Transparency
The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 requires parish and town councils with a gross annual income or expenditure (whichever is the higher) of at least £200,000 to publish public data. The purpose of the Code is to provide greater transparency over how public money is spent and to support democratic accountability at a local level.
In accordance with the Code, Verwood Town Council makes the following information available. Please note that personal information is not included in any published data, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR.
Expenditure exceeding £500
Details of all individual items of expenditure exceeding £500 must be published quarterly.
Procurement Information
Contracts over £5,000
The Council publishes details of all contracts, commissioned activity, purchase orders, framework agreements, and any other legally enforceable agreements with a value exceeding £5,000.
Local Authority Land (Asset Register)
Details of all land and building assets owned or leased by the Council are published annually on the Land Owned page.
Grants to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Organisations
Details of all grants awarded to voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations are published on the Grant Aid page, where a copy of the Grant Aid Policy can also be downloaded.
Organisation Chart
The Town Council currently employees 7 permanent members of staff.
Senior Salaries
The Council is required to publish details of any employee earning over £50,000 per annum, including job title, responsibilities, and number of staff managed. This information is published annually.
In 2025-26, one member of staff falls within this category.
Town Clerk – NALC LC4, 35-49 point. Permanent contract with a pay scale band of £60,000 – £65,000, managing 6 staff.
Responsibilities include:
- Proper Officer of the Town Council
- Legal and statutory requirements of the Council
- Financial management and budgets
- Insurance and risk management
- Personnel management
Constitution
The Council’s Standing Orders (PDF – 305kb), which govern the Council’s conduct, are published annually.
Fraud
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Pay Multiple
Verwood Town Council publishes its pay multiple annually. Pay muliple is the ratio between the highest taxable earnings for the year (including salary, bonuses, allowances, and benefits-in-kind) and the median earnings of the whole of the authority’s workforce, calculated at the financial year end. Pension changes are excluded, and part-time salaries are converted to full-time equivalents.
Verwood Town Council’s pay multiple as at 31 March 2026 is 2.09:1.
Current Contracts
- Photocopiers – Apogee (to May 2027)
- Grounds Maintenance – Wentworth Grounds Maintenance (to March 2026)
- Litter picking & SID installation – Terrafirma Maintenance
- Utility Management – Utility-Aid (to 2028)
- Pest Control (Youth Club) – Rentokil
- Pest Control – Allotments – Ringwood Pest Control
- Christmas Lights – Christmas Decorators
- Cleaning of Ferrett Green Toilets – Verwood Cleaning
- IT – Assist IT
- Microsoft Licences – 848
- Domain Host – IONOS
- .gov Domain host – X-net (to 2034)
- Play Area Inspections – Elite Playgrounds
- Health & Safety – GBS Health
- Employee Assistance Programme – Health Assured
- HR Advisors – CHRGS
- Internal Audit – PATAS (to 2028)
- Litter bin emptying – Dorset Waste Partnership