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Record Ref : FOI 4332
Date Received : 19/10/2015
Date Completed : 16/11/2015
Organisation : National Assembly For Wales
Application Type : Welsh Government
Category : Information Technology
Question
In each of the last three full financial years - 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15 – how much has the Local Authority spent on the creation, development and management of websites? Please provide a breakdown of the figures for each financial year, and for which particular website the spend relates.
Answer
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has an in-house Software Development Team and the creation, development and support of websites is part of their role. The below data relates to the internal IT department spend. Other departments within the Council have used various external companies and their figures have been provided in the attached documents.
2012/13
Training – 3 Users Umbraco Level 2 £2500
Website Templates - £50
Virtual Server - £1000
Staff salary costs (based on time estimate) - £25329
2013/14
Website Templates - £50
Staff salary costs (based on time estimate) – £26384
2014/15
Website Templates - £50
Umbraco Confidence Support - £2200
Staff salary costs (based on time estimate) – £43059
The figures above relate to the following websites/domains and exclude the domain registration cost:
www.app.visitmerthyr.co.uk
www.mtsen.org
www.merthyr-elp.org.uk
www.survey.merthyr.gov.uk
www.merthyr-elp.co.uk
www.lgcareerswales.org.uk
webcam.merthyr.gov.uk
www.merthyrculturefest.co.uk
www.theshareproject.eu
www.getmerthyronline.org.uk [ARCHIVED]
contact.merthyr.gov.uk
benefits.merthyr.gov.uk
xmas.merthyr.gov.uk
maps.merthyr.gov.uk
www.merthyrleisure.co.uk
www.dolygaer.co.uk [ARCHIVED]
www.greenfield.merthyr.sch.uk
www.merthyrhousingchoice.org.uk
www.stream.merthyr.gov.uk
www.thinkfamilymia.org.uk
www.cyfarthfa.com
www.forms.merthyr.gov.uk
www.bedlinogcommunitycouncil.org.uk
www.penydre.merthyr.sch.uk
www.thinkfamilyparenting.org.uk
www.merthyrleisuretrust.co.uk
www.cwmtafsafeguarding.org
www.merthyrfis.org
www.merthyrlibraries.co.uk
schoolclosures.merthyr.gov.uk
www.cyfarthfa.com
www.dolygaer.co.uk[ARCHIVED]
www.fis.merthyr.gov.uk
www.libraries.merthyr.gov.uk
www.merthyrfarmersmarket.co.uk
www.museums.merthyr.gov.uk
www.schoolcounselling.merthyr.gov.uk
www.toylibrary.merthyr.gov.uk
www.merthyr.gov.uk
www.learningopensthemagicdoor.com [ARCHIVED]
www.scws.merthyr.gov.uk
www.visitmerthyr.co.uk
www.orbitbusinesscentre.co.uk
www.recycleformerthyr.co.uk
www.ourcommunities.org.uk
www.merthyrlscb.org.uk
www.trevithicktrail.co.uk
www.merthyrtydfil.org.uk
www.mtcsp.org.uk [ARCHIVED]
www.search.merthyrfis.org
www.apps.merthyr.gov.uk
forum.visitmerthyr.co.uk
http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/ - Styling only
http://www.swpg.co.uk/ - Build
http://publicaccess.merthyr.gov.uk/online-applications/ - Styling only