Request:
“Please can you provide figures for all spending relating to the ‘Devon Climate Emergency‘ project?
This will include for example the costs of Facebook or other advertising, website and associated costs, remuneration costs of people working on this and their on-costs (e.g. web developers, the ‘task force’, marketing team, project leads, consultation activity / analysts) and any other associated revenue or capital costs relating to the ‘DCE’ scheme.
Please provide a breakdown by financial year. Please also provide forecast spend for future years on this matter if available. If possible, it would be helpful for a breakdown by spend category too, but the totals per year would be fine if this might be restricted by a non-disclosure clause of the FOIA.”
Response:
Total expenditure as at 31st October 2019 on the Devon Climate Emergency project is £39,166. Breakdown is as follows:-
Project lead costs: £29,658
Venue hire for Task Force, Response Group and Thematic Hearings: £520
Recruitment costs for project manager: £312
Staff time for the development of the website: £4428
Advertising of the call for evidence process: £1748
Research costs: £2,500
Estimate for the remainder of 2019/20 is £67,871. Breakdown is as follows:-
Project lead: £14,829
IT equipment for the project manager: £1000
Project manager: £19,792
Marketing support for the call for evidence: £4000
Communications intern: £6250
Research costs: £31,500
Estimate for 2020/21 is £214,908. Breakdown is as follows:-
Project lead: £29,658
Project manager: £47,500
Communications intern: £18750
Citizens’ Assembly: £80,000
Research costs: £24,000
Project evaluation: £15,000
Estimate for 2021/22 is £57,366. Breakdown is as follows:-
Project lead: £29,658
Project manager: £27,708