FOI/202600508166 · FOI · unclear
Total or expected cost of establishing Qualifications Scotland: FOI release
Information requested
I would like to know the cost of establishing Qualifications Scotland.
I would expect there to be a final total for this if the work is pretty much completed, or if not then an expected total (which may be expressed in the form of a total budgeted amount available).
Please therefore provide:
A confirmation of the total cost of establishing Qualifications Scotland (either a confirmed or expected cost, and please be clear about which) Confirmation of how much of the total or expected cost of establishing Qualifications Scotland has already been spent
Response
Some of the information you have requested is available from Education (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum. Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.
To date, the Scottish Government has transferred the Scottish Qualifications Authority/ Qualifications Scotland a total of £3,959,000 for activity relating to the establishment of Qualifications Scotland.
If you wish to approach Qualifications Scotland to request any information under FOISA, you can make a request via their website at: Freedom of Information request form - Qualifications Scotland. For a general FOI enquiry, you can contact the Qualifications Scotland FOI Team at: foi@qualifications.gov.scot.
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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
Detected exemption language
Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you.
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