FOI2026/00490: Digital Catapult SLT - Remuneration and Expenses
Case reference FOI2026/00490
Received 7 June 2026
Published 10 July 2026
Request
Request received: 7 June 2026
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request a detailed breakdown of remuneration, benefits, and expenses for all members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) at Digital Catapult for the financial years 2017/18 through to 2023/24 inclusive.
For the purposes of this request, "Senior Leadership Team" includes all statutory Directors listed in the Annual Reports and all non-statutory Executive Management Team members (e.g., Chief Officers, Directors of Departments, and Heads of Functions).
To ensure clarity and avoid the aggregation of data, please provide the information in a tabular format (CSV or Excel) with the following specific columns for each SLT member (anonymized by Job Title if required for GDPR compliance):
1. Basic Salary & Cash Payments:
- Annual Basic Salary (gross).
- Any "Cash-in-lieu" payments for benefits or pensions.
- Total performance-related pay and bonuses, paid during each period.
2. Pension & Benefits:
- Employer pension contributions (specific to that individual/role).
- The monetary value of the "Flexible Benefits Allowance".
- Specific details and cash value of any "salary sacrifice" benefits.
3. Allowances & Other Emoluments:
- Any car allowances or private medical insurance premiums paid.
- Any relocation allowances or retention bonuses paid.
- The value of any severance or "loss of office" payments made.
4. Expense Claims:
- Total value of travel and subsistence expenses reimbursed.
- Total value of "Entertainment" or "Hospitality" expenses claimed.
- Total value of any professional subscriptions or home-office equipment reimbursed.
5. Make up of SLT:
- A year-on-year breakdown of the ethnicity and religious affiliation (where disclosed for monitoring purposes) of all members of the Senior Leadership Team and statutory Board of Directors from 2017/18 to 2023/24.
- If specific religious data is not held, please provide the results of any internal diversity audits or "Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion" (EDI) surveys specifically filtered for the SLT/Executive Management levels.
The information requested is central to the public interest regarding the stewardship of public funds. If a full breakdown for all SLT members exceeds the cost limit, please prioritize the data for the top 5 Highest Paid Directors (statutory and/or non statutory executive directors).
Response
Response sent: 10 July 2026
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