Statement on Expenditure for AiB: Q1 - Q4 for year 2013-14

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 2014. 

The statements on expenditure are split into the following areas: 

• Public relations

• Overseas travel

• Hospitality and entertainment

• External consultancy

• Members or employees who 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: 

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 stakeholders as part of AiB’s role. 

The advertising of debt relief products in quarters 2 and 3 took the form of a television advertising campaign for the Debt Arrangement Scheme, a statutory scheme run by the Scottish Government to help debtors pay their debts without threat of court action from their creditors.

2. Overseas Travel 
 

3. Hospitality and entertainment 

4. External consultancy  
 

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 2013 to 31 March 2014)

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.

Advertising – payments to suppliers for the design and production of advertising material to promote AIB’s products and for advertising space in the media.

IT Development & Support - payments to contracted IT Specialists to maintain and help in the development of AIB’s IT systems.

Personal Data Services – payments to supplier who provides specialist services during the administration of sequestration cases.

7. Payments cumulatively in excess of £25,000

(1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014) 

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

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 – payments to contracted supplier to maintain AIB’s property and provide services during the administration of sequestration cases.

Travel & Subsistence – payments to contracted supplier who provide a travel booking service for staff on official business/training.