Communications & Public Relations Spend
Dear East Staffordshire Borough Council,
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
Yours faithfully,
Liam Porter
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Dear Liam,
Please see the information below in response to your recent request for
information.
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
The Council does not have separate Communications / Public Relations Team.
These activities are undertaken by the Programmes and Transformation team
as part of a wider multi-disciplinary role including: communications,
website management, corporate procurement, performance management, project
management, business transformation and other corporate services. The
total employee costs, relevant expenditure and Full Time Equivalent staff
information is provided in the table below.
Programmes and 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21
Transformation
Team
Employees £227,551 £212,804 £220,515
(incl.
salaries, on
costs, Pension
Lump sum,
Employee
Insurance and
IAS19
liability)
Supplies & £21,417 £21,087 £16,520
Services
(incl.
software
license &
contracts,
websites
maintenance,
subscriptions
and Public
participation
&
Consultation)
Total £248,967 £233,891 £237,036
Number of Full
Time
Equivalent
Staff in post 4.5 2.5 3.5
as at
financial year
end
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By Post: The Principal Democratic Services Officer
East Staffordshire Borough Council
P O Box 8045
Burton upon Trent
Staffordshire
DE14 9JG
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Kind regards
James Abbott
Corporate and Commercial Manager
East Staffordshire Borough Council
[2][email address]
[3]www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk
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