FOI/202100244380 · FOI · unclear
Staff assigned to the Covid Public Inquiry Establishment Division: FOI release
Information requested
The number of members of staff assigned to the Covid Public Inquiry Establishment Division.
The job title and salary of each member of staff assigned to the Covid Public Inquiry Establishment Division.
The duration of the assignment to the Covid Public Inquiry Establishment Division, in months and years.
The date that the Covid Public Inquiry Establishment Division was set up.
Response
I have provided you with all of the information you have requested regarding the number of members of staff assigned to the Covid Inquiry Establishment Division, their job titles, salaries, and length of appointment. This information can be found at Annex A.
The Covid Inquiry Establishment Division was set up the week of 19 July 2021.
Annex A
Please find the following information in response to your request number of members of staff, job titles, salaries and length of appointment. Please note that the salary range charts and list of job titles, salaries and length of appointment for each member of staff below should be viewed in conjunction with one another.
With regard to the Permanent Staff, when the public inquiry is set up at the end of the year, permanent staff may be moved onto other projects, areas, or return to home teams.
The B3 Agency staff were brought in for 3 months in the Covid Inquiry Establishment Division, but may well be extended.
Table 1. Scottish Government Pay Ranges
A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 BF C1 C2 C3 Max-3 26,995 31,266 39,312 31,008 49,420 64,698 74,779 Max-2 20,864 24,184 27,693 32,781 40,457 33,932 53,003 66,948 75,633 Max-1 21,948 24,907 28,736 34,297 42,616 35,888 56,684 69,855 76,486 Max 23,032 25,709 29,776 35,813 47,065 38,330 61,617 74,675 77,340
Table 2. Scottish Government SCS Pay Ranges
Step DD1 DD1A Dir DG Target rate-4 £77,340 £77,340 £95,930 £122,605 Target rate-3 £78,814 £78,814 £97,822 £125,037 Target rate-2 £80,287 £80,287 £99,713 £127,468 Target rate-1 £81,760 £81,760 £101,604 £129,899 Target rate £83,233 £83,233 £103,495 £132,330 Target rate +1 (DD1A) £84,706
Table 3. Covid Inquiry Establishment Division Staff: Job Titles, Salary and Length of Appointment
Job Title Pay Grade Length of Assignment 1. Deputy Director SCS - Deputy Director 1 Permanent staff 2. Covid Inquiry Establishment Team Leader C2 Permanent staff 3. Covid Inquiry Establishment Team Leader C2 Permanent staff 4. Solicitor C2 Part-Time Secondment from SGLD 5. Policy Lead C1 Permanent staff 6. Programme Manager C2 6 Months 7. Policy Lead C1 Permanent staff 8. Policy Lead C1 Permanent staff 9. Senior Policy Officer B3 Permanent staff 10. Policy Manager B3 Permanent staff (until 27 October 2021) 11. Policy Manager B3 Permanent staff 12. Covid Support Officer B3 Permanent staff 13. Covid Support Officer B3 3 months 14. Covid Support Officer B3 3 months 15. Covid Support Officer B3 3 months
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