Question reference: S5W-27622
- Asked by: Andy Wightman, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 26 February 2020
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 March 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the timeframe is for making the use of the Electronic Property Information Mapping Service (e-PIMS) mandatory for (a) its directorates, (b) its agencies and (c) other public bodies.
Answer
Scottish Government use the Electronic Property Information Mapping System (ePIMS) for listing land and building information. Whilst Scottish Government encourages its agencies and non-departmental public bodies to use ePIMS, there are currently no plans to make the use of ePIMS mandatory. Under the terms of the Property: acquisition, disposal and management section of the Scottish Public Finance Manual, holdings of property, plant and equipment should be kept under regular review, using the electronic Property Information Mapping System or the organisations own robust asset management system as appropriate.