Open data

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Open data in the public sector is about increasing transparency in government. It's also about sharing the information we hold with the wider community to build useful applications.

The data needs to be in open, computer readable formats that can be easily reused. You are free to use any of the data on this section of the website in a wide variety of applications. We licence use in accordance with the same terms and conditions as specified by data.gov.uk (external link). 

Our datasets

Below is a list of links to datasets that West Lancashire Borough Council has opened up. We're publishing the data so people can use and share data easily.

Council expenditure

• To download data on Council spending over £500, visit the spending over £500 page
• To download senior management salaries, visit the management of the Council page
• To download councillors' expenses, visit the borough councillors' allowances page
• To download the Council's budget books and statements of account, visit the Council budget page
• To download details of council contracts worth over £50,000, visit the contracts register page

Council meetings and agendas

• Find out about the latest council meetings and agendas (external link)

Council tax

• Visit council tax to download council tax rates for 2010-11 and 2011-12

Elections

• View election results (external link)

Jobs

• You can subscribe to the the council's jobs RSS feed when you register for job alerts (external link)

News and press releases

• Subscribe to the council's news and press release RSS feed (external link).
• Subscribe to the council's twitter RSS feed (external link).