2020-068 – Cost of working from home equipment

Date Answered: 1 April 2020

Response:

1) Please tell me how much was spent on paying for the provision of new items of office furniture and equipment to facilitate staff to work from home during the coronavirus lockdown.

The total spent was £278.53.*

2) Please state how much was spent on paying for the transportation of office furniture and equipment, which was not new but had already been in use, to your staff members’ homes during the coronavirus lockdown.

The total spent on the transportation of office furniture and equipment was £9.59.*

3) Please provide me with the cost and the make and model of the single most expensive item of equipment or furniture that was bought for a staff member to facilitate them working from home during the coronavirus lockdown.

The most expensive item that was provided to a staff member was a Stand up Desk Converter / Table top Monitor Riser, which cost £159.98.*

*Please note the above data applies to claims for reimbursement received to date, as at 14 May 2020. The majority of staff at the SFO are already equipped with the IT essentials to work from home and where reasonable adjustments have been necessary, staff have been able to receive assistance where possible.