Bradford Council has finally fallen in line with a Government order to publish all its expenditure of £500 or more.
Figures published yesterday, shows the Council spent a total of almost £18 million on 2,344 purchases for services or items costing at least £500 in December.
Bradford was one of only a handful of local authorities in the country which had not complied with the Government’s publication deadline of the end of January.
The rule has been introduced so that the public can see where their money is being spent on a monthly basis.
- Read the full story in Thursday’s T&A
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