Money paid to trade unions - Find a freedom of information request

Please provide all information for the financial year 2021-2022, and from the start of financial year 2022 and 31 December 2022, for the following:

1. The total amount of money paid by the council to individual trade unions for whatever reason.

2. The name(s) of the trade union(s) to which council money was paid.

1. Total amount the council paid to individual trade unions is £100,922.46.

• Social Workers Union: £350.00 for Independent advice.

• NASUWT: £420.00 for Legal advice.

• Unison: £60,617.46 for a service the schools are buying from the union to provide facility time to schools/academies that require Union support/assistant.

• National Union of Teachers (NUT): £39,535.00 for a service the schools are buying from the union to provide facility time to schools/academies that require Union support/assistant.

2.

• Unison Lincolnshire

• National Union of Teachers

• NASUWT, The Teachers Union

• Social Workers Union