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Information regarding the Chief Executive of Social Security Scotland: FOI release

Published
2026-01-06
Received
2025-09-03
Responded
2025-10-06
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector
Exemptions
17(1)

Information requested

Request for information 1:

In 2024-25, how many days did the Chief Executive of this public body work?

Request for information 2:

In 2024-25, how many days of annual leave did this individual take?

Request for information 3:

In 2024-25, how many days did this individual work from home, and how many days did they go into the office?

Response

Request for information 1:

In the financial year 2024-25, after annual leave and Public and Privilege holidays, Social Security Scotland’s Chief Executive worked a total of 229.5 days.

Request for information 2:

In the financial year 2024-25, Social Security Scotland’s Chief Executive took a total of 20 days annual leave.

Request for information 3:

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Social Security Scotland does not have the information you have requested. Social Security Scotland does not gather information on individual visits to offices on a weekly basis.

However, in line with our hybrid working policy, Social Security Scotland’s Chief Executive spends at least two days per week in an office, either in Glasgow, Dundee, or in Edinburgh.

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that Social Security Scotland does not have the information you have requested.

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

Detected exemption language

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that Social Security Scotland does not have the information you have requested.

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