Part 3 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 imposes new duties to publish information as soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year. These duties came into force on 1 October 2010.
Payments with a value over £25,000
Each quarter's information will be published as soon as possible during the year at :
Payments with a value in excess of £25,000
Government Procurement Card (GPC) transactions
Each month GPC transactions in excess of £500 will be published as soon as information is available. This will commence from 1 September 2013.
2015 - 2016
- April 15 - Nil return
- May 15 - Nil return
- June 15 - Nil return
2014 - 2015 - Nil Return
Hospitality
2022 - 2023
2021 - 2022
2020 - 2021 NIL RETURN
2019 - 2020
2018 - 2019 NIL RETURN
2017 - 2018
2016 - 2017 NIL RETURN
2015 - 2016
2014 - 2015 - Nil return
2013 - 2014 - Nil return
2012 - 2013 - Nil return
2011 - 2012 - Nil return
Includes - taking each event separately, any non-contractual, discretionary benefit provided to a person where the value exceeds £25.
Excludes - travel and subsistence allowances and the reimbursement of expenses that are reasonably incurred in relation to service as a member or employee of a public body (including directors).
Overseas Travel
- Includes - all costs relating to a trip outside of the UK (hotels, conference fees, travel and subsistence and any other related expenses).
Consultancy Expenditure
2013 - 2014 - Nil return
2012 - 2013 - Nil return
2011 - 2012
| Consultancy |
Cost £ |
| Towers Watson UK |
2,900 |
| Core Solutions Group Ltd |
2,788 |
| |
5,688 |
External consultancy
We outsource much of our IT, Estates and FM services and developments and so we do make use of companies that are classified as business consultancies, though the services we procure may not always be consultancy in nature, we will disclose this information based on the company's classification.
Public Relations Expenditure
|
2022-23
|
|
|
|
£
|
|
Cost
|
|
Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications
|
350,045.21
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
4,151.42
|
|
Outsourced production of literature/information resource
|
65,357.66
|
|
Total
|
419,554.29
|
| 2021-22 |
|
|
£ |
| Cost |
| Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications |
407,632 |
| Miscellaneous |
- |
| Outsourced production of literature/information resource |
- |
| Total |
407,632 |
|
|
| 2020-21 |
|
|
£ |
| Cost |
| Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications |
270,580 |
| Miscellaneous |
- |
| Outsourced production of literature/information resource |
- |
| Total |
270,580 |
|
|
|
|
| 2019-20 |
|
|
£ |
| Cost |
| Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications |
276,769 |
| Miscellaneous |
- |
| Outsourced production of literature/information resource |
- |
| Total |
276,769 |
|
|
|
|
| 2018-2019 |
|
|
£ |
| Cost |
| Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications |
227,724 |
| Miscellaneous |
- |
| Outsourced production of literature/information resource |
281 |
| Total |
228,005 |
|
|
|
|
| 2017-2018 |
|
|
£ |
| Cost |
| Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications |
229,266 |
| Miscellaneous |
- |
| Outsourced production of literature/information resource |
- |
| Total |
229,266 |
|
|
|
|
| 2016-2017 |
|
|
£ |
| Cost |
| Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications |
222,395 |
| Miscellaneous |
- |
| Outsourced production of literature/information resource |
- |
| Total |
222,395 |
|
|
|
|
| 2015-2016 |
|
|
£ |
| Cost |
| Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications |
215,718 |
| Miscellaneous |
- |
| Outsourced production of literature/information resource |
- |
| Total |
215,718 |
|
|
|
|
| 2014-2015 |
|
|
£ |
| Cost |
| Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications |
165,387 |
| Miscellaneous |
- |
| Outsourced production of literature/information resource |
- |
| Total |
165,387 |
|
|
| 2013-2014 |
|
|
£ |
| Cost |
| Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications |
162,908 |
| Miscellaneous |
- |
| Outsourced production of literature/information resource |
- |
| Total |
162,908 |
2012 - 2013
|
Cost (£)
|
|
Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications
|
174,534 |
|
Miscellaneous
|
513
|
|
Outsourced production of literature/information resource
|
6,294
|
|
181,341
|
2011 - 2012
| |
Cost (£) |
| Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications |
146,000 |
| Outsourced production of literature/information resource |
40,267 |
| Miscellaneous |
889 |
| |
187,156 |
2012 - 2013
|
Cost (£) |
| Pay of staff solely dealing with SCS and judicial communications |
135,119 |
| Miscellaneous |
1,548 |
| Outsourced production of literature/information resource |
16,427 |
|
153,093 |
Includes - the cost of staff who wholly deal with internal and external communications, printing cost of annual report.
Excludes - advertising costs for recruitment of staff, the cost of producing internal newsletters, any literature, advertising or media campaigns that are associated with our core business activity (e.g. jurors' information, forms, fines media campaign).
Sustainable growth and efficiency, economy and effectiveness
Information on SCTS contribution to these national priorities will be contained in the Annual Report and Accounts.