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The inspectorate in 2024-25
Finance
82. The inspectorate is funded by the Scottish Government. Our budget for 2024-25 was £446,000.
83. In 2024-25, our expenditure was as follows:
| Staff costs | 457,648 |
|---|---|
| Subsistence and motor mileage | 155 |
| Printing and binding | 4,379 |
| Travel and accommodation (UK and overseas) | 227 |
| Hospitality | 0 |
| Conference fees | 90 |
| Other running costs | 5,691 |
| Total | £468,190 |
84. Under sections 31 and 32 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, IPS is required to publish certain information, including on expenditure. This information is published at Appendix 1.
Staff
85. As at 31 March 2025, the staff of IPS was 4.57 full-time equivalents and consisted of the Chief Inspector, Assistant Inspector of Prosecution, Legal Inspector, Business Inspector and a Personal Assistant.
Freedom of Information requests
86. IPS is subject to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. We publish information about our work, including our inspection reports, on our website. In 2024-25, we received eight freedom of information requests, all of which were responded to within the required timescale.