Correspondence regarding education budget cuts: FOI release
- Published
- 27 January 2025
- Directorate
- Education Reform Directorate
- Topic
- Education, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202400444255
- Date received
- 6 December 2024
- Date responded
- 9 January 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Copies of correspondence from education organisations, schools, and teachers received by the Scottish Government regarding recent cuts to the education budget.
Response
I enclose a copy of correspondence dated 6 December 2024 from Colleges Scotland to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government. No further correspondence was identified.
More broadly, despite the very difficult financial circumstances we have increased the Education and Skills portfolio budget. The Scottish Budget set out in Parliament in December presented an increase to the resource budget by £158m in cash terms from £3036m to £3194m; a 3% increase in real terms.
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Contact
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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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