Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many chief executives of non-departmental public bodies have received a non-consolidated performance payment and a pay increase in the same year since 2021, and what the total amount was of any such payments.
Non-consolidated performance payments for chief executives continue to be suspended. There is a presumption against provision for non-consolidated performance payments in all new Chief Executive contracts or following a review. There are 71 public bodies covered by the Public Sector Pay Policy, and of these there are a small number of public bodies with specific exemptions agreed by Ministers. These are Scottish Water and the Scottish National Investment Bank. All aspects of chief executive pay are detailed within the annual accounts of each public body.