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For clarity, the costs provided below were identified using the expenditure codes defined within the financial ledger that best matched the items requested. Please note that we do not have a specific code within the ledger for Equality, diversity and inclusion related consultancy or training. Any expenditure on these items would be included within the relevant lines (consultants / training) in the table. The response provides spend information from 1st April 2022 to the 28th January 2026, shown in financial years: 2025/26 up to 28/1/26 2024/25 2023/24 2022/23 Notes Consultants and professional services. 973,412.82 1,954,844.54 1,267,717.58 1,092,809.75 Items charged to the consultant code on the ledger, no specific code for professional services Recruitment fees, including agency and interim staff costs. 25,042.90 39,996.30 84,769.84 54,887.28 Staff Advertising costs only, agency fees included in the “use of temporary and agency staff” line below Legal fees, including external legal advice costs. 406,596.47 702,776.07 962,903.77 899,039.65 Does not include the cost of the legal team employed directly by the council Staff and member training and development. 1,364,627.14 2,124,170.02 2,276,267.79 2,362,050.67 Includes the Apprenticeship Levy Marketing, communications, and advertising. 105,144.77 187,803.50 233,847.27 140,518.90 Does not include the cost of the communications team employed directly by the council Council office and central administration costs, including electricity, gas, water, telecommunications, and IT services. 852,714.55 769,728.86 1,217,214.67 798,022.07 This is the main county buildings; this may not include other costs for smaller office space services use Council buildings upkeep, repairs, and maintenance. 2,132,455.64 4,253,128.78 5,198,695.45 8,184,510.71 This includes all council buildings, schools, libraries, museums etc. Redundancy and severance payments. 1,370,509.12 526,825.45 392,599.03 444,681.81 Includes all redundancy, severance payments, including any pension strain Use of temporary and agency staff. 5,790,729.09 8,802,974.35 11,151,130.13 11,359,333.36 Includes schools ICT systems, software licences, and digital transformation projects. 7,282,799.11 6,635,016.27 6,481,280.08 5,088,090.49 External audit and assurance services. 431,022.65 462,385.11 344,508.55 437,849.38 Includes our internal audit service which is provided by an external provider (SWAP) Travel, subsistence and accommodation costs for officers and members. 1,204,420.76 1,668,625.13 1,757,855.08 1,301,844.51 This relates to travel expenses only I hope this provides the information requested. Happy to discuss if any further clarification is needed. Cofion gorau / best wishes, Mari Response by Head of Service: *
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