Special Advisors employed by Scottish Government: FOI release

Information requested

How many special advisers does the Scottish Government currently employ, broken down by (a) portfolio, (b) job tile, and (c) pay grade?

Response

Questions A & B

All of the information you have requested is available from Special advisers - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).

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Question C

The Pay Bands and Pay Ranges for those Special Advisers are as follows:

Pay Band	Pay Range (£)	Number of SpAds in Band
1	£57,690 - £60,378	1
2	£63,073 - £76,426	8
3	£78,756 - £88,473	5
4	£106,648 - £113,043	3

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