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Public spending

Isles of Scilly council area. Every figure carries its own date.

What this council spent, how it changed and how it compares with councils with similar responsibilities and population sizes.

Council of the Isles of Scilly only. This covers the council’s own services. It is not all public spending in the area.

£11.08 million in 2024–25

Council service spending after service income. These are recorded amounts spent, rather than plans for future spending.

For each resident£4,649

Cash spending · 2024–25

For each resident, allowing for inflation£4,649

2024–25 prices · 2024–25

This year’s return can still be revised.

“Per resident” spreads the total across everyone who lives here. It is not a payment to each person.

Has spending kept up with prices and population?

Allowing for inflation makes spending in different years easier to compare. Looking per resident also allows for a changing population.

Total council service spending · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £4,920.87 per person in 2017/2018; £4,648.76 per person in 2024/2025. 5.5% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council service spending · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20184,920.87
2018/20195,227.22
2019/20203,601.52
2020/20214,446.48
2021/20223,416.07
2022/20233,627.99
2023/20244,091.24
2024/20254,648.76
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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See cash spending and total spending

Total council service spending · total spending, cash

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ million · cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £8.23 million in 2017/2018; £11.08 million in 2024/2025. 34.5% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council service spending · total spending, cash — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ million
2017/20188.23
2018/20198.93
2019/20206.12
2020/20217.68
2021/20226.63
2022/20237.8
2023/20249.7
2024/202511.08
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Total council service spending · total spending, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ million · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £10.68 million in 2017/2018; £11.08 million in 2024/2025. 3.7% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council service spending · total spending, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ million
2017/201810.68
2018/201911.32
2019/20207.56
2020/20219.03
2021/20227.76
2022/20238.53
2023/202410.08
2024/202511.08
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
Source →

Total council service spending · spending per resident, cash

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £3,794.47 per person in 2017/2018; £4,648.76 per person in 2024/2025. 22.5% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Total council service spending · spending per resident, cash — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20183,794.47
2018/20194,121.42
2019/20202,914.68
2020/20213,782.76
2021/20222,918.54
2022/20233,316.75
2023/20243,936.71
2024/20254,648.76
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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All annual figures and what they include
Council spending · Isles of Scilly · full reviewed history
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–188.23410.678£3,794£4,921
2018–198.92711.322£4,121£5,227
2019–206.1157.556£2,915£3,602
2020–217.6799.026£3,783£4,446
2021–226.6287.758£2,919£3,416
2022–237.8018.533£3,317£3,628
2023–249.70410.085£3,937£4,091
2024–2511.07811.078£4,649£4,649
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Outside this measure: Separate capital-account expenditure; Separate housing revenue account; Central-government and NHS spending; Services supplied by another council or separate authority.

Each financial year runs from April to March. Per-resident amounts use the population estimate for the year in which that financial year starts, matched to the council’s area code. Missing populations remain gaps. Inflation is adjusted using a broad measure of prices across the economy; it does not measure each service’s particular costs.

Changes in council boundaries, responsibilities, schools or accounting can affect the figures. A rise or fall alone does not show a change in service quality.

Sources and calculations →

How does it compare with similar councils?

The comparison uses councils in England with the same broad responsibilities, choosing up to three closest in population size. They may face different needs and costs.

A like-for-like peer comparison is not available for this council. We have not substituted a council with different duties or a different year.

How the comparison works

Same country and broad council responsibilities, closest population size. Not adjusted for need, deprivation, income, commuter demand or service outcomes.

The selected councils use the latest year with matching spending and population for this council. Every comparison row uses that same year. This is not a ranking of value for money or a measure of whether funding is fair.

Where does the council money go?

Open a service to see its history. The headings follow the council returns, so responsibilities and accounting differ between countries.

Education · £2.05 million · 2024–25

Education · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £2,305.05 per person in 2017/2018; £861.1 per person in 2024/2025. 62.6% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Education · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20182,305.05
2018/20192,160.1
2019/2020526.53
2020/2021488.13
2021/2022485.51
2022/2023460.42
2023/2024438.05
2024/2025861.1
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Education · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–183.8575.002£1,777£2,305
2018–193.6894.679£1,703£2,160
2019–200.8941.105£426£527
2020–210.8430.991£415£488
2021–220.9421.103£415£486
2022–230.991.083£421£460
2023–241.0391.08£422£438
2024–252.0522.052£861£861
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available
Highways and transport · £0.92 million · 2024–25

Highways and transport · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £42.43 per person in 2017/2018; £383.97 per person in 2024/2025. 804.9% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Highways and transport · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/201842.43
2018/2019144.63
2019/2020216.15
2020/2021678.06
2021/2022254.61
2022/2023357.17
2023/2024434.67
2024/2025383.97
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Highways and transport · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–180.0710.092£33£42
2018–190.2470.313£114£145
2019–200.3670.453£175£216
2020–211.1711.376£577£678
2021–220.4940.578£218£255
2022–230.7680.84£327£357
2023–241.0311.071£418£435
2024–250.9150.915£384£384
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available
Children’s social care · £1.07 million · 2024–25

Children’s social care · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £177.5 per person in 2017/2018; £448.17 per person in 2024/2025. 152.5% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Children’s social care · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018177.5
2018/2019171.57
2019/2020253.25
2020/2021307.47
2021/2022255.64
2022/2023315.78
2023/2024448.59
2024/2025448.17
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Children’s social care · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–180.2970.385£137£177
2018–190.2930.372£135£172
2019–200.430.531£205£253
2020–210.5310.624£262£307
2021–220.4960.581£218£256
2022–230.6790.743£289£316
2023–241.0641.106£432£449
2024–251.0681.068£448£448
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available
Adult social care · £2.03 million · 2024–25

Adult social care · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £609.58 per person in 2017/2018; £852.71 per person in 2024/2025. 39.9% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Adult social care · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018609.58
2018/2019664.6
2019/2020581.9
2020/2021557.62
2021/2022431.91
2022/2023542.27
2023/2024717.57
2024/2025852.71
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Adult social care · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–181.021.323£470£610
2018–191.1351.44£524£665
2019–200.9881.221£471£582
2020–210.9631.132£474£558
2021–220.8380.981£369£432
2022–231.1661.275£496£542
2023–241.7021.769£690£718
2024–252.0322.032£853£853
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available
Public health · £0.15 million · 2024–25

Public health · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £115.34 per person in 2017/2018; £60.85 per person in 2024/2025. 47.2% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Public health · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018115.34
2018/201976.71
2019/202075.39
2020/202170.64
2021/2022102.05
2022/202391.62
2023/202462.82
2024/202560.85
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Public health · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–180.1930.25£89£115
2018–190.1310.166£60£77
2019–200.1280.158£61£75
2020–210.1220.143£60£71
2021–220.1980.232£87£102
2022–230.1970.215£84£92
2023–240.1490.155£60£63
2024–250.1450.145£61£61
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available
Housing services outside the housing revenue account · £0.03 million · 2024–25

Housing services outside the housing revenue account · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £1.79 per person in 2017/2018; £13.85 per person in 2024/2025. 672.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Housing services outside the housing revenue account · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20181.79
2018/2019-77.88
2019/2020-58.9
2020/2021-5.21
2021/2022-83.49
2022/2023-41.86
2023/2024-81.37
2024/202513.85
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Housing services outside the housing revenue account · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–180.0030.004£1£2
2018–19-0.133-0.169£-61£-78
2019–20-0.1-0.124£-48£-59
2020–21-0.009-0.011£-4£-5
2021–22-0.162-0.19£-71£-83
2022–23-0.09-0.098£-38£-42
2023–24-0.193-0.201£-78£-81
2024–250.0330.033£14£14
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available
Culture and leisure · £0.48 million · 2024–25

Culture and leisure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £244.43 per person in 2017/2018; £200.17 per person in 2024/2025. 18.1% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Culture and leisure · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018244.43
2018/2019189.13
2019/2020230.29
2020/2021218.88
2021/2022226.78
2022/2023238.11
2023/2024271.51
2024/2025200.17
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Culture and leisure · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–180.4090.53£188£244
2018–190.3230.41£149£189
2019–200.3910.483£186£230
2020–210.3780.444£186£219
2021–220.440.515£194£227
2022–230.5120.56£218£238
2023–240.6440.669£261£272
2024–250.4770.477£200£200
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available
Environment · £1.92 million · 2024–25

Environment · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £324.51 per person in 2017/2018; £804.45 per person in 2024/2025. 147.9% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Environment · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018324.51
2018/2019761.8
2019/2020776.84
2020/2021841.93
2021/2022777.22
2022/2023775.73
2023/2024821.28
2024/2025804.45
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Environment · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–180.5430.704£250£325
2018–191.3011.65£601£762
2019–201.3191.63£629£777
2020–211.4541.709£716£842
2021–221.5081.765£664£777
2022–231.6681.825£709£776
2023–241.9482.024£790£821
2024–251.9171.917£804£804
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available
Planning and development · £0.34 million · 2024–25

Planning and development · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £290.45 per person in 2017/2018; £141 per person in 2024/2025. 51.5% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Planning and development · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018290.45
2018/2019198.5
2019/2020256.79
2020/2021227.56
2021/2022180.39
2022/2023145.1
2023/2024179.18
2024/2025141
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Planning and development · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–180.4860.63£224£290
2018–190.3390.43£157£199
2019–200.4360.539£208£257
2020–210.3930.462£194£228
2021–220.350.41£154£180
2022–230.3120.341£133£145
2023–240.4250.442£172£179
2024–250.3360.336£141£141
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available
Police · £0 million · 2024–25

Police · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £0 per person in 2017/2018; £0 per person in 2024/2025. No change between these two observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Police · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20180
2018/20190
2019/20200
2020/20210
2021/20220
2022/20230
2023/20240
2024/20250
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Police · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–1800£0£0
2018–1900£0£0
2019–2000£0£0
2020–2100£0£0
2021–2200£0£0
2022–2300£0£0
2023–2400£0£0
2024–2500£0£0
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available
Fire and rescue · £0.9 million · 2024–25

Fire and rescue · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £404 per person in 2017/2018; £378.93 per person in 2024/2025. 6.2% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Fire and rescue · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018404
2018/2019301.56
2019/2020373.4
2020/2021374.64
2021/2022381.91
2022/2023342.29
2023/2024342.76
2024/2025378.93
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Fire and rescue · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–180.6760.877£312£404
2018–190.5150.653£238£302
2019–200.6340.783£302£373
2020–210.6470.761£319£375
2021–220.7410.867£326£382
2022–230.7360.805£313£342
2023–240.8130.845£330£343
2024–250.9030.903£379£379
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available
Central services · £1.2 million · 2024–25

Central services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £405.79 per person in 2017/2018; £502.73 per person in 2024/2025. 23.9% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Central services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/2018405.79
2018/2019552.18
2019/2020336.89
2020/2021659.53
2021/2022402.01
2022/2023399.96
2023/2024457.02
2024/2025502.73
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Central services · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–180.6790.881£313£406
2018–190.9431.196£435£552
2019–200.5720.707£273£337
2020–211.1391.339£561£660
2021–220.780.913£343£402
2022–230.860.941£366£400
2023–241.0841.127£440£457
2024–251.1981.198£503£503
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available
Other services · £0 million · 2024–25

Other services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

2017/2018 to 2024/2025

Council of the Isles of Scilly only · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £0 per person in 2017/2018; £0.84 per person in 2024/2025. A percentage change from zero cannot be calculated.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Data table and workings

Net current service expenditure reported in the Revenue Outturn RS summary. Includes specific-grant-funded services. It is not a council budget, grant allocation, or all public spending in the area.

Cash and inflation-adjusted figures are both provided. This is council spending, not all public spending in the area.

Councils have different duties; education spending also changes when schools become academies.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Other services · spending per resident, allowing for inflation — Council of the Isles of Scilly only: full reviewed history
Period£ per person
2017/20180
2018/201983.73
2019/202032.98
2020/202127.22
2021/20221.55
2022/20231.4
2023/2024-0.84
2024/20250.84
2025/2026Return not submitted in this edition.
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Cash and inflation-adjusted figures
Other services · Isles of Scilly
Financial yearTotal cash (£ million)Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)Cash per residentPer resident at 2024–25 prices
2017–1800£0£0
2018–190.1430.181£66£84
2019–200.0560.069£27£33
2020–210.0470.055£23£27
2021–220.0030.004£1£2
2022–230.0030.003£1£1
2023–24-0.002-0.002£-1£-1
2024–250.0020.002£1£1
2025–26Return not submitted in this edition.Not availableNot availableNot available

A zero may mean this council does not provide that service. A negative net amount can occur when service income exceeds spending. A missing figure means no usable value was reported.

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Coverage and limits

Separate district/county tiers, police, fire, transport authorities and national public services are not combined. No all-public-spending council-area total is claimed.

2024–25 and 2025–26 returns remain revisable. Unsubmitted returns are gaps, never zero. Earlier years use the final outturn series.

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