Breakdown of Comms staffing and budget
Received 18 May 2026
1. How many staff (as measured by full-time equivalents) do you employ to work on communications? Please include all internal and external communications including work on your website, media queries and social media.
2. What was your communication spending for the financial year 2025/26?
3. What is your budget for communication spending for the current financial year?
Responded 15 June 2026
1. Two full time equivalents
2. The only budget and spending on communication is on Officer salaries.
3. This information is refused under Section 40(2) Personal Information. The only spend and budget for communications is Officer salaries. To provide this information would reveal the salary information of those Officers.
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