Mr Kirkup requests a breakdown of employees engaged in various communication-related roles across departments under the Minister for Police and Road Safety. The Minister's response indicates a lack of standardised definitions and job titles, making accurate data provision impossible.

AnsweredQoN 2725Legislative Assembly
Asked
13 March 2018
Portfolio
Police; Road Safety

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I refer to each department, agency and Government Trading Enterprise under the Minister's control, and ask what is the current total number of employees engaged in: (a) Media relations; (b) Publicity; (c) Public relations; (d) Communications; (e) Strategic communications; (f) Marketing; (g) Corporate affairs; and (h) Speechwriting?

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Answered
9 May 2018
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
10 days
(a-h)
There is no standard definition of the titles referred to in the question, nor standard job title nomenclature that enables accurate or reliable provision of the information sought. Additionally, there are many public sector positions that have, or might be interpreted as having, a small component of the activities referred to. For example, there are many positions within the public sector where staff would occasionally be required to prepare speeches.

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