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FOI/202500490621 · FOI · unclear

Scottish Government staff statistics: FOI release

Published
2026-01-27
Received
2025-10-23
Responded
2025-11-17
Directorate
People, Appointments and Governance
Topic
Programme for Government, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

You asked how many people are on the Scottish Government payroll full and part time.

Response

The number of full time and part time Scottish Government staff is published within the Annual civil service statistics available here Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK

The information can be found on table 37 and shows that as at 31 March 2025 there were 7,780 full time and 1,515 part time civil servants within the Core Scottish Government.

About FOI

The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at https://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.

Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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