Expense claim forms for Councillor Phil Davies (Wirral Council) 2013 to 2014
Updated 22nd October 2014: A further page was provided for Councillor Phil Davies on the 17th October which is detailed here.
The next in this series of expenses claims is that for Councillor Phil Davies (a Labour councillor for Birkenhead and Tranmere ward). As part of the 2013-14 audit I requested the underlying claim forms for these claims from councillors and other underlying financial information. Personally I think in the interests of openness and transparency these should be published on a monthly basis, although there is now no legal requirement on Wirral Council to publish anything other than annual totals once a year.
Councillors are paid these amounts through the payroll system at Wirral Council and certain details were redacted from each form before I was given copies. These are matters such as councillor’s signatures, car registration numbers and officer names/signatures.
I haven’t been given a list of what’s been redacted from each form, but I was told this information. The forms were given to me this morning alphabetically by councillor surname, so the second in this series (which started with another councillor called Davies, but not Phil but George) is Councillor Phil Davies.
These are for expenses claimed during the 2013-14 financial year (so should cover the period from the 1st April 2013 to the 31st March 2014). If anything it shows the public how busy Councillor Phil Davies has been in that year, however as Leader of the Council that’s to be expected.
I did also ask for the underlying financial information to support these claims forms such as receipts, but the person I originally made the request to is now on holiday and such paperwork has not been provided to me (yet). Who knows what will happen in the near future as the 30th September 2014 deadline fast approaches?
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Who else do you have expenses for? I would like to see Cllr A. & C. Jones to see what they have been up to. As always a very informative and enlightening blog.
Apart from the two published already (Cllrs Phil and George Davies), the rest are Cllrs Elderton, Hale, Hodrien, A Hodson, Hornby, Kelly, Kenny, McLachlan, McLaughlin, Mooney, Povall, Salter, H Smith, T Smith and P Williams.
In answer to your question I don’t have them for C Jones and A Jones. I’d have to check whether they both claimed any expenses during this time period.
I do have them for J Salter though if that helps?
yes that will help. will be interesting to see what they spend our money on.