A key review into how the Scottish Government handles internal documents and information is set to published in June, months after the Alex Salmond inquiry said existing processes are “seriously flawed”.

Issues with the Scottish Government’s document handling came to the fore during the judicial review brought by Mr Salmond in 2018 following the botched handling of harassment complaints against him by the Scottish Government

During the court case, the Scottish Government failed to disclose all relevant documents to the Court of Session around the prior contact of the investigating officer, Judith MacKinnon, with the two complainants ahead of the formal investigation stage.

Alex Salmond inquiry: 'Seriously flawed' Scottish Government document handling processes review to be published in June