How many core civil servants on the priority movers list were (a) successfully redeployed, (b) granted voluntary severance, (c) made compul…

When organisational change or restructuring leaves a core Scottish Government civil servant without a substantive post, they are given priority mover status and added to the priority movers list. Priority movers continue to carry out meaningful work in their current business area while they are matched to a suitable permanent post at the same grade.(a) The Scottish Government does not hold a record of the number of core civil servants on the priority movers list who were successfully redeployed in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26. As individuals are removed from the list once they secure a post, the list does not provide a record of successful redeployments.(b) None. No core Scottish Government civil servant on the priority movers list was granted voluntary severance in any financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26.(c) None. No core Scottish Government civil servant on the priority movers list was made compulsorily redundant in any financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26.(d) Snapshots of the list are taken on a monthly basis and record the number of priority movers by Director General and grade, rather than named individuals. In the months recorded, the average number of core civil servants on the list was 13 in 2023-24, 15 in 2024-25 and 31 in 2025-26. As at 1 November 2026, there were 29.