Education Scotland written off assets and severance pay 2019 - 2023: FOI release

Information requested

The following information on written off assets and severance pay for years 2019- 20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24:

Question 1: The total financial loss on written off inventory and IT equipment for the following financial years.

Question 2: The total cost of replacing/fixing broken or out of date IT equipment for the following financial years.

Question 3: The total spent in severance pay in the following financial years.

Response

Education Scotland’s annual accounts are published on our website here: Annual reports and accounts.

Question 1
The financial loss on written off assets and IT equipment for the requested financial years are as follows:

• 2019-20 £ 1,443
• 2020-21 nil
• 2021-22 £ 7,329
• 2022-23 nil
• 2023-24 nil

Question 2
The total cost of replacing / fixing broken or out of date IT equipment for the requested financial years are as follows:

• 2019-20 £ 18,050
• 2020-21 £ 242,152
• 2021-22 £ 63,841
• 2022-23 £ 1,431
• 2023-24 nil

Question 3
There was no money spent on severance pay in the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21, 2012-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24.

In financial year 2021-22, one settlement agreement was made. This was not a severance payment or compensation for loss of office, however, for transparency it was noted in the Annual Report and Accounts.

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