Our spending and accounts

The following detailed information on spending is published as part of the council's commitment to be open and transparent.

Senior management salaries

Under government guidelines and as part of a commitment to greater transparency, the council publishes information about senior management salaries.

Information on senior officers remuneration is provided in the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023.

The council's senior management consists of the Senior Leadership Team (Chief Executive and Corporate Directors) and heads of service.

Information on their responsibilities is available on Our organisation pages.

Payments

For detailed information please visit Payments page

Pay policy statement

The Pay Policy Statement sets out Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s policies relating to the pay of its workforce for the current financial year.

Pay multiple

This is defined as the ratio between the highest paid taxable earnings for the given year (including base salary, variable pay, bonuses, allowances and the cash value of any benefits-in-kind) and the median earnings figure of the whole of the council’s workforce.

Corporate card transactions

For detailed information please visit Corporate card transactions page

Members allowances

For detailed information please visit Council budgets and spending page

Further information and inspecting our accounts

The National Audit Office has published a guidance booklet which summarises your rights to inspect, question and challenge the council's accounts.

Under these arrangements the council issues a public notice to advise when the accounts are available for inspection:

A notice of public rights to inspect the accounts and supporting documents is issued when the responsible finance officer has signed and dated the unaudited draft statement of accounts, and confirmed that they are satisfied that it presents a true and fair view of the financial position of the authority at the end of the financial year and that authority's income and expenditure for that financial year. The latest notice is available below and this provides details of inspection rights and dates for the period that lasts 30 days.
Following conclusion of the statutory audit another public notice is issued to confirm that the Statement of Accounts is available for inspection. The latest notice is also available below.

For further information about our budgets, financial planning and to see the latest audited statement of accounts please see our council budgets and spending page.