Who is the current acting Keeper of the Records of Scotland and Registrar General?

In what I am sure will come as absolutely no surprise to anyone who has been following the National Records of Scotland (www.nrscotland.gov.uk) in recent months, there has still been no official announcement about the resignation of Paul Lowe as Keeper of the Records of Scotland and Registrar General. 

Indeed, the NRS website still states at https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/about-us that "We are headed by Paul Lowe, our Chief Executive, who fulfils the roles of two non-ministerial office holders – the Registrar General for Scotland and the Keeper of the Records of Scotland". However, Mr Lowe's own LinkedIn account publicly shows that his occupancy of those posts ended in January 2023, and that he has since taken up new employment in the civil service.    

Which begs the question - who is currently acting in a caretaker capacity in those roles until the posts advertised by the NRS are filled?

If you are interested in the posts (they are now a job lot!) you have until this Thursday, February 16th, to apply - details at http://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2023/01/national-records-of-scotland-seeks-new.html. And we'll know if you are lucky towards the end of March!

Chris

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