FoI Number
2022-641
Subject
Relocation
Date Received
16/01/2023
Request and Response

For each the financial years 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23-to-date, please tell me:

1. How many staff made use of relocation allowance packages?

Please note figures relate to individual headcount pertaining to that year.  As Relocation can be carried across more than 1 financial year someone who is counted in 2019/20 may also be counted in 2020/21

Year

Number

2019/20

25

2020/21

25

2021/22

35

2022/23

25

2. What was the total annual cost?

Year

Cost

2019/20

£89,263.71

2020/21

£126,992.60

2021/22

£149,634.40

2022/23

£115,322.20

3. Additionally, please provide the following breakdowns for 2021/22 and 22/23-to-date. How many times were journeys to take up a post claimed/ what was the annual cost?

How many times were visits back home claimed/ what was the annual cost?

If possible, please also tell me how many of these visits back home required flights, and to where.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested as our system does not provide this breakdown.