Dear [redacted information],
REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 (FOISA)
Thank you for your request dated 04/06/2026 under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).
Your request
Your request asked for spend data relating to supplier payments from April 2024 to the most recent months. Specifically, payments to suppliers over £500 or over £25,000, depending publication thresholds.
Our response
‘Information otherwise accessible’ is an exemption under Section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA). However, to assist with your search we have provided a link to our published accounts below.
Information relating to single payments to suppliers in excess of £25,000 for the 2024/2025 period can be found in our published Annual Report and Accounts, under the Public Services Reform section (Table 10):
Annual Report and Accounts (2024/2025): Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 | Consumer Scotland
The Annual Report and Accounts has not yet been published for 2025/2026. It will be available on our website once finalised.
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
[redacted information]
Data Protection Officer
Consumer Scotland