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Written Question · S5W-17105 · Session 5

How much it has spent on the (a) Temporary and Interim Staff Services frameworks and (b) salaries of appointments made under the frameworks…

Answered Asked by Mark Griffin Lab Lodged 6 Jun 2018

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the (a) Temporary and Interim Staff Services frameworks and (b) salaries of appointments made under the frameworks in each year since 2015-16, broken down by directorate or agency of the appointment.

The answer

Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 Jun 2018 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

Information on spend for Scottish Government and Executive Agencies is attached for each year since 2015 -16. The information is not available by Directorate. Scottish Government does not hold the information requested on salaries.
Organisation
Framework
Spend 2015-16
Spend 2016-17
Spend 2017-18
Accountant in Bankruptcy
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin West

32,600
58,426
8,248
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim Professionals

44,084
57,224
39,891
TOTAL
£76,684
£115,650
£48,139
Disclosure Scotland
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin East
0
6,731
2,886
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin West
2,112,239
5,321,417
5,713,092
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim Professionals
390,410
186,798
92,321
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim IT
358,933
399,126
999,407
TOTAL
£2,861,582
£5,914,072
£6,807,706
Education Scotland
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin East
51,784
27,455
53,270
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin West
36,758
540
27,548
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin North
0
6,332
2,025
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim Professionals
140,901
346,125
229,821
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim IT
55,648
230,344
198,292
TOTAL
£285,091
£610,796
£510,956
Scottish Government
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin East
1,075,485
1,755,836
1,316,815
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin North
5,737
0
0
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin West
196,089
318,058
529,196
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Catering/Manual East
5,248
10,792
17,039
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Catering/Manual West
0
6,841
0
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim Professionals
2,748,086
6,162,804
6,004,408
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim IT
2,771,883
6,552,915
5,228,414
TOTAL
£6,802,528
£14,807,246
£13,095,872
Scottish Prison Service
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin East
103,191
100,460
253,564
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin West
90,956
128,140
275,291
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin North
13,165
32,166
5,073
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Catering/Manual North
3,980
0
0
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Catering/Manual East
2,626
10,257
44,697
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Catering/Manual West
23,419
46,044
55,082
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim Professionals
115,190
229,224
298,427
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim IT
165,301
311,010
49,259
TOTAL
£517,828
£857,301
£981,393
Scottish Public Pensions Agency
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin East
0
0
20,428
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim Professionals
48,830
230,557
75,968
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim IT
0
111,204
177,124
TOTAL
£48,830
£341,761
£273,520
Student Awards Agency for Scotland
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin East
252,252
183,787
240,705
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin West
0
24,621
41,759
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Catering/Manual East
0
1,114
0
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim Professionals
0
159,714
324,997
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim IT
41,948
403,785
778,255
TOTAL
£294,200
£773,021
£1,385,716
Transport Scotland
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin East
0
16,726
30,338
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Admin West
131,091
201,460
266,025
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim Professionals
290,221
331,159
13,224
Temporary and Interim Staff
- Interim IT
0
0
69,041
TOTAL
£421,312
£549,345
£378,628

In the Official Report

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