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Data provenance — Ashford District Council
Every figure on the Ashford 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 Ashford 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 Ashford 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 (7)
Council-specific fields with a direct source URL. Each links to the exact .gov.uk document CivAccount pulled the data from.
Chief executive
2024-25Annual Governance Statement 2024-25 — signature page (signed 27 June 2025): "Tracey Kerly — Chief Executive of the Council"
Page 26 — the source link opens at this page
“Cllr. Noel Ovenden Tracey Kerly”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-10
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Chief executive salary
2024-25Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — Note 9 Officers' Remuneration: Chief Executive pay & expenses £153,000 (2024/25)
Page 58 — the source link opens at this page
“Chief Executive + 153 0 153 29 182”
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Council leader
2024-25Annual Governance Statement 2024-25 — signature page (signed 27 June 2025): "Cllr. Noel Ovenden — Leader of the Council"
Page 26 — the source link opens at this page
“Leader of the Council Chief Executive of the Council”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-10
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Councillor basic allowance
2023-24Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003 notice — amounts paid 2023-24, Basic Allowance £5,286.79 per full-year councillor
Page 1 — the source link opens at this page
“Anckorn 5286.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5286.79”
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reserves
2024-25Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — Note 13 General Fund Reserves: "General fund general reserves… £3,265k at 31 March 2025"
Page 62 — the source link opens at this page
“General fund general reserves (3,265) 0 0 (3,265)”
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Senior officer salary bands
2024-25Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — Note 9 Officers' Remuneration, "Other Employee Remuneration by Band" (2024/25 column)
Page 59 — the source link opens at this page
“22 £50,000 - £54,999 16”
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Total councillor allowances (annual cost)
2024-25Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — Note 8 Members' Allowances, total paid 2024/25 £396k (Allowances £393k + Expenses £3k; 2023/24 comparator £382k)
Page 58 — the source link opens at this page
“382 396”
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