Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much local authorities have invested in technology specifically in advance of the e-building standards portal roll out.
The eDevelopment Programme finance model involves costs being shared, with the Scottish Government funding the capital investment in the technology and local authorities paying annual support and maintenance costs. Local authorities collectively will pay £71,000 during the current financial year for support and maintenance in relation to the eBuildingStandards.scot service.
The Scottish Government does not hold information about any other investment or costs to local authorities, in relation to their preparation for implementation of the service.