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Data provenance — Chichester District Council
Every figure on the Chichester 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 Chichester 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 Chichester 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: 2026-06-17
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 (4)
Council-specific fields with a direct source URL. Each links to the exact .gov.uk document CivAccount pulled the data from.
Chief executive
Live pageDistrict Dispatch (31 March 2026) — Chief Executive's column; also Returning Officer on 2026 election notices
“Diane Shepherd, Chief Executive”
Accessed 2026-06-17
Chief executive salary
2025-26Senior Staff Pay Policy Statement 2025-2026 (Appendix A) — pay-multiple statement
Page 1 — the source link opens at this page
“is £142,286 p/a. The Chief Executive’s pay has been within this 10 times”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-17
sha256 ecbefb06027d…
Council leader
Live pageChichester District Council — Leader of the Council (Cllr Adrian Moss, Liberal Democrat, since 17 May 2023)
“Cllr Adrian Moss, Leader of Chichester District Council”
Accessed 2026-06-17
council_tax_requirement
2025-26Council Tax Resolution Report 2025-26 (Council, 25 February 2025) — Resolution 3(c)
Page 4 — the source link opens at this page
“c) £16,656,682 being the amount by which the aggregate at 3(a) above”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-17
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