RG is just serving his obligatory 3 months notice. What is worrying is why he has chosen to go now. There are, as with Schofield, most likely more skeletons in the cupboard. The next few months are very troubling.
He isn’t. He’s working 3 months of a longer notice period, but he is going on gardening leave. The official story states it.
“Gourlay will remain in post until Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at which time he will be on gardening leave, having already served part of his notice periodâ€.
His full notice could be 6 months, could even be 12. It’s not unusual to work some notice and have some gardening leave. It enables you to wrap things up and hand things over, without getting too deep in to new projects.