Open data and transparency

We are committed to open data and transparency. Open data means making the non-personal information we hold freely available to everyone in a format that can be reused.

Anyone can use our data. You don't have to apply or ask for permission, but you do have to agree to the terms of the Open Government Licence for public sector information.

You are free to choose how you use the data. For example:

• You may just want to examine the data to get a better understanding of local issues or of how we work.
• You could republish the data on your blog or website.
• If you are a software or web developer, you could use the data as part of a web application or mashup.

What data is available?

Some of the open data currently available from us is listed below. Over time we will be making more information available for you to re-use and share.

If you have ideas for other data that you think would be useful email us at digital.services@kent.gov.uk.

• Director salaries and expenses (xls)
• Director register of gifts and hospitality - see individual pages (xls)
• Council spending
• Councillors' allowances and expenses (xls)
• Education Budget and Outturn Statements (xls)
• Education, Learning and Skills directorate data (xls)
• Invoices over £500 (xls, csv)
• Kent area profiles (xls)
• Kent facts and figures
• Performance indicators - children and young people (xls) 
• Purchase card spend over £500
• RSS feeds (including news, facts and figures and consultations) 
• Staff earning £58,200 and over (xls) 
• Twitter feed
• Watch council meetings

Other sources of open data:

• data.gov.uk - contains over 4000 data sets from the government and local authorities.
• Neighbourhood statistics - search detailed statistics by area or postcode.
• Open Kent - search information published by public sector bodies in Kent. The site has tools to help you display data in different ways.
• Openly Local - lists information from councils in the UK who have made open data available for use.