Open data and transparency

Cheshire East is committed to open data and transparency. Open data means making the non-personal information we hold, freely available to everyone in open, machine readable formats that are easy to reuse.

Handforth Parish Council investigation reports

At its meeting of 10 March 2022, The Audit & Governance Committee resolved that the Council should publish copies of the independent investigation reports into alleged councillor misconduct at Handforth Parish Council.

A total of 6 investigation reports were produced:

• Report 1 - Clerk v BB  BT  Clerk v AB 30 May 2021 - for publication (PDF, 3.4MB)
• Report 2 - CS JS SM v AB BB BT 30 May 2021 for publication (PDF, 2.3MB)
• Report 3 - AB BB BT v CS JS SM 30 May 2021 for publication (PDF, 950KB)
• Report 4 - Multiple Complaints against Cllr Tolver 27 May 2021 - for publication (PDF, 1.7MB)
• Report 5 - Multiple Complaints against Cllr Brewerton 27 May 2021 for publication (PDF, 1.7MB)
• Report 6 - Multiple Complaints against Cllr Burkhill 27 May 2021 for publication (PDF, 1.8MB)

If you require any of these reports in an accessible format email your request to MonitoringOfficerCEC@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Costs of £85,716 (including VAT) were incurred in relation to the external investigations, independent legal advice to the sub-committee, and dealing with threats of judicial review.

Courts and other tribunal decisions

Useful information relating to decisions about Cheshire East and other Local Authorities:

• Employment tribunal decisions
• Planning inspectorate decisions or notices 
• Court and other tribunal decisions for all bodies (including the above)

Gender pay gap report

The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 requires all employers with more than 250 employees to publish data regarding their gender pay gap on an annual basis. View our Gender pay gap reports.

Local government transparency code

The Local Government Transparency Code requires local authorities in England to publish information related to the themes listed below. We are working to exceed these requirements. You can browse all information required by the code on Insight Cheshire East.

Organisation information

• Pay policy statement 2024-2025 (PDF, 202KB)
• Senior management structure chart (Tiers 1-3) (PDF, 100KB)
• Senior officers' responsibilities (PDF, 240KB)
• Salary band summary table (PDF, 190KB)
• Pay multiples appendix (PDF, 170KB)
• Trade Union facilities time (PDF, 110KB)
• Organisation chart
• Senior officers' responsibilities
• Senior salaries
• The pay multiple
• Trade union facility time
• Fraud - this dataset is currently in the process of being updated and a new version will be published shortly
• Statement of accounts

Land, property and parking information

• Local land and building assets
• Social housing asset value - no data available as Cheshire East does not hold any social housing stock or have a housing revenue account.
• Annual parking report (PDF, 8.4MB)
• Parking spaces

Spending and procurement information

• Expenditure exceeding £500
• Purchase card spend
• Procurement information (tenders and contracts)
• Grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations -This data is in the process of being updated and a new version will be published shortly
• Waste contracts
• Councillor allowances and expenses
• COVID-19 financial impact monitoring information

The democratic running of the Council

• The constitution
• Election results
• Committee minutes
• Decision making process and record of decisions

The Cheshire East Council Publication Scheme shows you where to find a wealth of information about the Council and how it conducts it's business.

Using the data

You are free to use our transparency data however you wish. You don't have to apply or ask for permission, but you do have to agree and comply with the terms of the Open Government Licence, except where otherwise stated.

Email transparency with ideas for data that you would like to see published.

Page last reviewed: 20 November 2024