Statistics of costs incurred by Scottish Government: FOI release

Information requested

1. The overtime working costs incurred by your organisation in each financial year since 2019-20. Please provide figures for the current financial year to date.

2. Any legal costs incurred by your organisation related to the release of information as a result of freedom of information request for every financial year since 2019-20. Please provide figures for the current financial year to date.

3. Any compensation paid out due to errors in each financial year since 2019-20. Please provide figures for the current financial year to date.

4. Any costs incurred in hiring agency staff in each financial year since 2019-20. Please provide figures for the current financial year to date.

Response

I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested.

1. The overtime working costs incurred by your organisation in each financial year since 2019-20.

Financial Year	Overtime Costs
2019-20	£2,247,843
2020-21	£6,163,561
2021-22	£3,837,894
2022 - 31/07/22	£1,061,832

2. The Scottish Government do not hold information regarding legal costs incurred related to the release of information as a result of freedom of information.

3. The Scottish Government do not hold information regarding compensation paid out due to errors in each financial year since 2019-20.

4. The costs incurred in hiring agency staff in each financial year since 2019-20.

Financial Year	Overtime Costs
2019-20	£26,641,897
2020-21	£46,155,188
2021-22	£65,406,211
2022 - 31/07/22	£22,582,952

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