Possible duplicate payment requiring review
Generated analysis. Final responsibility remains with the authorised council reviewer — verify every evidence source before confirming. This signal describes a difference requiring explanation; it is not a finding of wrongdoing.
What was detected
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 completeness
- 40%
- Amount in scope
- £15,600
- Detected
- 2d ago
Alternative explanations
Shown before any conclusion is drawn. In published council spend, these are usually the correct explanation.
- Separate invoices for repeat work at different properties genuinely produce identical amounts, especially under a schedule of rates.
- One invoice paid across multiple cost centres appears as several ledger lines.
- A recurring charge such as a service charge or rent is billed per unit at a standard rate.
Missing information
What would be needed to resolve this properly, and is not in the public record.
- Invoice numbers, which most councils do not publish.
- Property or job references behind each payment.
Comparison method
Comparison group: Payments within this authority
Exact match on supplier, payment date and amount.
Source records
53 payments on 2026-01-09
council-ledger
sup_3265ada0326d84af
Decision history
No decision has been recorded. This signal is in state New.
Provenance
- Ruleset
- UK-LOCAL-GOV-V1
- Model
- civ-sent-2026.1
- Dataset
- 20260720T153938Z
- Pipeline
- civicspend-pipeline-0.1.0
- Authority
- Leeds