Please provide:
1. Money spent on external public relations for the financial year 2020-2021, and from the start of financial year 2021 to 31 December 2021.
Devon County Council does not record its spend in enough detail to provide figures specifically for the money spent on external public relations, so this information is not held.
By way of providing advice and assistance, the money spent on external public relations is included in the figures below.
For the financial year 20/21 the spend on public relations, advertising and communications strategy was £350k.
From the start of the 21/22 financial year to end of 31st December 2021 the spend the spend on public relations, advertising and communications strategy was £272k.
2. Money spent on advertising for the financial year 2020-2021, and from the start of the financial year 2021 to 31 December 2021.
Devon County Council does not record its spend in enough detail to provide figures specifically for the money spent on advertising, so this information is not held.
By way of providing advice and assistance, the money spent on advertising is included in the figures below.
For the financial year 20/21 the spend on public relations, advertising and communications strategy was £350k.
From the start of the 21/22 financial year to end of 31st December 2021 the spend the spend on public relations, advertising and communications strategy was £272k.
3. Money spent on communications strategy for the financial year 2020-2021, and from the start of financial year 2021 to 31 December 3031.
Devon County Council does not record its spend in enough detail to provide figures specifically for the money spent on its communications strategy, so this information is not held.
By way of providing advice and assistance, the money spent on Devon County Council’s communications strategy is included in the figures below.
For the financial year 20/21 the spend on public relations, advertising and communications strategy was £350k.
From the start of the 21/22 financial year to end of 31st December 2021 the spend the spend on public relations, advertising and communications strategy was £272k.
Please note, these figures exclude schools, partnerships, staff recruitment advertising and statutory notice advertising.
These only show spend with external agencies so will not include any Devon County Council staff time.
Also, 20/21 and 21/22 contain significant levels of spend in respect of Covid-19 which we would not have encountered in the past.