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Number of civil servants hired by the Scottish Government: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
The number of civil servants hired by the Scottish Government in 2025, broken down by department.
Response
The information which you have requested is included in the attached Spreadsheet.
For context, the numbers have been broken down by Director General.
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Contact
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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG