Job Evaluation

Here's an FOI request submitted recently to South Lanarkshire Council - regarding the background and credentials of their 'in-house' job evaluation (JE) scheme.

Unlike other Scottish councils - who are happy to release such information without any fuss - South Lanarkshire is a very touchy about its JE scheme.

So, they've refused the request - which will now be appealed to the Scottish Information Commissioner.

Archie Strang
Chief Executive
South Lanarkshire Council

By e-mail

Dear Mr Strang

Freedom of Information Request

I would like to make the following enquiry under the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002.

I would like to know:

1. What were South Lanarkshire Council’s reasons for not adopting the nationally recommended COSLA (Gauge) Job Evaluation Scheme (JES)?

2. What was South Lanarkshire Council’s share of the £250,000 costs of producing the nationally recommended COSLA JES?

3. Who were the creators or authors of South Lanarkshire Council’s 555 Job Evaluation Scheme (JES)?

4. What payment did the creators/authors of South Lanarkshire Council’s 555 JES receive for their time and expertise?

5. What credentials did the creators/authors possess for developing South Lanarkshire Council’s 555 JES?

I look forward to hearing from you in due course

Kind regards


Mark Irvine

If anyone knows why South Lanarkshire Council is so shy about explaining who created their JE scheme - drop Mark Irvine a note at: markirvine@compuserve.com

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