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Data provenance — Basingstoke & Deane District Council
Every figure on the Basingstoke & Deane 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 Basingstoke & Deane 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 Basingstoke & Deane 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: 2026-06-16
Dataset version: 49de0cd (2026-10-03) — 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.
Budget gap
2025-26Basingstoke & Deane Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025-26
Page 15 — the source link opens at this page
“The council has an indicative budget gap of £1.93M in the final year of the MTFS in 2029/30.”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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Chief executive
2024-25Basingstoke & Deane Statement of Accounts 2024-25
Page 60 — the source link opens at this page
“155,047 26,194 181,241 Chief Executive - Russell O'Keefe 157,581.0 27,431 185,012”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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Chief executive salary
2024-25Basingstoke & Deane Statement of Accounts 2024-25
Page 60 — the source link opens at this page
“155,047 26,194 181,241 Chief Executive - Russell O'Keefe 157,581.0 27,431 185,012”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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Councillor basic allowance
2026-27Basingstoke & Deane Members' Allowances Scheme 2026-27
Page 5 — the source link opens at this page
“Basic Allowance 8,815”
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reserves
2024-25Basingstoke & Deane Statement of Accounts 2024-25
Page 70 — the source link opens at this page
“March 2025 decreasing to £13.6M at the end of 2026/27 as a result of making approved contributions to and draws from the risk reserves with no change to the £1.5M General Fund balance.”
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Senior officer salary bands
2024-25Basingstoke & Deane Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — Note 21 Employees' Remuneration
Page 59 — the source link opens at this page
“34 £50,000 - £54,999 41”
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Total councillor allowances (annual cost)
2024-25Basingstoke & Deane Statement of Accounts 2024-25
Page 58 — the source link opens at this page
“The total sum paid directly to Council Members for allowances and travelling in 2024/25 was £686,050 (£667,219 in 2023/24).”
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