Scottish Government Special Advisors: FOI review
- Published
- 21 July 2021
- Directorate
- Constitution Directorate
- Part of
- Constitution and democracy, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202100216734 review of 202100210390
- Date received
- 7 June 2021
- Date responded
- 20 July 2021
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
Please can you provide a list of the Scottish Government's current special advisers.
Response
On reviewing the response to your original request, I have concluded that the original decision should be substituted. You asked for the Special Advisors in post on 7 June and although the forthcoming publication will provide a list of all Special Advisors once finalised, it will not confirm who was in post on 7 June.
Therefore, section 27(1) is not applicable, and we will release the information you have requested.
I can confirm that on 7th June, the following Special Advisors were in post:
Jeanette Campbell
Ewan Crawford
Leanne Dobson
Davie Hutchison
Ross Ingebrigtsen
John MacInnes
Colin McAllister
Callum McCaig
John McFarlane
Stuart Nicolson
For clarity, additional Special Advisors have been appointed since 7th June. Also, as previously indicated, Liz Lloyd is on a period of leave from Government and will return later in the summer.
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Contact
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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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