Transparency

Council and Financial information

We are committed to being open and transparent about how we work, our decision-making processes and the services we provide. We have used the government's Local Government Transparency Code , feedback from the public and requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to identify what should be published. Over time, this will grow in response to the demand for public data. 

Data in these reports is freely re-usable under the terms of the Open Government Licence .

Public data

• The Accounts of the Council
• Community Funding Grants
• Council land and property
• Council Spending
• External Opinions of the Council
• Freedom of Information Requests
• Gender Pay Gap
• Local Decisions
• Local Pay Policy
• Our Performance
• Parking
• Politically Restricted Posts
• Procurement
• Senior Officer Remuneration
• Tackling Fraud
• Trade Unions
• Waste Contracts

The Accounts of the Council

Our Statement of Accounts is available.

Council spending

You can see details of our spending plans, expenditure and income for main services:

• Employee salaries and benefits
• Senior officer remuneration
• Members allowances
• Payments to suppliers with the cumulative value over £500
• Government Procurement Card Transactions
• Future contract spending plans
• Paying for services in Fareham - The Council Tax leaflet (1 MB)
• Budget Book
• Budgets and Spending
• Finance Strategy (836 KB)
• Financial Monitoring Reports

Council land and property

• See the land owned or leased by us on Local View 
• Details of all land owned or leased by the Council
• Council dwellings asset value 2024/25  (37 KB)

External opinions

You can see information about external assessments and audits of the Council:

• Annual Audit and Inspection Letter
• Local Government Ombudsman 
• Local Government Ombudsman Complaint Outcomes 
• Fareham Borough Council Complaints Procedure

Local decisions

Most decisions are made by the Executive acting as a committee but some are made by individual Executive Members who are responsible for specific areas of our work. Details of decisions can be searched for in the Decisions section of the Council's Website.

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides a right of access to information. You should make a request for information in writing to the relevant department or section.

• Freedom of Information Act
• Request for Information Disclosure Log
• How to make a request

Gender Pay Gap

Gender pay gap data

Parking

Parking Spaces

• 2023 Car Park Spaces (27 KB) 

Parking Policy

• Off-Street Parking Policy is currently under review
• Parking Enforcement Policy (770 KB)

Procurement

The procurement pages provide details of forthcoming opportunities and existing agreements. Additional information on how the Council undertakes procurement can also be found in these pages.

Senior officer remuneration

These reports have been produced to show salaries paid to our senior managers. 

• Senior Management Salaries 
• Senior Management Salaries 

Data on our size and scale, including employment, expenditure and service responsibilities, is provided to help with understanding the scope of management roles:

• Organisational data (11 KB)
• Senior Manager's Organisation chart (54 KB)

Here is the data for previous years:

October 2022

• Senior Management Salaries (71 KB)
• Senior Management Salaries

Information on the pay and benefits of the senior management team is also published within the Council's Statement of Accounts. 

Local pay policy

Under the Localism Act 2011, we must prepare and publish a pay policy statement for the financial year 2012/13 and then for each subsequent financial year.
The current Local Pay Policy.

Our Performance

All the work we do is linked to our Corporate Strategy 2023-29 (6 MB) and its six Corporate Priorities. The strategy is reviewed annually as part of our Continuous Improvement Framework. Find out how we are performing in delivering each of our Corporate Priorities in the Performance Measures section of the website.

Tackling Fraud

Tackling Fraud Figures 2013/14 to 2023/24 (202 KB)

Tackling Fraud Figures 2013/14 to 2023/24

Trade Union Time

Fareham Borough Council does not employ any trade union representatives.

The following unions operate at the Council:

• Unison
• Unite

Waste Contracts

Fareham Borough Council uses its own internal waste collection service and does not have a contract with an external supplier.