Staff employed by the Department of Health and Social Care in media relations, public relations and marketing roles

Summary

The request sought the number of staff and total annual costs for media relations, public relations, and marketing roles within the Department of Health and Social Care for the past five years. The authority disclosed data for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 financial years, noting that costs became nil from April 2014 after roles were transferred to the Cabinet Office.

Key Facts

• In the financial year ending 31 March 2013, three people were employed in these roles at a cost of £81,037.
• In the financial year ending 31 March 2014, three people were engaged, but one post was not filled for the full year, resulting in a cost of £59,403.
• On 1 April 2014, the remaining two posts were transferred to the Cabinet Office Communications Team as part of a move to Shared Services.
• Following the transfer on 1 April 2014, the cost to the Department for these specific roles was nil.
• The provided figures exclude posts engaged in social marketing as part of the Public Health Directorate's activities.

Data Disclosed

• 31 March 2013
• 3 people
• £81,037
• 31 March 2014
• £59,403
• 1 April 2014
• 2 posts
• nil

Original Request

Could you please tell me for each of the past five years (a) how many people are employed by the Department of Health and Social Care in media relations, public relations and marketing roles and (b) what the total annual cost is to the department?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Health and Social Care

Rheynn Slaynt as Kiarail y Theay

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Chief Executive: Malcolm Couch

By email:

Freedom of Information Team Department of Health & Social Care Chief Executive’s Office Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 3QA Tel: Email: Website: Date: FOI Reference: (01624) 642621 foi.dhsc@gov.im www.gov.im/dhsc 20 October 2017 IM100-087i

Dear

REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your request to the Department of Health and Social Care, dated 23 August 2017 Your request You asked for: Question 01: “Could you please tell me for each of the past five years: a) how many people are employed by the Department of Health and Social Care in media relations, public relations and marketing roles; and
b) what the total annual cost is to the Department?” Response to your request In response to your question, for the financial year ending 31 March 2013 the Department engaged three people in roles related to Media Relations, Public Relations and Marketing at a cost of £81,037. In the financial year ended 31 March 2014 the Department engaged three people in roles related to Media Relations, Public Relations and Marketing, however, one of these posts was not filled for the full year and was subsequently removed from the Department’s establishment. The cost for this year was £59,403. On 1 April 2014 the two posts remaining in the Department were transferred to the Cabinet Office Communications Team as part of the Isle of Man Government’s move to Shared Services; the cost to the Department for these roles from this date onwards was therefore nil. It is worth noting that the above posts and figures do not include posts engaged in social marketing as part of the Public Health Directorate’s activities in Health Promotion and Health Protection.

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