Dear Mr Bradshaw

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

Thank you for your recent enquiry for information held by the Council under
the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We acknowledge
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Dear Mr Bradshaw

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please find herewith the following:

Can you please send me the data dictionary for Birmingham City Council
expenditure data (i.e. which fields are used by the database which the
expenditure is generated from, including those not published on the public
'Expenditure above £500' files).

1a. The City discloses the details of payments made over £500 monthly in
the format of a CSV and PDF file. The source of the file is a standard SAP
Accounts Payable report, commonly used for business related activities.

The columns within the report are defined as follows

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Ib The above report has the following additional data fields which are not
disclosed:

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As requested, the data fields extracted by this report are reproduced in
CSV format, as follows :

(See attached file: Data Dictionery - All City Council Payments.csv)

Can you please also send me the data explaining the different cost codes
used by BCC (e.g. which budgets/projects/departments they relate to).

The attached documents show the current cost centres operated by the City
Council to idenitfy which Directorate, Division of Service and specific
areas fund expedniture, including a descriptor of the funds centre.

(See attached file: COST CENTRE LISTING.csv)

(See attached file: FOI 7916.csv)

If you are not satisfied with the response you may ask for an internal
review, please contact the corporate team at the address below:

Corporate Information Governance Team
Performance and Information Division
Corporate Resources Directorate
PO Box 16366
Birmingham B2 2YY

If subsequently you are not satisfied with the Council’s decision you may
apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO
cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure
provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at
the following address:

The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545745
Web Address: www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Corporate Information Governance Team

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however, it may be re-used for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes without further reference to the City Council. If the re-use is
for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, you should notify the City
Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms for re-use. Where
Birmingham City Council does not hold the copyright, it has indicated the
copyright holder. Permission for re-use should be sought from them
directly.

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