Money FlowsDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing (England)

England, local authorities, annual budgets and outturn

Freeauth: noneOGL-UK-3.0✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeFree spreadsheets; no key.
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Commercial use?: YesOGL-UK-3.0, with credit

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License note: GOV.UK content under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Required attribution: Required under OGL v3.0: acknowledge the source and, where possible, link to the licence (the licence gives a default attribution statement if the provider sets none).

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// Overview

Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing (England)

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government publishes budgets and outturn for English local authorities' revenue spending and how it is financed, by authority and service, including a multi-year revenue outturn data set.

Coverage

England, local authorities, annual budgets and outturn. The collection says: "Statistics on revenue expenditure and financing." It includes a multi-year revenue outturn data set and yearly budget and outturn releases.

Good for

#money-flows#local-government#uk#annual#public-spending

Verdict

Keyless spreadsheets on GOV.UK from MHCLG. A council-level spending signal; compare budget and outturn releases for the same year. Licensed OGL-UK-3.0: the page says "All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated". Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free spreadsheets; no key.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	OGL-UK-3.0
License note	GOV.UK content under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing (England)
slug: mhclg-local-authority-revenue-expenditure
category: Money Flows
domain: Money Flows
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/mhclg-local-authority-revenue-expenditure
providerUrl: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free spreadsheets; no key.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing
coverage: England, local authorities, annual budgets and outturn. The collection says: "Statistics on revenue expenditure and financing." It includes a multi-year revenue outturn data set and yearly budget and outturn releases.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
tasks: money-flows
local-government
uk
annual
public-spending
license: OGL-UK-3.0
licenseUrl: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
licenseNote: GOV.UK content under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
attribution: Required under OGL v3.0: acknowledge the source and, where possible, link to the licence (the licence gives a default attribution statement if the provider sets none).

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