Exclusive:Scottish Government to publish one final independence paper - here's what it will cover

The decision comes after Finance Secretary Shona Robison told journalists the Government’s Building a New Scotland series was “in the final stages” and “almost at the end of the process”.

Started back in 2022 by former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, the Government has been publishing this series of papers to set out its vision for what Scotland would look like after independence.

So far 13 papers have been published in this series, covering government portfolios such as the economy, migration, the EU, the marine sector, social security, culture and education.

However, no papers have been published since John Swinney became First Minister. Mr Swinney also scrapped the position of independence minister when he took over government earlier this year.

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The Scottish Government has now said it will publish one final overview paper to round off the series.

Speaking to journalists earlier in the week, Ms Robison said the SNP Government would still “continue to talk about independence and the best constitutional arrangement being independence” as the party was elected on a mandate for independence.

The Scottish Government has not yet confirmed how much this final paper will cost to produce. However, earlier this year ministers were criticised after it was revealed the papers cost taxpayers almost £11 per person who reads them.

It is also not yet known when this paper will be published, but no funds for independence spending have been set aside for the 2025/26 Budget.