Response 2580800

Response to request for information

Reference

2580800

Response date

19 February 2024

Request

The amount of money in pounds (£) that your Local Authority has spent on maintaining Mayoral memorabilia (i.e. the Mayoral chains) in each of the financial years a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21, c) 2021-22, d) 2022-23, e) 2023-24

The amount of money in pounds (£) was spent on your Local Authorities communications department (i.e. staff costs) in each of the financial years a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21, c) 2021-22, d) 2022-23, e) 2023-24

The amount of money in pounds (£) was spent on travel cost for Councillors elected to your Local Authority (i.e. taxi costs) in each of the financial years a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21, c) 2021-22, d) 2022-23, e) 2023-24

Response

Maintaining Mayoral memorabilia

• 2019/20 £0
• 2020/21 £0
• 2021/22 £0
• 2022/23 £2774.38
• 2023/24 £0 to end Jan 24

Spend on communications department - this includes all costs including recharges from other departments

• 2019/20 £429,384.25
• 2020/21 £490,722.28
• 2021/22 £494,905.24
• 2022/23 £448,109.36
• 2023/24 £428,041 this is the amount we expect to spend including recharges

Spend on travel costs for Cllrs - includes public transport and car allowances

• 2019/20 £5755.18
• 2020/21 £535.84
• 2021/22 £1576.92
• 2022/23 £5720.84
• 2023/24 £3745.81 to end Jan 2024