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Caroline Brown  

Information Governance Department

University of Dundee  

Dundee DD1 4HN  

The University of Dundee is a registered Scottish Charity, No: SC015096

Dear Alex, 

Reference:  FOI_204

I refer to your recent request for information dated 02/08/2024 which has
been handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002. 

For ease or reference your request is replicated below together with the
response.  

Your request: 

 1. Breakdown of Supplemental Payments: Please provide a breakdown of the
types of supplemental payments made above the standard pay scales and
grading within the IT department. Categories of interest include, but
are not limited to, "market supplement", "responsibility allowances",
"retention payments", and any other similar types of payments.
 2. Roles Receiving Supplemental Payments: For each category of
supplemental payment, please list the roles within the IT department
that have received these payments in the last three years. If
possible, include the number of individuals in each role receiving
these payments.
 3. Justification for Payments: Please provide any available documentation
and policies that outline the justification or criteria for awarding
these supplemental payments within the IT department.
 4. Total Amounts Paid: Please provide the total amounts paid for each
type of supplemental payment within the IT department in the last
three years.

Response to the request:  

Please note that the column “Date MS issued” provides the year when the
supplement started being paid. Supplements are reviewed every 2 years;
this means that all entries below are being paid in 2024, and there have
been no new ones added this year so far.

In response to your queries, please see the information requested in Q.
1-2-3-4 in the table below:

┌──────────────────┬──────────────┬───────┬─────┬─────────┬──────────────┐
│School/Directorate│Role │Date MS│Roles│MS │Rationale │
│ │ │Issued │ │Received │ │
├──────────────────┼──────────────┼───────┼─────┼─────────┼──────────────┤
│DTS │Change │From │<5 │£6,076 │Retention, │
│ │Coordinators │2022 │ │per annum│offered a post│
│ │and Resource │ │ │ │with │
│ │Planners │ │ │ │competiting │
│ │ │ │ │ │organisation │
├──────────────────┼──────────────┼───────┼─────┼─────────┼──────────────┤
│DTS │Senior │From │<5 │£10k per │Market Forces,│
│ │Management in │2023 │ │annum │this role │
│ │Cyber Security│ │ │ │would command │
│ │and User │ │ │ │a higher │
│ │Services │ │ │ │salary │
│ │ │ │ │ │elsewhere │
├──────────────────┼──────────────┼───────┼─────┼─────────┼──────────────┤
│DTS │Application │From │<5 │£10k per │Market Forces,│
│ │Developers │2023 │ │annum │this role │
│ │ │ │ │ │would command │
│ │ │ │ │ │a higher │
│ │ │ │ │ │salary │
│ │ │ │ │ │elsewhere │
├──────────────────┼──────────────┼───────┼─────┼─────────┼──────────────┤
│DTS │Cyber Security│From │<5 │£6.5k per│Market Forces,│
│ │Specialists │2023 │ │annum │this role │
│ │ │ │ │ │would command │
│ │ │ │ │ │a higher │
│ │ │ │ │ │salary │
│ │ │ │ │ │elsewhere │
└──────────────────┴──────────────┴───────┴─────┴─────────┴──────────────┘

Please note that as stated above the only additional allowances paid to
some staff in the Digital and Technology Department are Market Supplements
(MS).

You will notice that some figures across the table have been anonymised as
they refer to numbers below 5 (<5); this is to ensure that there is no
risk of identifying any individuals which would breach the principles in
Article 5(1) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation and section
34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018. Therefore, the University is
applying the exemption under FoI(S)A Section 38(1)(b): Personal
information. 

We hope you can find the information provided helpful.

If you are not satisfied with the way in which your request has been dealt
with, you are entitled in the first instance, and within 40 working days
of receiving this letter, to request a review of the actions of the
University of Dundee in handling your request. 

Should you wish to do so, contact details are: [1][University of Dundee
request email]. Please remember to quote the above reference number in
your correspondence and to provide details of why you are requesting a
review. 

If, after receiving the internal review response, you remain dissatisfied,
you have six months within which you may appeal to the Scottish
Information Commissioner: 

Scottish Information Commissioner  

Kinburn Castle  

Doubledykes Road  

St Andrews  

Fife  

KY16 9DS 

Website: [2]www.itspublicknowledge.info    

Should you wish to appeal against the Scottish Information Commissioner's
decision, there is an appeal to the Court of Session on a point of law
only. 

If you have any queries in relation to this letter do not hesitate to
contact us.

Yours sincerely,

FOISA Team

University of Dundee

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