Public Bodies in Scotland: FOI release

Information requested

1. The Number of Public Bodies (QUANGOs) in Scotland
2. The Number of Public Bodies (QUANGOs) in Scotland in the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023
3. The Total amount of money the Scottish Government has spent on public bodies in the years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
4. The Budgets allocated by the Scottish Government to each Public Body in the years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
5. How much each Public Body spent on Public Relations in the years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
6. How much each Public Body spent on Diversity and Inclusion in the years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
7. How much each Public Body spent on Diversity and Inclusion in the years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24

Response

In relation to your request for:
1. The Number of Public Bodies (QUANGOs) in Scotland, I enclose a copy of all of the information you requested in the attached pdf document.

In relation to your request for:
2. The Number of Public Bodies (QUANGOs) in Scotland in the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, I enclose a copy of all of the information you requested in the attached pdf document.

In relation to your request for:
3. The Total amount of money the Scottish Government has spent on public bodies in the years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested in the attached Microsoft Excel document. The reason why 2023/24 information is not provided is because we do not yet know this information.

In relation to your request for:
4. The Budgets allocated by the Scottish Government to each Public Body in the years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, I enclose a copy of all of the information you requested in the attached Microsoft Excel document.
Please note:

• Budget figures provided for 2021/22 and 2022/23 are based final budgets following Spring Budget Revision for 2021-22 and 22-23
• Budget figures provided for 2023/24 are based on Autumn Budget Revision allocations and are subject to change following completion of Spring Budget Revision 2023/24.
• Actuals for 2023/24 have not been provided as these are subject to change/not yet known.
• We have included public bodies as per the Scottish Administration as defined in the Scottish Budget Bill, excluding details for Agencies and NHS Bodies as they are fully consolidated within the SG Consolidated Accounts - these accounts can be found on line at 2021/22 & 2022-23
• For further information on consolidated accounts and final out turn you may wish to refer to the following:

SG Consolidated Accounts 2021/22

SG Consolidated Accounts 2022-23

Scottish Government Final Outturn 2021/22

In relation to your requests for:
5. How much each Public Body spent on Public Relations in the years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24

6. How much each Public Body spent on Diversity and Inclusion in the years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24.

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested because this information is not held by the Scottish Government and must be sought directly from the Public Body. You may wish to refer to the National Public Bodies Directory National public bodies: directory - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) for contact details of each public body.

In relation to your request for
7. How much each Public Body spent on Diversity and Inclusion in the years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24. Please refer to above response for 6. as this request appears to be a duplication.

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

FOI 202300390766 - Information Released - Q1 and Q2

File type

1 page PDF

File size

165.5 kB

FOI Information Released - Q3 and Q4

File type

Excel document

File size

16.7 kB