Total expenditure 1 January 2020 to the most recent available date
Received: 19 January 2026
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting the following recorded information held by the Council.Please provide the total expenditure by the London Borough of Barnet since 1 January 2020 (up to the most recent available date, ideally to the end of the latest full financial year or quarter) on the following categories:1. Consultants (including external consultants, advisory services, management consultants, etc.)2. Legal fees (including payments to external lawyers, barristers, solicitors, and legal firms)3. Recruitment firms / agencies (including any fees paid to external recruitment agencies or headhunters for staff placement)4. Professional services (any other external professional services not covered above)5. Staff training (including external training providers, courses, and related costs)6. Marketing and PR (including advertising, public relations, communications campaigns, and related external spend)7. Office and property costs (including all costs related to council-owned or leased premises, offices, buildings, maintenance, utilities, rents, etc. - please clarify in your response whether this includes schools, council housing, or other non-administrative properties, and if possible provide a breakdown or estimate separating administrative/office-only costs from broader property holdings)Please provide the figures broken down by financial year (e.g., 2020/21, 2021/22, etc.) where available, and give totals for the entire period.If any of these categories are not separately tracked, or if the information is held in a different format, please provide the closest equivalent recorded data and explain any limitations.If part or all of this information is already publicly available (e.g., in published accounts, procurement reports, or your disclosure log), please direct me to the exact location or provide links/documents.I would prefer the information in electronic format (e.g., spreadsheet or PDF) if possible.Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your response within the statutory 20 working days.
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