Statement on Expenditure for AiB: Q1 - Q4 for year 2012-13

We are required to publish statements of expenditure for Accountant in Bankruptcy under Section 31 (1) and (2) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.

Below are the statements of expenditure for the quarter ended 31 March 2013.

The statements on expenditure are split into the following areas:

Public relations
Overseas travel
Hospitality and entertainment
External consultancy
Members or employees who have received remuneration in excess of £150,000
Individual payments with value in excess of £25,000
Payments cumulatively in excess of £25,000

1 Public relations

The expenditure relating to public relations is summarized under the following headings:

Description of expenditure	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
AIB staff costs for external communications	£5,726	£8,326	£5,370	£1,529
Printing and publication of guidance, reports and corporate documents	£7,573	£5,248	£7,302	£30,064
Press cutting service and sector journals and newspapers for the identification of public issues and performance measure of communication impact.	£900	£900	£900	£900
Web-site maintenance costs	£0	£0	£198	£0
Stakeholder events to encourage the sharing of views on debt relief and debt management in Scotland (also included in section 3)	£0	£0	£2,340	£1,312

TOTAL	£14,199	£14,474	£16,110	£33,805

The role of the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) is to deliver, with stakeholders, a range of options for individuals seeking debt relief and debt management. This role places AiB uniquely at the centre of the sector in Scotland and how we engage with stakeholders is increasingly recognised as vital to that role. Expenditure on Public Relations reflects the need to engage with our stakeholders as part of AiB’s role.

In quarter 4 the staff costs for external communications reduced due to one member of staff departing who AiB were unable to immediately replace. The printing and publication costs in quarter 4 include the publication of a Financial Health Supplement in the Daily Record Newspaper in order to increase awareness of the Debt Arrangement Scheme as a method of debt management.

2 Overseas travel

Description of expenditure	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Travel, conference fees and subsistence	£4,718	£300	£406	£368

TOTAL	£4,718	£300	£406	£368

The overseas travel in quarters 1 to 3 relates to flights booked and subsequent travel and subsistence and conference costs for one member of staff who travelled to New Zealand in October to participate in the International Association of Insolvency Regulators Annual Conference. The cost in quarter 4 relates to a conference fee for another member of staff for a conference held in Frankfurt in 2013-14 but paid in advance.

3 Hospitality and entertainment

The expenditure incurred includes costs of all events and hospitality for meetings hosted by AiB.

Description of expenditure	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Hospitality and entertainment	£785	£378	£2,501	£1,921

TOTAL	£785	£378	£2,501	£1,921

AiB regularly engages with stakeholders in order to build strong relationships, share views and attain feedback of the main issues affecting the Scottish debt relief sector. The quarter 3 spend also includes a £601 payment relating to meetings which cover the period February to September 2012. Stakeholder events are held at various locations across Scotland annually in quarters 3 and 4, the costs of which are also included in section 1 above.

4 External consultancy

Description of expenditure	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
External consultancy	£0	£0	£0	£0

TOTAL	£0	£0	£0	£0

5 Members or employees who received remuneration in excess of £150,000

AiB has no members or employees who received remuneration in excess of £150,000 per annum.

6 Individual payments with value in excess of £25,000

(1 April 2012 - 31 March 2013)

Date Paid	Supplier	Description	Total
12/04/2012	Money Advice Scotland	Grant Funding	27,224
17/04/2012	Harper Macleod LLP	Legal Services	41,645
18/04/2012	Armstrong Watson	Insolvency Services	25,629
18/04/2012	Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	70,910
19/04/2012	North Ayrshire Council	Business Rates	35,495
23/04/2012	Anderson Strathern LLP	Legal Services	54,918
25/04/2012	KPMG	Insolvency Services	147,122
17/05/2012	Armstrong Watson	Insolvency Services	32,048
17/05/2012	Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	64,232
30/05/2012	KPMG	Insolvency Services	149,412
30/05/2012	Amor	Computer Support & Development	55,200
08/06/2012	North Ayrshire Ventures	Rent	95,566
18/06/2012	Armstrong Watson	Insolvency Services	60,939
18/06/2012	Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	64,534
20/06/2012	Harper Macleod LLP	Legal Services	47,051
27/06/2012	KPMG	Insolvency Services	113,857
04/07/2012	Money Advice Scotland	Grant Funding	25,000
13/07/2012	Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	47,280
16/07/2012	Harper Macleod LLP	Legal Services	44,384
30/07/2012	KPMG	Insolvency Services	100,976
31/07/2012	ISIS	Computer Support & Development	77,000
15/08/2012	Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	73,112
16/08/2012	Armstrong Watson	Insolvency Services	39,212
24/08/2012	North Ayrshire Ventures	Rent	95,566
24/08/2012	KPMG	Insolvency Services	154,473
31/08/2012	ISIS	Computer Support & Development	90,250
12/09/2012	Harper Macleod LLP	Legal Services	79,982
13/09/2012	Armstrong Watson	Insolvency Services	50,372
13/09/2012	Hastings	Insolvency Services	34,704
14/09/2012	Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	69,599
25/09/2012	KPMG	Insolvency Services	165,543
02/10/2012	Anderson Strathern LLP	Legal Services	27,417
15/10/2012	Harper Macleod LLP	Legal Services	43,091
15/10/2012	Money Advice Scotland	Grant Funding	25,000
16/10/2012	Armstrong Watson	Insolvency Services	29,020
16/10/2012	Harper Macleod LLP	Legal Services	25,359
16/10/2012	Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	57,195
25/10/2012	Money Advice Trust	Grant Funding	110,000
31/10/2012	KPMG	Insolvency Services	121,284
15/11/2012	Armstrong Watson	Insolvency Services	44,682
15/11/2012	Hastings	Insolvency Services	27,282
15/11/2012	Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	80,659
20/11/2012	Harper Macleod LLP	Legal Services	37,939
20/11/2012	North Ayrshire Ventures	Rent	95,566
20/11/2012	Amor	Computer Support & Development	66,086
29/11/2012	KPMG	Insolvency Services	244,191
10/12/2012	ISIS	Computer Support & Development	87,994
10/12/2012	ISIS	Computer Support & Development	65,200
13/12/2012	Armstrong Watson	Insolvency Services	54,880
13/12/2012	Hastings	Insolvency Services	52,325
13/12/2012	Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	68,311
19/12/2012	Harper Macleod LLP	Legal Services	41,225
04/01/2013	KPMG	Insolvency Services	159,112
15/01/2013	Armstrong Watson	Insolvency Services	51,187
15/01/2013	Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	39,003
16/01/2013	Harper Macleod LLP	Legal Services	34,928
18/01/2013	Registers of Scotland	Seconded Staff	42,629
24/01/2013	KPMG	Insolvency Services	91,609
28/01/2013	North Ayrshire Council	Business Rates	35,495
01/02/2013	ISIS	Computer Support & Development	44,232
15/02/2013	Armstrong Watson	Insolvency Services	35,515
15/02/2013	Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	51,121
15/02/2013	North Ayrshire Ventures	Rent	95,566
20/02/2013	Harper Macleod LLP	Legal Services	59,014
20/02/2013	Money Advice Scotland	Grant Funding	25,000
26/02/2013	KPMG	Insolvency Services	117,258
01/03/2013	ISIS	Computer Support & Development	195,598
01/03/2013	MITIE Technical Facilities Management Ltd	Facilities Management	76,842
14/03/2013	Harper Macleod LLP	Legal Services	52,421
14/03/2013	Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	52,845

Notes

Legal Services – payments to solicitors working on our behalf providing specialist support during the administration of sequestration cases.

Insolvency Services – payments to agents to administer sequestration cases where AiB is appointed as the trustee, but the case is not being administered in-house.

Grant Funding – Scottish Government sponsorship funding paid to Money Advice Scotland, Money Advice Trust and Citizens Advice Scotland. These payments are made by AiB but fully funded by the Scottish Government.

Computer Support & Development - payments to contracted IT Specialists to maintain and help in the development of AiB's IT systems.

7 Payments cumulatively in excess of £25,000

(1 April 2012 - 31 December 2012)

These cumulative values will include individual payments listed in section 6:

Supplier	Description	Amount Paid (Including VAT)
KPMG	Insolvency Services	2,615,511
Wylie & Bisset	Insolvency Services	1,328,553
Harper Macleod LLP	Legal Services	1,001,903
Armstrong Watson	Insolvency Services	879,331
ISIS	Computer Support & Development	576,906
Hastings	Insolvency Services	501,312
North Ayrshire Ventures	Rent	386,263
Anderson Strathern LLP	Legal Services	227,387
MMG	Insolvency Services	213,660
Registers of Scotland	Statutory Fees and Seconded Staff	203,936
Pertemps	Agency Staff	202,668
Amor	Computer Support & Development	182,623
J & E Shepherd	Chartered Surveyors	163,856
Scott & Co	Sheriff Officers	119,388
Money Advice Trust	Grant Funding	110,000
Money Advice Scotland	Grant Funding	105,598
MITIE Technical Facilities Management Ltd	Facilities Management	103,322
Hays Specialist Recruitment	Agency Staff	93,120
North Ayrshire Council	Business Rates	70,990
APS Group (Scotland) Limited	Printing & Binding	65,216
Citizens Advice Scotland	Grant Funding	65,050
Stirling Park LLP	Sheriff Officers	60,841
TNT Post	Postage	56,142
Scottish Power plc	Electricity	47,855
Invocas	Insolvency Services	46,339
Graham & Sibbald	Chartered Surveyors	46,054
Expotel	Travel & Subsistence	33,334
Liaison Technologies	Computer Support	33,000
ICAS Scotland	Training	31,705
R Wallace S.I.P. Ltd	Insolvency Services	31,569
QAS Limited t/a Experian QAS	IT Software	27,759
Neopost Limited	Postage	26,888

Notes

Surveyor Fees – payments to surveyors working on our behalf, to provide specialist services during the administration of sequestration cases.

Sheriff Officer Fees – payments to sheriff officers working on our behalf to provide specialist services during the administration of sequestration cases.

Facilities Management - payment to contracted supplier to maintain AiB's property.

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