Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S1W-18277 · Session 1

How many staff it currently has on secondment from other organisations; from which organisations these staff are seconded, and at whose cos…

Answered Asked by Linda Fabiani SNP Lodged 20 Sep 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff it currently has on secondment from other organisations; from which organisations these staff are seconded, and at whose cost the relevant salaries are paid.

The answer

Answered by Angus MacKay on 4 Oct 2001 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The total number of staff currently on secondment to the Scottish Executive from other organisations is 66. The seconding organisations are as follows:Aberdeenshire CouncilAngus CouncilArgyll and Bute CouncilAudit ScotlandCentral Council for Education and Training in Social WorkCity of Edinburgh CouncilCommon Services AgencyDundee City CouncilEast Ayrshire CouncilEast of Scotland Water AuthorityEdinburgh College of ArtFalklands Islands GovernmentFife CouncilFife Health BoardGlasgow City CouncilGlasgow College of Nautical StudiesGlasgow UniversityHighland CouncilIslay & Jura Council for Voluntary ServiceLanarkshire Careers ServiceLanarkshire Primary Care TrustLothian and Borders PoliceLothian HealthMental Welfare CommissionNational Health ServiceNorth Lanarkshire CouncilPaisley Partnership Regeneration CompanyPerth and Kinross CouncilPerth Royal InfirmaryRobert Gordon University Scottish Council for Voluntary OrganisationsScottish EnterpriseScottish Enterprise BordersScottish Federation of Housing AssociationsScottish HomesScottish Library and Information CouncilScottish National Blood Transfusion ServiceScottish Natural HeritageSouth Ayrshire CouncilSouth Lanarkshire CouncilStirling CouncilSummerhill Education CentreUniversity of DundeeUniversity of SheffieldUniversity of StirlingVolunteer Development ScotlandWest Lothian CouncilYorkhill NHS TrustInward secondees normally continue to be paid by the employing organisation with the costs reimbursed, either fully or partially, by the Scottish Executive. Of these 66 inward secondments, 63 are fully reimbursed, one is partially reimbursed and two are seconded at no cost to the Scottish Executive.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-18277 by reference.