Civic Scrutiny

The documents your council publishes, actually read. Every claim on this site cites a primary document you can open, and the corrections log is public.

CORRECTION | 5 September 2026 at 10:53

The Corrections Log

Every substantive error published on this site is recorded here permanently: what was wrong, when it was fixed, and how it got through. An empty log means no errors found yet, not no errors made.

SPENDING | 5 September 2026 at 10:52

Thirty Days to Open the Books

Every year English councils must open their books, contracts, bills and receipts to any local elector for a thirty working day window. The right is in statute, the window is published on every council website, and it goes almost entirely unused. Here is how it works.

ANALYSIS | 5 September 2026 at 10:50

Your Council Publishes Its Secrets

Accounts, minutes, registers of interests, contract awards, FOI responses: local government produces a public paper trail that would take a full-time reader to follow. This site is that reader. Every claim here cites a primary document you can open yourself.

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