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<p>In the financial year 2018/19 the departments communications budget was £7.94m. This delivered:</p><ul><li>A 24 hour, 7 days per week media relations operation for MOJ, HMPPS, HMCTS, LAA, OPG and CICA.</li><li>A strategic communication and campaigns function, delivering campaigns for MOJ and HMG priority policy areas.</li><li>A digital communications function to support key MOJ announcements, policies and campaigns and to help increase citizen engagement.</li><li>A corporate communications function, delivering internal campaigns to increase staff engagement and productivity in MOJ, OPG and LAA.</li><li>An HMPPS communications function, supporting over 49,000 prison and probation staff.</li><li>Services from the cross-government D102 design agency.</li></ul><p>Regarding HMCTS expenditure, I refer you to the previous answer for PQ6328 answered on 31<sup>st</sup> October 2019, in which HM Courts and Tribunals Service expenditure for last three financial years was provided.</p> |