The Local Government Transparency Code came into effect on 1 April 2015.
Local Government Transparency Code 2015. Redruth Town Council meets the definition of a local authority covered by the requirements of the Code, defined as a 'parish council which has gross annual income or expenditure (whichever is higher) exceeding £200,000.
Information to be published quarterly:
Expenditure over £500
Our Schedule of Payments is approved at each meeting of the Council and therefore form part of the Minutes of that meeting. Should you wish to examine these payments please look at the
Full Council Meetings page. From 1 September 2025, these payments will be separated into two lists of payments over and under £500. Details of net salary payments to individual staff members are not disclosed in the list, but the total of net payments to staff is included.
Government Procurement Card transactions
This does not apply to Redruth Town Council
Procurement Information
Local authorities must publish details of every invitation to tender for contracts to provide goods and/or services with a value that exceeds £5,000.
The Financial Regulations of Redruth Town Council state that for contracts estimated to exceed £50,000 excluding VAT, the Clerk shall seek formal tenders from at least three suppliers agreed by the Finance Committee OR advertise an open invitation for tenders in compliance with any relevant provisions of the Legislation. For contracts estimated to be over £25,000 excluding VAT, the council must comply with any requirements of the Legislation regarding the advertising of contract opportunities and the publication of notices about the award of contracts. Such contracts are published via the Find a Tender website.
Local authorities must also publish details of any contract, commissioned activity, purchase order, framework agreement and any other legally enforceable agreement with a value that exceeds £5,000 annually.
Information to be published annually:
Senior Employees
Local Authorities are required to publish, under the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (Statutory Instrument 2015/234):
- The number of employees whose remuneration in that year was at least £50,000 in brackets of £5,000
- Details of remuneration and job title of certain senior employees whose salary is at least £50,000, and
- Employees whose salaries are £150,000 or more must also be identified by name.
In addition to this requirement, local authorities must place a link on their website to these published data sets or place the data itself on their website, together with a list of responsibilities (for example, the services and functions they are responsible for, budget held and number of staff) and details of bonuses and ‘benefits-in-kind’, for all employees whose salary exceeds £50,000.
Currently, Redruth Town Council has two posts where remuneration is £50,000 or greater:
Town Clerk £60,000 - £65,000
Deputy Town Clerk/Responsible Finance Officer £50,000 - £55,000
Staff Structure and Current Vacancies
The Town Council currently employs thirty members of staff headed up by the Town Clerk, and more information on our
current staff can be found here. Current vacancies will be advertised on our
Vacancies page along with vacancies for the role of Councillor.
Members Allowances and ExpensesAlthough able to have access to Members Allowances, the current Council have chosen not to draw down any of this allowance. The Town Mayor receives an annual allowance of up to £2000 to enable them to undertake their duties during their time in office. Payments for this are shown in the schedule of payments identified above.
Grants to the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise Sector
The Town Council sets aside a budget each year to support local organisations through its Grants Scheme. All requests for Financial Assistance should be made using the Town Council
Grant Application Forms and are considered at meetings of the Finance Committee in July and January each year. No other form of request will be considered. The minutes of the Finance Committee meetings where grants are awarded contain a list of the recipient organisations and the amounts paid to each.
The Location of Public Land and BuildingsA list of the land and buildings owned and maintained by Redruth Town Council is given here
Land and Buildings List.
For more information about the Code of Recommended Practice for Local Authorities on Data Transparency please visit http://www.data.gov.uk/