Publication - FOI/EIR release

Schools accepting cash payments: FOI release

Published: 27 September 2019
Directorate: Learning Directorate
Topic: Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/201900003674
Date received: 27 August 2019
Date responded: 23 September 2019

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

You asked us to confirm whether it is Scottish Government policy that schools will no longer accept cash payments. You also asked us if this policy is in place that we could confirm whether an Equality Impact Assessment was carried out and, if an Equality Impact Assessment was not carried out, to explain why it was not felt necessary to do so.

Response

The Scottish Government has no policy in place which states that cash payments cannot be made directly to schools. Administration of payments to school is a matter for Education Authorities.

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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