Equity and Excellence leads posts and overall cost: FOI release

Information requested

- Could you therefore please tell me how many of the 435 equity and excellence leads posts were filled as of July?

- Could you also give me a breakdown of how many of the equity and excellence posts each local authority has been assigned and how many of the posts each local authority had filled as of July

- Was Tavish Scott correct to say the original goal was to fill these posts by August 2018 – if not please state the correct date?

- How much does the Scottish government estimate this initiative will cost

Response

The information below is based on responses from local authorities on how many equity and excellence leads are in post, how many have a start date before the end of September, and also any posts that have previously been filled.

- Could you please tell me how many of the 435 equity and excellence leads posts were filled as of July?

Local authorities reported that 398.5 FTE (full time equivalent) posts had been filled. The data collection took place at the end of July 2019, with all responses received at the end of August 2019.

- Could you also give me a breakdown of how many of the equity and excellence posts each local authority has been assigned and how many of the posts each local authority had filled as of July?

Local Authority	Equity and Excellence Leads: FTE Allocation	Total FTE that has been filled
Aberdeen City	6	6
Aberdeenshire	6	4
Angus	3	3
Argyll & Bute	3	3
Clackmannanshire	7	7
Dumfries & Galloway	10	10
Dundee City	21	21
East Ayrshire	15	15
East Dunbartonshire	2	2
East Lothian	3	3
East Renfrewshire	1	1
Edinburgh, City of	20	20
Falkirk	8	8
Fife	28	28
Glasgow City	112	88.5
Highland	6	6
Inverclyde	8	7
Midlothian	3	3
Moray	2	2
North Ayrshire	24	24
North Lanarkshire	40	40
Orkney	1	1
Perth & Kinross	2	2
Renfrewshire	26	22.5
Scottish Borders	3	3
Shetland	1	1
South Ayrshire	12	11.5
South Lanarkshire	26	20
Stirling	5	5
West Dunbartonshire	11	11
West Lothian	19	19
Western Isles	1	1
Total	435	398.5

- Was Tavish Scott correct to say the original goal was to fill these posts by August 2018 – if not please state the correct date?

The original goal was to fill these posts from August 2018.

- How much does the Scottish government estimate this initiative will cost?

The equity and excellence leads initiative is estimated to cost around £18 million per annum. This estimate is based on information provided by local authorities on the estimated costs of delivering in their respective areas.

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