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Special advisers' gifts, hospitality, media meetings and expenses: April-June 2026

Published: 28 September 2026
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector

Information about gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, special advisers' meetings with newspaper and media proprietors, editors and senior executives, and expenses.

Part of

Special advisers: gifts and hospitality

Gifts

None.

Media meetings

None.

Hospitality

Name of Special Adviser	Name of organisation	Value (£15-£30 or > £30)	Date of hospitality	Description
Jeanette Campbell	Social Bite	£30>	30/04/2026	British Business Awards
Helen Scott	Scotch Whisky Association	£30>	21/05/2026	Scottish Press Awards

Expenses

Special Adviser	IExpenses	Accomodation	Travel
Jeanette Campbell	£10.20	-	-
Emily Mackintosh	£51.74	-	£261.57
Helen Scott	£9.94	-	-
Colin McAllister	£28	£322.80	£10,598.66
Stephen Noon	-	-	£82.98

These expenses are primarily incurred by Special Advisers in supporting the First Minister and Scottish Ministers at events in other parts of the United Kingdom, including intergovernmental negotiations and on foreign visits taking forward the Scottish Government’s programme.

Due to the way in which the different type of expenses are held i-expenses are recorded by payment date, accommodation by invoice date and travel costs by travel date.

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