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Transparency

The government has recommended that all local authorities should publish certain information, to ensure that they are open and transparent.

You can view the list of what we need to publish in the Local Government Transparency Code 2015.

We have just over 900 employees in our corporate structure.

You can contact us if you can't find the information you are looking for, including for information on:

fraud
waste contracts

We do not have any housing stock and so don't hold any data about social housing asset value.

ConstitutionOur Constitution sets out how we operate, how we make decisions and the procedures that we follow.
Expenditure over £250You can download documents detailing all our expenditure over £250.
Government procurement card transactionsYou can download our credit card transaction reports.
Grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisationsYou can download information about grants we have made to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
Local authority landYou can access our Land and Buildings Register valid from 19 September 2016.
Parking accountWe publish information about parking accounts and Penalty Charge Notice revenue.
Parking spacesFind out how many parking spaces we have in our area, including on-street and off-street.
Pay multipleFind out more about our pay multiple, which is the ratio between the highest paid officer and the average wage for all staff.
ProcurementFind out how to do business with us.
Public Health FuneralsYou can view a list of all Public Health Funerals that we have arranged in Chelmsford since December 2011.
Public sector apprenticeship targetWe have a public sector target around new apprenticeships starts and report annually on our progress.
Senior salaries and chief officer detailsSenior You can find our Pay Policy Statement and information about employees who are earning a salary of over £50,000.
Trade Union facility timeYou can access our report for trade union time and cost.

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01245 606606

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