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Annex A
Finance
The Inspectorate's budget for 2013-14 was £320,000.
The expenditure was as follows:
|
Staff costs* |
260,650.97 |
|
Subsistence and motor mileage |
634.38 |
|
Printing and binding |
3,672.18 |
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Travel and accommodation |
3,961.41 |
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Hospitality |
475.59 |
|
Conference fees |
1,513.80 |
|
Other running costs |
20,130.40 |
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Total |
£291,038.73 |
*No member of staff earned in excess of £150,000
Staff and Accommodation
The staff of the Inspectorate during the period of the report consisted of the Chief Inspector, a Principal Inspector, a Legal Inspector, a Business Inspector, a Personal Assistant and also an Associate Legal Inspector on a fixed-term contract.
IPS consists of a small team (equivalent to four full-time because of part-time working) comprising of members seconded from COPFS and members employed by the Scottish Government, providing a range of skills and experience.
Freedom of Information (FOI)
We publish FOI information and all our reports on our website.
During the period to the end of June 2014, eight Freedom of Information requests were received - all were responded to within the required timescale.
Complaints Process
Our Complaints Handling Procedure is published on our website and seeks to resolve any dissatisfaction as quickly as possible and where necessary to conduct thorough, impartial and fair investigations of complaints. Our Complaints Handling Procedure does not extend to individual complaints about operational decisions relating to specific cases. These should be addressed to COPFS.
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