Business Expense Management Process

Please can you provide the following information: 

1. Name, position and email address of the staff responsible for the council’s staff purchase/expense cards.

Bradley Hutton; Principal Accountant – Revenue & Payments

2. If an automated business expense management is in place, what is the name of the system/card provider?

The provider name is MHR.  The management system we have in placed is called iTrent

3. If this on a contacted basis, please provide the contract end date.

The initial contract term ends in October 2022 with a further 1 x 36 months and 2 x 24 month optional contract extensions.

4. The estimated (or actual) amount of spend (£) in business expenses either by department or as an overall total.

The estimated amount of spend each year in business expenses on purchase cards is £1.4m.

5. Name, position and email address of the staff or department responsible for reducing the carbon emissions (CO2) within the council as part of the overall strategy to achieve carbon neutrality.

All relevant service areas across Devon County Council are responsible for reducing carbon emissions relating to their functions / activities in line with the Authority’s adopted Carbon Reduction Plan.   However, the responsibility for monitoring the delivery of the plan and reporting on this to Council’s Environmental Performance Board rests with:

Environment Group

Planning, Transportation & Environment Service

Devon County Council

Email: environmentalpolicy@devon.gov.uk