Public Sector Reform Act - July 2023

This document contains a list of payments over £25,000 made in 2023 and 2024 under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010. The payments are listed by date, supplier, a brief description of what was delivered, and the amount. A large portion of the payments were made for peatland restoration to various estates, partnerships, and trusts. Other payments were for visitor infrastructure improvements, skills and training, office rent, park ranger grants, and ecological restoration.

This document contains a breakdown of the spending, it includes figures for consultancy which is at £115,350, hospitality and entertainment expenses which total £13,316, overseas travel costs which are at £495, and public relations expenses which total £21,558. It also lists payments over £25,000 made between April 2022 and March 2023 to various recipients for purposes such as office rates, shared services, peatland projects, recycling, office rent, deer management, infrastructure improvements, health and safety, ICT support, professional fees, Speyside Way maintenance, digital visitor information, ecological consultancy, ranger service, Cairngorms wild cat project, facilities improvements, habitat improvement, CAP VABS, community projects, path maintenance, freshwater restoration, surveying and mapping, stakeholder engagement, and nature recovery.

This document contains a list of payments made by the Cairngorms National Park Authority between April 2021 and March 2022. The payments vary in amount, from just over £25,000 to over £380,000 and have been made to a wide range of recipients including Highland Council, estates like Reidhaven and Glenfeshie, charities such as the Royal Zoological Society for the Protection of Birds and the Cairngorms Trust, and various other organisations and businesses. The payments are for a variety of purposes, including office costs, peatland restoration, path maintenance, freshwater and wetland restoration, and other projects related to conservation, tourism, and community support.

This document contains a list of payments made between May 2020 and March 2021. The payments were made by the Highland Council, the Cairngorms Trust, Aberdeenshire Council, and other organizations. The payments were for a variety of purposes, including office rent, office rates, developer cost contributions, delivering and receiving shared services, a TICK project, supporting community networks, moorland and deer management, a COVID recovery plan, a Cairngorms wild plants project, visitor infrastructure investment grants, and e-bikes.

This document contains a list of financial transactions, showing payments made between April 2019 and March 2020. The recipients include Highland Council, Crown Estate Scotland, CR Contracting North Ltd, and The Reidhaven Estate. These payments cover various purposes such as office rent, office rates, community support, infrastructure access, and project expenditures. Blairfindy Castle received numerous payments, alongside contributions to sustainable recreation and maintenance projects.

This document contains a list of recipients and the purposes for which they received funds between April 2018 and March 2019. The funding supported a variety of projects, including community networks, tourism, environmental initiatives like fish barrier easements, community development, and infrastructure improvements such as tennis facilities and path maintenance. Recipients included organizations like Voluntary Action in Badenoch & Strathspey, Spey Fisheries Board, and local councils, as well as businesses such as Laggan Glamping and Macdonald Aviemore Resort.

This document contains a list of recipients and the purposes for which they received funding between July 2016 and March 2018. Some of the purposes for the funding include community development, access infrastructure, business plans, a mountain project, a park office extension, museum refurbishment, a community play park, a sports accessibility project, leader funded community development and a discovery centre. Some of the recipients included: Voluntary Action in Badenoch & Strathspey, Cairngorms Outdoor Access Trust, The Reidhaven Estate, Tomintoul and Glenlivet Development Trust, Kingussie Camanachd Club, Braemar Community Play Park, Heather Rae and Wigwam Cabins Ltd.