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<p>The Ministry of Justice including the National Offender Management Service employs
a total of 42 staff within the external communications division. Of those, eight are
paid more than £50,000. The total spend on external communications during 2014/15
was £1,914,806.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of staff is less than that in 2009/2010
even though the function has additional responsibilities such as strategic communications,
campaigns, stakeholder communications and a wider spread of digital communications
activities.</p><p> </p><p>The Legal Aid Agency shares services with the Ministry of
Justice, and consequently has no separate spend on press and public relations. HM
Courts and Tribunals Service operate a separate press office function employing a
total of 3 staff, one of which is paid more than £50,000. The total HMCTS spend 2014/15
was £161,331.</p><p> </p><p>Spend on external communications continues to fall and
we will look for further savings where possible. As one of the biggest departments
responsible for prisons, courts and other issues of national importance such as human
rights we have a duty to explain our work to the public.</p>
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