I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

1. How many FTE work in your HR, Finance, Property and IT departments, broken down by department?
HR: 25.14 FTE
Finance: 58.26 FTE
Property: 3.64 FTE
IT: 36.86 FTE

2. What is the total annual expenditure for HR, Finance, Property and IT departments (total budget, not just staffing costs), broken down by department?
Figures quoted below represent the WBC budgeted gross expenditure amounts by department for financial year 2022-2023. This includes both staffing and non-staffing expenditure. Budgeted income amounts are not included.

Please note finance includes corporate finance, revenues and benefits, procurement and commercialisation, and debt charges.

HR: £1,795,000
Finance: £32,366,000
Property: £9,948,000
IT: £3,921,000

3. Is any part of these departments outsourced? Please provide a list of contracts with a brief description of what is covered per contract.
No, none of these departments are outsourced.

4. What is the total of FTE working for the whole authority including temporary staff?
The total FTE is 1298.94, this is made up of staff in the below posts:
• Permanent
• Fixed Term
• Apprentice
• Apprentices on Permanent contracts
• Staff seconded into a role

5. Does your authority use an ERP system and if so which one?
Wokingham Borough Council makes use of Business World On - Unit4.