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Data provenance — Ashfield District Council
Every figure on the Ashfield District Council page links back to an official source. Here is the full manifest — what each data point is, where it comes from, and when it was last verified.
How we source Ashfield District Council data
The bar is: every number traceable to a .gov.uk URL.
Official UK government data only. No third-party aggregators. All figures come from GOV.UK bulk datasets (MHCLG Revenue Account, ONS, DEFRA, LGBCE) or from Ashfield District Council's own .gov.uk website.
Multi-source triangulation. Budget and population figures are cross-checked against at least two sources (e.g. council's own budget report vs. MHCLG RA return). If two sources disagree, we flag it in our internal validator and hold off publishing until we can verify the correct figure.
Dated and auditable. Every data point records the date it was verified. Spotted a discrepancy? Contact us and we'll investigate transparently — corrections are published on our change log.
Detailed data last verified: 2026-06-10
Dataset version: e864aad (2026-06-17) — every figure on this page comes from this exact dataset snapshot.
National sources (every council)
Bulk datasets used for every council on CivAccount. Council tax, service budgets, and population all come from these.
- Open source (opens in new tab)
Council Tax 2025-26
GOV.UK (MHCLG)
- Band D council tax
- Precepts (parish, police, fire)
- Tax rise percentage vs prior year
- Open source (opens in new tab)
Revenue Account (RA) 2025-26
GOV.UK (MHCLG)
- Net service budget (all 10 categories)
- Gross expenditure
- Total service budget
- Open source (opens in new tab)
Revenue Outturn (RO) 2024-25
GOV.UK (MHCLG)
- Final out-turn spending
- Variance vs budget
- Open source (opens in new tab)
ONS Mid-2024 Population Estimates
Office for National Statistics
- Population
- Per-capita calculations
- Open source (opens in new tab)
Local Government Boundary Commission (LGBCE)
LGBCE
- Council type
- Ward structure
- Councillor numbers
- Open source (opens in new tab)
DEFRA Local Authority Waste Statistics 2022-23
DEFRA
- Waste sent to recycling
- Waste sent to energy from waste
- Waste sent to landfill
Field-level sources (5)
Council-specific fields with a direct source URL. Each links to the exact .gov.uk document CivAccount pulled the data from.
Chief executive
2025-26Senior Management Structure — November 2025 (organisational chart names the Chief Executive)
Page 1 — the source link opens at this page
“Chief Executive Theresa Hodgkinson”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-10
sha256 0b0ff3887c89…
Chief executive salary
2025-26Pay Policy Statement 2025-26 — Chief Executive pay scale CEOP1-CEOP3 top point (§8.1 confirms top earner £132,387)
Page 3 — the source link opens at this page
“spinal points CEOP1 to CEOP3, which equates to £118,214 - £132,387 per”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-10
sha256 277508744602…
Councillor basic allowance
2022-23Members' allowances paid 2022-23 (Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) notice) — Basic Allowance £7,427.04 per full-year councillor
“7427.04”
Accessed 2026-06-10
sha256 3eb6c0bac563…
reserves
2023-24Statement of Accounts 2023-24 — Annual Governance Statement, Significant Governance Issues: "The Council's General Reserve at the 31st March 2024 was £9.999m"
Page 20 — the source link opens at this page
“£9.999m; £8.649m above the minimum required balance”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-10
sha256 5de10f7da9fb…
Total councillor allowances (annual cost)
2023-24Statement of Accounts 2023-24 — Notes to the Core Financial Statements, Note 25 Members' Allowances
Page 45 — the source link opens at this page
“£492,427 (£486,739 in 2022/23).”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-10
sha256 09e858b72e0b…
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