Student Awards Agency Scotland, Provision of Temporary and Interim Staff Services: FOI release

Information requested

You asked for information listed at [a] to [e] for staff provided under the expired Framework Agreement named at [f]:

[a] Framework Public Bodies Contracts Manager’s or Hiring Manager’s name;

[b] Job Role;

[c] Start Date;

[d] End Date;

[e] Pay Rate.

 [f] Provision of Temporary and Interim Staff Services – Interim Professional – National [Ref: SP-13-022] and [Ref: SP-13-023] awarded 28 April 2015.

Response

In regards to the information requested in point [a], while our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide this because an exemption under section 38(1)(b) personal information of FOISA applies.

 

In regards to points [b], [c] and [d], please see table below for Ref: SP-13-022.

Role	Start Date	End Date
Business Continuity Manager	21/04/2016	29/06/2018
Finance Lead	05/11/2018	22/02/2019
Programme Manager	05/06/2017	30/01/2019
Risk Manager	23/01/2017	29/06/2018
Senior Fraud Investigations Officer	17/05/2018	27/07/2018
Head of Organisational Learning and Development	12/11/2018	Current
Programme Finance Lead	15/01/2018	Current
Project Assurance	01/10/2018	Current
Project Manager	01/04/2019	Current

[e] The rate of pay for the above job roles range from £180 - £440 per day. Disclosure of specific pay rates is exempt under section 38(1)(b) personal information and section 33(1)(b) commercial interests of FOISA.

 

In regards to points [b], [c] and [d], please see table below for Ref: SP-13-023.

Role	Start Date	End Date
Business System Analyst	20/09/2016	08/02/2018
Business System Analyst	20/09/2016	29/06/2018
Infrastructure Engineer	06/11/2017	27/07/2018
Infrastructure Engineer	06/11/2017	04/05/2018
Infrastructure Engineer	14/05/2018	03/08/2018
Oracle DBA	27/03/2017	28/09/2018
Test Analyst	29/08/2016	29/06/2018
Tester	05/09/2016	31/03/2018
IT User Researcher	22/01/2019	Current
Senior Software Developer	12/09/2016	Current
Senior Software Developer	14/05/2018	Current
Senior Systems Engineer	08/10/2018	Current
Spring Boot Developer	11/02/2019	Current
Content Designer	28/01/2019	Current
Content Management Specialist	26/10/2018	Current
UX Designer	20/08/2018	Current
Web Author	04/02/2019	Current
Web Author	11/02/2019	Current
Web Developer	20/08/2018	Current
Web Developer	10/12/2018	Current
Web Developer	11/02/2019	Current

[e] The rate of pay for the above job roles range from £241 - £517 per day. Disclosure of specific pay rates is exempt under section 38(1)(b) personal information and section 33(1)(b) commercial interests of FOISA.

Please see the Annex for more information in relation to the exemptions noted above.

 

ANNEX

An exemption applies 

An exemption(s) under section(s) 38(1) (personal information) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested.   

In your request you have asked information regarding pay rates and start/end date of contracts for each role we have recruited. These are unique to specific employees so releasing the information for these roles would potentially lead to identification of our employees. As we have a duty to protect the personal data of our staff the pay rates for each job role and the Hiring Manager’s name are exempt under section 38(1)(b).  

This exemption is not subject to the ‘public interest test’, so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

 An exemption applies, subject to the public interest test

 An exemption under section 33(1)(b) (commercial interests) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. This exemption applies because disclosure of this particular information would, or would be likely to, prejudice substantially the commercial interests of individuals/companies providing services. Some contracts are still current and commercially confidential.

This exemption is subject to the ‘public interest test’.  Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.  Although there is a public interest in transparency with the expenditure of public funds there is a greater interest in ensuring that the Scottish Government consistently obtain the best value contracts. Therefore, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption.

 

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