FOI Request - Council Supplier Expenditure

Request 101003668154

FOI request for all payments to suppliers who provided a service in Health and Social Care from Jul 2023 to Dec 2023 and from Jan 2024 to Sep 2024. As a minimum, please make sure to include the date, value and recipient of each transaction. Please also provide details on the procurement category of each transaction if you have it & any additional descriptors.

This would include all suppliers falling under the categories :-

1. Children's services
a)  Fostering & adoption (including payments made to independent fostering agencies and for in-house fostering), 

b) residential care,

c) SEN (special education services)

2. Adult & elderly services

a) Residential/nursing care,

b) domiciliary & supported living,

c) care at home providers

3. Providers who carry out homeless services

Clarification sought 02-12-2024 

Clarification received 06-12-2024:

SEN (Special Education Services)

With Special Education Services , we are referring to expenses incurred by the Council for disabled children to attend mainstream education. i.e., SENS expenses paid to those Suppliers who provide a service for issues such as learning disabilities or mental health. This could include transportation to/from school & vendors who create the facilities/supply material to provide that environment.

Response 09-12-2024

This information requested is not captured under those subheadings, so we would need to look at all the invoices from numerous departments. This task would cost the Council in excess of £600 of staff time. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (excessive cost), we are therefore unable to comply with this request. Some data would be also be exempt under Section 38(1)(b)This task would cost the Council in excess of £600 of staff time. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (excessive cost), we are therefore unable to comply with this request.