FOI reference: FOI-2024-2306
You asked
Please provide me with the total costs incurred by the Department for each of the last three financial years (2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24) as a result of your support for and engagement and co-operation with the monarchy and the Royal Household. This should include, but not be limited to, expenses related to:
(a) Ceremonial functions;
(b) Information and research;
(c) Public relations and media support;
(d) Honours system;
(e) Hospitality and travel;
(f) Legal and professional advice;
(g) Official events and engagements;
(h) Travel and logistics;
(i) Policy development and advisory services;
(j) Security and vetting; and
(k) Training on royal protocols.
Please also provide a detailed breakdown of the total cost for each year.
For the purposes of this request, "total costs", refers to incremental non-staff costs that are incurred in support for and engagement and co-operation with the monarchy and the Royal Household and staff costs for Civil Servants who are wholly or mainly engaged in such activities. If exact figures are not available please provide an estimate based on the records you hold e.g. from budgets and reports.
We said
Thank you for your request.
Records of costs incurred by the UK Statistics Authority (the Authority) in relation to support, engagement and co-operation with the monarchy and Royal Household are not held.
However, we envisage such costs to be minor/indistinguishable as they would form part of day-to-day roles carried out by the Authority, in connection with wider government preparation associated with certain events, such as alignment of communications with government policy.