Admirable clarity from Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute Council is taking part in a Scottish Government initiative to publish information on spending over £1,000. It already provides the Scottish Procurement Information Hub with information on what it spends, and you can see this on A & B Council’s website. It contains details of all payments to suppliers and contractors totalling £1,000 or more, though names are not identified.

Leader of Argyll and Bute Council, Councillor Dick Walsh, said, ‘Argyll and Bute Council is committed to being financially transparent wherever possible. By making this information on our spending over £1,000 available online, people will have a much better idea of where their money goes. I’d encourage anyone with questions to e-mail spotlightonspend@argyll-bute.gov.uk and we will get back to you.’

North Ayrshire Council, alas, is deeply secretive about its expenditure, and financial queries put to its website result in a flat refusal to provide details.