a Teckal company part-owned by Forest of Dean District Council. Some services are provided by UBICO.
On 1 November 2024 70 employees within Publica, TUPE transferred back into the Forest of Dean District Council, increasing the council's employees to 96. Under the Local Government Transparency Code, the council is obliged to publish various details of its senior management structure.
Pay Structure
Statutory Officers and Director of Communities & Place – moved under JNC for Local Government Chief Officers from the 1 November 2024.
- Chief Executive (Head of Paid Service) = up to £116,696
- Director – Finance & Corporate Resources (section 151) = £92,250 + (Interim Deputy CEO £10,000) = £102,500
- Head of Governance & Legal Services (Monitoring Officer) = £82,250
- Director – Communities & Place - £96,066
- Head of Legal Service = from £71,198
The NJC annual pay award for 2024/2025 was agreed as £1,290 or 2.50%, whichever the higher from 1 April 2024.
Bonuses and benefits in kind
Benefits:
- Casual car user allowance of 45p per mile for business journeys may be claimed
- One relevant professional membership subscription may be paid
No bonuses are paid.
Monthly expenditure data (council spending)
The government's transparency programme holds public bodies to account, delivering better value for money in public spending and helping to cut the record deficit. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government requests that all local councils publish details of all their supplier spending over £500. We are required to publish data in CSV files, on a monthly basis, no later than 30 days after the month end. The data is made available for use under the terms of the Open Government Licence.
Purchase card expenditure data
Council staff hold a number of purchasing cards for emergency use or for making purchases when no other method of payment is accepted. Please note this data was previously located in 'Monthly expenditure data (council spending)' above.
Council fees and charges
The fees and charges for council services are correct at the time of going to print, but could be subject to change during the year and the charge at the time the service is provided will prevail.