Education Scotland's travel and subsistence expenditure: FOI release

Information requested

You asked for the following information:

1. Details Of Travel and Subsistence claims of Education Scotland's Senior Regional Adviser for the Forth Valley and West Lothian from January 2018 to date.

2. Details Of Travel and Subsistence claims of Education Scotland's Director for Regional Improvement from September 2018 to present. 

Response

The post of Senior Regional Advisor for Forth Valley and West Lothian has only existed from 1 April 2019 and therefore expenditure on Travel and Subsistence (T&S) claims has been provided from 1 April 2019 to 31 October 2019, however the remit is wider than Forth Valley and West Lothian, and includes a national portfolio covering work with national partners and other departments of Scottish Government. 

Senior Regional Advisor - T&S - 01/04/19 to 31/10/19	TOTAL
Rail Travel	1,035.72
Miscellaneous Travel	42
Subsistence & Motor Mileage	293.31
Hotel Accommodation Billback	244.52
Grand Total	£1,615.55

Expenditure on Travel and Subsistence (T&S) claims of the Strategic Director for Regional Improvement from September 2018 to 31 October 2019 are detailed in the table below.

Strategic Director for Regional Improvement - T&S - 01/09/18 to 31/10/19	TOTAL
Rail Travel	2,680.47
Hired Cars	197.3
Taxi Travel	6
Miscellaneous Travel	105.9
Subsistence & Motor Mileage	1,519.58
Hotel Accommodation Billback	1,380.83
Grand Total	£5,890.08

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