Breakdown of spending on travel by Social Security Scotland staff members: FOI release

Information requested

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.

Response

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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