Question reference: S6W-00255
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 26 May 2021
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Current status: Answered by George Adam on 23 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the names of each Special Adviser, also broken down by their (a) responsibility and (b) pay band, and what the total cost of employing special advisers is expected to be (i) in 2021-22 and (ii) over the course of the parliamentary session.
Answer
Special Advisers are appointed in accordance with Part 1 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 by the First Minister as a Special Adviser for the purpose of providing assistance to the Scottish Ministers.
Their specific responsibilities are as follows:
Name | Role |
Colin McAllister
| Chief of Staff to the First Minister
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Liz Lloyd
| Strategic Policy & Political Adviser to the FM
|
Stuart Nicolson
| Head of Communications
|
Jeanette Campbell
| Special Adviser
|
Ewan Crawford | Senior Special Adviser:
|
Leanne Dobson
| Special Adviser
|
Jennie Gollan
| Special Adviser
|
Kate Higgins | Special Adviser:
|
Davie Hutchison | Special Adviser:
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Ross Ingebrigtsen
| Deputy Political Spokesperson for the First Minister
|
David Livey
| Special Adviser
|
John MacInnes
| Special Adviser:
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Emily Mackintosh
| Special Adviser:
|
Callum McCaig | Special Adviser:
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John McFarlane
| Special Adviser:
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The Special Adviser Pay Bands and Ranges and the number of Special Advisers within each Pay Band currently in place are:
Pay band | Pay Range (£) | Number of Special Advisers |
1 | £41,442 – £55,582 | 1 |
2 | £55,583 – £68,307 | 8 |
3 | £68,308 – £91,336 | 4 |
3 (premium) | £90,565 – £104,542 | 0 |
4 | £90,565 – £108,062 | 2 |
The cost for employing Special Advisers in 2019-20 can be found in the answer to question S5W-36009 on 24 March 2021. The total cost for 2021-22 and for the rest of the Parliamentary term is not yet known.
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