Operational budget and staffing information for Transport Scotland: FOI release

Information requested

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

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

3. The total FTE number of staff employed by Transport 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

1. For questions 1-3, a template for the response is provided. Headcount and FTE are provided for employees as of 31 March for each financial year:

	Total operational budget £m	Total headcount	FTE number of staff
2022/23	3,659.840 Spring Budget Revision 2022 to 2023: supporting document - gov.scot	537	519.1
2023/24	3,509.615 Scottish Budget 2023 to 2024: spring budget revision - gov.scot	543	525.3
2024/25	3,364.027 Spring Budget Revision 2024-25: supporting document - gov.scot	579	562.3

1. For question 4, a template for the response is provided confirming the FTE for each total salary breakdown as requested:

	FTE number of staff
£50,000 - £79,999	255.38
£80,000 - £99,999	55.43
Over £100,000	3

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