Training days attended by Special Advisers: FOI release

Information requested

• A breakdown of costs associated with any away days or training days attended by Special Advisers (SpAds) over the past five years.
• Details of the dates, locations, and purposes of these events.

Response

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested. No information is held on separate away days or training days by Special Advisors in the past five years.

For Question 2: Special Advisors undertake the same mandatory in house training required by Scottish Government Officials

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