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Information relating to staff accountable for published consultation documents: FOI release

Published: 22 February 2021
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202000123332
Date received: 11 December 2020
Date responded: 6 January 2021

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

What level of Scottish Government authority (i.e. the staff paygrade/Job Title) is accountable for ensuring the accuracy of information published in Consultation documents?

Response

The answer to your question is the consultation on the Review of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 was drafted by a B3 (broadly equivalent to a Senior Executive Officer) within the Family Law Unit. Their job title was Policy Officer. The consultation was reviewed by the Head of the Family Law Unit who was a C1 (broadly equivalent to a Grade 7). In line with usual practice, the consultation was cleared by the lead Minister, the then Minister for Community Safety & Legal Affairs.

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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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