https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/ Independent analysis of Burnley Borough Council spending and governance. en-gb Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:05:44 GMT https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/budget-vs-actual-2026-H1 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/budget-vs-actual-2026-H1 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burnley Borough Council's total spending across five financial years, from 2021/22 to 2025/26, amounted to £355.2M. Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/supplier-churn-2026-H1 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/supplier-churn-2026-H1 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burnley Borough Council spent a total of £355.2M across 30,580 transactions over five financial years. Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/value-for-money-2026-H1 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/value-for-money-2026-H1 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Value for Money: Are Burnley's Biggest Contracts Delivering? Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/transparency-scorecard-2026-H1 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/transparency-scorecard-2026-H1 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burnley Transparency Scorecard: How Open Is Your Council? Governance https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/supplier-risk-2026-Q1 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/supplier-risk-2026-Q1 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burnley Borough Council's spending data for 2021/22 to 2025/26 totals £355.2M. Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/payment-types-2026-Q1 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/payment-types-2026-Q1 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burnley Borough Council spent £355.2M across 30,580 transactions from 2021/22 to 2025/26 Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/department-profile-2026-Q1 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/department-profile-2026-Q1 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burnley Borough Council's Planning & Transportation department spent £58.4M between 2021/22 and 2025/26 Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/supplier-profile-2026-Q1 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/supplier-profile-2026-Q1 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Supplier Spotlight: LIBERATA UK LTD and Burnley Council Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/micro-spending-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/micro-spending-2026 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burnley Borough Council paid 4,485 unique suppliers between 2021/22 and 2025/26 Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/spending-trends-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/spending-trends-2026 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burnley Borough Council's spending increased by £6.2 million (10.1%) from 2021 to 2025. Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/doge-findings-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/doge-findings-2026 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burnley Borough Council recorded £355.2 million in total spending across 30,580 transactions between 2021/22 and 2025/26. Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/department-spending-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/department-spending-2026 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT A department listed without any identifying name accounts for £137,542,805.16—representing 38.7% of Burnley Borough Council's total £355,218,405.44 expenditure across the five-year period from 2021... Analysis https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/supplier-concentration-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/supplier-concentration-2026 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The top 5 suppliers to Burnley Borough Council account for 38% (£136.7M) of the council's total spend of £355.2M across 30,580 transactions. Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/audit-findings https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/audit-findings Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT When external auditors Grant Thornton examined Burnley Borough Council’s books for the 2023/24 financial year, they uncovered governance failures that extend far beyond paperwork oversights. The absence of IT change management protocols, combined... Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/lgr-transition https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/lgr-transition Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burnley Borough Council stands at a financial crossroads. As Lancashire’s Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) gathers pace, the district council is gambling its future on a five-unitary authority model that would carve the county into smaller,... Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/liberata-endgame https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/liberata-endgame Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burnley Borough Council is terminating its decade-long outsourcing arrangement with Liberata UK Ltd, bringing £3.4 million in annual back-office services back under direct council control. The decision ends a contract with a total estimated value of... Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/purchase-card-deep-dive https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/purchase-card-deep-dive Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Analysis of Burnley Borough Council's financial records reveals 2,847 purchase card transactions totaling £1.2 million, with significant portions directed toward entertainment subscriptions, artificial intelligence software, and fast-food delivery... Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/waste-no-tender https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/waste-no-tender Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Burnley Borough Council has committed to an eight-year waste collection contract worth an estimated £37.6 million without subjecting the deal to open market competition. The agreement, which runs from 2026 to 2034 with FCC Environment (formerly... Investigation https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/councillor-pay-allowances https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/councillor-pay-allowances Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Reform UK led a unanimous vote at Lancashire County Council to freeze all councillor allowances, saving up to £115,000. At Burnley Borough Council, Labour voted for pay increases in 2023 and 2024. Cllr Tom Pickup challenged Cllr Mark Townsend's incorrect Facebook claim that Reform were set to give themselves a pay rise. Democracy https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/cancelled-elections-democracy https://aidoge.co.uk/burnleycouncil/news/cancelled-elections-democracy Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Labour Government cancelled Burnley Borough Council's May 2026 elections as part of a nationwide postponement affecting 30 councils, 19 of them Labour-run. Burnley's own Scrutiny Committee recommended proceeding with the vote, but the Executive overruled them. Reform UK's subsequent High Court legal challenge forced a government U-turn, and all elections were reinstated. Democracy