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<p>The Prime Minister's office, Privy Council office, Office of the Leader of the
House of Commons, Office of the Leader of the House of Lords, and Government Estates
Management are integral parts of the Cabinet Office and are included in the part of
the response below that refers to the main department.</p><p>The government publishes
information on the job titles, pay grades, and the pay costs of civil servants on
a twice yearly basis. The latest Cabinet Office organogram is available at <a href="https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office"
target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office</a> and the latest structure
charts may be downloaded at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-structure-charts"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-structure-charts</a>
.</p><p>The Big Lottery Fund employs 14.5 (FTE) press and public relations staff in
its England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales offices. These staff are focused
on raising awareness of Lottery funding and funding opportunities for communities
through local and national media and other communications channels. Of those staff,
2 are paid more than £50,000 and none more than £100,000.</p><p>The total audited
costs of running the press offices in the Cabinet Office and the Big Lottery Fund
are unavailable on the grounds of disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Crown Commercial
Service, the Civil Service Commission that also includes staff working for the Commissioner
for Public Appointments, and the Senior Salaries Review Body, employ no press and
public relations staff.</p><p>Across government, the government communications profession
saved £330 million for taxpayers last year compared to 2009 to 2010 - by making its
campaigns more cost effective.</p><p>This means that we reduced communications spending
by a total of £1 billion during the last Parliament.</p>
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