Council spend over £500 (2020/21)
The Council provides details of payments that have been made to suppliers and other parties on a monthly basis with a transaction value exceeding £500 (exclusive of Value Added Tax).
Spending, for the purposes of these reports includes that on goods, supplies and services, transport, contracts, capital expenditure and grants but excludes:
- Payments made to staff
- Housing Benefits
- Financing and Investments
- Sensitive social care information, e.g. payments to foster carers
- Confidential information, such as Council Tax or Business Rate refunds.
Some supplier names have also been redacted as publishing this along with the payment details would be considered personal information about individuals.
Details of Council Spend
| Sefton Council Supplier Spend- December 2020 |  (excel 236KB) |
| Sefton Council Supplier Spend - December 2020 |  (csv 709KB) |
| Sefton Council Supplier Spend- November 2020 | (csv 720KB) |
| Sefton Council Supplier Spend- October 2020 | (csv 672KB) |
| Sefton Council Supplier Spend - September 2020 | (csv 675KB) |
| Sefton Council Supplier Spend - August 2020 | (csv 611KB) |
| Sefton Council Supplier Spend - July 2020 | (csv 672KB) |
| Sefton Council Supplier Spend - June 2020 | (csv 645KB) |
| Sefton Council Supplier Spend - May 2020 | (csv 1.02MB) |
| Sefton Council Supplier Spend - April 2020 | (csv 620KB) |
For previous years spend, click here
Government Procurement Card Transactions
LGA Peer Review 2018/19
Personnel
| Senior Salary 19 / 20 | (excel 25KB) |
| Senior Management Structure |  (pdf 1MB) |
| Pay Policy 2020-21 | (pdf 339KB) |
| Workforce Monitoring Report | (pdf 908KB) |
| Government Apprenticeship Reporting |  (word 13KB) |
| HR Monitoring Report Appendices 2020 | (word 200KB) |
| Gender Pay Gap Reporting 2020 | (word 29KB) |
| Trade Union Facility Time - Central Function 2019-20 | (word 27KB) |
| Trade Union Facility Time - Central Function 2019-20 (1) | (word 27KB) |
| Trade Union Facility Time - Education 2019-20 | (word 27KB) |
| Trade Union Facility Time - Education 2019-20 (1) | (word 27KB) |
Other Key documents
| Land and Property Assets December 2020 | (word 353KB) |
| Ward Funds 2018-19 | (pdf 70KB) |
| Elections - scale of fees and charges | (pdf 105KB) |
| Staff fees for Elections 2015 | (pdf 79KB) |
| Voluntary Community Faith Sector VCF Review | (pdf 170KB) |
| Senior Management Structure | (pdf 1MB) |
Counter Fraud
| Counter Fraud Work 2019 20 | (pdf 31KB) |
Payment of Invoices Performance Data
Under Regulation 113 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Council is required to publish performance data on an annual basis for the financial year ending 31 March for payment of valid and undisputed invoices within 30 days. The Council’s performance for 2016/17 to 2018/19 is included in the table below:
| Financial Year | Proportion of valid and undisputed* invoices paid within 30 days | The amount of interest actually paid to suppliers (£’s) due to late payment | The amount of interest potentially* liable to pay due to a breach of Regulation 113 |
| 2018/19 | 83% | Not separately identified | £413,700 |
| 2017/18 | 81% | Not separately identified | £393,030 |
| 2016/17 | 79% | Not separately identified | £301,580 |
*Please note: for the purpose of this exercise we are unable to differentiate invoices that may have been or are in dispute.
Parking
- Income and Expenditure is detailed in the following document
| Parking Income & Expenditure 2015-2018 | (pdf 365KB) |
- The 2018/19 levy for Sefton is £18,605m made to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for the provision of public transport services in the borough. The Parking surplus contributes towards this levy.
- Number of on-street parking spaces is estimated as 1400 pay and display bays (as individual bays are not marked). Does not include Residents Privileged Parking Bays.
- Number of off-street parking bays is 6300.
Waste contracts
- There are no waste contracts managed by Sefton Council that are in excess of £5k per annum.