Question reference: S6W-24306
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 4 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 31 January 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) civil servants and (b) other staff, including those appointed by ministers, have worked in its Scottish Affairs Office in the USA in each year since its establishment, also broken down by (i) job title and (ii) pay grade.
Answer
The Scottish Government Office in the USA has operated with either 4 or 5 members of staff since its establishment in 2001. Provided below are details of salary scale and job titles from 2018-19:
FY | Scottish Government Civil Servants - Salary scale | Job Title | Country Based Staff | Job Title |
2018-19 | 2 x A-C Band | Head of Scottish Government Office
Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office | 2 | Office-Project Manager
Communications & Engagements Officer |
2019-20 | 2 x A-C Band | Head of Scottish Government Office
Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office | 2 | Project and Events Manager
Communications & Engagements Officer |
2020-21 | 2 x A-C Band | Head of Scottish Government Office
Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office | 3 | Project and Events Manager
Congressional Engagements Officer (intern)
Communications Manager |
2021-22 | 2 x A-C Band | Head of Scottish Government Office
Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office | 3 | Project and Events Manager
Communications Manager
Relationships Manager (1 year) |
2022-23 | 2 x A-C Band | Head of Scottish Government Office
Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office | 2 | Project and Events Manager
Communication Manager |
2023-24 | 2 x A-C Band | Head of Scottish Government Office
Deputy Head of Scottish Government Office | 2 | Project and Events Manager
Communications Manager |
Between the financial years 2007-08 and 2013-14, the Head of Scottish Government Office in the USA was graded as SCS1. From 2014-15 this role was regraded within A-C Band.
Please note we are unable to provide a small amount of the information you have requested relating to the specific pay grades of each member of staff. This information is personal data of a third party, and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018.