Staff assigned to the Covid Public Inquiry Establishment Division: FOI release

Information requested

The number of members of staff assigned to the Covid Public Inquiry Establishment Division.

The job title and salary of each member of staff assigned to the Covid Public Inquiry Establishment Division.

The duration of the assignment to the Covid Public Inquiry Establishment Division, in months and years.

The date that the Covid Public Inquiry Establishment Division was set up.

Response

I have provided you with all of the information you have requested regarding the number of members of staff assigned to the Covid Inquiry Establishment Division, their job titles, salaries, and length of appointment. This information can be found at Annex A.

The Covid Inquiry Establishment Division was set up the week of 19 July 2021.

Annex A

Please find the following information in response to your request number of members of staff, job titles, salaries and length of appointment. Please note that the salary range charts and list of job titles, salaries and length of appointment for each member of staff below should be viewed in conjunction with one another.

With regard to the Permanent Staff, when the public inquiry is set up at the end of the year, permanent staff may be moved onto other projects, areas, or return to home teams.

The B3 Agency staff were brought in for 3 months in the Covid Inquiry Establishment Division, but may well be extended. 

Table 1. Scottish Government Pay Ranges

	A3	A4	B1	B2	B3	BF	C1	C2	C3
Max-3			26,995	31,266	39,312	31,008	49,420	64,698	74,779
Max-2	20,864	24,184	27,693	32,781	40,457	33,932	53,003	66,948	75,633
Max-1	21,948	24,907	28,736	34,297	42,616	35,888	56,684	69,855	76,486
Max	23,032	25,709	29,776	35,813	47,065	38,330	61,617	74,675	77,340

Table 2. Scottish Government SCS Pay Ranges

Step	DD1	DD1A	Dir	DG
Target rate-4	£77,340	£77,340	£95,930	£122,605
Target rate-3	£78,814	£78,814	£97,822	£125,037
Target rate-2	£80,287	£80,287	£99,713	£127,468
Target rate-1	£81,760	£81,760	£101,604	£129,899
Target rate	£83,233	£83,233	£103,495	£132,330
Target rate +1 (DD1A)		£84,706

Table 3. Covid Inquiry Establishment Division Staff: Job Titles, Salary and Length of Appointment

	Job Title	Pay Grade	Length of Assignment
1.	Deputy Director	SCS - Deputy Director 1	Permanent staff
2.	Covid Inquiry Establishment Team Leader	C2	Permanent staff
3.	Covid Inquiry Establishment Team Leader	C2	Permanent staff
4.	Solicitor	C2	Part-Time Secondment from SGLD
5.	Policy Lead	C1	Permanent staff
6.	Programme Manager	C2	6 Months
7.	Policy Lead	C1	Permanent staff
8.	Policy Lead	C1	Permanent staff
9.	Senior Policy Officer	B3	Permanent staff
10.	Policy Manager	B3	Permanent staff (until 27 October 2021)
11.	Policy Manager	B3	Permanent staff
12.	Covid Support Officer	B3	Permanent staff
13.	Covid Support Officer	B3	3 months
14.	Covid Support Officer	B3	3 months
15.	Covid Support Officer	B3	3 months

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