FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NOs:  West Mercia Police 11802 and Warwickshire Police 11803

I write in connection with your requests for information which were received on 7^th May 2019.  Please find below the responses to your requests for West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police information:
 

1. What was the force's public relations and marketing budget for each of the following financial years...

-2014/15?

-2015/16?

-2016/17?

-2017/18?

-2018/19?

2. Additionally, how many staff are currently employed in marketing, public relations and communications based roles?

3. Of those staff, how many earn above £50,000 per year? How many earn above £100,000 per year?

REPLY:

West Mercia Police 11802

Warwickshire Police 11803

1.  Please note that this is a West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police Alliance figure and the costs are from a centralised budget so we are unable to break the costs down:

2014/15                      £135,367

2015/16                      £198,085

2016/17                      £173,585

2017/18                      £107,585

2018/19                      £71,585

2. Please note that this is a function split across both forces, so the figure supplied is a West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police Alliance total and is based on our Corporate Communications Department:

16

3. Two earn above £50,000 per year and none earn above £100,000 per year