Frequently asked FOIs

We do not respond to requests for receipts for council tax expenditure. 

Whilst you pay your council tax bill to us, we only keep 9% of what you pay and distribute the rest (91%) to other service providers: 

• 71% of what you pay goes to Staffordshire County Council  - this year the county council increased their charge by 4.99%. Read the county council's council tax leaflet online . 
• 13% goes to Staffordshire Commissioner (police and crime)  - this year the commissioner increased their charge by 4.83%.
• 4% goes to Staffordshire Commissioner (fire and rescue)  - this year the commissioner increased their charge by 4.85%.
• 3% (on average) goes to your local parish council.

We do not hold records of how the 91% of funding we pass to other service providers is spent. Please contact these service providers directly for more information on how they spend the council tax they receive. 

We publish a wide range of information about how the 9% of council tax we retain is spent locally. 

This includes:

• Our annual council tax leaflet - this includes information on which services we spend money on, as well as the income we generate to support services.
• Our open data website includes finance data sets that detail spending above £500.
• We also provide regular reports to our Audit & Member Standards Committee outlining expenditure and the financial position of Lichfield District Council - papers taken to this committee are published and viewable online. 

We do not hold literal receipts for every single payment made within the authority, there are a number of different payment methods and therefore this information is not held.