Fertility Network UK funding: FOI release

Information requested

Previous grant funding awarded from the Scottish Government to Fertility Network UK

1. The year when the Scottish branch of Fertility Network UK first received grant funding from The Scottish Government;

2. The number of years of continuous funding from The Scottish Government to the Scottish branch of Fertility Network UK;

Financial period 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2024

3. The total grant amount awarded to the Scottish branch Fertility Network UK for the period stated;

4. The directorate of the Scottish Government which administered the award;

5. Details of the actual expenditure of the grant funding awarded to Fertility Network UK from the Scottish Government for the period stated;

6. Details of irregular or fraudulent activity on the use of the Grant funding to Fertility Network UK from the Scottish Government;

7. The amount of any grant funding awarded to the Scottish branch of Fertility Network UK that had to be repaid to The Scottish Government;

8. The reason for any grant funding being repaid to The Scottish Government from Fertility Network UK;

9. The reason for The Scottish Government no longer continuing their grant funding to the Scottish branch of Fertility Network UK from 01 April 2024.

Financial period 01 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

10. The total grant amount awarded to the Fertility Network UK for the current financial period;

11. The purpose of the grant funding awarded to Fertility Network UK from the Scottish Government;

12. The directorate of the Scottish Government administering the award.

Response

In response to your questions above, please find the answers below.

1. The year in which the Scottish branch of Fertility Network UK first received funding from the Scottish Government was 2012.

2. Fertility Network UK have received 13 years of continuous funding from the Scottish Government.

3. The total amount of Scottish Government funding awarded to Fertility Network UK for the period 01 April 2023 – 31 March 2024 was £114,101.07.

4. The Scottish Government Directorate responsible for awarding funding to Fertility Network UK for the period 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024 is the Directorate for Children and Families.

5. The actual expenditure of the grant funding awarded to Fertility Network UK by the ScottishGovernment for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 was £112,675.07.

6. While our aim is to provide information wherever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not hold the information you have requested. The reasons why we don’t have all of the information you have requested are explained in the annex to this letter.

7. Fertility Network UK were not required to repay any grant funding to the Scottish Government for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

8. Fertility Network UK were not required to repay any grant funding to the Scottish Government for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

9. The Scottish Government awarded grant funding to Fertility Network UK in financial year 01 April 2024 – 31 March 2025.

10. The amount of grant funding awarded by the Scottish Government to Fertility Network UK for the period 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025 is £15,000.

11. The Scottish Government awarded funding to Fertility Network UK in financial year 2024 – 2025 for pregnancy loss and weight loss support.

12. The Scottish Government Directorate responsible for awarding funding to Fertility Network UK for the period 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025 is the Directorate for Children and Families.

ANNEX

Reasons for not providing information

The Scottish Government does not hold the information you have asked for in relation to:

• Details of irregular or fraudulent activity on the use of the Grant funding to Fertility Network UK from the Scottish Government

The reason the Scottish Government does not have this information is because:

• The Scottish Government does not have any reason to suspect any irregular or fraudulent activity on the use of the grant funding awarded to Fertility Network UK.

As such, I hereby provide you with formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.

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