Public service reform reporting
NatureScot is required to report certain aspects of our spending under the Public Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
For context, our latest annual report details our contribution towards sustainable economic growth. It also outlines the steps we took in 2019-20 to improve efficiency, effectiveness and economy, which we must also report. Efficiency savings are reported on our performance page.
Our financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
Read our Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20
Statement of expenditure 2019-20
- Payments in excess of £25,000 in 2019-20
- Public Relations - £1,816,437.89
- Overseas Travel - £16,830.25
- Hospitality & Entertainment - £68,996.37
- External Consultancy – £1,127,120.92
Statement of expenditure 2018-19
- Payments in excess of £25,000 in 2018-19
- Public Relations - £1,641,431.91
- Overseas Travel - £16,310.26
- Hospitality & Entertainment - £89,583.84
- External Consultancy – £1,591,150.00
Statement of expenditure 2017-18
- Payments in excess of £25,000 in 2017-18
- Public Relations - £1,451,310.89
- Overseas Travel - £12,692.70
- Hospitality & Entertainment - £78,316.72
- External Consultancy – £1,118,720.29
Statement of expenditure 2016-17
- Payments in excess of £25,000 in 2016-17
- Public Relations - £1,687,852.54
- Overseas Travel - £14,131.08
- Hospitality & Entertainment - £80,226.38
- External Consultancy – £1,435,808.53
Statement of expenditure 2015-16
- Payments in excess of £25,000 in 2015-16
- Public Relations - £1,565,520.49
- Overseas Travel - £13,028.55
- Hospitality & Entertainment - £84,392.22
- External Consultancy - £1,584,264.43
Statement of expenditure 2014–15
- Payments over £25,000 in 2014–15
- Public relations: £2,165,544.40
- Overseas travel: £20,007.04
- Hospitality and entertainment: £90,084.72
- External consultancy: £1,918,577.61
Statement of expenditure 2013–14
- Payments over £25,000 in 2013–14
- Public relations: £2,812,428.48
- Overseas travel: £15,313.71
- Hospitality and entertainment: £82,454.79
- External consultancy: £2,213,774.09
Statement of expenditure 2012–13
- Payments over £25,000 in 2012–13
- Public relations: £2,591,697.07
- Overseas travel: £15,704.68
- Hospitality and entertainment: £86,290.43
- External consultancy: £2,102,704.92
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
