Dear Mr Porter,

Thank you for your request made under the Freedom of Information Act. Please accept this email as acknowledgement and note reference number 81-23 allocated to your request for information.

We will be in touch with you within the prescribed time limit with a response (where available) and advise you of any delays or requests for clarification.

Regards,

Tim
 
Tim Knifton, MSc Gwybodeg Iechyd/Health Informatics
Rheolwr Rheoli Gwybodaeth/Information Governance Manager
Partneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru/NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership   
e-bost/ email: [email address]
Rhyngrwyd • Internet: www.nwssp.wales.nhs.uk
Twitter: @nwssp

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Dear Mr Porter,

Thank you for your request dated 19th January 2024, further to my
acknowledgement I now have a response to share with you.

You asked the following:

Please provide your total spend on communications and public relations for
the last three financial year's (20/21,21/22,22/23). For each year I would
like a breakdown containing the following information

•       Spend on communications and public relations activities.

•       Total number of communications and public relations employees.

•       Total salary cost for all communications and public relations
employees.

This has been provided below as requested:

  20/21 21/22 22/23
Spend on communications and public relations
activities. £6,659 £6,361 £9,072
Total number of communications and public
relations employees. 4 4 4
Total salary cost for all communications and
public relations employees. £126,756 £140,491 £151,189

I trust that this is a satisfactory response.

Under Section 16 (advise and assist) we have facilitated your request and
have followed our processes to ensure that you have been provided with a
response.

Should you be dissatisfied with the process followed then you have the
right to request that we conduct an internal review. If you would like us
to conduct such a review, please contact us within two months of the date
of this response to my email address below:

FOI- Internal Review Request

[1][email address]  

If you are still dissatisfied following the Internal Review, you have the
right under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) to appeal
against the decision by contacting the Information Commissioner:

Information Commissioner’s Office,

2nd Floor, Churchill House,

17 Churchill Way, CF10 2HH

Email: [2][email address]

Website: [3]www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely,

Tim Knifton, MSc Gwybodeg Iechyd/Health Informatics

Rheolwr Rheoli Gwybodaeth/Information Governance Manager

Partneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru/NHS Wales Shared Services
Partnership   

e-bost/ email: [4][email address]

Rhyngrwyd • Internet: [5]www.nwssp.wales.nhs.uk

Twitter: @nwssp

Mae PCGC yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn y Gymraeg neu Saesneg.

NWSSP welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English.

'Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau sy'n cyd-fynd gyda’r e-bost hwn, ddim
ond ar gyfer defnydd priodol y derbynnydd/ion, a gall gynnwys gwybodaeth
sy'n freintiedig, yn gyfrinachol neu eithriedig rhag cael ei ddatgelu. Os
nad yw'r darllenydd yn dderbynnydd a fwriadwyd i dderbyn yr e-bost,
gwaherddir unrhyw ddatgeliad, dosbarthiad neu unrhyw gamau eraill y
cymerwyd neu sydd heb gael eu cymryd gan ddibynnu arno, a gallai fod yn
anghyfreithlon. Os ydych wedi derbyn yr e-bost hwn trwy gamgymeriad,
dilewch o'ch system ac yn rhowch wybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith. Bydd y sawl
sy’n datgelu unrhyw wybodaeth heb awdurdod i ddatgelu’r wybodaeth a
gynhwysir yn yr e-bost yn cael eu gwahardd yn llym.’

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If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it from your
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