Back to index Original on gov.scot

FOI/202500472213 · FOI · unclear

Scottish Forestry budget and staff: FOI release

Published
2025-10-13
Received
2025-05-28
Responded
2025-07-17
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

1. The total operational budget of Scottish Forestry in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25.

2. The total headcount of Scottish Forestry in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25.

3. The total FTE number of staff employed by Scottish Forestry in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25.

4. The FTE number of staff in the Financial Year 2024/25 earning salaries over a) £50,000,

b) £80,000 and c) £100,000.

For questions 1-3, a template for the response would be the following:

Total operational budget Total headcount FTE number of staff 2022/23 £- - - 2023/24 £- - - 2024/25 £- - -

And for question 4, a template would be:

FTE number of staff Over £50,000 - Over £80,000 - Over £100,000 -

Response

For questions 1-3, our response is:

Total operational budget after (ABR & SBR) Total headcount FTE number of staff 2022/23 £84,369,000 224 201.99 2023/24 £93,827,000 236 224.11 2024/25 £70,281,000 241 227.86

We would like to provide further information which may be of further assistance:

The audit amounts of Scottish Forestry budget and expenditure for the years 2022/23 and 2023/24 are currently in the annual report for those years as listed below:

https://www.forestry.gov.scot/publications/1514-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023/viewdocument/1514

https://www.forestry.gov.scot/publications/1605-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024/viewdocument/1605605

For question 4, our response is:

The FTE number of staff in the Financial Year 2024/25 earning salaries over a) £50,000, b) £80,000 and c) £100,000.

Salaries in Financial Year 2024/25 FTE number of staff Over £50,000 51.3 Over £80,000 3 Over £100,000 0

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at https://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

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

Attachments

No attachments found.

Similar releases