FOI Release: Staff given to work outside the UK from 2021 to 2024
Published: 20 January 2025Freedom of information class: How we manage our resources
Information request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).
FOI reference: CW-2025-010
Date received: 07 January 2025
Date clarified: 07 January 2025
Date responded: 20 January 2025
Information requested:
Staff being given permission to work from outside the United Kingdom.
By United Kingdom, I refer to Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland, not including the crown dependencies.
Please include the following information for the following financial years, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24:
- The number of employees currently with permission to work outside of the United Kingdom
- The number of employees who were given permission to work outside of the United Kingdom in the 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 financial years
- If possible, for each employee given permission, please provide their pay band, and the country which they were provided permission to work from
Response:
RoS’s Acceptable Use of Assets Policy states that:
‘Individuals must not attempt to access the RoS network from out-with the UK, or take RoS-owned IT equipment outside of the UK. Any attempt to access RoS resources from outside the UK, using a RoS device or otherwise, are automatically blocked, and trigger security incidents which are fully investigated. Where exceptional circumstances require it, requests for such access or use can be pre-approved by a director and must trigger a relevant service request to enable access.’
There are currently 0 employees with permission to work outside of the United Kingdom.
The table below provides the information requested for exceptions granted within the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 financial years:
Financial year | Pay band | Country | Duration | Dates | Reason for exception request | Total number of staff given permission to work abroad in each financial year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021/22 | C2 | Republic of Ireland | 3 days | 28/07/2021 to 30/07/2021 | Personal circumstances | 1 |
2022/23 | BD1 | Malta | 4 days | 19/03/2023 to 22/03/2023 | Conference attendance | 1 |
2023/24 | Contingent worker | Republic of Ireland | 9 weeks | 26/02/2024 to 30/04/2024 | Enable new start to work while relocating to the UK | 2 |
2023/24 | SCS2 (Director) | Republic of Ireland | 4 days | 03/12/2024 to 06/12/2024 | Meeting attendance |
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