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Appointments or employment of former staff

Last updated: 10 August 2026 - see all updates
Directorate: Propriety and Ethics Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Outside appointments or employment taken up by former staff at SCS1 and SCS2 and equivalents (including special advisers of equivalent standing).

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2026

There is no data to publish for date ranges:

1 July - 30 September 2025
1 October - 31 December 2025

1 January – 31 March 2026

Full name of applicant	Title of former Scottish Government role	Date left/retired from the Civil Service	New appointment/employment (including date taken up)	Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)
David Rogers	Director	21 June 2024	Visiting Professor - Strathclyde University (1st Jan 2026)	Approved – with standard formal lobbying ban - 2 years from last date of service
David Rogers	Director	21 June 2024	Co-opted Trustee – John Muir Trust (04 Mar 2026)	Approved – with standard conditions on Privileged information; Lobbying; Bids and contracts - 2 years from last date of service
Elaine Lorimer	Chief Executive - Revenue Scotland	31 December 2025	Consultancy (12 Jan 2026)	Approved – with standard conditions on Privileged information; Lobbying; Bids and contracts - 2 years from last date of service
Iona Colvin	Chief Social Work Advisor	18 Jan 2026	Board Member – Aberlour Childcare Trust (19 Jan 2026)	Approved – no conditions applied

1 April - 30 June 2026

Full name of applicant	Title of former Scottish Government role	Date left/retired from the Civil Service	New appointment/employment (including date taken up)	Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)
Caroline Cowan	Deputy Director	27 March 2026	Research Director - Atlantic Salmon Trust (7 April 2026)	Approved – with the following conditions: privileged information condition - You can draw on skills and experience gained from your time in government. However you must not, at any time, draw on (or disclose for the benefit of yourself or others) any privileged information lobbying condition - any contact with the government, directly or indirectly must only be where it could not reasonably be perceived as lobbying contracts and bids condition - You must not work or advise on any bids to secure governmental funding or contracts. You may only work on or advise on the subject matter of contracts the organisation may have with the government (or related matters), provided you do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from your time in office (as per the condition above)
Ian Duddy	Chief Executive - Scottish Covid 19 inquiry	31 March 2026	International Director - Scotch Whisky Association (7 April 2026)	Approved – with the following conditions: privileged information condition - You can draw on skills and experience gained from your time in government. However you must not, at any time, draw on (or disclose for the benefit of yourself or others) any privileged information lobbying condition - Any contact with the government, directly or indirectly must only be where it could not reasonably be perceived as lobbying. This is not intended to prevent you from having contact with the Scottish Government to discuss SWA’s work in line with your duties as International Director. However, it would prevent you from making use, directly or indirectly, of your government and/or ministerial contacts to influence policy, secure business/funding or otherwise unfairly benefit SWA (including its related parties and clients) contracts and bids condition - You must not work or advise on any bids to secure governmental funding or contracts. You may only work on or advise on the subject matter of contracts the organisation may have with the government (or related matters), provided you do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from your time in office (as per the condition above).
Iona Colvin	Chief Social Work Advisor	18 January 2026	Chair of Digital Care Collaboration Scotland Strategic Advisory Group - Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre (07 May 2026)	Approved – with the following conditions: privileged information condition - You can draw on skills and experience gained from your time in government. However you must not, at any time, draw on (or disclose for the benefit of yourself or others) any privileged information lobbying condition - any contact with the government, directly or indirectly must only be where it could not reasonably be perceived as lobbying Ccontracts and bids condition - You must not work or advise on any bids to secure governmental funding or contracts. You may only work on or advise on the subject matter of contracts the organisation may have with the government (or related matters), provided you do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from your time in office (as per the condition above)

Full name of applicant

Title of former Scottish Government role

Date left/retired from the Civil Service

New appointment/employment (including date taken up)

Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)

Caroline Cowan

Deputy Director

27 March 2026

Research Director - Atlantic Salmon Trust (7 April 2026)

Approved – with the following conditions:

privileged information condition - You can draw on skills and experience gained from your time in government. However you must not, at any time, draw on (or disclose for the benefit of yourself or others) any privileged information
lobbying condition - any contact with the government, directly or indirectly must only be where it could not reasonably be perceived as lobbying
contracts and bids condition - You must not work or advise on any bids to secure governmental funding or contracts. You may only work on or advise on the subject matter of contracts the organisation may have with the government (or related matters), provided you do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from your time in office (as per the condition above)

Ian Duddy

Chief Executive - Scottish Covid 19 inquiry

31 March 2026

International Director - Scotch Whisky Association (7 April 2026)

Approved – with the following conditions:

privileged information condition - You can draw on skills and experience gained from your time in government. However you must not, at any time, draw on (or disclose for the benefit of yourself or others) any privileged information
lobbying condition - Any contact with the government, directly or indirectly must only be where it could not reasonably be perceived as lobbying. This is not intended to prevent you from having contact with the Scottish Government to discuss SWA’s work in line with your duties as International Director. However, it would prevent you from making use, directly or indirectly, of your government and/or ministerial contacts to influence policy, secure business/funding or otherwise unfairly benefit SWA (including its related parties and clients)
contracts and bids condition - You must not work or advise on any bids to secure governmental funding or contracts. You may only work on or advise on the subject matter of contracts the organisation may have with the government (or related matters), provided you do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from your time in office (as per the condition above).

Iona Colvin

Chief Social Work Advisor

18 January 2026

Chair of Digital Care Collaboration Scotland Strategic Advisory Group - Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre (07 May 2026)

Approved – with the following conditions:

privileged information condition - You can draw on skills and experience gained from your time in government. However you must not, at any time, draw on (or disclose for the benefit of yourself or others) any privileged information
lobbying condition - any contact with the government, directly or indirectly must only be where it could not reasonably be perceived as lobbying
Ccontracts and bids condition - You must not work or advise on any bids to secure governmental funding or contracts. You may only work on or advise on the subject matter of contracts the organisation may have with the government (or related matters), provided you do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from your time in office (as per the condition above)

First published: 1 February 2021
Last updated: 10 August 2026 - show all updates
All updates: 10 August 2026
Updated to include data from 1 April to 30 June 2026.

24 June 2026
Updated to include data for 1 January to 31 March 2026.

10 November 2025
Updated to add April to June 2024, July to September 2024, October to December 2024, January to March 2025 and April to June 2025.

15 April 2024
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10 January 2024
Updated to add October 2023 to December 2023 data.

11 October 2023
Updated to add July 2023 to September 2023 data.

27 July 2023
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3 May 2023
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18 July 2022
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2026

1 January – 31 March 2026

Full name of applicant

Title of former Scottish Government role

Date left/retired from the Civil Service

New appointment/employment (including date taken up)

Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)

1 April - 30 June 2026

Full name of applicant

Title of former Scottish Government role

Date left/retired from the Civil Service

New appointment/employment (including date taken up)

Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)