Details of all of High Peak Borough Council’s payments, equal to or greater than £500 are now published online every month.
The release of this information increases the ability of our residents to scrutinise Council spending.
The Council purchases a wide range of supplies and services from external suppliers in order to deliver public services to our residents.
Our objective is to obtain best value on everything we purchase. This is supported through the operation of fair and open competition by following transparent and auditable procedures in all our tendering and contracting activity.
Annual expenditure on supplies and services, including capital works is usually in the region of £15 million - £20 million depending on the size and volume of capital projects in progress.
For information about how to supply to the council or further details on contracts please visit Tenders and Contracts.
The Council payments to suppliers list shows the Council's expenditure with all suppliers and agencies. The list includes all named suppliers where the sum total of payments for each month is £500 or more (excluding VAT).
March 2011 (£500 or more)
Council services are a vital part of the local community – never more so than during the current recession when many people find themselves in need of financial support and advice.
Because we know that your council tax bill is one of the largest bills you receive each year, we’ve kept our increase below inflation at just 1.5%.
(Please Note: your annual bill is split between High Peak Borough Council, Derbyshire County Council and the Police and Fire and Rescue Authorities.)
The chart below shows how much of an average council tax payment of £2.65 goes each week towards High Peak Borough Council services:
(Note: This chart is an example of average payments of Council Tax. Your household could be in a band that pays more or less depending on where you live in the High Peak. Some households also pay less because of discounts, exemptions or benefits.)
| 2009/10 £m |
2010/11 £m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Gross expenditure of High Peak Borough Council | 42.5 | 46.5 |
| Less capital charges | -1.8 | -1.2 |
| Less other income | -28.1 | -32.7 |
| Total net costs | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| less Government funding | -7.1 | -7.1 |
| Total from Council Tax | £5.5m | £5.5m |
The budget for the next 12 months will enable an investment programme of over £10 million. Here is a snapshot of some of our plans to improve our services this year: