Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following recorded information.
From the last 3 financial year’s budgeted figures (2022/23, 23/24, 24/25):
1. Climate-related posts
a) The number of posts if any (headcount, and FTE where recorded) employed with job titles that include any of the following terms:
Climate; Net Zero; Sustainability; Carbon; Emissions; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Climate Action; Climate Policy; Climate Programme; Climate Project; Climate Data; Climate Reporting; Climate Adaptation; Climate Resilience; Energy and Climate; Sustainable Procurement; Green Finance; Green.
2. Cost of those posts
The total employment cost for the posts (if any) identified in Question 1, including salary and employer on-costs (e.g. pension and National Insurance), as recorded.
3. External consultants
The total amount paid during the same financial year to external consultants, companies, or contractors where the expenditure is recorded under any cost centre, project code, budget line, or purchase description that includes one or more of the following terms:
Climate; Net Zero; Sustainability; Carbon; Emissions; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Climate Action; Climate Policy; Climate Programme; Climate Project; Climate Data; Climate Reporting; Climate Adaptation; Climate Resilience; Energy and Climate; Sustainable Procurement; Green Finance; Green.
This should include, but not be limited to, expenditure coded to professional services, consultancy, advisory services, or specialist support.
If you do not record expenditure in this way, please provide the closest equivalent recorded information held (for example, totals by relevant cost centre or project).
If any information requested is not held, please state this clearly. If figures are held only in aggregated form, please provide the aggregated figures. Estimates derived from recorded financial information are acceptable.
If complying with this request would exceed the cost limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act, please disregard point 3.
Please provide the information requested above in the following table format, where held:
Financial Year
Job Title
Staff Costs including on-costs (£)
Headcount
Consultant Spend
Decision
HSSIB can confirm that this information is not held. HSSIB do not have any specific climate related staff, nor have we hired any consultants with regards to climate change.
For further transparency / clarification – HSSIB is an entirely remote organisation.