Social Security Scotland - Digital, Delivery and Change Division staff queries: FOI release
- Published
- 19 August 2026
- Topic
- Public sector, Work and skills
- FOI reference
- FOI/202600513295
- Date received
- 30 March 2026
- Date responded
- 27 April 2026
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Request for Information 1:
What percentage of DevOps engineers in the Chief Digital Office (or equivalent) of Social Security Scotland are based in Scotland, as of April 2026?
Request for Information 2:
What percentage of Data engineers in the Chief Digital Office (or equivalent) of Social Security Scotland are based in Scotland, as of April 2026?
Request for Information 3:
What percentage of Cyber Ops/Security Engineers in the Chief Digital Office (or equivalent) of Social Security Scotland are based in Scotland, as of April 2026?
Request for Information 4:
How many DevOps Engineers have transferred to Social Security Scotland from the Social Security Programme, as of April 2026? .
Request for Information 5:
What is the above expressed as a percentage of the total CDO DevOps engineers in Social Security Scotland?
Request for Information 6:
How many Data Engineers have transferred to Social Security Scotland from the Social Security Programme, as of April 2026?
Request for Information 7:
What is the above expressed as a percentage of the total CDO DevOps engineers in Social Security Scotland?
Request for Information 8:
What is the total of DevOps and Data Engineers that receive the DDAT allowance, as of April 2026?
Response
As part of restructuring The Chief Digital Office has now formed part of the new Digital, Delivery and Change Division as of 30 March 2026.
We have interpreted your request on Scottish base in Questions 1 to 3 to refer to a colleague’s contractual office location. This is the office location they are required to work from.
Request for Information 1:
100% of DevOps engineers in the Digital, Delivery and Change Division of Social Security Scotland are based in Scotland, as of April 2026.
Request for Information 2:
100% of Data engineers in the Digital, Delivery and Change Division of Social Security Scotland are based in Scotland, as of April 2026.
Request for Information 3:
100% of Cyber Ops/Security Engineers in the Digital, Delivery and Change Division of Social Security Scotland are based in Scotland, as of April 2026.
Request for Information 4:
Zero DevOps Engineers have transferred to Social Security Scotland from the Social Security Programme, as of April 2026.
Request for Information 5:
The above expressed as a percentage of the total CDO DevOps engineers in Social Security Scotland is 0%.
Request for Information 6:
Zero Data Engineers have transferred to Social Security Scotland from the Social Security Programme, as of April 2026.
Request for Information 7:
The above expressed as a percentage of the total CDO DevOps engineers in Social Security Scotland is 0%.
Request for Information 8:
The total of DevOps and Data Engineers that receive the Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) allowance, as of April 2026, is 12.
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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