Transparency at Staffordshire County Council
Making sure we take the best possible care of your money is now at the heart of every decision Staffordshire County Council makes.
We are committed to saving around £120 million over the next three years as our commitment to fighting the national debt. That is 30 per cent of our overall budget and will require commitment and imagination.
Everything we do must be customer-focused, affordable and fair for all. We will protect the vulnerable and limit the impact on our residents wherever possible.
We believe that it is important to be open and transparent when it comes to Council Expenditure, be it payments to our councillors, officers or suppliers. As a public funded organisation, we have a duty to our residents to be transparent in our business operations and outcomes.
Transparency table
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County Councillor Accountability Statements|||
To promote accountability and transparency, we ask each county councillor to submit an accountability statement. The statement sets out a brief description of the county councillors' main activities, the committees they sit on, membership of outside bodies, Staffordshire Local Community Fund spend, achievements and successes during the year and allowances and expenses received.
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Chief Council Officers and Structure|||
Find out about our Senior Leadership structure and pay and benefits to staff earning over £50,000 per annum
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Payment to suppliers|||
Lists payments to suppliers of £500 or over.
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Staffordshire County Council Audit of Accounts 2011 - 2012 -  Notice of Public Rights|
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Selling your services to Staffordshire County Council|||
Staffordshire County Council's aim is to achieve Best Value for the £380m spent each year on a variety of goods and services.
Within our Procurement strategy we are committed to the fair, equal and transparent treatment of all current and future providers.
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On 11 May 2000, the County Council approved the introduction of a register recording the receipt of gifts and hospitality by Members and Senior Officers. The County Council has an obligation to continue to maintain this information as specified in the National Code of Local Government Conduct.
Any gift or element of hospitality received by a Member of Senior Officer above the value of £25 should be declared.
The  Register of Gifts and Hospitality|| is maintained by the Director of Law and Democracy.
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Decision making process|||
You can find out how decisions are made at Staffordshire County Council
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Planning Applications
The county council are responsible for:-
Minerals and Waste
County Developments
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Freedom of Information Act|||
You can access our publication scheme|||
We publish details of requests made under the Freedom of Information Act which have passed through the Information Governance Unit. You can find out what people have asked us|||.
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Job Vacancies|||
Find out the kinds of jobs that are available at the County Council
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Website use by Staffordshire County Council staff|
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County Council cuts top posts
|Senior management at Staffordshire County Council is going through a shake up which has seen the council shed 19 top tier posts.
County Council job statistics between 2009 and 2011|
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Annual Governance Statement 2010/11|
Good governance of an authority involves having in place clear arrangements for overseeing what we do, ensuring that we carry out our business in line with the law and use public money economically, efficiently and effectively, accounting for it properly.
A Code of Corporate Governance has been introduced to ensure that we do things properly. The Annual Governance Statement explains how we have followed the Code during the past year.
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