Finance

  • HMRC rebates for Landfill Tax

    (1) Has your Council ever received historic rebates from HMRC relevant to the application of Value Added Tax (VAT) on Landfill Tax (LFT)? To expand this request, your council would have historically paid a commercially agreed price per tonne for … Continue reading →

  • Cessation of cash payments

    1. Has the council stopped accepting cash payments in any of the following areas of council business? a. Housing b. Welfare c. Tax payments In respect of a-c, we do not hold this information as this is the responsibility of … Continue reading →

  • Software and contracts – planning, CRT, HR and finance

    I require the organisation’s to provide me with the following contract information relating to the following corporate software/enterprise applications: a. Enterprise Resource Planning Software Solution (ERP) -this is the organisation’s main ERP system and may include service support, maintenance and … Continue reading →

  • Financial management systems and software

    1. What Financial Management/ERP System does the council use? FINEST (Software AG UK Ltd) 2. Who is ultimately responsible for the system (name and title)? Head of Financial Management and Processes 3. How many users access the system across the … Continue reading →

  • High Needs and Special Provision Funding

    1. In 2021, the Department for Education announced that it would provide local authorities with a High Needs Provision Capital Allocation (HNPCA) for the 2021-22 financial year. The HNPCA is to be paid to local authorities in a single instalment … Continue reading →