Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission funding: FOI release
- Published
- 9 September 2025
- Directorate
- Justice Directorate
- Topic
- Law and order, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500479228
- Date received
- 7 August 2025
- Date responded
- 18 August 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Since its establishment, how much funding has been given to the Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission?
Please break this down by spend type. E.g. expenses, funding for policy papers, salaries etc.
Response
The answer to your question is: to date £174,150 has been provided to the Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission. A breakdown of these costs is included below:
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Cumulative costs reported between February 2025 and July 2025 |
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(Including tax and vat where applicable) |
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Supporting staff costs - February 2025 to June 2025 |
£145,312 |
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Direct staff costs (including the Chair) - April 2025 to July 2025 (latest claim date) |
£21,487 |
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Travel and Subsistence costs - April 2025 to August 2025 |
£1,963 |
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Publications / web updates - April 2025 to July 2025 |
£4,072 |
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Analysis of Evidence costs - July 2025 |
£1,188 |
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Accommodation costs - June 2025 to July 2025 |
£90 |
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Catering costs - April 2025 to July 2025 |
£38 |
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Total costs reported (to date) |
£174,150 |
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