Rutland County Council Open Data

 Rutland County Council makes a further attempt to be open.

 

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

Rutland County Council says it 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.
 

Rutland County Council will aim to make things as easy as possible, there may be occasions when they have to change the format of the data that they supply.

Let them know what you think
Rutland County Council would be very interested in hearing how you are using the data that they provide. Email us at enquiries@rutland.gov.uk

File Formats

They 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.

 

£500 Spending Information

The following files show payments to suppliers made by the council that are over £500 in value. The files are in CSV format and conform to the standard format defined by the Local Open Data Panel.

£500 Spending Files (CSV format)

November 2010 Information CSV File PDF File
Details of items of £500+ spend during November will appear on thier site by 15 December 2010

* Data for the previous month will be published by the 15th of the current month. i.e. for January 2011 will be published by 15 February 2011.

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

For enquiries about any of the data please contact rccfinance@rutland.gov.uk

Files:

November 2010 Expenditure (CSV File) (CSV, 87 Kb)
November 2010 Expenditure (PDF File) (PDF, 131 Kb)

£2.1m Funding Cut Rutland County Council

£2.1m Funding Cut

The amount of money Rutland County Council receives from central government is due to fall by a total of £2.1 million during the next two years

The figures, released in the settlement announced on 13 December, show government funding for Rutland being reduced from £9.39 million (2010/11) to £8.04 million (2011/12) and then £7.25 million (2012/13).

Council Leader Roger Begy explained: 'Rutland County Council is facing a 14.3% reduction in funding during the next 12 months (compared to 2010/11). It’s important to also note that we still need to receive additional information on grants that may have disappeared. We are also still waiting for further information regarding schools funding'.

Roger Begy clarified, 'I’m sure that some residents will be confused after regional and national media reported a funding reduction of just 2.2% for Rutland. However, I’d like to take this opportunity to point out this figure includes a proposed grant to compensate for loss of income from a Council Tax freeze and also assumes a level of spending by the NHS on social care within Rutland'.

Roger Begy went on to say, 'We’re already in the process of making significant savings including 50-70 redundancies, a range of other savings agreed by Full Council, as well as a complete review of the services we provide and the way we provide them. The figures released as part of the settlement paint a bleaker picture than we anticipated but work has already started to find a way of making the extra savings needed'.

Savings already being implemented by Rutland County Council include:

• Job Cuts – A total of £1.4 million is to be found through a corporate restructure at Rutland County Council which will result in around 50-70 jobs being lost.
• Other Savings – A total of £900,000 savings were agreed at Full Council on 8 November 2010 not related to frontline services.
• Service Changes – The Council is considering the detailed information published for the provisional grant settlements in drawing up budget proposals for 2011/12 and will be consulting with local taxpayers and business representatives early in 2011.

I am not sure if this info is true, I am told Helen Briggs Chief Excutive of Rutland County Council has put her house on the market. The member of the public asked is she on the run? how would I know? If this is true I can only assume she is going into hiding, from all the hard working staff she has sacked?  or maybe she is moving into a big property after receiving a bonus or payrise? or is it to justify the £9,000 car allowance?

Oakham Christmas Lights

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

An investigation into why so many of the Town's Christmas lights have stopped working has concluded that a manufacturing fault is to blame.

The good news is the supplier of the lights has now said that they will be in Oakham on Monday night, 

weather permitting, to replace the bulbs.

Man Flu for Christmas?

Man Flu for Christmas?

Not much happening today, staying in and keeping warm and attempting clear my head of flu!