Leeds City Council
Yorkshire and The Humber · England · covers Leeds, Wetherby, Otley
Spending by service
Each service links to the official England return that holds this council's figure. Where no return covers a service in England, 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.
In: 1 official return below
- Highways and transport
Local roads, potholes, parking, buses and concessionary fares.
In: 2 official returns 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.
In: 1 official return below
- Capital spending
Buildings, roads and long-term assets.
In: 1 official return below
- Individual payments over £500
Each English council's own list of payments, published under the Transparency Code.
In: 1 official return below
Official sources for this council
Local authority revenue expenditure and financing
Every English council's day-to-day spending by service (budgets and outturn).
- Publisher
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Covers
- England
- Released
- Annual (budget in summer, outturn in autumn)
Local authority capital expenditure, receipts and financing
English councils' spending on buildings, roads and other long-term assets.
- Publisher
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Covers
- England
- Released
- Quarterly and annual
Local Government Transparency Code 2015
Requires English councils to publish every payment over £500, contracts and senior pay.
- Publisher
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Covers
- England
- Released
- Payments published at least quarterly by each council
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Links checked 05 Nov 2026