| answer text |
<p>All staff in the Scotland Office are on assignment, secondment or loan from other
Government bodies, in the majority of cases, the Scottish Government and the Ministry
of Justice. Staff may be eligible for bonuses, in addition to basic salary, through
their parent bodies' pay arrangements.</p><p>The Scotland Office is not responsible
for payments made through end of year performance payments or allowances under staffs'
parent bodies' pay arrangements and does not hold information centrally on these matters.</p><p>The
Scotland Office is able to authorise directly non-consolidated and non-pensionable
bonus payments in recognition of special effort, achievement and commitment, where
the payment of such bonuses forms part of the individual member of staff’s terms and
conditions. The current bonus arrangements do not apply to staff on assignment from
the Scottish Government.</p><p>The following information shows the cost of such payments
in the last three financial years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
Cost of Payments (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,050</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,700</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Special
Advisers are not eligible for bonuses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
|
|
