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Data provenance — Broadland District Council
Every figure on the Broadland 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 Broadland 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 Broadland 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: 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
2024-25Broadland Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — Annual Governance Statement (signed by the Managing Director / Head of Paid Service)
Page 83 — the source link opens at this page
“Trevor Holden, Managing Director”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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Chief executive salary
2024-25Broadland Statement of Accounts 2024-25
Page 59 — the source link opens at this page
“Managing Director BDC 185,518”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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Council leader
2024-25Broadland Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — Annual Governance Statement (signed by the Leader of the Council)
Page 83 — the source link opens at this page
“Cllr Susan Inwards Holland, Leader of the Council”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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Councillor basic allowance
2025-26Broadland District Council Constitution — Members' Allowances Scheme (Part 4.4)
Page 45 — the source link opens at this page
“which is £5,983 (as at 1 April 2025)”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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leader_allowance
2025-26Broadland District Council Constitution — Members' Allowances Scheme (Part 4.4)
Page 45 — the source link opens at this page
“Leader of the Council £15,873”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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reserves
2024-25Broadland Statement of Accounts 2024-25
Page 13 — the source link opens at this page
“General Fund Balance 8,055 11,060”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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Total councillor allowances (annual cost)
2024-25Broadland Statement of Accounts 2024-25
Page 57 — the source link opens at this page
“expenses were £374,129”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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