Public services reform

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 Date
Expenditure Details April 16 to March 17 50 KB | 15 April 2017 PDF 50 KB 15 April 2017
Expenditure Details April 17 to March 18 49 KB | 15 April 2018 PDF 49 KB 15 April 2018

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. SLAB will publish this information twice a year, for the periods April to September and October to March.

File Type Size Date
Payments over £25k Oct 18 to Mar 19 271 KB | 14 May 2019 PDF 271 KB 14 May 2019
Payments over £25k Apr 18 to Sep 18 261 KB | 14 October 2018 PDF 261 KB 14 October 2018
Payments over £25k Oct 17 to Mar 18 261 KB | 1 May 2018 PDF 261 KB 1 May 2018
Payments over £25k Apr 17 - Sept 17 299 KB | 27 October 2017 PDF 299 KB 27 October 2017

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:

The 2018-19 annual statement will be published shortly.

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:

The 2018-19 annual statement will be published shortly.