Information Relating to Setting Up Qualifications Scotland
FOI reference: FOI26/27 004
Date received: 22/04/2026
Date responded: 15/05/2026
Information requested
In response to a previous FOI, you provided me with the following information and the costs of establishing QS:
Our response:
| Spend to 31st Jan 2026 |
|||||
| 2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|
| Category |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
| Fixed Term Staff Costs and Agency |
457 |
537 |
293 |
488 |
1,775 |
| Digital Transition |
0 |
0 |
128 |
504 |
632 |
| Microsoft Updates |
0 |
0 |
31 |
408 |
439 |
| Website |
0 |
0 |
221 |
563 |
784 |
| Signage |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
18 |
| Legal Fees |
0 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
27 |
| Finance / HR System Changes |
0 |
0 |
7 |
35 |
42 |
| Access Cards / Lanyards |
0 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
18 |
| 457 |
537 |
707 |
2,034 |
3,735 |
The fixed term and agency staff were used to support digital transition, human resources, strategic governance and programme management.
I would like to explicitly request further, more detailed information.
Please confirm:
- The total number of fixed term and agency staff employed in each of the years shown above
- The job titles of each of the fixed term and agency staff employed in each of the years shown above
- A clear explanation of the nature of the 'Digital Transition' work that was carried out
- A clear explanation of the updates that were purchased from Microsoft
Response
The information is contained within the attached spreadsheet and word document.
Documents:
Fixed Term and Agency Staff (14 KB)
Digital Transition Explanations (37 KB)