FOI/202300343714 · FOI/EIR · not held
Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) marketing and staff statistics: EIR release
Information requested
1. “A list of all suppliers that the Scottish Government has used to support the marketing, promotion, and graphic design of the upcoming Deposit Return Scheme, and how much each of these suppliers were paid, and a description of the activities they carried out.”
2. “The number of Scottish Government staff, broken down by pay grade, and the specific teams/departments within Scottish Government that have been supporting the rollout of the upcoming Deposit Return Scheme.”
3. “Any marketing or digital strategies that have been created by the Scottish Government, or provided to them by a supplier, to support the rollout of the upcoming Deposit Return Scheme.”
Response
Question 1:
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not hold the information you have requested because there has been no direct engagement with suppliers regarding the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in relation to marketing and promotion of said scheme. Therefore, this is a formal notice under Regulation 10(4)(a) of EIRs confirming that the Scottish Government does not hold this information.
This exception is subject to the ‘public interest test’. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exception. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exception. While we recognise that there may be some public interest in the requested information, the Scottish Government cannot provide information which we do not hold.
You may also wish to contact Circulatory Scotland and/or Zero Waste Scotland directly regarding your request. I have included contact information for both organisation below for your convenience:
Contact Us | Circularity Scotland Ltd
Zero Waste Scotland Limited Registered in Scotland (SC436030) Ground Floor, Moray House Forthside Way Stirling FK8 1QZ Office: 01786 433 930
Question 2:
The answer to your question with regards to the number of Scottish Government staff involved with the rollout of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) as at the date of your request is included below:
Grade Number of staff at grade Division/Branch Deputy Director 1 Circular Economy C2 2 Circular Economy C1 3 Circular Economy B3 2 Circular Economy B1 1 Circular Economy
Please note that some staff will have other policy responsibilities in addition to Deposit Return Scheme.
With effect from 1 April 2022 the pay ranges (in £) within the Scottish Government Main (SGM) pay bargaining unit are:
A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 BF C1 C2 C3 Max-3 28,702 33,120 41,642 32,847 52,355 68,540 Max-2 22,182 25,713 29,447 34,725 42,855 35,944 54,867 70,923 79,360 Max-1 23,335 26,481 30,440 36,330 44,888 38,016 58,849 74,002 80,255 Max 24,488 27,335 31,541 37,936 49,860 40,603 65,276 79,109 80,434
Further information regarding public sector pay that you may find helpful can be found here.
Question 3:
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not hold the information you have requested because there has been no direct engagement with suppliers regarding the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in relation to marketing and promotion of said scheme. Therefore, this is a formal notice under Regulation 10(4)(a) of EIRs confirming that the Scottish Government does not hold this information.
This exception is subject to the ‘public interest test’. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exception. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exception. While we recognise that there may be some public interest in the requested information, the Scottish Government cannot provide information which we do not hold.
You may also wish to contact Circulatory Scotland and/or Zero Waste Scotland directly regarding your request. I have included contact information for both organisation below for your convenience:
Contact Us | Circularity Scotland Ltd
Zero Waste Scotland Limited Registered in Scotland (SC436030) Ground Floor, Moray House Forthside Way Stirling FK8 1QZ Office: 01786 433 930
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Detected exemption language
Therefore, this is a formal notice under Regulation 10(4)(a) of EIRs confirming that the Scottish Government does not hold this information. Therefore, this is a formal notice under Regulation 10(4)(a) of EIRs confirming that the Scottish Government does not hold this information.
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