Date received: 23 January 2023
Date responded: 14 February 2023
Information Requested:
1. The staffing structure within Redress Scotland, including job titles and corresponding pay grades.
2. The current pay scale for each pay grade.
3. The number of employees in each pay grade.
4. The percentage of employees in each pay grade who are female and male.
5. Whether Redress Scotland use outside contractors.
6. How many outside contractors have been used from the beginning of Redress Scotland until present date
7. The specific roles/projects that have been filled with contractors
8. For every role/project, pay grades per day and the total amount paid for all contracted work, broken down month on month from inception of Redress Scotland to present date
9. The total costs of specific role/project broken down month on month from inception of Redress Scotland to today’s date
Redress Scotland’s Response:
1. The staffing structure within Redress Scotland, including job titles and corresponding pay grades. We have 29 employees at present within Redress Scotland, however we are currently recruiting for positions and this will take us to 33 employees.
Redress Scotland’s Corporate Body includes 1 Chair, 1 Deputy Chair and 4 Non-Executive Members.
We currently have 26 Panel Members, which includes the following backgrounds: 10 from law, 3 from psychology, 7 from social work and 6 from mixed professional backgrounds. You can find information on our panel members via our website: Redress Scotland – Our People – Redress Scotland
Our Senior Management team consists of the following
Chief Executive, Grade DD1
Head of Finance and Resources, Grade C1
Head of People, Grade C1
Head of Policy & Improvement, Grade C1
Head of Operations, Grade C2
Finance and Resources Team
Finance and Resources Manager, Grade B3
Finance and Resources Officer, Grade B1
People Team
People & Wellbeing Partner, Grade B2
Governance Secretary, Grade B2
Executive Secretary, Grade B2
Learning, Development & Wellbeing Partner, Grade B3
People Administrator, Grade A4
Policy and Improvement Team
Policy & improvement Lead, Grade B3
Engagement Lead, Grade B3
Research & Knowledge Lead, Grade B3
Communications Lead, Grade B2
Operations Team
Operations Manager, Grade B3
Data Analyst, Grade B3
2 Administration Managers, Grade B2
Scheduling Manager, Grade, B2
12 Panel Support Coordinators, Grade B1
2, 3 & 4. The current pay scale for each pay grade. The number of employees in each pay grade. The percentage of employees in each pay grade who are female and male.
Grade – Pay Scale – Number of employees in each grade – Percentage of male/females in each grade
DD1 – £77,340-£83,233 – 1 – 100% Female
C2-£68,540-£79,109- 1 – 100% Male
C1 – £52,355-£65,276 – 3 – 6.6% Female 33.4% Male
B3 – £41,642-£49,860 – 7 – 42.9% Female 57.1& Male
B2 – £33,120-£37,936 – 7 – 85.7% Female 14.3% Male
B1 – £28,702-£31,541 – 13 – 90% Female 10% Male
A4 – £25,713-£27,335 – 1 – 100% Female
5. Whether Redress Scotland use outside contractors. Redress Scotland have used contractors.
6&7. How many outside contractors have been used from the beginning of Redress Scotland until present date. The specific roles/projects that have been filled with contractors. Redress Scotland have had 27 contractors to date, to cover the following roles.
1 HR Administrator
1 Finance Business Partner
1 Executive Personal Assistant
1 Content Designer
1 HR Business Partner
1 Learning & Development Manager
1 Learning & Development Designer
2 Senior Administrators
2 Project Managers
2 Business Analysts
1 Data Analyst
1 Head of Operations
7 Panel Support Coordinators
2 People Administrators
1 Finance Assistant
1 Policy & Engagement Lead
1 Governance Advisor
8. For every role/project, pay grades per day and the total amount paid for all contracted work, broken down month on month from inception of Redress Scotland to present date.
Redress Scotland Contractor Costs
2021/2022
January – £33,024.59
February – £39,556.92
March – £470,277.66
Total: £542,859.17
2022/2023
April- £27,429.96
May – £83,231.10
June – £117,040.45
July – £78,531.63
August/September – £195,674.28
October – £75,744.57
November – £72,011.55
December – £40,485.70
January – £20,752.51
February Nil
March Nil
Total: £710,901.75
9. The total costs of specific role/project broken down month on month from inception of Redress Scotland to today’s date. We consider that because the monthly costs for each role relate to the sums paid to an individual, this information is third party personal data. While you may have an interest in obtaining this information, this must be balanced against the rights of the individuals concerned. In this case, we consider that the rights of the individuals outweigh your interests and believe that releasing this information would not be a lawful use of the data. In terms of section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information is exempt from disclosure if disclosure would contravene any of the data protection principles. The requested information is therefore withheld in terms of section 38(1)(b). This is an absolute exemption which is not subject to the public interest test.
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