FOI Request Building Standards

Request 101001495091

1. How long is the building standards verifiers appointment period for your authority starting May 1st 2017?
2. a. What is the budget for your building standards team now
b. And in 2010-11
c. And 2007-8?
3. How many staff work/ed in your building standards team in 2016, 2010 and in 2012?
4. How many new staff have been appointed in the last year?
5. How many have resigned in the last year?
6. What is the income from fees generated by your building standards team this year 2016-17 and 2011/12?
7. How many unfilled vacancies are there in you building standards team?
8. How many times are buildings/building sites visited (on average) during the verification process
In 2016,  2012 and 2010?

Response 08-05-2017

1. Three Years

2. a.Now £656,039 

b.  2010-11 £695,482 

c.  Information not available- this information is therefore exempt under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. 

3.  2016= 12 2010 =12  2012=13

4. 1

5. 2

6. 2016-17 = £603,182   2011/12 = £495940

7. 1

8. Statistics for each year are not held and this information would only be recorded in individual files which would be exempt under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002- Excessive cost of compliance.The following figures are an estimate;  In 2016 = 3 2012 = 2 and 2010 = 2