Staff and total spend on the MPS's social media team from April 2018 to June 2022

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.025702

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. Could you please tell me the total spend on your social media team each year, per year, for the last five years?

2. And can you tell the number of employees for the Met's social media teams each year, per year, for the last five years?

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - Could you please tell me the total spend on your social media team each year, per year, for the last five years?

Please see the table below for Social Media Team pay costs based on an analysis of historic payroll information by the names of staff known to be in the Social Media Team within the specified years. We do not hold information that would allow us to undertake a similar exercise for 2017/18.

Other costs are not held in recorded form within the meaning of Section 84 of the Act. Consequently, as the Act makes no requirement for public authorities to create new information in response to requests for information, no other information is held.

Financial Year	Cost
2017/18
2018/19	209,633.66
2019/20	141,253.09
2020/21	229,833.74
2021/22	289,833.48
2022/23 (Up to June 2022)	84,951.05

Q2 - And can you tell the number of employees for the Met's social media teams each year, per year, for the last five years?

Please find this information below.

DMC Social Media Team - Current Strength - as of 1 July 2022

1x Band U - Deputy Head of Media (Digital)
1x Band B - Senior Digital Media Communication Manager
0x Band C - Digital Media Communication Manager
2x Band C - Digital Engagement Officer
2x Band P - Graphic Designer
2x Band D - Digital Media Communication Assistant

DMC Social Media Team - Actual Strength last five years.

Note this data is accurate as of 1 April on each year - it does not account for any in-year staffing changes.

1 April 2022
1x Band U
2x Band D
2x Band P

1 April 2021
1x Band U
2x Band C
3x Band D

1 April 2020
1x Band U
2x Band C
3x Band D

1 April 2019
1x Band B
1x Band C
3x Band D

1 April 2018
1x Band B
1x Band C
3x Band D