Witness information regarding James Hamilton QC's report on the ministerial code: FOI release

Information requested

1) Which of these witnesses gave interviews with Mr Hamilton?

2) Which of these witnesses gave two interviews with Mr Hamilton?

3) When did these witnesses give interviews with Mr Hamilton?

Response

In response to your first and third questions:

Alex Salmond was interviewed on the 5th March 2021;

Leslie Evans was interviewed on the 27th January 2021;

Nicola Sturgeon was interviewed on the 1st February 2021;

Geoff Aberdein was interviewed on the 5th March 2021;

Elizabeth Lloyd was interviewed on the 3rd February 2021.

In response to your second question, all the witnesses were interviewed once. We hold six transcripts as per our previous FOI responses to you, as we hold two separate copies of the same transcript in the electronic file, named differently.

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