Transparency & Procurement
The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 came into effect on 1 April 2015. The Code sets out key principles for local authorities in creating greater transparency through the publication of public data.
Part 2 of the Code is recommended practice for parish councils whose gross annual income or expenditure (whichever is the higher) does not exceed £6.5 million.
The Code requires local authorities in England to publish information related to the following themes:
Supplier Payments
Local authorities must publish details of each individual item of expenditure that exceeds £500. Penrith Town Council chooses to publish all expenditure. The Town Council is open and transparent about the ways we manage our finances.
The Council’s Finance Committee monitors the Council’s budget whilst each committee also monitors its own income and expenditure. Income and Expenditure Reports show the income and expenditure accounts for the Council broken down by Committee with detail for the cost centres and cost codes. These are reviewed by the Finance Committee at each meeting and are published in the public domain as part of the PDF agenda that are available to view on this website.
The Finance Committee is responsible for the Council’s the internal controls. For example, ensuring that payments made have been have been verified and that the expenditure reconciles with the Council’s bank account statements.
The Council appoints an internal auditor who assesses the Council’s compliance with relevant legislation and a further audit is carried out by an external auditor appointed independently of the Council.
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2025-2026
Use the links below to view Excel spreadsheets of The Council’s Supplier Payments between 2025-2026.
Existing Contracts
Contract Opportunities
Please click the ‘show more’ link below to view tender opportunities.
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There are no new contract opportunities at this present time.
Asset Register
Organisation & Staff Structure
Senior Salaries
Pay Multiple
The ‘pay multiple’ is the ratio between the highest paid earnings for the given year and the median earnings of the whole of the council’s workforce.
As at 31st March 2026, the pay multiple was 1.22.
Councillor Allowances
Statutory Policies
Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives you the right to access recorded information held by public sector organisations. Click the ‘show more’ link below to find out how to make a Freedom of Information request.
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How to make a Freedom of Information request
Please write to Penrith Town Council, either by email or post. Please try to be as specific as possible when requesting information, following the Information Commissioners Guidelines:
- You can ask for any information you think the Town Council may hold. The right only covers recorded information.
- You should identify the information you want as clearly as possible.
- Your request can be in the form of a question, rather than a request for specific documents, but the Council does not have to answer your question if this would mean creating new information or giving an opinion or judgement that is not already recorded.
- Some information may not be given to you because it is exempt, for example because it would unfairly reveal personal details about somebody else.
A full copy of the ICO guidance on how to access information from a public body can be viewed using the link as underlined: here.
A copy of the Councils Publication Scheme is listed under Council policies.