Publication - FOI/EIR release

Education Scotland employees and representatives flights taken - number, routes and costs: FOI release

Published: 2 April 2020
Topic: Education, Money and tax, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202000022781
Date received: 24 March 2020
Date responded: 2 April 2020

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

The number of flights taken by Education Scotland employees or representatives from financial year 2015-16 to present.
Details regarding the cost of these flights, and the routes taken.

Response

Please find below the information you have requested.
Annexes 1 – 5, are provided in separate attachments to this letter.
Education Scotland Air Travel FY 2015-16 to FY 2019-20
Financial Year Cost Number Routes
FY 15-16 £129,337.25 523 see Annex 1
FY 16-17 £78,926.75 326 see Annex 2
FY 17-18 £74,492.24 324 see Annex 3
FY 18-19 £81,943.67 338 see Annex 4
FY 19-20 £80,134.45 355 see Annex 5
total £444,834.36 1866

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