Scottish Public Pensions Agency staff permitted to work abroad: FOI release

Information requested

This is an information request relating to quango staff being given permission to work from outside the United Kingdom. By United Kingdom, I refer to Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland, not including the crown dependencies.

Please include the following information for the following financial years, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24:

• The number of employees currently with permission to work outside of the United Kingdom
• The number of employees who were given permission to work outside of the United Kingdom in the 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 financial years
• If possible, for each employee given permission, please provide their pay band, and the country which they were provided permission to work from

Response

The number of employees currently with permission to work outside of the United Kingdom:  0

The number of employees who were given permission to work outside of the United Kingdom in financial year:

2021/22: 1
2022/23: 3
2023/24: 1

If possible, for each employee given permission, please provide their pay band, and the country which they were provided permission to work from:

B2 x 4, B1 x 1

Spain, Argentina, Greece, Poland, Australia

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