Directorates of the Scottish Government
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The work of the Scottish Government is carried out by Directorates, each headed by a Director. The Directorates are grouped into a number of over-arching Directorates, each headed by a Director-General. However, the individual Directorates are the building blocks of the system and a Director may be responsible to more than on Director-General. There is no direct correspondence between between the political responsibilities of the Ministers
in the Scottish Government and the Directorates, although in some cases there is considerable overlap. The Directorates are also responsible for a number of government agencies and non-departmental public bodies.
The current system of Directorates was created by a December 2010 re-organisation. Prior to 2007 the Directorates were preceded by similar structures called "Departments" that no longer exist (although the word is still sometimes used in this context).
The Office of the Permanent Secretary
is headed by the Permanent Secretary
Sir Peter Housden
who replaced Sir John Elvidge
, in 2010.
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
in the Scottish Government and the Directorates, although in some cases there is considerable overlap. The Directorates are also responsible for a number of government agencies and non-departmental public bodies.
The current system of Directorates was created by a December 2010 re-organisation. Prior to 2007 the Directorates were preceded by similar structures called "Departments" that no longer exist (although the word is still sometimes used in this context).
The Office of the Permanent Secretary
Office of the Permanent Secretary (Scotland)
The Office of the Permanent Secretary is a civil service department of the Scottish Government. It was, in the past, headed by the Permanent Secretary Sir John Elvidge, who replaced Sir Muir Russell in July 2003.The Office was made up of:...
is headed by the Permanent Secretary
Permanent Secretary
The Permanent secretary, in most departments officially titled the permanent under-secretary of state , is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis...
Sir Peter Housden
Peter Housden
Sir Peter James Housden KCB is Permanent Secretary of the Scottish Government since July 2010. He was previously Permanent Secretary of the Department for Communities and Local Government....
who replaced Sir John Elvidge
John Elvidge
Sir John William Elvidge KCB is the former Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government. He was appointed in July 2003, replacing Sir Muir Russell. He retired from the post in June 2010.-Early life:...
, in 2010.
Directorates
- Learning
- Employability, Skills and Lifelong Learning
- Justice
- Education Analytical Services
- Safer Communities.
Directorates
- Strategy & Performance
- International & Constitution
- Digital
- HR & Organisational Development
- Local Government & Third Sector
- Housing & Regeneration, Culture and Commonwealth Games
- Built Environment
- Planning & Evironmental Appeals
- Legal Services
- Office of the Scottish Parliamentary Counsel.
Directorates
- Chief Medical Officer, Public Health and Sport
- Chief Nursing Officer, Patients, Public and Health Professions
- Children and Families
- Health and Healthcare Improvement
- Health and Social Care Integration
- Health Finance and Information
- Health Workforce & Performance.
Directorates
- Business
- Energy & Climate Change
- Rural (including Agriculture & Rural Development, Animal Health & Welfare, Landscapes & Habitats, Rural Communities, Food Industry Unit, Special Project Leader for Agriculture & Climate Change and Veterinary).
- Marine Scotland (including Aquaculture,Freshwater Fisheries & Licensing Policy, Performance, Science, Planning & Policy, Compliance and Sea Fisheries Policy).
- Rural and Environment Research and Analysis (including Rural & Environment Analytical Services and Research & Science).
- Rural Payments & Inspections (including IT & Business Support, Common Agricultural Policy Payments, Agricultural Services, Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture and Regional Delivery).
- Environmental Quality (including Waste & Pollution Reduction, Drinking Water Quality and Water, Air, Soils & Flooding).
Directorates
- Environmental Quality
- Marine Scotland
- Rural
- Rural and Environment Research and Analysis
- Rural Payments & Inspection
Services and Groups
- Analytical Services
- Communications
- Chief Scientific Adviser
- Information Services & Information Systems
- Legal Services
- Office of the Scottish Parliamentary Counsel