Leaked internal emails published today raise questions after a chain circulated to 39 recipients was mistakenly sent to Sky News. It comes as Ms Sturgeon is set to appear at a Holyrood inquiry investigating Harassment Complaints against the former SNP leader.
The Scottish Government's grievance procedure called the Dignity at Work policy was requested which outlined how complaints by Government employees should be dealt with.
Copies for the complaints procedure for employees before and after 2007, when the SNP took office, were requested.
A further section was added in 2010 concerning Scottish Government ministers after concerns were raised by the FDA, the civil servants Union about bullying surrounding Mr Salmond.
The Complaints Against Ministers section, under the renamed Fairness at Work policy, was unique to the Edinburgh administration and included a procedure for employees to make complaints against Scottish ministers.
It reveals an escalation would be dealt with by the Deputy First Minister - who at the time was Nicola Sturgeon and the Permanent Secretary, Scotland's most senior civil servant.
The documents were requested in November 2017, but the request from Sky News was passed from the communications office to SPAD's and the First Minister for approval.
Communications officers were advised by Government's SPAD's to tell Sky News to submit a freedom of information request for the documents.
The Government's communication officials also produced a list of "follow up questions" with a list of signed off responses.
This included the Complaints Against Ministers section of the code added in 2010.
The policies requested by Sky News were supplied however after the broadcaster was sent the email chain by top officials.
It comes as Mr Salmond refused to appear in person before Holyrood's inquiry into the botched investigation of sexual harassment claims against him.
The SNP led Scottish Government paid out £500,000 to the former politician after they conceded a judicial review case brought by the former first minister in January 2019 that the process was due to “apparent bias”.
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