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Breakdown of spending on travel by Social Security Scotland staff members: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
- Published:
- 1 Mar 2021
Date received: 3 Jan 2021
Date responded: 29 Jan 2021
A breakdown of spending on travel by members of staff at Social Security Scotland. Broken down by the type of travel (e.g. private car hire, train, bus, taxi, plane and/or otherwise) and the amount spent on that type of travel for 2019-20 and 2020-21.
The information you requested is as follows:
| 2019-20 | 2020-21 ( to 31 Dec 20) | |
| Bus Travel | £1,913.50 | - |
| Rail Travel | £239,931.14 | - |
| Taxi Travel | £3,394.59 | £37.60 |
| Air Travel | £40,420.90 | - |
| Misc. Travel* | £26,191.08 | £156.31 |
* The miscellaneous travel account code includes for example reclaimed travel fares, hotel bookings and fees, car parking and insurance renewals.
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