Council spends on room decorations

Request

1. How much money did the Council spend on decoration of the Group office of each political party represented on the Council, in each of the following periods:

a. 1 May 2023 - 30 April 2024;
b. 1 May 2024 - 30 April 2025;
c. 1 May 2025 - present day?

2. How much money did the Council spend on furniture for the Group office of each political party represented on the Council, in each of the following periods:

a. 1 May 2023 - 30 April 2024;
b. 1 May 2024 - 30 April 2025;
c. 1 May 2025 - present day?

3. Please ensure expenditure is broken down by political party Group office (i.e. Conservatives; Labour; Reform UK; etc.) for both of these questions and for each of the periods specified.

Decision

1a. Not aware any decoration took place during this period b. £2332 for decoration of 5 offices.

Unable to break down the costs as this was priced for doing all as one job but this included Labour offices, Lib Democrats, Independent group offices.

c. No decoration of group rooms have taken place since May 25

2a-c. No furniture has been bought for any of the group offices in any of these periods.

3. See the response to 1b.

Reference number
FOI 15487914
Date request received
16/02/26
Date of decision
11/03/26