Please provide the following information regarding overseas travel (all travel to a foreign country not including Northern Ireland) undertaken by councillors or council officials, for each of the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24.
1) Total Annual Spend, the total annual expenditure by the council on overseas travel.
2022/23 – £0
2023/24 – £3210.30
2) Breakdown of Overseas Travel Expenditure:
For each trip, please include the following details:
Destination: The country and city of the trip.
Length of Trip: Duration in days.
Number of Officials Involved: The number of councillors or officials on each trip.
Hotel Details: The name and address of the hotel(s) booked.
Flights Booked: Details of the flights, including which class was booked.
Purpose of Trip: A brief description of the purpose of the trip.
Expenses for Food and Drink: Details of expenses related to food and drink. Where possible, please provide receipts.
Funding Details, please specify whether each trip was fully funded by the council, partially funded, or fully funded by an external body. If funded by an external body, provide the name of the body and the amount contributed.
There was no foreign travel by councillors or council officials in 2022/23 and there has been no foreign travel by councillors in 2023/24.
The following overseas travel by council officials in 2023/24 is detailed below.
Destination | Madeira Airport, Funchal, PT (FNC) and return | O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, ZA (JNB) and return |
Length of Trip | 2 days | 1 day |
Number of Officials Involved | 2 | 1 |
Hotel Details | n/a | n/a |
Expenses | £0 |
£8.96 refreshments at airport (receipt not held) £79.10 airport parking (booked directly by Devon County Council staff) £30 petty cash for fuel to get to airport |
Flights Booked |
11/08/2023 economy £470.42 |
15/12/2023 economy £2,262.01 £359.81 flight upgrade – for staff member to sleep on return part of 22 hour round trip |
Purpose of Trip | Escort client | Placement transfer |
Funding Details | Fully funded by Devon County Council | Fully funded by Devon County Council |