How money is spent
The council protects the way it spends public money in a number
ways. The two main ways are:
- All major expenditure is subject to properly tendered and
managed contracts which have been awarded to the suppliers that
offer best value for money to the Council.
- All expenditure is authorised by a senior member of
staff.
The main areas of spending
We think it is helpful for people using this
data to be aware of the main areas in which we spend money.
Our largest services in terms of spending
are:
|
Service area
|
Annual spend
|
|
Schools
|
£310,853,000
|
|
Benefits (*)
|
£186,457,000
|
|
Social services commissioning
|
£103,528,000
|
|
Social housing
|
£75,921,000
|
|
Waste & cleansing services
|
£30,690,000
|
(*) Benefits payments are not included in
this disclosure because they involve payments to individuals, which
we may not disclose for reasons of privacy.
Tower Hamlets Homes
The council owns a separate Arms Length Management
Organisation (ALMO), Tower Hamlets Homes
(THH), to undertake its housing management. THH is
responsible for publishing its own expenditure data. The
council’s payments include our payments to THH.
All kinds of expenditure is necessary to
enable us to provide the full range of services to people in Tower
Hamlets, and we take our responsibility for value for money
seriously.
What do I do if you have any questions?
Please read our frequently asked
questions to see if they answer your enquiry.
If you have a more detailed enquiry, check our
Freedom of Information Act disclosure log to see if we
have already answered your question. Alternatively you can
contact foi@towerhamlets.gov.uk.