FOI request (FOIR-665600018)

Detailed Breakdown of Council Expenditures for the 2024/2025 Financial Year

Requested Tue 26 November 2024
Responded Tue 24 December 2024

I am writing to request a detailed breakdown of the council's expenditure for the 2024/2025 financial year under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Specifically, I would like the following information:

1. Detailed Expenditure Reports - A categorised list of all expenditures, including amounts allocated to each department or service area.

2. Capital and Revenue Spending - A distinction between capital projects and revenue spending.

3. Third-Party Payments - Details of payments made to external contractors or service providers.

4. Grant Allocations - Information on grants distributed to community organisations or other entities.

5. Staffing Costs - A summary of expenditure related to salaries, benefits, and other staffing costs.

If any of this information is already publicly available, I would be grateful if you could direct me to the appropriate resources.

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Response

The requested information is publicly available on our website.

Please view our latest monthly financial monitoring report:

https://hastings.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s54790/202425%20P7%20Financial%20Update%20Report%20to%20end%20of%20October%202024v11.pdf

This report, detailing the position at the end of October 2024, went to Cabinet on 2nd December. The agenda can be viewed at:

https://hastings.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=130&MId=5323

Details of third-party payments are available on our website, under the 'Supplier Payments' heading:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/my-council/transparency/budgets/