FOI Request - Summary of Council Expenditure & Council Tax Income (2020-Present)
Received: 1 December 2025
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information.For the period 1 January 2020 to the present date, please confirm the total gross spend (a single figure, or a breakdown by year if easier to provide) in each of the following categories:Consultancy fees (all external consultants or firms providing management, strategy, or advisory services).Legal fees (solicitors, barristers, external legal support).Recruitment and agency fees (recruitment agencies, executive search firms, interim placement charges).Other professional services (audit, accountancy, communications/PR, design, research, and similar non-frontline contracted services).Agency staff and temporary workers (via staffing or temp agencies).Staff training and development (external courses, conferences, training providers).Marketing, advertising, and publicity (campaigns, media spend, promotional materials).Office accommodation and facilities management (rent, maintenance, utilities, and associated property/office costs).If it is simpler, you may provide the totals for each financial year instead of a single combined figure.In addition, please confirm the total council tax income received by the authority since 1 January 2020 (or per financial year, if easier).Please provide all figures in any simple tabular format.Thank you.
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