FI16879

Request

I would like to request the following information for the most recent full financial year available:

1. The three highest individual areas of expenditure that the council classifies as discretionary or non-statutory (i.e. services or spending not required by law), ranked by total annual spend.

2. For each of these three areas, please provide:

  • The name or description of the service/project
  • The total amount spent in that financial year
  • A brief description of what the expenditure relates to

3. Please provide the total amount spent by the council on alcohol, including:

  • Alcohol purchased for events, functions, or hospitality
  • Alcohol purchased using council funds, expenses, or procurement systems

Response

  1. This information is available via the Medium Term Financial Plan (Annex 3 - expenditure and income by different areas with description) which is available on the Council’s website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/Financial-Information/PDF/Budget-2025-26-and-MTFP-2025-26-to-2028-29.pdf.
  2. This information is available via the Medium Term Financial Plan (Annex 3 - expenditure and income by different areas with description) which is available on the Council’s website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/Financial-Information/PDF/Budget-2025-26-and-MTFP-2025-26-to-2028-29.pdf..
  3. We do not record this information to be able to identify the information you have requested.