FOI/202500468231 · FOI · unclear
Constitution Directorate staffing structure: FOI release
Information requested
The current staffing structure of the Constitution Directorate, including the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff, job titles or roles, and their pay bands.
Please also provide this information for the former Constitutional Futures Division as it stood on 1 January 2025.
Response
Part one At 30 May 2025, the full-time equivalent (FTE) staff currently employed within the Constitution Directorate, using the May monthly payroll report, was 38.7. This consisted of 42 staff members in total.
Staff in the Scottish Government’s Constitution Directorate comprised of three Senior Civil Servants and 39 other officials. The grades of the 39 other officials are – 2 x C3, 8 x C2, 11 x C1, 10 x B3, 5 x B2, 2 x B1 and 1 x A4
A list of job titles held on our corporate system for the individuals within the Constitution Directorate are listed below:
Director Deputy Director UK Relations Head Frameworks Head Constitutional Policy Head UK Relations Team Lead Internal Market Act Team Lead UK Governance Policy Coordinator Project Lead Business Manager Policy Officer Coordination and Management Unit Head Head of Briefing Constitution and Engagement Partnership Lead Executive Assistant Briefing Officer Elections Digital Consultant Elections Team Head Constitutional Reform Team Co-Lead Constitutional Reform Policy Manager Elections Legislation Lead Policy Team Lead
Part two At 1st January 2025, the full-time equivalent (FTE) staff currently employed within the Constitutional Futures Division, using the December monthly payroll report, was 15. This consisted of 16 staff members in total.
Staff in the Scottish Government’s Constitution Directorate comprised of one Senior Civil Servants and 15 other officials. The grades of the 15 other officials are – 2 x C3, 5 x C2, 4 x C1, 1 x B3, 2 x B2, and 2 x B1.
*Figure includes 3 civil servant in CFD’s headcount who was at that time working elsewhere within SG. Staff across the SG are at times deployed to different business areas to manage overall business priorities.
A list of job titles held on our corporate system for the individuals within the Constitution Directorate are listed below:
Deputy Director Head of Programme Office and Briefing Unit Head of Prospectus and Engagement Unit Constitutional Futures Prospectus Lead Constitutional Futures Senior Manager Deputy Programme Manager Programme and Divisional Support Officer Briefing Officer Programme Manager Stakeholder Engagement Manager
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