Publication - FOI/EIR release

SNP leadership event attendance: FOI release

Published: 7 November 2023
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector
FOI reference: 202300349068
Date received: 27 March 2023
Date responded: 25 April 2023

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

The number, names and job titles of Scottish Government officials who were in attendance at the SNP’s event at Murrayfield announcing their leader on 27 March 2023. This should not include Scottish Ministers (although if the Lord Advocate and/or the Solicitor General attended, please state). Please provide the number of officials, their names and their job titles.
Any Scottish Government expenses that were incurred as a result of these officials attending the event, for example travel expenses.

Response

Two Scottish Government officials were in attendance:

Colin McAllister, Chief of Staff
Christopher Mackie, Principal Private Secretary to the First Minister

No expenses were incurred.

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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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