Electronic Purchasing Card (ePC) and ePC Travel & Subsistence holder statistics: FOI release

Information requested

How many staff have an expenses credit card?

Response

I have interpreted 'expenses credit card' as meaning the total number of electronic purchasing cards (ePC) held by Scottish Government staff. The Scottish Government has 2 card programmes, ePC and ePC Travel & Subsistence.

The ePC card provides a quick and efficient means of payment for appropriate goods and services, largely but not limited to low-value, one-off or annual expenditure. An ePC card is issued in the name of an individual card holder, who is the only person permitted to undertake purchases on that card.

The Travel & Subsistence card is used by Scottish Government staff to pay for their individual travel and subsistence and can be used to pay for meals, personal incidental expenses and fuel for hire cars.

Only expenses for travel and subsistence can be claimed.

The total number is:

• ePC card – 384
• ePC Travel & Subsistence card - 17

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