Question reference: S6W-11140
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 September 2022
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Current status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 4 October 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff currently working in the overseas offices network are also employed by the UK Government's overseas embassies.
Answer
There are no Scottish Government staff working within our international offices, who are also employed by the UK Government.
Scottish Government international offices are staffed by Civil Servants and Country Based Staff.
Civil Servants are appointed to represent Scotland in our international offices by a recruitment panel which includes the posts’ line manager. Appointees are recruited from existing Scottish Government roles or from wider UK Government departments.
Country Based Staff are recruited using the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office recruitment processes in each country and are paid for by the Scottish Government. There are currently 17 Country Based Staff employed within our Scottish Government international offices. It is common practice with the Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive to recruit country based staff for their overseas offices in the same way.