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Data provenance — Sandwell Council
Every figure on the Sandwell 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 Sandwell 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 Sandwell 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: 2026-04-25
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 (4)
Council-specific fields with a direct source URL. Each links to the exact .gov.uk document CivAccount pulled the data from.
Chief executive
2023-24Sandwell Statement of Accounts 2023-24 — Senior Officers' Remuneration
Page 96 — the source link opens at this page
“Shokat Lal (Chief Executive)”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-04-25
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Chief executive salary
2023-24Sandwell Statement of Accounts 2023-24 — Senior Officers' Remuneration
Page 96 — the source link opens at this page
“Shokat Lal (Chief Executive) 191,475”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-04-25
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Council leader
2023-24Sandwell Statement of Accounts 2023-24 — Annual Governance Statement
Page 14 — the source link opens at this page
“Councillor Kerrie Carmichael”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-04-25
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Total councillor allowances (annual cost)
2023-24Sandwell Statement of Accounts 2023-24 — Members Allowances
Page 97 — the source link opens at this page
“total amount paid during 2023/24”
See the original page (screenshot) (opens in new tab)Accessed 2026-04-25
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