How many of the 70,000 devices for learners had been (a) ordered but not received by local authorities (b) received but not distributed, an…

Grant funding allocations were made to councils based on levels of deprivation and rurality within their areas, allowing them to purchase devices and connectivity for learners to align with local digital strategies. Local authorities have been responsible for securing and distributing devices, and for reporting to Scottish Government on progress. Global pressure on supply chains (primarily as a result of the pandemic and the move to home learning and working) has resulted in delayed delivery times for some devices.
The following table shows the number of devices ordered, received and distributed at end-March 2021 (immediately before the Easter break after which in-person learning resumed), as reported by individual local authorities.
Local Authority
Devices ordered but not yet received by council
Devices received by council but not yet distributed
Devices distributed to learners
Total
Aberdeen City
0
0
1777
1777
Aberdeenshire
907
57
4214
5178
Angus
0
0
1555
1555
Argyll and Bute
39
0
1317
1356
City of Edinburgh
0
0
2550
2550
Clackmannanshire
33
0
828
861
Dumfries and Galloway
0
0
2371
2371
Dundee City
0
0
2150
2150
East Ayrshire
439
6
2138
2583
East Dunbartonshire
0
0
1015
1015
East Lothian
399
0
1407
1806
East Renfrewshire
0
0
623
623
Falkirk
0
0
1840
1840
Fife
0
0
5465
5465
Glasgow City
0
0
7240
7240
Highland
100
2
4499
4601
Inverclyde
0
93
1107
1200
Midlothian
0
0
1235
1235
Moray
0
0
1315
1315
Na h-Eileanan Siar
0
0
357
357
North Ayrshire
0
0
1734
1734
North Lanarkshire
1253
250
4537
6040
Orkney Islands
0
150
275
425
Perth and Kinross
600
0
1257
1857
Renfrewshire
0
0
1800
1800
Scottish Borders
0
0
316
316
Shetland Islands
0
0
475
475
South Ayrshire
15
9
1497
1521
South Lanarkshire
0
0
5544
5544
Stirling
0
0
1794
1794
West Dunbartonshire
0
0
2084
2084
West Lothian
0
0
2905
2905
Total
3785
567
69221
73573