This section contains information on the following:

• Payments over £500: Payments with a value of £500 or over (exclusive of VAT) made to suppliers. The reports are prepared and published 30 days after the end of each month.
• Contracts Register: The register lists all contracts, commissioned activity, purchase orders, framework agreements and other legally enforceable agreements, including waste collection contracts, that exceed £5,000. 
• Annual Statement of Accounts: The Statement of Accounts presents our overall financial performance.
• Revenue and capital budgets: Our budget information.
• Durham County Council Pension Fund information: The Local Government Pension Scheme (GPS) is a statutory scheme for council employees, operated under regulations issued by the central Communities and Local Government department.
• Durham and Mountsett Crematoria Statement of Accounts: The statement of accounts and annual return for Durham and Mountsett Crematoria.
• Section 251 Budget Statement: Funding information for our children's services. The information is presented in a set of tables at both council and school level. It has been produced under Section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.
• Year end Financial Outturn Report: Information about the Detailed Year End Financial Outturn Report 2009/10. It includes both revenue and capital expenditure and considers the overall, and service financial performance.
• National Fraud Initiative: Find out how we help prevent and detect fraud.
• Trade Union Facility Time: Details of the number of union representatives, and includes the names of trade unions and a basic estimate of spending on them. It is updated annually.
• Grants to voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)​: This register includes grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
• Government procurement card transactions: This register includes details of all of our government procurement card transactions and is updated quarterly.