CivAccount

CivAccount

Data reference

Field dictionary, coverage, and lookup endpoints for the CivAccount dataset. Individual council records available via per-council API. No bulk download.

Coverage

What the dataset includes

Councils with council tax data317/317
Councils with budget data317/317
Councils with CEO salary data270/317

Data fields

Returned by the per-council endpoint

Council identifiers

Name, ONS code, slug, type, population

Council tax bands

Band D rates from 2021-22 to 2026-27 and year-on-year change

Service budgets

10 spending categories (education, social care, transport, etc.) in thousands of pounds

Leadership

Chief executive name, CEO salary, council leader, councillor basic allowance

Links

Council website URL and CivAccount dashboard URL

Units: budget values in thousands of pounds (multiply by 1000 for absolute); council tax in pounds; supplier spend in pounds.

How to access records

Individual council lookups, not bulk export.

Single council (full record)

GET /api/v1/councils/[slug]

Example: /api/v1/councils/kent

Search by name or type

GET /api/v1/councils?search=kent

A search or type parameter is required. Returns slim records.

Change feed

GET /api/v1/diffs?since=2026-04-01

Rate limit: 60 requests per minute per IP for list, 100 per minute for single-council lookups. No API key. Full slug list in the sitemap.

Embed a council widget

Add a council tax card to your website. Replace "kent" with any council slug.

<iframe src="https://www.civaccount.co.uk/embed/council/kent" width="432" height="300" frameborder="0" style="border:0;border-radius:12px"></iframe>

Free to use. Links back to the full dashboard on CivAccount.

Common questions

About the data

What data does the dataset cover?

All 317 English councils with Band D council tax rates (2021-22 to 2026-27; county councils to 2025-26), service budgets across 10 categories, CEO salaries, and council leadership information.

What licence is the data released under?

The underlying GOV.UK source data is Crown copyright under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — free for anyone to use. The compiled CivAccount dataset is under the CivAccount Data Licence: quote any figure and embed any widget freely, including commercially; bulk copying or republishing the aggregation needs written permission. See /license for the plain-English version.

Where does the data come from?

Exclusively from GOV.UK, individual council .gov.uk websites, and ONS. No third-party aggregators.

How often is the data updated?

Council tax rates are refreshed within two weeks of each council setting its budget (Feb–Mar). Spending data follows the DLUHC publication cycle (typically Nov). Leadership and supplier data is updated throughout the year as councils publish.

Is there a bulk download?

No. CivAccount does not offer a bulk CSV or JSON of the full dataset. Individual council records are available at /api/v1/councils/[slug] — look up the councils you need. The site itself is the canonical presentation.

Can I embed a council widget on my site?

Yes. Free embeddable iframes are available at /embed/council/[slug]. See /developers for snippets.

All data sourced exclusively from GOV.UK, individual council .gov.uk websites, and ONS. See our methodology for details.