Culture Spending from 2009 - 2025
Case reference FOI2026/00980
Received 22 April 2026
Published 20 May 2026
Request
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would like to request the following information:
1. The total amount of money spent by the council on cultural services, activities or buildings for the financial years:
a. 2009-2010
b. 2010-2011
c. 2011-2012
d. 2012-2013
e. 2013-2014
f. 2014-2015
g. 2015-2016
h. 2016-2017
i. 2017-2018
j. 2018-2019
k. 2019-2020
l. 2020-2021
m. 2021-2022
n. 2022-2023
o. 2023-2024
p. 2024-2025
1. For each of the above financial years please provide the council's total overall budget and indicate what proportion (or percentage) of that budget was spent on cultural services/activities If "cultural services or activities" is defined differently across departments or reporting frameworks, please included a brief explanation of what is including in these figures e.g. museums arts programmes, heritage services etc. If this request is too broad or exceeds the cost limit,
I would be grateful if you could advise how it may be refined. Please provide the information in electronic format if possible. If any of the requested information is exempt, please specify which exemption applies and provide the reasoning.
Response
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I would like to request the following information:
1. The total amount of money spent by the council on cultural services, activities or buildings for the financial years:
a. 2009-2010
b. 2010-2011
c. 2011-2012
d. 2012-2013
e. 2013-2014
f. 2014-2015
g. 2015-2016
h. 2016-2017
i. 2017-2018
j. 2018-2019
k. 2019-2020
l. 2020-2021
m. 2021-2022
n. 2022-2023
o. 2023-2024
p. 2024-2025
1. For each of the above financial years please provide the council's total overall budget and indicate what proportion (or percentage) of that budget was spent on cultural services/activities
Answer: In relation to the questions above – Please see the table below.
|
Cultural Services Actual Spend |
Council Budget |
% Budget spent on Cultural Services |
|
|
2009/10 |
Information not held |
Information not held |
This is not applicable |
|
2010/11 |
Information not held |
Information not held |
This is not applicable |
|
2011/12 |
Information not held |
Information not held |
This is not applicable |
|
2012/13 |
Information not held |
Information not held |
This is not applicable |
|
2013/14 |
Information not held |
Information not held |
This is not applicable |
|
2014/15 |
Information not held |
Information not held |
This is not applicable |
|
2015/16 |
Information not held |
Information not held |
This is not applicable |
|
2016/17 |
Information not held |
Information not held |
This is not applicable |
|
2017/18 |
Information not held |
Information not held |
This is not applicable |
|
2018/19 |
193,146.16 |
146,441,948.67 |
0.13% |
|
2019/20 |
202,935.75 |
151,074,281.80 |
0.13% |
|
2020/21 |
179,856.48 |
157,002,881.05 |
0.11% |
|
2021/22 |
239,396.46 |
160,996,196.84 |
0.15% |
|
2022/23 |
340,771.76 |
175,907,942.42 |
0.19% |
|
2023/24 |
436,323.12 |
193,308,370.89 |
0.23% |
|
2024/25 |
520,211.42 |
212,764,169.00 |
0.24% |
Please note that our information only goes back to 2018/19 and we do not have any further information prior to that.
If "cultural services or activities" is defined differently across departments or reporting frameworks, please included a brief explanation of what is including in these figures e.g. museums arts programmes, heritage services etc.
If this request is too broad or exceeds the cost limit, I would be grateful if you could advise how it may be refined.
Please provide the information in electronic format if possible.
If any of the requested information is exempt, please specify which exemption applies and provide the reasoning.
Documents
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