Payments to suppliers over £500 2012/13

We publish monthly information on payments to suppliers where a specific contract is greater than £500.

This information is included in a report showing all invoice payments over £500 that the council has paid during the relevant period. The reports show a number of columns of data which are explained in the table below:

Column	Field name	Explanation
A	Service area	The service area responsible for sending the money
B	Service division	The service division responsible for spending the money
C	Expense type	General heading that describes the type of expenditure
D	Expense code	The code used to identify the service area budget used
E	Detailed expense type	Detailed description of the type of expenditure
F	Payment date	The date on which the payment was made
G	Transaction number	The unique number to identify the transaction within the council's financial management system
H	Amount Exc VAT	Net amount paid to the supplier (that is, excluding recoverable vat)
I	Supplier name	The name of the recipient of the payment

There are a number of exemptions in the data provided. These include non-commercial payments to specific individuals which cannot be disclosed as they are covered by Data Protection Act requirements. Employee and pensions information is also not included.

The reports below are available in comma separated variable (CSV) format.

Comments and queries

If you have any queries or would like to comment on the information provided, please contact us.

Customer Services

help@durham.gov.uk

03000 26 0000

Our address is:

Durham County Council
County Hall
Durham
County Durham
United Kingdom
DH1 5UQ

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