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Communications staff (press officers): costs

Cost of frontline communications staff (press officers) since 2006. We publish this data annually.

all frontline communications staff included within these figures work flexibly across all portfolios depending on demand
all figures are rounded to the nearest pound
costs from 2006-2007 to 2008-2009 include employer's pension contributions and employer's National Insurance contributions, as well as professional supplements, shift allowances and overtime for directly employed frontline communications staff
costs from 2009-2010 onwards include employer's pension contributions and employer's National Insurance contributions, as well as professional supplements, shift allowances and overtime for all frontline communications staff; including temporary and secondee colleagues
during 2020-21 and 2021-22 staffing costs increased as additional communications officers were recruited to support the Scottish Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including informing and advising people how to keep safe.

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First published: 18 February 2021
Last updated: 24 October 2024 - show all updates
All updates: 24 October 2024
Updated to include 2023 to 2024 data.

22 March 2024
Updated to included 2022 to 2023 data.

7 October 2022
Updated to include 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 data.

18 February 2021
Published 2019-2020 data.

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