What arrangements are in place for its agencies to seek approval for their staffing structures and the (a) number of promoted posts and (b)…

The continuing authority to determine the most appropriate staffing structures rests with the Accountable Officer within each Agency which is in line with the delegation of civil service terms and conditions of service by the Minister for the Civil Service under the Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992. For those Agencies which are staffed with employees on Scottish Government Main (SGM) terms and conditions of employment, the evaluation and grading of posts takes place via Scottish Government People Directorate guidance. Table 1 below details the current pay and grading structure within SGM. Table 2 details the Agencies within SGM showing the number of staff at each level. Promotion is available between all pay ranges within the SGM pay and grading structure from A3 onwards.

Table1
- SGM Pay and Grading structure with effect from 1 April 2020

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

Table 2
- staffing structure of SGM Agencies as at 31 July 2020

Agency
A3
A4
B1
B2
B3
BF
C1
C2
C3
Accountant in Bankruptcy
41
46
24
12
4
1
Disclosure Scotland
141
32
55
32
26
1
6
3
1
Education Scotland
31
7
11
21
48
42
146
18
Scottish Public Pensions Agency
19
135
80
31
13
1
10
4
1
Student Awards Agency for Scotland
113
15
46
21
25
8
3
2
Transport Scotland
34
26
41
98
139
7
79
38
10
Social Security Scotland
164
36
191
130
83
3
40
14
1

Those Agencies outwith SGM should be approached separately and will be able to provide the data specific and relevant to them.