Transparency - spending over £500

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Ipswich Borough Council is committed to providing transparency in the way in which it delivers its services to all of its residents.

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has committed all Local Authorities to publish items of spending over £500 and GPC (Government Procurement Card) spend for all transactions.

The following reports list the payments made to our suppliers each month where the total payment for goods and services is greater than £500. This list does not include payments to Ipswich Borough Council employees.

The report shows a number of columns of data, which are explained in the table below.

Spending over £500

Field NameExplanation
AService Area Categorisation Service area responsible for expenditure
BResponsible UnitDepartment responsible for expenditure
CExpenses TypeNature of expenditure
DDetailed Expenses TypeNature of expenditure in more detail
EDateDate recorded in General Ledger
FTransaction NumberIBC's unique reference number
GAmountValue of transaction
HCapital / RevenueCapital or revenue expenditure
ISupplier NameName of supplier
JSupplier IDIBC's unique Supplier ID
    • January 2024 payments - pdf or csv
    • December 2023 payments - pdf or csv
    • November 2023 payments - pdf or csv
    • October 2023 payments - pdf or csv
    • September 2023 payments - pdf or csv
    • August 2023 payments - pdf or csv
    • July 2023 payments - pdf or csv
    • June 2023 payments - pdf or csv
    • May 2023 payments - pdf or csv
    • April 2023 payments - pdf or csv
    • March 2023 payments - pdf or csv
    • February 2023 payments - pdf or csv
    • January 2023 payments - pdf or csv
    • December 2022 payments - pdf or csv
    • November 2022 payments - pdf or csv
    • October 2022 payments - pdf or csv
    • September 2022 payments - pdf or csv
    • August 2022 payments - pdf or csv
    • July 2022 payments - pdf or csv
    • June 2022 payments - pdf or csv
    • May 2022 payments - pdf or csv 
    • April 2022 payments - pdf or csv
    • March 2022 payments - pdf or csv
    • February 2022 payments - pdf or csv
    • January 2022 payments - pdf or csv
    • December 2021 payments- pdf or csv
    • November 2021 payments- pdf or csv
    • October 2021 payments- pdf or csv
    • September 2021 payments- pdf or csv
    • August 2021 payments- pdf or csv
    • July 2021 payments - pdf or csv
    • June 2021 payments - pdf or csv
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    • April 2021 payments- pdf or csv
    • March 2021 payments- pdf or csv
    • February 2021 payments- pdf or csv
    • January 2021 payments- pdf or csv
    • December 2020 payments- pdf or csv
    • November 2020 payments- pdf or csv
    • October 2020 payment- pdf or csv
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    • August 2020 payment- pdf or csv
    • July 2020 payment- pdf or csv
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    • May 2020 payment- pdf or csv
    • April 2020 payment - pdf or csv
    • March 2020 payments - pdf or csv
    • February 2020 payments - pdf or csv
    • January 2020 payments - pdf or csv 
    • December 2019 payments - pdf or csv
    • November 2019 payments - pdf or csv
    • October 2019 Payments - pdf or csv
    • September 2019 Payments - pdf or csv
    • August 2019 Payments - pdf or csv
    • July 2019 Payments - pdf or csv
    • June 2019 Payments - pdf or csv
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    • April 2019 Payments - pdf or csv
    • March 2019 payments - pdf or csv 
    • February 2019 payments - pdf or csv
    • January 2019 payments - pdf or csv
    • December 2018 payments - pdf or csv
    • November 2018 payments - pdf or csv
    • October 2018 payments - pdf or csv
    • September 2018 payments - pdf or csv

    These reports only include non-personal data and are published in line with existing data access regulations, namely the Freedom of Information Act and the Data Protection Act.

    If you have any questions regarding any of the information within the reports please email us. We aim to respond to your query within 10 working days. When a request covers a range of suppliers or payments your request will be treated under the Freedom of Information Act and we will respond within 20 working days.

    Details of Ipswich Borough Council's Management team and Heads of Service including details of their pay, and a full organisational structure for the Council is available to view on the Council Officers page.

    Contact Details

    Ipswich Borough Council,
    Grafton House,
    15-17 Russell Road,
    Ipswich,
    IP1 2DE

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