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Data provenance — Dover District Council
Every figure on the Dover 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 Dover 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 Dover 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: 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
Live pageDover District Council — Senior Management Structure (Corporate Management Team)
“Nadeem Aziz, Chief Executive”
Accessed 2026-06-17
Council leader
Live pageDover District Council — Councillor Kevin Mills (Leader of the Council)
“Councillor Kevin Mills”
Accessed 2026-06-17
Councillor basic allowance
2025-26Dover Members' Allowances Scheme 2025
Page 10 — the source link opens at this page
“Basic Allowance £5,000 pa”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-17
sha256 5586e3a8c3cd…
leader_allowance
2025-26Members' Allowances Scheme 2025 — Schedule 2: Special Responsibility Allowances
Page 10 — the source link opens at this page
“Leader of the Council £18,000 pa”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-17
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reserves
2024-25Dover Statement of Accounts 2024-25
Page 22 — the source link opens at this page
“(1,507) General Fund balance 26 (1,501)”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-17
sha256 773354695220…
Senior officer salary bands
2024-25Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — Note 24 Officers' Remuneration by Band (2024/25 column)
Page 66 — the source link opens at this page
“£50,000-£54,999 15 16”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-17
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Total councillor allowances (annual cost)
2024-25Statement of Accounts 2024-25 — Note 39 Members' Allowances
Page 83 — the source link opens at this page
“Total 266 250”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-06-17
sha256 773354695220…
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