Response to Freedom of Information Act Request

Date of request:

7th February 2018

Request: I would like to request the following information:

1. Does your organisation have a Facebook Page(s)? If yes, what is/are the url(s) and when were they set up?

2. Does your organisation advertise or spend any money on Facebook? If yes, please can you outline what expenditure has occurred and break down expenditure per calendar year (January to December) since 2004?

3. Does your organisation have a Twitter Account? If yes, what is/are the url(s) and when were they set up?

4. Does your organisation advertise or spend any money on Twitter? If yes, please can you outline what expenditure has occurred and break down expenditure per calendar year (January to December) since 2006?

5. Does your organisation use Google G-Suite services (Google services) or does your organisation rely on google for any services (such as email hosting)? If yes, what are the services, when were they agreed and how much did they cost?

6. Does your organisation advertise or spend any money on Google? If yes, please can you outline what expenditure has occurred and break down expenditure per calendar year (January to December) since the payments first began?

7. Is there an official policy for the use of organisational Facebook or Twitter Accounts (ie how to post, what to use it for and when to delete or preserve records)? If there is a policy (or policies) please may I be provided with them?

Response Schedule of information

1. Devon and Cornwall OPCC has a Facebook page which was set up in 2012. The Facebook username is @devonandcornwallpcc

2. The OPCC does occasionally advertise on Facebook if it is deemed to be in the public interest (for example: fair funding campaign, policing precept poll or meet your PCC events).

The breakdown of expenditure per calendar year:

2004 - 2014 No data held2015 £1,862.482016 £2,997.352017 £699.862018 to date of request £489.28

3. The Devon and Cornwall OPCC has a Twitter account which was set up in September 2012. The Twitter page has the username of @DC_PCC

4. The OPCC has advertised on Twitter onceThe breakdown of expenditure per calendar year:

January 2016 – December 2016: i. Police precept: £99.36

5. The Devon and Cornwall OPCC has a Google mail email address which is not used for or available to the public. This google service is used to host the YouTube account and to collect analytics from the website.

6. No information held.7.