Our financial statements, budgets and variance reports may be found on our Policies and Strategies page under Financial statement policies.
Capital programme and financial statements for projects and events
Any major expenditure must be approved by committee – please try searching this site for a specific project before submitting an FoI request.
Information on internal financial regulations will require an FoI request. Spending reviews can be found on our Council Meetings pages.
All Audit Commission Financial Audit/Internal Audit reports are reported to the Governance & Audit & Standards Committee.
Allowances and salaries
The members’ allowances scheme details the allowances paid to councillors each year – the council’s constitution features an explanation of the members’ allowances scheme.
General information on staff allowances and expenses such as overtime, travel and subsistence, as well as additional and exceptional duty payments are available in part five of our HR Managers’ Handbook. Specific information can be requested by submitting an FoI request.
Our transparency page features details of our salary scales, as well as our annual reports which include district auditor’s reports.
Please email election services for information on election expenses.
Contracts
Our contracts page has an overview of our procurement procedures. Or visit our e-tender site for details of contracts currently being tendered, which also features a list of contracts awarded and their value.
Funding information for partnership arrangements can be found on Portsmouth’s Local Strategic Partnership site or by submitting an FoI request.