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Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 requires public bodies to publish information on certain expenditure and activities. Under this Act, we have a duty to publish the following information:

  • Details of any expenditure incurred on public relations, overseas travel, hospitality and entertainment, and external consultancy.
  • Payments with a value in excess of £25,000.
  • The number of individuals (if any) who received remuneration in excess of £150,000.
  • A statement of the steps taken during the year to promote and increase sustainable growth.
  • A statement of the steps taken during the year to improve efficiency, economy and effectiveness.

Expenditure details

We will publish expenditure information on public relations, overseas travel, hospitality and entertainment and external consultancy on an annual basis, as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year.

File Type Size
Expenditure Details April 20 to March 21 55 KB | 18 March 2022 PDF 55 KB
Expenditure Details April 19 to March 20 86 KB | 19 January 2021 PDF 86 KB
Expenditure Details April 18 to March 19 47 KB | 4 December 2019 PDF 47 KB
Expenditure Details April 17 to March 18 49 KB | 15 April 2018 PDF 49 KB

Payments with a value in excess of £25,000

The Act requires disclosure of the amount, date, payee and subject matter of any payment with a value in excess of £25,000. We will publish this information twice a year, for the periods April to September and October to March.

File Type Size
Payments over 25k Oct 20 to Mar 21 467 KB | 6 October 2021 PDF 467 KB
Payments over 25k Apr 20 to Sep 20 458 KB | 19 January 2021 PDF 458 KB
Payments over 25k Oct 19 to Mar 20 461 KB | 19 January 2021 PDF 461 KB
Payments over 25k Apr 19 to Sep 19 294 KB | 3 December 2019 PDF 294 KB
Payments over £25k Oct 18 to Mar 19 271 KB | 14 May 2019 PDF 271 KB
Payments over £25k Apr 18 to Sep 18 261 KB | 14 October 2018 PDF 261 KB
Payments over £25k Oct 17 to Mar 18 261 KB | 1 May 2018 PDF 261 KB

Remuneration in excess of £150,000

No employee received remuneration in excess of £150,000.

Sustainable Economic Growth

We will publish an annual statement of the steps taken during the year to promote and increase sustainable growth through the exercise of our functions:

File Type Size
Statement on sustainable economic growth 2018 2019 420 KB | 18 December 2019 PDF 420 KB

Efficiency, economy and effectiveness

We will publish an annual statement of the steps taken during the year to improve efficiency, economy and effectiveness in the exercise of our functions:

File Type Size
Efficiency Economy Effectiveness statement 2018 2019 160 KB | 30 September 2019 PDF 160 KB