Civil Service People Survey 2025 results: FOI release
- Published
- 21 July 2026
- Directorate
- People Directorate
- Topic
- Public sector, Work and skills
- FOI reference
- FOI/202600501994
- Date received
- 17 January 2026
- Date responded
- 13 February 2026
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Saltire article: People Survey 2025 results published
ALL comments under the article
Response
I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested as per Annex below.
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because an exemption under section 38(1)(b) (personal information) of FOISA applies to that information.
An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA (personal information) applies to some of the information you have requested because it is personal data of a third party, for example the names of staff who are in grades below the Senior Civil Service.
Please note that the following five themes have changed in the Civil Service People Survey 2025 as some questions that had previously been used in the scores have been removed.
- My work
- My manager
- My team
- Pay and benefits
- Leadership and managing change
This is part of ongoing work by Cabinet Office and the Government People Group to streamline the Civil Service wide Employee Insights Programme. Caution should therefore be exercised when comparing this year’s findings with past trends.
Annex
- Saltire Article – People Survey 2025 results published – 11 December 2025
- Redacted – Comments on Saltire article – People Survey results published 2025
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- File type
- File size
- 130.3 kB
Contact
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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
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