FOI Request - Climate Related Positions

Request 101003930296

From the current financial year's budgeted figures and the prior three years outturn (i.e. years ended )
a) 31st March 2023,
b) 31st March 2024
c) 31st March 2025:

1. Climate-related posts - The number of posts (headcount, and FTE where recorded) employed by the council with job titles that include any of the following terms:
a) Climate
b) Net Zero
c) Sustainability
d) Carbon
e) Emissions
f) Environmental Sustainability
g) Climate Change
h) Climate Action
i) Climate Policy
j) Climate Programme
k) Climate Project
l) Climate Data
m) Climate Reporting
n) Climate Adaptation
o) Climate Resilience
p) Energy and Climate
q) Sustainable Procurement
r) Green Finance
s) Green
t) Climate crisis
u) Climate emergency

2. Cost of those posts - The total employment cost for the posts identified in Question 1, including salary and employer on-costs (e.g. pension and National Insurance), as recorded by the council.

3. External consultants - The total amount paid during the same financial year to:
external consultants, companies, or contractors; where the expenditure is recorded under any
a) cost centre
b) project code
c) budget line

or purchase description that includes one or more of the following terms:
a) Climate
b) Net Zero
c) Sustainability
d) Carbon
e) Emissions
f) Environmental Sustainability
g) Climate Change
h) Climate Action
i) Climate Policy
j) Climate Programme
k) Climate Project
l) Climate Data
m) Climate Reporting
n) Climate Adaptation
o) Climate Resilience
p) Energy and Climate
q) Sustainable Procurement;
r) Green Finance
s) Green
t) Climate crisis
u) Climate emergency

This should include, but not be limited to expenditure coded to:-
a) professional services
b) consultancy
c) advisory services
d) specialist support.