Please provide:
1. The amount of money in pounds (£) that your Local Authority has spent on maintaining Mayoral memorabilia (ie. the Mayoral chains) in each of the financial years a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21, c) 2021-22, d) 2022-23, e) 2023-24
2019-20 – £0
2020-21 – £0
2021-22 – £500 (In February 2022, the Mayoral chain underwent maintenance of a gold plate dip)
2022-23 – £0
2023-24 – £0
2. The amount of money in pounds (£) was spent on your Local Authorities communications department (ie. staff costs) in each of the financial years a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21, c) 2021-22, d) 2022-23, e) 2023-24
Total expenditure in relation to salaries and on costs by the Communication team:
2019/20: £1,147k
2020/21: £1,166k
2021/22: £1,195k
2022/23: £1,194k
2023/24: £1,348 (up to 29th February 2024)
3. The amount of money in pounds (£) was spent on travel cost for Councillors elected to your Local Authority (ie. taxi costs) in each of the financial years a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21, c) 2021-22, d) 2022-23, e) 2023-24
Public transport and travel expenses in relation to Councillors:
2019/20: £3,559 public transport and £64,411 travel expenses
2020/21: £11,115 travel expenses
2021/22: £719 public transport and £17,100 travel expenses
2022/23: £1,515 public transport and £30,102 travel expenses
2023/24: £2,776 public transport and £29,554 travel expenses (up to 29th February 2024).