Influencer expenditure: FOI release

Information requested

1. The total money paid by the Scottish Government to comedian Janey Godley or her representatives, from 2020-2023. This should include payments made as a social media ‘influencer’ or for TV, radio or other media appearances, where she was paid to represent the Scottish Government or support Scottish Government messaging
2. The total money paid by the Scottish Government to comedian Darren McGarvey or his representatives, from 2020-2023. This should include payments made as a social media ‘influencer’ or for TV, radio or other media appearances, where he was paid to represent the Scottish Government or support Scottish Government messaging
3. The total money paid by the Scottish Government to comedian Jo Caulfield or her representatives, from 2020-2023. This should include payments made as a social media ‘influencer’ or for TV, radio or other media appearances, where she was paid to represent the Scottish Government or support Scottish Government messaging.

Response

1. The Scottish Government has not made any payments to Janey Godley or her representative CDM Limited between 2020 and 2023.
   
   The Scottish Government instructed the appointed creative services agency to commission the services of Ms Godley as part of a marketing campaign during 2021. The details of money paid is available from the following previous Freedom of Information response: https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202100236917/. Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.
    
2. The Scottish Government paid £820 to Friendly World Productions Limited in 2023 for Darren McGarvey to be a keynote speaker at a conference.
    
3. The Scottish Government has made no payments to Jo Caulfield or her representative Vivienne Clore Limited in the period 2020-2023.

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