The Scottish Government was warned repeatedly over months about an 'escalating' crisis about the leadership of its heritage agency , emails leaked to The Herald show.

Secret correspondence obtained by our paper also reveal the chief executive of Historic Environment Scotland (HES) did not complete a probation review before she went on sick leave after mounting concerns over her 'conduct and behaviour'.

Confidential correspondence obtained by The Herald reveals the chair of HES Dr Hugh Hall wanted to give Katerina Brown an "improvement plan" to address issues raised about her "conduct and behaviour".

But Ms Brown, who started work as HES CEO in September 2024 on a salary of around £145,000 a year, then made a complaint about Dr Hall's conduct to the Scottish Government before goi

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