FOI 19-2024 / Jan 2024 / Public relations

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 19-2024

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 4^th January 2021 as follows:

I would like to request a breakdown of the amount of money spent by the force on all public affairs, public relations and communications in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial years, and the total spend so far in the 2023/24 financial year.  
This includes all spend on the aforementioned fields which includes, but is not exclusive to internal communications/public relations staff pay, advertising costs, consultant fees and agency fees.

Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below.

Response:  Please see the below table, all costs (including employee and all third-party payments) are recorded against the Corporate Communications cost centre which covers the requested information.  Each financial year runs from 01/04 to 31/03 of the following year, i.e. 2021/22 year ran 01/04/2021-31/03/2022.  Outturn (actuals) figures are for 2021/22 and 2022/23 years and spend-to-date as at 10/01/2024 for 2023/24.

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.

Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police

PO Box 4

Leek Wootton

Warwickshire

CV35 7QB

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