What assessment it has made of the financial implications of retaining its no compulsory redundancy policy while implementing its planned r…

The Scottish Government remains committed to its longstanding No Compulsory Redundancy (NCR) policy, and there has been no change to that commitment.The Scottish Government has not undertaken a single, central assessment of the financial implications of retaining the NCR policy as workforce management decisions, including any costs associated with redeployment or voluntary severance, are matters for individual public bodies. However, there is a clear expectation that employees available for redeployment remain engaged in meaningful work appropriate to their pay scale, while awaiting a suitable post.Public bodies are expected to manage workforce changes through measures such as natural attrition, vacancy management, redeployment reskilling and voluntary severance. These measures support workforce reform while remaining consistent with the Scottish Government's No Compulsory Redundancy policy.