1. What in the year 2018/19 was the total cost before any income of the Council’s registration service? Please name the principal cost items included or excluded from your answer, e.g. staff costs, premises costs, other overheads.
Total cost for year 2018/19 was £215,100. This includes the costs of office staff, casual staff (who carry out the majority of the ceremonies), room hire for citizenship ceremonies along with refreshments and a gift of a passport cover, stationery (which include printer toners), other equipment and professional fees.
2. What in that year 2018/19 was the total income (including statutory fees and payments for additional services provided) generated by the Council’s registration service? How much of this total was made up by statutory fees? How much, in as much detail as can be provided, came from each of the other principal sources (e.g., enhanced wedding ceremonies, naming ceremonies etc)?
Total income for that same period was approx. £290,120. Of that £66,200 was statutory fees. Nationality services brought in £26,600 (no longer exist) and citizenship £44,820. Non statutory ceremonies and approved premises licences provided £152,500.
Internal costs for accommodation, IT etc. have not been included.