FOI/202600504713 · FOI · unclear
Various spending by Education Scotland: FOI release
Information requested
The total amounts Education Scotland has spent across the financial years 2021–22 to 2025–26 (to date) on corporate functions (broken down by function type), overtime, repairing or replacing equipment, written‑off inventory and IT equipment, consultants, agency staff, recruitment agencies, social media advertising (including reasons where possible), and compensation payments.
Response
1. The total amount spent on corporate functions by your organisation in the financial years 2021- 22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 to date. Please also break this down by the type of function – for example, human resources.
21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 25/26 to end Jan £ £ £ £ £ Finance and Governance 755,989 820,283 730,783 874,083 739,940 Human Resources 298,858 292,307 289,838 628,760 486,759 Communications 327,669 587,958 694,070 427,625 268,902 Procurement 148,372 134,215 104,188 112,980 113,075 Business Support 1,124,306 1,196,548 1,083,180 908,720 853,220 Corporate Digital Services 473,279 817,279 960,004 1,049,853 1,125,689 3,128,473 3,848,590 3,862,063 4,002,021 3,587,585
2. The total amount spent on overtime in your organisation in the financial years 2021-22, 2022- 23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 to date.
Overtime total £ 21-22 17,319.88 22-23 16,346.78 23-24 5,657.81 24-25 10,474.72 25-26 to end Jan 5,514.97
3. The total amount of money spent fixing/replacing broken equipment in the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 to date.
Broken laptops are not repaired as they are not deemed economical. Replacement laptops are part-used laptops therefore no outlay. New laptops are only purchased for refresh – i.e. out of warranty.
4. The total financial loss to your organisation on written off inventory and IT equipment in the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 to date.
Loss on disposal £ 21-22 7,329 22-23 0 23-24 0 24-25 0 25-26 to end Jan 0
5. The total amount of money spent on consultants by your organisation in the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 to date.
Education Scotland has not spent any money on consultants for the years requested (as declared in the Annual Report and Accounts).
6. The total amount of money spent on agency staff by your organisation in the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 to date.
Total agency spend £ 21-22 2,016,123 22-23 1,542,318 23-24 508,774 24-25 823,493 25-26 to end Jan 351,592
7. The total amount of money spent on recruitment agencies by your organisation in the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 to date.
Total recruitment agency spend £ 21-22 46,214.96 22-23 13,896.00 23-24 11,182.22 24-25 0 25-26 to end Jan 0
8. The total amount of money spent on social media advertising by your organisation in the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 to date. Please provide the reason for the advertising in each case if possible.
Total social media advertising spend £ 21-22 0 22-23 0 23-24 0 24-25 0 25-26 to end Jan 0
9. The total amount of compensation payments made by your organisation in the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 to date.
Total compensation payments spend £ 21-22 0 22-23 0 23-24 0 24-25 0 25-26 to end Jan 0
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