Public service reform reporting
NatureScot is required to report certain aspects of our spending under the Public Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
Our financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
You can read our full Annual Report and Accounts Financial Year 2024-25
Statement of expenditure 2024-25
- Payments in excess of £25,000 in 2024-25
- Public Relations – £2,432,756.21
- Overseas Travel – £11,603.55
- Hospitality & Entertainment – £75,140.67
- External Consultancy – £1,977,468.55
Statement of expenditure 2023-24
- Payments in excess of £25,000 in 2023-24
- Public Relations - £2,138,540.20
- Overseas Travel - £9,024.02
- Hospitality & Entertainment - £63,318.43
- External Consultancy - £1,688,822.25
Statement of expenditure 2022-23
- Payments in excess of £25,000 in 2022-23
- Public Relations - £2,057,408.66
- Overseas Travel - £12,041.84
- Hospitality & Entertainment - £33,746.17
- External Consultancy - £1,045,967.91
Statement of expenditure 2021-22
- Payments in excess of £25,000 in 2021-22
- Public Relations - £2,110,987.46
- Overseas Travel - £44.84
- Hospitality & Entertainment - £5,085.10
- External Consultancy – £1,034,995.91
If you require any statements of expenditure prior to 2021 please contact us to request this on: [email protected]
What’s included?
Expenditure on public relations includes:
- advertising
- payment of external public relations consultants
- work by our staff on external communications
- any other promotional activity
Expenditure on external consultancy includes:
- provision of land management advice
- research contracts
- provision of landscape advice
- IT consultancy
- property consultancy