Transparency code

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) published a revised Transparency Code in February 2015. As part of that local authorities are required to publish open data.

The data to be published has been grouped into themes.

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Publishing spending and procurement information

Publishing organisation information

Publishing land asset and parking information

Wirral Council has published data using the Data.gov discovery service. This service enables users to preview or download our Transparency data in an open format under the Open Government Licence.

Fraud data

2024-25

Information required Counter Fraud Team Legal
Services		 Trading Standards Total
Number of occasions they use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers. 0 N/A 0 0
Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud 3 0.1 (Prosecutions Lawyer) 1 4.1
Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists. 3 N/A 0 3
Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud. £142,335.00 £47,441.13 (prosecution costs) £9,093.75  £198,869.88
Total number of fraud cases investigated. 309 N/A 10 319