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FOI/202500490036 · FOI · partially withheld

Ministerial and Special Adviser private office structure: FOI release

Published
2026-01-19
Received
2025-10-21
Responded
2025-10-30
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

For each of the following:

Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs’ Private Office Minister for Victims and Community Safety’s Private Office Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans’ Private Office Special Advisers’ (SpAds) Private Office

Please provide:

A breakdown of all posts/roles within each office (e.g. Private Secretary, Assistant Private Secretary, Diary Manager, Correspondence Officer, etc.) The Scottish Government grade or pay band for each post. A brief description of responsibilities of each role (if held). The reporting structure or hierarchy – i.e. who reports to whom / line management structure.

If available, an organisational chart would be ideal. Im not expecting any names of non senior civil servants, just the position they hold

Please provide this information in electronic format. If any part is exempt, please cite the relevant exemption(s).

Response

Please find the information requested contained in the attached annex.

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Detected exemption language

If any part is exempt, please cite the relevant exemption(s).

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