Commission spending and efficiency

The Commission, as a Scottish public body, reports a range of information under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010. These include:

• Expenditure in relation to:
  • public relations
  • overseas travel
  • hospitality and entertainment (given)
  • external consultancy.
• Payments which have a value in excess of £25,000.
• The number of individuals within the organisation that receive remuneration in excess of £150k
• Sustainable economic growth
• Our improvement in efficiency, effectiveness and economy
• Members' expenses
• Hospitality and gifts given and received

Audit Scotland incurs the expenditure for supporting the work of the Accounts Commission and therefore expenditure is included in their reports

The statements below apply to the Accounts Commission only.