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Public spending

City of Edinburgh Council

Scotland · Scotland · covers Edinburgh, Leith

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Spending by service

Each service links to the official Scotland return that holds this council's figure. Where no return covers a service in Scotland, it says so.

  • Adult social care

    Care homes, home care and support for adults.

    In: 1 official return below

  • Children's social care

    Children in care, fostering and child protection.

    In: 1 official return below

  • Public health

    Sexual health, drug and alcohol services, health checks.

    No linked Scotland return for this yet

  • Highways and transport

    Local roads, potholes, parking, buses and concessionary fares.

    In: 1 official return below

  • Housing services

    Homelessness, temporary accommodation and housing benefit administration.

    In: 1 official return below

  • Environmental and regulatory (incl. bins)

    Waste collection and disposal, street cleaning, trading standards.

    In: 1 official return below

  • Planning and development

    Planning applications, building control and economic development.

    In: 1 official return below

  • Cultural and related services

    Libraries, leisure centres, parks and museums.

    In: 1 official return below

  • Central services

    Running the council, elections, council tax collection.

    In: 1 official return below

  • Police and fire

    Police and fire authority spending recorded in local returns.

    No linked Scotland return for this yet

  • Capital spending

    Buildings, roads and long-term assets.

    No linked Scotland return for this yet

  • Individual payments over £500

    Each English council's own list of payments, published under the Transparency Code.

    No linked Scotland return for this yet

Official sources for this council

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Links checked 05 Nov 2026