Dear [redacted]
REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 (FOISA)
Thank you for your request dated 03/09/2025 under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).
Your request
Please find below the answers in bold to the questions outlined in your request.
1. In 2024-25, how many days did the chief executive of this public body work? If you do not have a chief executive, please provide data for the equivalent role , which would be the top-ranking corporate officer at this public body e.g. Managing director, president etc.
Response: Our annual leave year runs from 1 February to 31 January. Therefore, the data provided below is from 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2025.
Our CEO worked 221 days in the 2024-2025 annual leave year.
2. In 2024-25, how many days of annual leave did this individual take?
Response: Our CEO’s annual leave entitlement for 2024-2025 was as follows:
- 30 days of annual leave allowance
- 11.5 public holidays
- 7.5 days of annual leave carried over from the previous leave year
In total, our CEO had an allowance of 49 days, of which 39 were used. The remaining 10 were carried over to the 2025-2026 annual leave year.
3. In 2024-25, how many days did this individual work from home, and how many days did they go into the office?
Response: We operate a hybrid working policy and do not record office attendance.
Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by writing to;
Sam Ghibaldan,
Chief Executive
Consumer Scotland
Thistle House,
91 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh,
EH12 5HD
Or by email to: corporateservices@consumer.scot
Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 40 working days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review in accordance with FOISA as soon as possible, and not later than 20 working days from the day following the date we receive your review request.
If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner. More detailed information on your appeal rights is available on the Commissioner’s website at:
https://www.itspublicknowledge.info/YourRights/Unhappywiththeresponse/AppealingtoCommissioner.aspx
Yours sincerely
Sally Sandground
Data Protection Officer
Consumer Scotland