How much has been spent in recruiting its staff in (a) Edinburgh and (b) Scotland in each year since 2000.

The Scottish Government does not collate information on the total spend in recruiting its staff. Information is collated on certain aspects of cost of recruitment where the spend is made through the centrally managed contracts which have been put in place by Scottish Government HR and procurement professionals to support recruitment activity. Spend is not split by geographical region. The following tables show relevant spend on civil service recruitment under two contracts for recruitment advertising and related services, and another for assessment centres and related services for the periods requested.
Table A: Expenditure on Recruitment Advertising and Related Services.
Calendar Year
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007

Annual Spend (£)
| 658,625
| 734,012
| 750,967
| 776,617
| 870,233
| 1,280,779
| 717,731
| 942,433

Note: The table shows expenditure on recruitment advertising for civil service posts. Organisations may have sourced additional recruitment advertising services under other contracts and any such expenditure is not included here.
Table B: Expenditure on Assessment Centres and Related Services.
Calendar Year
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006
| 2007

Annual Spend (£)
| 330,422
| 358,640
| 479,838
| 552,275
| 414,355
| 784,040
| 433,246
| 767,520

Note: The table shows expenditure on assessment centre and related services for civil service posts. Organisations may have sourced additional assessment centre services under other contracts and any such expenditure is not included here. The centrally managed contract did not commence until 2001 and figures for 2000 include a variety of ad-hoc projects around recruitment and selection, particularly fast stream recruitment.