Peter McGee

Information Governance and digital publishing professional with experience leading redaction standards, managing high-volume publication workflows and ensuring UK GDPR and FOI compliance within the Scottish public sector. Recognised for improving accuracy, reducing risk, and embedding robust information-handling practices. I pride myself on my attention-to-detail and strong work ethic in everything I do.

I possess a full, clean UK driving licence and I am willing to relocate for the right opportunity.

Content Assistant

Scottish Government | Edinburgh | July 2025 – Present

Supporting the delivery of Scottish Government policy communications through structured publication and governance processes.

• Manage end-to-end publication of 40+ policy and corporate outputs per week, ensuring compliance with accessibility, governance and disclosure standards. 
• Interpreting and applying publishing, accessibility and information governance guidance to policy documents prior to public release.
• Identifying potential compliance and disclosure risks in submitted publications, escalating issues where appropriate.
• Providing advice and practical guidance to policy teams on publication standards and document handling requirements.
• Identifying recurring quality issues in publication workflows and introduced structured QA feedback mechanisms, reducing post-publication amendments and improving first-time accuracy.

Client Advisor

Social Security Scotland | Glasgow | September 2021 – July 2025

• Delivered information rights compliance within a high-volume statutory benefits environment, processing subject access requests and managing sensitive personal data under UK GDPR and DPA 2018.
• Processed disability benefit applications in line with legislative and regulatory requirements, applying structured decision-making principles.
• Identified inconsistent redaction practices across the team and led an end-to-end review of redaction processes, developing standardised guidance that aligned with UK GDPR, DPA 2018 and FOISA requirements. Designed and delivered training to four colleagues, resulting in a measurable reduction in handling errors and strengthening the team's overall compliance position.
• Processed subject access requests under the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, reviewing, redacting and disclosing personal data held in case files while applying appropriate exemptions and maintaining accurate records of decisions.
• Managed document management expectations using our internal document depository. This allowed me to ensure that corporate records were being managed in accordance with legal requirements. Additionally, it allowed me to liaise with Information Asset Owners (IAOs) and other stakeholders in relation to current expectations and exemptions.
• Contributed to service improvements by refining document handling and quality control processes.

Premier Banker

Barclays | Glasgow | July 2018 – July 2020

Operated within a highly regulated financial services environment, managing complex client accounts and sensitive financial data in line with FCA compliance requirements. Investigated fraud and security cases, applying structured risk assessment and escalating appropriately.

Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip), Information & Library Studies

University of Strathclyde | 2018

Covered information law (FOISA predominantly, although FOIA was covered), records management, archive and retention principles, and information governance frameworks

BA (Hons), Theology & Religious Studies

University of Glasgow | 2016