We publish key information so you can see how public money is spent and how decisions are made. This supports open government, helps build trust and reduces the need for Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.

Our transparency and open data pages bring together the information we routinely publish, including spending, contracts, senior salaries, land and property, and other frequently requested datasets.

What you can find 

Council spending

See how we use public money across our services.

You can find:

• payments over £500
• corporate card transactions
• financial transparency data

View financial reports

These datasets help you understand where funding goes and how we manage budgets.

Payment of undisputed invoices

Under section 113(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, public bodies must publish what percentage of their invoices were paid on time in the previous financial year, along with the total amount of interest they actually paid.

Senior salaries and structure

We publish information about senior staff pay and how the organisation is structured, including:

• senior salaries and pay multiples
• organisational charts
• leadership roles and responsibilities

This helps show how the council is managed and how decisions are made.

Our leadership team

Contracts and tenders

We publish details of the contracts we award and how we buy goods and services. You can access:

• our contracts register
• procurement information
• funding levels and organisations receiving funding
• current and upcoming tenders

This supports fair competition and helps suppliers understand opportunities. You can find information on current tenders and contracts on the South East Shared Services e-Sourcing portal.

Land and property

Find information about the land and buildings we own or manage, including:

• council‑owned assets
• land and property registers
• social housing stock
• relevant land information

This helps you see how public assets are used across the borough.

Land and property register

Open datasets

We publish frequently requested information in reusable formats so you can analyse, reuse or share it. This includes:

• datasets in CSV or other open formats
• information commonly requested through FOI
• data that supports research, innovation and community projects

Data and record retention 

We collect different types of information so we can provide services to our communities and local businesses. Some of this information, along with anything we produce from it, must be kept as part of our official records. This is either because the law requires it or because we need it for our work.

If you have any questions, please contact our Data Protection Officer at: dpo@waverley.gov.uk.

View our retention schedule

Why we publish this information

Publishing data proactively:

• supports transparency and accountability
• helps residents understand how decisions are made reduces the need for FOI requests
• encourages innovation and community use of data

We aim to make our data easy to find, easy to understand and easy to reuse.

If you can’t find what you need

If the information you’re looking for isn’t published, you may be able to request it through:

• a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
• an Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) request

We’ll let you know if the information is already available.

Make a FOI or EIR request

Accessibility

If you need any of our published data in an alternative format, or need help accessing it, please contact us and we’ll support you.