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Question

Re: Regarding the Council's Information Technology (ICT) and Digital services for the financial year 2025/26: 1. Overall Council: a) Overall Council Gross Revenue/Expenditure Budget: The total Gross Revenue/Expenditure Budget for the 2025/26 financial year, before deducting Grants, Sales Fees and Charges and Other Income b) Total Council Staff Headcount: The total number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff currently employed within the Council. c) Population served by the Council: The number of citizens locally resident within the council area. 2. ICT/Digital Services Department: a) ICT/Digital Budget: The total controllable Revenue Budget allocated to the ICT/Digital department for the 2025/26 financial year. b) Total IT/Digital Headcount: The total number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff currently employed within the Council's central ICT and Digital services department/s. c) Structure: A copy of the current organisational chart for the ICT/Digital department. 3. Cyber Security: a) Cyber Security FTEs: The total number of FTE staff dedicated specifically to Cyber Security roles (e.g., CISO, Security Analysts, InfoSec Officers). Please specify if these staff are included in the ICT headcount above or are additional. b) Cyber Security Budget: The specific budget allocated for Cyber Security tools, services, and staffing for 2025/26. Please specify if this figure is included in the main ICT budget above or is held separately (e.g., in a Risk or Governance budget).

Answer

Re: Regarding the Council's Information Technology (ICT) and Digital services for the financial year 2025/26: Overall Council: a) Overall Council Gross Revenue/Expenditure Budget: The total Gross Revenue/Expenditure Budget for the 2025/26 financial year, before deducting Grants, Sales Fees and Charges and Other Income – The Budget Requirement and Council Tax for 2025/26 was reported to Full Council on 5th March 2025. The report can be found on the council website under www.Merthyr.gov.uk. b) Total Council Staff Headcount: The total number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff currently employed within the Council. 2,083 c) Population served by the Council: The number of citizens locally resident within the council area - Approximately 58,900 2. ICT/Digital Services Department: a) ICT/Digital Budget: The total controllable Revenue Budget allocated to the ICT/Digital department for the 2025/26 financial year. £2,281,667 b) Total IT/Digital Headcount: The total number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff currently employed within the Council's central ICT and Digital services department/s. 28.8 FTE c) Structure: A copy of the current organisational chart for the ICT/Digital department. Attached. 3. Cyber Security: a) Cyber Security FTEs: The total number of FTE staff dedicated specifically to Cyber Security roles (e.g., CISO, Security Analysts, InfoSec Officers). Please specify if these staff are included in the ICT headcount above or are additional. 2 (included in headcount above) b) Cyber Security Budget: The specific budget allocated for Cyber Security tools, services, and staffing for 2025/26. Please specify if this figure is included in the main ICT budget above or is held separately (e.g., in a Risk or Governance budget). £185k (not included in budget above)