Scotland Office staff ‘running for exit’ amid £400k severance bill

Douglas Alexander leaving number 10 Downing Street, London. (Image: Yui Mok)

SCOTLAND Office staff are “running for the exit” under Douglas Alexander, the SNP have said, after it emerged that the department paid out nearly £400,000 in severance payments.

The Scotland Office’s Annual Report and Accounts revealed that as well as exit payments for six members of staff, worker satisfaction had also decreased by 11% compared to the year before.