Finance

  • Council Tax Expenditure

    I’m requesting a full breakdown of our council tax expenditure. There are many sources of income for the Authority, including Council Tax. Council tax is used to meet the net revenue budget – it is not allocated to individual lines … Continue reading →

  • Telephone, Telecoms and Microsoft

    Telephone System What make is your telephone system? How old is the telephone system you operate? How many users do you have? Is your telephone system cloud based or on premise? Can your switchboard operators transfer external incoming calls to … Continue reading →

  • Purchase Order payments

    Please provide the percentage of all payments made by your council in the most recent full financial year that were supported by an authorised Purchase Order at the time the payment was made. With respect to the most recent full … Continue reading →

  • Pension and debt interest

    Please advise:  1. The total payments from your General Fund to your Pension Fund in the financial year 2024/25 and the burden of this cost measured as a proportion of the Council Tax revenue this consumed. There are many sources … Continue reading →

  • Ombudsman payments

    Please could you let me know where ombudsman payments come from when there’s a finding against DCC? Is it from budgets of the service area/s found to be at fault, or is there a central budget that’s used for these? … Continue reading →

  • Fairer Charging Team

    1. How many Disabled adults are being charged for their community based care under Devon County Council’s Charging Policy for Community Based Services for Adults policy? As of 17th June 2025, the number of disabled adults being charged for their … Continue reading →

  • Living Options grants

    1. Please provide details of the financial grants Devon County Council (DCC) has provided to the charity Living Options based in Marsh Barton, Exeter during 2020/21/22/23/24/25. Please list the financial grant by name and amount. Financial Year Grant Value Grant … Continue reading →

  • Council Tax contributions

    1. Can you supply information concerning Council Tax payers contributing a proportion of their Council Tax to the pensions of employees in Devon County, District and Town’s Councils? The Statement of Accounts for 2024/25 is being prepared and has not … Continue reading →