Disclosure Scotland spend: FOI release

Information requested

I am writing to request the following information under freedom of information legislation:

1. The total amount of money spent by your organisation on overtime payments in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

2. The total amount of money spent fixing/replacing broken equipment in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

3. The total financial loss to your organisation on written off inventory and IT equipment in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

4. The total amount of money spent on consultants by your organisation in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

5. The total amount of money spent on agency staff by your organisation in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

6. The total amount of money spent on recruitment agencies by your organisation in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

7. The total amount of money spent on social media advertising by your organisation in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

8. The total amount of losses and special payments recorded by your organisation in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

9. The total amount of compensation payments made by your organisation in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

10. Total spend on fruitless payments in the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26.

Response

1. The total amount of money spent by your organisation on overtime payments in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
£213,199	£207,854	£280,739	£197,728

2. The total amount of money spent fixing/replacing broken equipment in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Disclosure Scotland has a “device refresh” process in place that sees most devices being replaced before they fail. We have no recorded data relating to the fixing or replacing of equipment.

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that Disclosure Scotland does not have the information you have requested.

3. The total financial loss to your organisation on written off inventory and IT equipment in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
£0	£0	£0	£0

Note: No assets fall within this category.

4. The total amount of money spent on consultants by your organisation in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
£8,025	£0	£0	£0

5. The total amount of money spent on agency staff by your organisation in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

2021-22 (£’000)	2022-23 (£’000)	2023-24 (£’000)	2024-25 (£’000)
£7,702	£9,175	£8,808	£9,866

This includes both temporary agency staff and IT contractors.

6. The total amount of money spent on recruitment agencies by your organisation in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
£61,321	£26,893	£2,471	£0

7. The total amount of money spent on social media advertising by your organisation in 2021- 22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
£0	£562	£9,412	£3,864

8. The total amount of losses and special payments recorded by your organisation in 2021- 22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
£52,033	£187,769	£91,141	£432,643

Note: This contains bad debts, impairments/disposals and compensation payments.

9. The total amount of compensation payments made by your organisation in 2021-22, 2022- 23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
£11,657	£1,900	£0	£5,310

Note: These values are included in special payments for question 8.

10. Total spend on fruitless payments in the financial years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26.

2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
£0	£957	£0	£0

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