FOI/202100244568 · FOI · unclear
Engagement with National Museums: FOI release
Information requested
1. The total costs incurred by National Museums Scotland from 2014 to the present day. This includes all secretariat staffing costs, daily board member fees and expenses, events, publications and office-running costs. 2. A record of all engagement between board members and Scottish Government ministers and Cabinet Secretaries from 2014 to the present day.
Response
Attached is a copy of most of the information you requested concerning the total costs of National Museums Scotland in the table below Some of the information you have requested is available online, I have included links to the relevant webpages for your convenience and have detailed where to find the costs you requested. 2020-21 - Staff Costs can be found on Page 33 Section 4, Trustee information on Page 33 Section 4 and Expenditure on Page 36 Section 5. https://www.nms.ac.uk/media/1164988/national-museums-scotland-2020-21-annual-report-and-accounts.pdf 2019-20 - Staff Costs can be found on Page 30 Section 4, Trustee information on Page 30 Section 4 and Expenditure on Page 33 Section 5. https://www.nms.ac.uk/media/1162960/nms-2019-20-annual-report-and-accounts.pdf 2018-19 - Staff Costs can be found on Page 26 Section 4, Trustee information on Page 26 Section 4 and Expenditure on Page 29 Section 5. https://www.nms.ac.uk/media/1160756/final-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-19.pdf 2017-18 - Staff Costs can be found on Page 23 Section 5, Trustee information on Page 23 Section 5 and Expenditure on Page 26 Section 6. https://www.nms.ac.uk/media/1158294/final-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-18_v1_kp.pdf 2016-17 - Staff Costs can be found on Page 22 Section 5, Trustee information on Page 22 Section 5 and Expenditure on Page 24 Section 6. https://www.nms.ac.uk/media/1155629/annual-report-and-accounts-2016-17.pdf 2015-16 - Staff Costs can be found on Page 22 Section 5, Trustee information on Page 22 Section 5 and Expenditure on Page 24 Section 6. https://www.nms.ac.uk/media/1153158/annual-report-and-accounts-2015-16.pdf 2014-15 - Staff Costs can be found on Page 30 Section 4, Trustee information on Page 30 Section 4 and Expenditure on Page 32 Section 5. https://www.nms.ac.uk/media/1060807/annual-accounts-2014-15.pdf Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. Attached is a document containing a list of the ministerial engagement between board members and Scottish Government ministers and Cabinet Secretaries from 2014 to 4 October 2021 as per your request. I would also like to draw your attention to the published information regarding ministerial engagements which is available on the Scottish Government webpage. You can find the information for current Ministerial engagements (from May 201) here: https://www.gov.scot/collections/ministerial-engagements-travel-and-gifts and for pre-May 2016 engagements here: https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20170401123936/http://www.gov.scot/About/People/14944/Events-Engagements/MinisterialEngagements. About FOI The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.
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2020-21 - Staff Costs can be found on Page 33 Section 4, Trustee information on Page 33 Section 4 and Expenditure on Page 36 Section 5. https://www.nms.ac.uk/media/1164988/national-museums-scotland-2020-21-annual-report-and-accounts.pdf 2019-20 - Staff Costs can be found on Page 30 Section 4, Trustee information on Page 30 Section 4 and Expenditure on Page 33 Section 5. https://www.nms.ac.uk/media/1162960/nms-2019-20-annual-report-and-accounts.pdf 2018-19 - Staff Costs can be found on Page 26 Section 4, Trustee information on Page 26 Section 4 and Expenditure on Page 29 Section 5. https://www.nms.ac.uk/media/1160756/final-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-19.pdf 2017-18 - Staff Costs can be found on Page 23 Section 5, Trustee information on Page 23 Section 5 and Expenditure on Page 26 Section 6. https://www.nms.ac.uk/media/1158294/final-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-18_v1_kp.pdf 2016-17 - Staff Costs can be found on Page 22 Section 5, Trustee information on Page 22 Section 5 and Expenditure on Page 24 Section 6.