Communications Staff

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 2024/25? Please include all staff costs (including oncosts) also any printing, advertising and design costs. Please include across the Council as a whole.



3. What was your communication spending for the financial year 2023/24? Please include all staff costs (including oncosts) also any printing, advertising and design costs. Please include across the Council as a whole.

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 

1. 8.81 FTE Communications, 10.8 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Digital, and 1 Head of Service = 20.61 FTE

2. Communication Dept = £962,071.92

Printing = £488,635.58

Advertising (non-staffing) = £25,118.55

Design, Artwork and Photography costs £131,162.95

Total £1,606,989.00

3. Communication Dept = £931,653.96

Printing = £342,754.21

Advertising (non-staffing) = £35,370.68

Design, Artwork and Photography costs £124,368.93

Total £1,434,147.78