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Data provenance — Bradford Council
Every figure on the Bradford 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 Bradford 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 Bradford 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: 2026-04-22
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 (14)
Council-specific fields with a direct source URL. Each links to the exact .gov.uk document CivAccount pulled the data from.
Budget gap
2025-26Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025-26 to 2029-30 — page 4, structural budget gap
Page 4 — the source link opens at this page
“structural financial deficit of £120m”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-04-22
sha256 2498627265ed…
Cabinet members & portfolios
Live pageBradford Portfolio Holders 2025-26 (live page listing Leader + Cabinet)
“Leader of Council & Corporate — Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe; Deputy Leader & Finance — Cllr Imran Khan; etc.”
Accessed 2026-04-22
capital_programme
2024-25MHCLG Capital Expenditure & Financing — Bradford row (parsed-capital-expenditure.csv)
“parsed-capital-expenditure.csv: Bradford,169952 (£'000)”
Accessed 2026-06-01
sha256 9ce1e76da1dc…
Chief executive
Live pageCorporate Management Team — Chief Executive
“Chief Executive — Lorraine O'Donnell — ceo.admin@bradford.gov.uk”
Accessed 2026-04-22
Chief executive salary
2025-26Pay Policy Statement 2025-26 — Senior Management Structure & Salary Ranges (Appendix B)
Page 11 — the source link opens at this page
“Chief Executive CEX £217,479”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-04-22
sha256 545774339a69…
Council leader
Live pageBradford Portfolio Holders page — Leader entry
“Leader of Council & Corporate Portfolio Holder — Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe”
Accessed 2026-04-22
council_tax_requirement
2025-26MHCLG Council Tax levels 2025-26 — Bradford council tax requirement (parsed-council-tax-requirement.csv)
“parsed-council-tax-requirement.csv: Bradford,280447489.0”
Accessed 2026-06-01
sha256 e2cf7d9efe7a…
Councillor basic allowance
2024-25Statement of Councillors Earnings 01 April 24 - 31 March 25 — Basic column (page 1)
Page 1 — the source link opens at this page
“Cllr Ralph Berry 13463.16 13463.16”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-04-22
sha256 2a72b676f674…
Per-councillor allowance breakdown
2024-25Statement of Councillors Earnings 2024-25 — per-member table, all 90 councillors across pages 1-4
Page 1 — the source link opens at this page
“Members Statement of Earnings 01 April 24 - 31 March 25”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-04-22
sha256 2a72b676f674…
reserves
2024-25Audited Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — Balance Sheet, Usable Reserves at 31 March 2025 (page 31)
Page 31 — the source link opens at this page
“Usable Reserves (247,848)”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-01
sha256 afb85fa9a84c…
Savings target
2025-26Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025-26 to 2029-30 — page 5, revenue savings target
Page 5 — the source link opens at this page
“delivery of £40m of revenue savings in 2025/26”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-04-22
sha256 2498627265ed…
Senior officer salary bands
2024-25Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — Note 10b Officers' Remuneration (band distribution, page 62 of 170)
Page 62 — the source link opens at this page
“The Council's other employees receiving more than £50,000 remuneration for the year”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-04-22
sha256 afb85fa9a84c…
Total councillor allowances (annual cost)
2024-25Statement of Councillors Earnings 2024-25 — sum of Total column across all 90 members + civic allowances (page 4 shows tail-end totals)
Page 4 — the source link opens at this page
“Civic Allowances paid to Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayors”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-04-22
sha256 2a72b676f674…
total_councillors
2025-26LGBCE electoral data — Bradford total councillors (parsed-lgbce-councillors.csv)
“parsed-lgbce-councillors.csv: Bradford,90,2025”
Accessed 2026-06-01
sha256 dbb1da5e39e3…
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