FOI/202200277975 · FOI · unclear
Consultancy with regard to education in Scotland: FOI release
Information requested
Please list any public relations, communications, media consultancy, lobbying firms or private consultants or consultancy companies hired to support with Education Scotland, the SQA or other educational work by the Scottish Government in the last five years:
Please provide:
The name of the firm (or individual/freelancer) The start and end date of each contract The amount of money paid to each firm (including VAT) The remit/purpose of the hire, and detail of what activities they undertook.
Response
The answer to your request is set out in the attached table.
Information provided outwith of FOISA
For the purposes of your Freedom of Information Request we have used the Scottish Government’s definition of consultant, considers a which can be found at the link below. This is from the publically available guidance on the use of consultants for public bodies in Scotland.
Use of consultants: guidance - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
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