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Annex A
Finance
49. The Inspectorate's budget for 2018-19 was £350,000. The expenditure was as follows:
| Staff costs* | 304,621 |
|---|---|
| Subsistence and motor mileage | 34 |
| Printing and binding | 2,073 |
| Travel and accommodation | 3,625 |
| Hospitality | 135 |
| Conference fees | 1,391 |
| Other running costs | 7,742 |
| Total | £319,621 |
*No member of staff earned in excess of £150,000.
Staff
50. The staff of the Inspectorate during the period of the report consisted of the Chief Inspector, an Assistant Inspector, a Legal Inspector, a Business Inspector and a Personal Assistant.
Freedom of Information requests (FOI)
51. We publish FOI information and all our reports on our website. During 2018-19, we received four Freedom of Information requests and responded within the required timescale.
Complaints process
52. 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 the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (www.copfs.gov.uk).