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Dear Midlothian Council,

I would be grateful if the Council could please provide on a yearly basis over the last 5 years of the number of employees earning £50k and above.

I look forward to your response

Yours faithfully,

Jim Hiddleston

The FOI Team, Midlothian Council

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Reference: FOI-417079280
Date of request: 22/04/2022
Title of request: employees earning £50k and above

Dear Jim Middleston,

Thank you for your information request.
We aim to answer all requests within 20 working days. If you would like to
find out more about how we handle your request, please visit our
[1]privacy policies.
For more information about your rights, please visit our Freedom of
Information pages [2]here.

Kind regards,
FOI Team
Midlothian House

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The FOI Team, Midlothian Council

Reference: FOI-417079280
Date of request: 22/04/2022
Title of request: employees earning £50k and above
Information request:

Dear Midlothian Council,

 

 

 

I would be grateful if the Council could please provide on a yearly basis
over the last 5 years of the number of employees earning £50k and above.

 

 

 

I look forward to your response

 

 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

 

Jim Hiddleston

Dear Jim Middleston,

Thank you for your information request. We have completed the necessary
search for the information you have requested. Our response is now
detailed below. 

 

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
LG Workers 51 45 34 44 37 33
Teacher 52 88 132 186 179 194
Total 103 133 166 230 216 227

 

 

Midlothian Council’s Complaints Procedure under the FOISA:

An applicant who is dissatisfied with the way in which Midlothian Council
has dealt with his/her request for information under Section 1(1) of the
FOISA may, by virtue of Section 20 of the FOISA, require Midlothian
Council to review its actions and decisions in relation to that request.

If you wish Midlothian Council to review its actions and decisions with
respect to your request for information, you should write to the Director
or other official whose name is printed at the top of this letter.
Alternatively, you could send an e-mail to [Midlothian Council request email] That
official will arrange for your application for review to be considered.
Thereafter he will write to you informing you of the decision by not later
than twenty working days after receipt of your request requiring that a
review be made. By virtue of Section 21 of the FOISA, you will be provided
with a statement of reasons for arriving at the decision made.

Please note that any such request for review must reach Midlothian Council
by no later than 40 working days after the time allowed for complying with
your original request.

Requests for review must be in writing (or in another form which has some
permanency and is capable of being used for subsequent reference eg
audio/video tape recording). You must:-

• state your name and address for correspondence;
• give details of the information which you originally requested from
Midlothian Council; and
• state the reason(s) why you are dissatisfied with the way in which
your application for information has been dealt with. 

Your Right to Complain to the Scottish Information Commissioner:

Under Section 47 of the FOISA, a person who is dissatisfied with the
outcome of their request for review by the Council may apply to the
Scottish Information Commissioner to determine whether their request (or
any part of it) has been properly dealt with.

An application to the Scottish Information Commissioner must be made
within six months of receipt of the notice advising of the outcome of the
Council’s review. The application can be made on line following this link
online application. Alternatively the application can be made in writing
(or in another form having some permanency eg audio/video tape recording)
The applicant must specify:-

 a. his/her name and address for correspondence;
 b. the request for information to which the requirement for review by
Midlothian Council related;
 c. the matter which gave rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction with the
way in which Midlothian Council dealt with their original request; and
 d. the matter which gives rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction
relating to the review by Midlothian Council.

You also have the subsequent right of appeal to the Court of Session, on a
point of law only, if dissatisfied with a decision issued by the
Commissioner

The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted at:-

Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Telephone – 01334 464610
Email – [email address]

Kind regards,
FOI Team
Midlothian House

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Dear Midlothian Council,
Many thanks for your reply.
Can I ask for clarity please on the following points..

1. Teacher posts have quadrupled in 5 years. Do these posts relate to teaching roles only or have educational support, admin roles been included.?

2. Are fixed term contracts included in the numbers shown?

Look forward to your response.

Regards

Yours faithfully,

Jim Hiddleston

Dear Midlothian Council,

I note your decision that the information I requested is already available elsewhere, but would be grateful if you could point me to its exact location.
As you may be aware, the ICO's guidance is that when applying a Section 21 exemption, the authority should "provide the applicant with precise directions to the information so that it can be found without difficulty". (https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio...)

Yours faithfully,

Jim Hiddleston

The FOI Team, Midlothian Council

1 Attachment

Reference: FOI-431823094
Date of request: 23/06/2022
Title of request: Officers Earning £50k and above

Dear Jim Hiddleston,

Thank you for your information request.
We aim to answer all requests within 20 working days. If you would like to
find out more about how we handle your request, please visit our
[1]privacy policies.
For more information about your rights, please visit our Freedom of
Information pages [2]here.

Kind regards,
FOI Team
Midlothian House

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

The information contained in this message may be confidential or legally
privileged and is intended for the addressee only.

If you have received this message in error or there are any problems
please
notify the originator immediately.

If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose,
distribute, copy, print, or rely on this e-mail.

All communication sent to or from Midlothian Council may be subject
to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation.

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

References

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2. https://www.midlothian.gov.uk/info/20028...

The FOI Team, Midlothian Council

Reference: FOI-431823094
Date of request: 23/06/2022
Title of request: Officers Earning £50k and above
Information request:

 

Dear Midlothian Council,

 

I note your decision that the information I requested is already available
elsewhere, but would be grateful if you could point me to its exact
location.

As you may be aware, the ICO's guidance is that when applying a Section 21
exemption, the authority should "provide the applicant with precise
directions to the information so that it can be found without difficulty".
([1]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...)

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Jim Hiddleston

Dear Jim Hiddleston,

Thank you for your information request. We have completed the necessary
search for the information you have requested. Our response is now
detailed below. 

 

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
LG Workers 51 45 34 44 37 33
Teacher 52 88 132 186 179 194
Total 103 133 166 230 216 227

 

 

Midlothian Council’s Complaints Procedure under the FOISA:

An applicant who is dissatisfied with the way in which Midlothian Council
has dealt with his/her request for information under Section 1(1) of the
FOISA may, by virtue of Section 20 of the FOISA, require Midlothian
Council to review its actions and decisions in relation to that request.

If you wish Midlothian Council to review its actions and decisions with
respect to your request for information, you should write to the Director
or other official whose name is printed at the top of this letter.
Alternatively, you could send an e-mail to [Midlothian Council request email] That
official will arrange for your application for review to be considered.
Thereafter he will write to you informing you of the decision by not later
than twenty working days after receipt of your request requiring that a
review be made. By virtue of Section 21 of the FOISA, you will be provided
with a statement of reasons for arriving at the decision made.

Please note that any such request for review must reach Midlothian Council
by no later than 40 working days after the time allowed for complying with
your original request.

Requests for review must be in writing (or in another form which has some
permanency and is capable of being used for subsequent reference eg
audio/video tape recording). You must:-

• state your name and address for correspondence;
• give details of the information which you originally requested from
Midlothian Council; and
• state the reason(s) why you are dissatisfied with the way in which
your application for information has been dealt with. 

Your Right to Complain to the Scottish Information Commissioner:

Under Section 47 of the FOISA, a person who is dissatisfied with the
outcome of their request for review by the Council may apply to the
Scottish Information Commissioner to determine whether their request (or
any part of it) has been properly dealt with.

An application to the Scottish Information Commissioner must be made
within six months of receipt of the notice advising of the outcome of the
Council’s review. The application can be made on line following this link
online application. Alternatively the application can be made in writing
(or in another form having some permanency eg audio/video tape recording)
The applicant must specify:-

 a. his/her name and address for correspondence;
 b. the request for information to which the requirement for review by
Midlothian Council related;
 c. the matter which gave rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction with the
way in which Midlothian Council dealt with their original request; and
 d. the matter which gives rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction
relating to the review by Midlothian Council.

You also have the subsequent right of appeal to the Court of Session, on a
point of law only, if dissatisfied with a decision issued by the
Commissioner

The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted at:-

Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Telephone – 01334 464610
Email – [email address]

Kind regards,
FOI Team
Midlothian House

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

The information contained in this message may be confidential or legally
privileged and is intended for the addressee only.

If you have received this message in error or there are any problems
please
notify the originator immediately.

If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose,
distribute, copy, print, or rely on this e-mail.

All communication sent to or from Midlothian Council may be subject
to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation.

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

References

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