The annual additional cost to all local authorities is estimated at £640,000 (£20,000 x 32). 1 Table Local Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Authorities (recurring annually thereafter) Support officer 640,000 640,000 640,000 640,000 640,000 640,000 640,000 time - equivalent of 1 day per week per CWB pillar £68,920 Procurement 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 report publication (annual) Total at 2024- 641,000 641,000 641,000 641,000 641,000 641,000 641,000 25 prices Inflationary impacts: Inflation using 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 GDP deflator Pay policy 19,200 38,975 33,654 73,333 87,598 102,151 116,993 Total including 660,220 679,995 674,674 714,353 728,618 743,171 758,013 impact of inflation 1 Table assumptions: The annual figure of £640,000 associated with ‘support officer time’ in the table relates to an estimated additional cost of £20,000 for each of Scotland’s 32 local authorities.