Review Queue
Signals raised against Leeds City Council's published expenditure, each requiring a named reviewer's decision.
These are prompts to look, not findings. A signal means the evidence warrants a question — it is never a determination of fraud, corruption or proven overspending. The ordinary explanation for an outlier in council spend is a data artefact or a legitimate operational difference, so every signal publishes its alternative explanations alongside the finding. Final responsibility rests with the authorised council reviewer.
Limited evidence: expenditure not mapped to a category
28% of payments (234,043 records) could not be mapped to a standard work category from the published description. Category totals understate actual spend by an unknown amount.
- Confidence
- 95%
- Evidence
- 100%
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Payments without a reliable contract link
£4,553,593,208 across 843,452 payments (100% of records) could not be linked to a published contract notice. This is a limitation of the published evidence rather than an indication of irregular spending.
- Confidence
- 90%
- Evidence
- 90%
- Amount in scope
- £4,553,593,208
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Possible duplicate payment requiring review
69 payments of £32.00 to Mone Bros Exc Limited are recorded on 2025-07-25. Identical same-day amounts to one supplier are worth confirming against the invoices.
- Confidence
- 55%
- Evidence
- 40%
- Amount in scope
- £2,176
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Possible duplicate payment requiring review
55 payments of £150.00 to Oakdale Therapies Ltd are recorded on 2025-12-12. Identical same-day amounts to one supplier are worth confirming against the invoices.
- Confidence
- 55%
- Evidence
- 40%
- Amount in scope
- £8,100
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Possible duplicate payment requiring review
53 payments of £300.00 to Oakdale Therapies Ltd are recorded on 2026-01-09. Identical same-day amounts to one supplier are worth confirming against the invoices.
- Confidence
- 55%
- Evidence
- 40%
- Amount in scope
- £15,600
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Possible duplicate payment requiring review
51 payments of £72.50 to PINDER PLANT LTD are recorded on 2025-12-31. Identical same-day amounts to one supplier are worth confirming against the invoices.
- Confidence
- 55%
- Evidence
- 40%
- Amount in scope
- £3,625
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Possible duplicate payment requiring review
50 payments of £251.00 to HSE-CIVIL REGISTRATION are recorded on 2023-08-01. Identical same-day amounts to one supplier are worth confirming against the invoices.
- Confidence
- 55%
- Evidence
- 40%
- Amount in scope
- £12,299
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Payments clustered below a procurement threshold
55 payments to Pivot Academy Leeds Limited in 2025-10, each between £20,000 and £25,000, total £1,277,818. Clustering just below a tender threshold is worth confirming against the governing contract.
- Confidence
- 50%
- Evidence
- 35%
- Amount in scope
- £1,277,818
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Payments clustered below a procurement threshold
35 payments to Pivot Academy Leeds Limited in 2025-11, each between £20,000 and £25,000, total £731,430. Clustering just below a tender threshold is worth confirming against the governing contract.
- Confidence
- 50%
- Evidence
- 35%
- Amount in scope
- £731,430
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Payments clustered below a procurement threshold
33 payments to Dove Adolescent Services Limited in 2026-02, each between £20,000 and £25,000, total £694,000. Clustering just below a tender threshold is worth confirming against the governing contract.
- Confidence
- 50%
- Evidence
- 35%
- Amount in scope
- £694,000
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Payments clustered below a procurement threshold
30 payments to Foster Care - Bacs in 2026-02, each between £20,000 and £25,000, total £674,285. Clustering just below a tender threshold is worth confirming against the governing contract.
- Confidence
- 50%
- Evidence
- 35%
- Amount in scope
- £674,285
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