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Data provenance — Cannock Chase District Council
Every figure on the Cannock Chase 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 Cannock Chase 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 Cannock Chase 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 (6)
Council-specific fields with a direct source URL. Each links to the exact .gov.uk document CivAccount pulled the data from.
Chief executive
Live pageOur Leadership Team — Chief Executive of Cannock Chase District Council and Stafford Borough Council
“Chief Executive of Cannock Chase District Council and Stafford Borough Council”
Accessed 2026-06-16
Chief executive salary
2026-27Cannock Chase Pay Policy Statement 2026-27
Page 4 — the source link opens at this page
“Shared Chief Executive (Note 1 & 1b) 153,838”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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Council leader
Live pageNew leader takes the reigns at Cannock Chase Council (Annual Council Meeting, 20 May 2026)
“The new leader of Cannock Chase Council is Paul Jones.”
Accessed 2026-06-16
Councillor basic allowance
2025-26Cannock Chase Members' Allowances 2025-26 — Notice of Amounts Paid (basic allowance £5,706.72)
Page 1 — the source link opens at this page
“Boulton, C £5,706.72”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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reserves
2024-25Cannock Chase Statement of Accounts 2024-25
Page 18 — the source link opens at this page
“comprising a working balance of £2.410 million”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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Total councillor allowances (annual cost)
2024-25Cannock Chase Statement of Accounts 2024-25
Page 61 — the source link opens at this page
“Members allowances paid during 2024/25 totalled £328,611”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-16
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