Scotland Office: Ministers' Private Offices
(asked on 18th March 2026) - View Source
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the average staffing complement is for a ministerial private office within their Department; what grades those staff are appointed at; what the typical remuneration and contracted working hours are for those posts; and what the staff turnover rate is.
Private Office in the Scotland Office has an average staffing complement of 12 staff and serves 2 Ministers, appointed from EO to Grade 6. Typical contracted hours for these posts are 37 hours a week, with additional private office allowance paid to qualifying staff for regular out of hours work.
AA | 0 |
AO | 0 |
EO | 3 |
HEO | 4 |
SEO | 3 |
G7 | 1 |
G6 | 1 |
| London | National | ||
| 2025/2026 pay range minima | 2025/2026 pay range maxima | 2025/2026 pay range minima | 2025/2026 pay range maxima |
AA | £26,618 | £25,012 | ||
AO | £30,109 | £25,582 | ||
EO | £33,551 | £35,564 | £29,303 | £31,061 |
HEO | £40,014 | £42,859 | £35,335 | £37,847 |
SEO | £49,325 | £53,081 | £42,914 | £46,182 |
G7 | £63,343 | £70,725 | £58,511 | £65,329 |
G6 | £75,674 | £85,257 | £71,381 | £80,419 |
In the last 12 months, there has been a turnover rate of 50% in Private Office.