Each month we publish a list of payments to our suppliers with a value of £500 or more (including VAT). Publication of these reports form part of the our commitment to be open and transparent. Although payment information was previously made available to the public on request, all councils are now encouraged to publish whatever supplier payment information they can, at minimum cost.
Our suppliers can be community organisations, government departments, limited companies, other local authorities, the self-employed or businesses of any size. We have only included payments that the council has made which relate to the purchase of goods and services. This means that the lists do not include:
- housing benefit payments;
- investments that we have made (these are reported annually to to the Treasury Management Sub Committee, Performance and Audit Scrutiny Committee then to Cabinet and Council);
- payments of Council Tax to Suffolk County Council, Suffolk Police Authority, town and parish councils, where we collect the Council Tax on their behalf and then pass it over to them;
- payments to employees (such as salaries or the reimbursement of business related costs); or
- refunds.
Payments
Each file contains details of the payments for one month. The files are in CSV format, which can be opened using most spreadsheet applications, and PDF.
CSV format
PDF format (to print on A3 paper)
Details
For each payment we have provided you with the supplier's name, transaction date, whether the payment is revenue or capital expenditure, the expense area which incurred the expenditure and an indication of the goods or services received through the expense type. The service area categorisation, also provided for each payment, is the service area responsible for spending the money based on prescribed accounting headings, which are also shown within the council's annual Statement of accounts.
More information about the council coding structure and the use of expense areas (cost centres) and expense types (account names) can be found in the council's Budget book.
Where the council is able to recover the VAT on transactions, the amount shown is net of this recoverable VAT.
Contact details
If you have a query about an item in one of the reports please complete the online Payments to suppliers online query form.
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