FOI 26-232 PTS Team Leaders Posts in the Borders

Freedom of Information Request

Reference
FOI 26-232 PTS Team Leaders Posts in the Borders
Request Date
18 May 2026
Response Date
04 Jun 2026
Information Requested

Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I would like to request the following information regarding Patient Transport Service (PTS) Team Leader posts within the Scottish Borders area. 

Please provide: 

  1. The current budgeted establishment number of PTS Team Leader posts allocated to the Scottish Borders area. 
  2. Confirmation of how many PTS Team Leader posts are currently substantively filled within the Borders. 
  3. The date from which funding was originally allocated for two PTS Team Leader posts within the Scottish Borders. 
  4. Copies of, or details relating to, the business case, approval, establishment change, or funding authorisation which created or funded the second PTS Team Leader post in the Borders area. 
  5. Confirmation of whether the funding for the second post remains recurrent or non-recurrent. 
  6. If applicable, confirmation of any periods where funding for the second post was removed, frozen, or left vacant and the reasons for this 
Response

Q1 - The current budgeted establishment for PTS Team Leader posts in the Scottish Borders area is 2 Ambulance Care Assistant (ACA) Team Leader posts. 

 

Q2 – As of 02/06/2026 1 ACA Team Leader post is substantively filled. 

 

Q3 - The Scottish Ambulance Service does not hold recorded information confirming the exact date from which funding was originally allocated for two PTS Team Leader posts in the Scottish Borders. 

While it is understood operationally that two posts have been in place for a significant period of time, FOISA provides a right of access to recorded information held by the authority at the time of the request. It does not require organisations to create new information or provide estimates where no recorded information exists. 

Accordingly, this part of your request is refused under section 17(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, as the information is not held. 

 

Q4 - The Scottish Ambulance Service does not hold any recorded information in relation to a business case, approval, establishment change, or funding authorisation which created or funded a second PTS Team Leader post in the Scottish Borders area. 

This post is understood to be a legacy position which has been in place for a considerable period of time. Any records relating to the original creation or approval of the post are not held, as they would pre-date the Service’s current records retention period and are no longer retained. 

 

 

Q5 - The funding for the second PTS Team Leader post is recurrent. 

 

Q6 - The Scottish Ambulance Service does not hold a recorded history of any periods where funding for the second post was formally removed or frozen. 

At the time of your request, one PTS Team Leader post is vacant. Vacancy levels can arise from routine workforce factors such as turnover or organisational activity. 

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