Disclosure Scotland operational budget and staffing: FOI release

Information requested

1. The total operational budget of Disclosure Scotland in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25.

2. The total headcount of Disclosure Scotland in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25.

3. The total FTE number of staff employed by Disclosure Scotland in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25.

4. The FTE number of staff in the Financial Year 2024/25 earning salaries over a) £50,000, b) £80,000 and c) £100,000.

Response

In relation to questions 1 - 3, information relating to Financial Year 2023/24 is available from Disclosure Scotland Annual Report and Accounts - Disclosure Scotland. Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

I have provide the information you requested for Financial Year 2022/23 and 2024/25 and placed it into the below table.

	Total operational budget	Total headcount	FTE number of staff
2022/23	£28,573,000	445	421
2024/25	£34,378,000	446	426

In response to question 4, I have input the data into the below table.

	FTE number of staff
Over £50,000	50
Over £80,000	6
Over £100,000	0

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