Open Data

Open data is about increased transparency, about sharing the information that we hold with the wider community to build useful applications.

Rutland County Council is committed to this process and you will find all of the information that you require below.

Unless otherwise indicated the data below is released under the Open Government Licence.

Please note that although we will aim to make things as easy as possible, there may be occasions when we have to change the format of the data that we supply.

Rutland County Council would be very interested in hearing how you are using the data that we provide. Email us at enquiries@rutland.gov.uk

Council Budgets and Spending

Information on a wide range of council finance documents including Medium Term Financial Plan and Statement of Accounts

Advice for Parents on Privacy

The Council uses information about children for whom it provides services, to enable it to carry out specific functions for which it is responsible

Data Protection Act

The Data Protection Act 1998 is designed to cover the collecting, storing, processing and distribution of personal data

Freedom of Information Act

The Council provides information on the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and advises citizens how to request public information an authority may hold.

£500 Expenditure

The council publishes files that show payments to suppliers made by the council that are over £500 in value

Pay Policy

Section 38 of the Localism Act 2011 requires local authorities to produce a

Pay Policy Statement for 2012/13 and for each financial year thereafter.

Councillors Allowances

The council publishes allowances payable to Members for the current Municipal Year (May to April), and also the payments made to members for the Fiscal year (April to March)

File Formats

We use the following data formats on this website:

• CSV Files - Comma (or Character) Separated Value files are compatible with all types of spreadsheet and data management software and can also be read and edited in a text editor. They are preferable to proprietory file formats such as Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF. The Government are recommending CSV as a suitable format for open data to be supplied by public bodies and are mandating it in some cases.
• XML Files - XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a standard format for exchanging information. It is particularly useful for information that will be used on a website.

Terms and Conditions

You are free to use this data in a wide variety of applications and we licence use in accordance with the same terms and conditions as specified by data.gov.uk.