What is and is not included?
Data we publish
| Field Name | Description |
| Publisher URI | This is a link to our data on the government's data website. |
| Publisher label | Lichfield District Council. |
| Date | The date the invoice was entered onto the system. |
| Transaction number | A unique number allocated for each transaction. |
| Amount | This is the value of the invoice, excluding VAT, charged to each expense area and expenditure type. Because invoices can be charged to more than one cost code, individual amounts on the report may be for less than £500. |
| Supplier name | The name of the supplier recorded on the council's financial system. |
| Supplier ID | A unique system generated number for each supplier. |
| Expense area | The name of the cost centre to which the invoice has been charged. Our coding structure reflects the organisation of the council. |
| Expense type | The internal account code which represents the expenses type |
| Expense code | The description of the type of expenditure, e.g. consultancy, stationery. |
| Extended description | Specific type of activity separately identified. |
Data we don't publish
While all transactions will be published, certain pieces of personal information within those transactions are removed and replaced with general terms, to provide protection under the Data Protection Act.
Examples include the names of:
- children
- vulnerable adults
- recipients of housing benefits
- recipients of compensation payments
- recipients of severance payments
- payments to individuals