Scottish Commission on Social Security budget and staffing queries: FOI release

Information requested

1. The total operational budget of Scottish Commission on Social Security in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25.

2. The total headcount of Scottish Commission on Social Security in the Financial Years a) 2022/23, b) 2023/24, and c) 2024/25.

3. The total FTE number of staff employed by Scottish Commission on Social Security 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

Some of the information you have requested is available from the Scottish Commission on Social Security website. The address is: https://socialsecuritycommission.scot/publications/corporatedocuments/. At present, the Annual Report and Accounts for financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24 are published, I enclose the links below. The Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year 2024-2025 will be available later this year. 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.

Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 - https://socialsecuritycommission.scot/wpcontent/uploads/2023/12/SCoSS_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2022_23.pdf

Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 - https://socialsecuritycommission.scot/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SCoSS-Annual-Report-and-Accounts-2023-24.pdf

I also enclose a copy of the rest of the information you requested in the format you asked for.

The answer to your question is:

Questions 1-3:

	Total operational budget	Total headcount	FTE number of staff
2022/23	£450,000	6	5.5
2023/24	£450,000	6	5.5
2024/25	£480,000	5	5

An exemption under section s.38(1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. This is because the answer to question number 4 is less than 5 individuals so the information is redacted under s38(1)(b).

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