Referendums Scotland Bill Team staffing: FOI release

Information requested

"The most recent number of civil servants that are/were in the Scottish Government’s Referendums Scotland Bill Team. What are/were their pay grades? The general Scottish Government pay grades of the time that these civil servants were employed."

Response

Information on the formation of the Scottish Government’s Referendums Bill Team is available online at: Referendums Scotland Bill Team - date of formation: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).

I can confirm that the last occasion on which a team member was recorded in the Referendums Scotland Bill Team was on 31 May 2023. This was one full time staff member at C2 grade, who had been a member of the team since its creation. Following the Supreme Court decision in 2022, the staff member has responsibility for winding up the work of the Bill team, alongside other duties (finance coordination) unrelated to referendums policy.

In relation to Scottish Government Main pay scales, please find the following information. I have included links to pay scale data which is already available online below:

Pay ranges from 1 April 2019 were:

	A3	A4	B1	B2	B3	BF	C1	C2	C3
Max-3			25,367	29,759	37,418	29,514	47,504	62,191	71,881
Max-2	19,314	22,557	26,359	31,201	38,507	32,297	50,949	64,354	72,702
Max-1	20,398	23,357	27,351	32,644	40,965	34,159	54,487	67,148	73,522
Max	21,482	24,159	28,341	34,087	45,241	36,483	59,229	71,781	74,343

The 2020 pay ranges were:

	A3	A4	B1	B2	B3	BF	C1	C2	C3
Max-3			26,155	30,652	38,541	30,400	48,930	64,057	74,038
Max-2	20,064	23,344	27,150	32,138	39,663	33,266	52,478	66,285	74,884
Max-1	21,148	24,107	28,172	33,624	42,194	35,184	56,122	69,163	75,728
Max	22,232	24,909	29,192	35,110	46,599	37,578	61,006	73,935	76,574

The remainder of the requested information is available online at the following locations. Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to provide information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the websites listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

Scottish Government pay from 1 April 2021: Pay grades within Scottish Government: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Scottish Government pay from 1 April 2022: Scottish Government pay scale: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Scottish Government pay data from 1 April 2023 is available at the Work for Scotland website.

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