The Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2018

Annual report of consolidated financial results of the Scottish Government, its Executive Agencies and the Crown Office, prepared in accordance with IFRS


4. Income

4a. Operating income, analysed by classification and activity, is as follows:

  Total Income Income Not Applied 2017-18 Income Applied 2016-17 Income Applied
£m £m £m £m
Administration Income:
Allowable within admin cost limit 12 - 12 11
Other:
Fees and charges (1) 4 - 4 6
Total Administration Income 16 - 16 17
Programme Income:
Finance and the Constitution 1 - 1 1
Health and Sport 619 - 619 6,336
Education and Skills 107 - 107 96
Economy, Jobs and Fair Work 58 - 58 35
Justice 20 3 17 16
Communities, Social Security & Equalities 17 - 17 8
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform 109 - 109 105
Culture, Tourism and External Affairs - - - -
Rural Economy and Connectivity 559 - 559 550
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service 4 4 - 1
Total Programme Income 1,494 7 1,487 7,148
Total 1,510 7 1,503 7,165

(1) The SG complies with HM Treasury and Office of Public Sector cost allocation and charging requirements.

4b. Income Not Applied

Income not applied are amounts for surrender to the Scottish Consolidated Fund in accordance with the Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) Order 2009.

The major items of income not applied are: Cash Received Accrued 2017-18 2016-17
£m £m £m £m
Repayment of interest - - - -
Designated receipts - Fines, forfeitures and fixed penalties (1) - - - 23
Non-designated receipts - Proceeds of Crime and other 7 - 7 7
Total Income Not Applied 7 - 7 30

(1) In accordance with Scotland Act 2016, from 1 April 2017 fines, forfeitures and fixed penalties previously surrendered to the Scottish Consolidated Fund as income not applied have been retained as a source of funding for Scottish Administration.

4c. Interest Receivable

All interest receivable is external to the consolidated portfolio accounting boundary. It is included within the Operating Outturn Statement as income applied, unless it is required to be surrendered to the Scottish Consolidated Fund.

  Total Income Income Not Applied 2017-18 Income Applied 2016-17 Total Income
£m £m £m £m
Programme Income:
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform 101 - 101 80
Communities, Social Security and Equalities - - - 1
Rural Economy and Connectivity 6 - 6 5
Total 107 - 107 86

4d. Interest Payable

  2017-18 Total 2016-17 Total
£m £m
Finance lease charges allocated in the year including on balance sheet PFI/PPP contracts 183 156
Other interest 4 2
Total 187 158

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