Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 requires public bodies to publish information on certain expenditure and activities. Under this Act, we have a duty to publish the following information:

  • Details of any expenditure incurred on public relations, overseas travel, hospitality and entertainment, and external consultancy.
  • Payments with a value in excess of £25,000.
  • The number of individuals (if any) who received remuneration in excess of £150,000.
  • A statement of the steps taken during the year to promote and increase sustainable growth.
  • A statement of the steps taken during the year to improve efficiency, economy and effectiveness.

Expenditure details

We will publish expenditure information on public relations, overseas travel, hospitality and entertainment and external consultancy on an annual basis, as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year.

File Type Size
Expenditure Details April 22 to March 23 111 KB | 5 October 2023 PDF 111 KB
Expenditure Details April 21 to March 22 275 KB | 30 November 2022 PDF 275 KB
Expenditure Details April 20 to March 21 136 KB | 10 October 2022 PDF 136 KB
Expenditure Details April 19 to March 20 142 KB | 10 October 2022 PDF 142 KB
Expenditure Details April 18 to March 19 142 KB | 10 October 2022 PDF 142 KB
Expenditure Details April 17 to March 18 144 KB | 10 October 2022 PDF 144 KB

Payments with a value in excess of £25,000

The Act requires disclosure of the amount, date, payee and subject matter of any payment with a value in excess of £25,000. We will publish this information twice a year, for the periods April to September and October to March.

File Type Size
Payments over 25k Oct 22 to March 23 252 KB | 5 October 2023 PDF 252 KB
Payments over 25k Apr 22 to Sep 22 232 KB | 8 February 2023 PDF 232 KB
Payments over 25k Oct 21 to Mar 22 252 KB | 30 November 2022 PDF 252 KB
Payments over 25k Apr 21 to Sep 21 233 KB | 30 November 2022 PDF 233 KB
Payments over 25k Oct 20 to Mar 21 218 KB | 11 October 2022 PDF 218 KB
Payments over 25k Apr 20 to Sep 20 200 KB | 11 October 2022 PDF 200 KB
Payments over 25k Oct 19 to Mar 20 236 KB | 11 October 2022 PDF 236 KB
Payments over 25k Apr 19 to Sep 19 233 KB | 11 October 2022 PDF 233 KB
Payments over £25k Oct 18 to Mar 19 267 KB | 11 October 2022 PDF 267 KB
Payments over £25k Apr 18 to Sep 18 240 KB | 11 October 2022 PDF 240 KB
Payments over £25k Oct 17 to Mar 18 243 KB | 11 October 2022 PDF 243 KB

Remuneration in excess of £150,000

No employee received remuneration in excess of £150,000.

Sustainable Economic Growth

We will publish an annual statement of the steps taken during the year to promote and increase sustainable growth through the exercise of our functions:

File Type Size
Statement on sustainable economic growth 2018-19 446 KB | 11 October 2022 PDF 446 KB

Efficiency, economy and effectiveness

We will publish an annual statement of the steps taken during the year to improve efficiency, economy and effectiveness in the exercise of our functions:

File Type Size
Efficiency Economy Effectiveness statement 2018-19 435 KB | 11 October 2022 PDF 435 KB