John Gallacher
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
9 November 2020
Our Ref: 325
Dear Mr Gallacher,
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information
Thank you for your email which was received by Borders College on 22 October 2020, requesting
information about:
Details of numbers of FTE posts furloughed during the qualifying furlough period including details of the
following:
(1) A breakdown of FTE numbers for support staff, teaching staff and senior staff.
(2) Details of how much revenue was generated from the furlough exercise by category - support staff,
teaching staff and senior staff.
Borders College Response
The information you requested is provided below.
(1) 30.3 FTE support staff and 11.25 teaching staff were furloughed during the period but not for the
whole period
(2) Claims for £75,981.89 for teaching staff and £182,022.13 for support staff have been made to
date
Copyright
The supply of documents under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 does not give the
applicant or whoever receives the information any right to re-use it in such a way that might infringe the Copyright,
Designs and Patents Act 1988 (for example, by making multiple copies, publishing or otherwise distributing the
information to other individuals and the public). The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Consequential
Modifications) Order 2004 ensured that Section 50 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (“CDPA”) applies to
the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“FOISA”).
Breach of copyright law is an actionable offence and the College expressly reserves its rights and remedies available
to it pursuant to the CDPA and common law. Further information on copyright is available at the following website:
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/copy.htm
Your right to seek a review
If you are dissatisfied with the way in which the College has dealt with your request, you have the right to require us to
review our actions and decisions. To request a review, please contact the Vice Principal (Finance and Corporate
Services), Borders College, Scottish Borders Campus, Nether Road, Galashiels, TD1 3HE or e-mail:
xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx within 40 working days. The review will be conducted by another member of the Executive
Team. Please provide your name, contact address/email and your reason for requesting a review. Your request must
be in a recordable format (letter, email, audio tape, etc). You will receive a full response within 20 working days of its
receipt.
If you are dissatisfied with how we have handled your request for review you may ask the Scottish Information
Commissioner to review our decision. You must submit your complaint to the Commissioner within six months of
receiving the response to review letter. The Commissioner’s Office may be contacted as follows:
Online Appeal Service:
Website:
www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
By post:
The Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
Fax: 01334 464611
E-mail:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
An appeal, on a point of law, to the Court of Session may be made against a decision by the Commissioner.”
Further information
For further information on our Freedom of Information procedures please refer to
http://www.borderscollege.ac.uk/downloads/freedom_of_information_procedureoctober2018.pdf All complaints regarding requests for information will be handled in accordance with this procedure.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Hazel Robertson
Vice Principal Finance and Corporate Resources
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