Spend on officials, public relations and advertising

Please could you tell me how much has been spent on the following. Please give me the information broken down by year, for the last six years (by this I mean from 2014 and including any data you have for 2020);

1. Ceremonial robes and props for council officials

Nil

2. Public relations (including social media)

2014/15:  £225,000
2015/16:  £239,000
2016/17:  £225,000
2017/18:  £210,000
2018/19:  £236,000
2019/20:  £258,000

3. Taxis taken by council officials

We do not monitor the cost of taxis separately from other types of officer travel costs and therefore we do not hold this information.

4. Mobile phones

2014/15:  £472,000
2015/16:  £458,000
2016/17:  £385,000
2017/18:  £390,000
2018/19:  £340,000
2019/20:  £781,000

5. Advertising council cuts or how the council will cope with them

There are no cuts to corporate advertising budgets planned in 2020/21.  Al other information concerning budgets and finance is available online at Devon County Council finance information