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.

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

Public Rights to inspect our accounts

The National Audit Office has published A guide to your rights booklet explaining your rights to inspect, question and challenge the council’s accounts. As part of this process, we publish public notices to explain when the accounts are available for inspection.

Notice of Public Rights

A notice of public rights to inspect the accounts and supporting documents is published once the responsible finance officer has signed and dated the unaudited draft Statement of Accounts. By doing so, they confirm that they are satisfied the accounts present a true and fair view of:

• our financial position at the end of the financial year
• ours income and expenditure for that year

The latest notice includes details of inspection rights and the 30-working-day inspection period.

Notice following audit completion

Once the statutory audit has been completed, a further public notice is issued confirming that the audited Statement of Accounts is available for inspection.

Notices

Notice of Public Rights Unaudited Statement of Accounts 2025-26

Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2024-25

Land Charges Annual Declaration 2023/24

For more information about the council’s budgets, financial planning and the latest audited Statement of Accounts, visit our Council budgets and spending page.