Residence of Scottish Government Special Advisors: FOI release
- Published
- 15 April 2024
- Directorate
- People Directorate
- Topic
- Education, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202400403406
- Date received
- 11 March 2024
- Date responded
- 26 March 2024
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
1. The number of current Scottish Government Special Advisors who have their permanent residence outside of Scotland.
2. The number of current Scottish Government Special Advisors who have undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from non-Scottish Universities, broken down into a table, and listing the universities in question.
Response
Response to question 1:
The home addresses of all employees are recorded on our HR System. According to information recorded on our HR system as at March 2024, there are no Special Advisers who have a home address outside of Scotland.
Response to question 2:
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have the information you have requested.
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Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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