Communications Staff and Spending

Request

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?

Decision

1.20.6 FTE

2.The total corporate communications spend for 2025/26, including staff, was £1,012,886.21

3.The total corporate communications budget for 2026/27, including staff, is £1,163,515

Reference number
16540497
Date request received
18 May 2026
Date of decision
15 June 2026