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Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
The Committee undertook pre-budget scrutinyof the culture portfolio ahead of Budget 2025-26. Having agreed to take a cumulative approach to budget scrutiny over Session 6, this inquiry followed on from the Committee’s previous pre- budget scrutiny for 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25
The Committee published its report on 11 October ...
Membership Changes
Previous Members of the Committee during the reporting year
Paul McLennan (SNP) (17 June 2021 – 25 November 2021)
Alexander Stewart (Con) (17 June 2021 – 23 September 2021)
Elena Whitham (SNP) (1 December 2021 – 24 January 2022)
Tess White (Con) 24 September 2021 - 26 May 2022)
The next year of revaluation is due to be the year 2022-23, which the Bill does not change, but the Bill makes provisions meaning that the following year of revaluation will be three years later (that is, 2025-26).
In 2022/23, 539 posts were filled in less than 12 weeks, 169 in 12 to 26 weeks and 35 took over 26 weeks. Analysis shows that the rate of turnover has largely been driven by voluntary turnover consisting of staff leaving to take up other jobs.