- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 21 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who (a) applied, (b) interviewed and (c) were appointed for positions at the social security agency were carers.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not request information from applicants regarding their carer status. We therefore have no figures on this.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16813 by Jeane Freeman on 5 June 2018, whether Social Security Scotland will have a debt management office in place when it is established.
Answer
A debt management service will be in place within Social Security Scotland when it is established.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16813 by Jeane Freeman on 5 June 2018, when it will commence Chapter (a) 5 and (b) 6 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, and whether this will be restricted to the benefits and provisions listed at Chapter 2 and Part 3 for which it has executive competence when this competence is granted.
Answer
Chapters 5 and 6 of Part 2 of the Act are only relevant to the assistance listed in Chapter 2 of that Part and Part 3. Once a decision has been taken to commence the relevant sections Parliament will be advised by the laying of commencement regulations.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10875 by Jeane Freeman on 20 September 2017, what the average time is for processing social security experience panel members' expenses claims, and what the maximum time has been.
Answer
Experience Panels expense claims are received by the Scottish Government Experience panels research team either directly from panel members at events, or sent in via a First Class FREEPOST service. Once completed forms are received in the office they are usually sent to finance to be processed within one working day.
From June 2017 to December 2017 Experience Panels expense claims were handled by Scottish Government central finance. The average processing time for these claims was 3.4 days.
Since 5 December 2017 Experience Panels expense claims are handled by the Social Security agency finance team. The average processing time for these claims is 3 working days.
All 130 claims apart from 3 were paid within 4 working days. The maximum processing time from receiving a completed form for these three outliers was 36 days. These three outliers were due to incomplete information or errors. We are continuing to trial potential improvements to our processes to reduce the time it takes for payments to be made.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) temporary and (b) interim staff have been employed under each of the Temporary and Interim Staff Services frameworks in each year since 2015-16, and for which roles, broken down by directorate or agency.
Answer
Scottish Government does not hold all of the information requested and in the format requested, and this could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Some of the information requested has been provided where this is available and the following table shows the number of staff employed under each of the Temp and Interim Staff Services Frameworks for the year 2017-18. The information shows the total for Scottish Government and Executive Agencies. Information by Directorate is not available. While details of individual roles are not available, the following table provides a list of potential roles available under each Framework.
Organisation | Framework | Staff 2017-18 |
Accountant in Bankruptcy | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 3 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 1 |
TOTAL | | 4 |
Disclosure Scotland | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 1 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 690 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 2 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 15 |
TOTAL | | 708 |
Education Scotland | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 9 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 11 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin North | 1 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 13 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 6 |
TOTAL | | 40 |
Scottish Government | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 192 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin North | 0 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 88 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Catering/Manual East | 6 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Catering/Manual West | 23 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 158 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 112 |
TOTAL | | 579 |
Scottish Prison Service | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 61 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 49 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin North | 45 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Catering/Manual North | 0 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Catering/Manual East | 12 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Catering/Manual West | 13 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 11 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 2 |
TOTAL | | 193 |
Scottish Public Pensions Agency | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 8 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 5 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 5 |
TOTAL | | 18 |
Student Awards Agency for Scotland | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 48 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 7 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Catering/Manual East | 0 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 9 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 12 |
TOTAL | | 76 |
Transport Scotland | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 9 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 31 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 4 |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 2 |
TOTAL | | 46 |
GRAND TOTAL | | 1664 |
FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROVISION OF INTERIM PROFESSIONAL STAFF SERVICES | FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ADMIN STAFF SERVICES |
EXAMPLE ROLE TYPES | EXAMPLE ROLE TYPES |
Procurement Manager | Administrator |
IT Manager | Clerical Officer |
Facilities Manager | Customer Services Support Staff |
Engineering Manager | Data Processor |
HR Manager | Finance Officer |
Finance Manager | Mail Clerk |
Communications Manager | Personal Assistant |
Marketing Manager | Project Administrator |
Programme Manager | Receptionist |
Project Manager | Technical Administrator |
Policy Manager | |
HR Administrator | |
HR Specialist | |
Procurement Administrator | |
Procurement Officer | |
Finance Specialist | |
Market Analyst | |
Strategic Buyer | |
FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROVISION OF INTERIM IT STAFF SERVICES | FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROVISION OF CATERING & MANUAL STAFF SERVICES |
EXAMPLE ROLE TYPES | EXAMPLE ROLE TYPES |
Network Support Analyst | Catering Assistant |
Systems Analyst | Chef |
Business Analyst | Civic Amenity Site Operative |
IT Support Officer | Cleaner |
IT Team Leader | Cook |
| Driver (non HGV) |
| Electrician |
| Executive Chef |
| Gardener |
| HGV Driver |
| Hospitality Representative |
| Janitor |
| Kitchen Supervisor |
| Labourer |
| Refuse Loader |
| Refuse Worker/Collector |
| Skilled Labourer |
| Stores Assistant |
| Street/Road Sweeper |
| Waitress/Waiter |
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff it has unsuccessfully attempted to procure under each of the Temporary and Interim Staff Services frameworks in each year since 2015-16, and for which roles these staff were required, broken down by directorate or agency.
Answer
Scottish Government does not hold information on how many staff it has unsuccessfully attempted to procure under the Temp and Interim Staff Services Framework Agreements.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the (a) Temporary and Interim Staff Services frameworks and (b) salaries of appointments made under the frameworks in each year since 2015-16, broken down by directorate or agency of the appointment.
Answer
Information on spend for Scottish Government and Executive Agencies is attached for each year since 2015 -16. The information is not available by Directorate. Scottish Government does not hold the information requested on salaries.
Organisation | Framework | Spend 2015-16 | Spend 2016-17 | Spend 2017-18 |
Accountant in Bankruptcy | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 32,600 | | 58,426 | | 8,248 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 44,084 | | 57,224 | | 39,891 | |
TOTAL | | | £76,684 | | £115,650 | | £48,139 |
Disclosure Scotland | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 0 | | 6,731 | | 2,886 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 2,112,239 | | 5,321,417 | | 5,713,092 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 390,410 | | 186,798 | | 92,321 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 358,933 | | 399,126 | | 999,407 | |
TOTAL | | | £2,861,582 | | £5,914,072 | | £6,807,706 |
Education Scotland | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 51,784 | | 27,455 | | 53,270 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 36,758 | | 540 | | 27,548 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin North | 0 | | 6,332 | | 2,025 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 140,901 | | 346,125 | | 229,821 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 55,648 | | 230,344 | | 198,292 | |
TOTAL | | | £285,091 | | £610,796 | | £510,956 |
Scottish Government | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 1,075,485 | | 1,755,836 | | 1,316,815 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin North | 5,737 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 196,089 | | 318,058 | | 529,196 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Catering/Manual East | 5,248 | | 10,792 | | 17,039 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Catering/Manual West | 0 | | 6,841 | | 0 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 2,748,086 | | 6,162,804 | | 6,004,408 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 2,771,883 | | 6,552,915 | | 5,228,414 | |
TOTAL | | | £6,802,528 | | £14,807,246 | | £13,095,872 |
Scottish Prison Service | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 103,191 | | 100,460 | | 253,564 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 90,956 | | 128,140 | | 275,291 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin North | 13,165 | | 32,166 | | 5,073 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Catering/Manual North | 3,980 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Catering/Manual East | 2,626 | | 10,257 | | 44,697 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Catering/Manual West | 23,419 | | 46,044 | | 55,082 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 115,190 | | 229,224 | | 298,427 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 165,301 | | 311,010 | | 49,259 | |
TOTAL | | | £517,828 | | £857,301 | | £981,393 |
Scottish Public Pensions Agency | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 0 | | 0 | | 20,428 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 48,830 | | 230,557 | | 75,968 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 0 | | 111,204 | | 177,124 | |
TOTAL | | | £48,830 | | £341,761 | | £273,520 |
Student Awards Agency for Scotland | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 252,252 | | 183,787 | | 240,705 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 0 | | 24,621 | | 41,759 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Catering/Manual East | 0 | | 1,114 | | 0 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 0 | | 159,714 | | 324,997 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 41,948 | | 403,785 | | 778,255 | |
TOTAL | | | £294,200 | | £773,021 | | £1,385,716 |
Transport Scotland | Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin East | 0 | | 16,726 | | 30,338 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Admin West | 131,091 | | 201,460 | | 266,025 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim Professionals | 290,221 | | 331,159 | | 13,224 | |
| Temporary and Interim Staff - Interim IT | 0 | | 0 | | 69,041 | |
TOTAL | | | £421,312 | | £549,345 | | £378,628 |
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many social security experience panel members have been directly engaged on the design of individual benefits, and how many have (a) responded to communications and (b) attended meetings on this design work.
Answer
a) Around 450 Experience panel members have responded to communications inviting people to participate in the service design for individual benefits. This includes expressing an interest in or attending a meeting, completing a survey or responding by phone.
This figure does not include communications with individual panel members on a one to one basis by email and phone, and does not include communications relating to the design of cross-cutting components for the new agency, such as the branding and website.
b) 193 panel members have attended sessions on the service design for individual benefits. Some of these individuals have attended multiple sessions.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when it last conducted a review of the privacy impact assessment for the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 in accordance with the impact assessment for the Bill dated 20 June 2017, and whether it will publish any such review.
Answer
The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 received Royal Assent on 1 June 2018. We will be reviewing and updating the privacy impact assessment, now known as a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) under the General Date Protection Regulations, accordingly. The DPIA will be published once the review is completed.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many expenses claims from members of social security experience panels it has (a) received, (b) processed and (c) reimbursed.
Answer
As of 14 June 2018 we have received 132 expense claims from Experience Panel members. All have been processed and reimbursed.
As far as possible we limit upfront costs for panel members by booking taxis for them where possible, meeting locally, providing options for participating by telephone, and by providing refreshments and lunch for face-to-face events.