Scotland

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Scotland Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... The Politics of Scotland forms a distinctive part of the wider politics of the United Kingdom, with Scotland one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom. ...

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These public bodies are distinct from executive agencies of the Scottish Executive, as they are not considered to be part of the Executive and staff of public bodies are not civil servants. An Executive Agency is a British public institution that carries out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government, Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive. ... A civil servant or public servant is a civilian career public_sector employee working for a government department or agency. ...

Governance

The Scottish Executive is responsible for appointing a board of directors to run public bodies. The Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland is responsbile for regulating the process. The Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland (OCPAS) regulates and monitors the way in which ministerial appointments are made to the boards of public bodies in Scotland. ...

Public bodies are assigned "sponsoring departments" who provide funding in the form of grant-in-aid to assist with running costs and capital investment. Most public bodies also have other sources of income (for example the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh receives income from charging the public to visit the greenhouses in its gardens). Funds granted by Parliament for specific purposes and allocated to specific government departments or agencies. ... The Palm House in the Royal Botanic Gardens The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is both a scientific institution and a tourist attraction. ...

List of public bodies

Executive NDPBs

• Accounts Commission for Scotland
• Bòrd Gàidhlig na h-Alba
• Cairngorms National Park Authority
• Crofters Commission
• Deer Commission for Scotland
• Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland
• Highlands & Islands Enterprise
• Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland
• Learning & Teaching Scotland
• The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority
• National Galleries of Scotland
• National Library of Scotland
• National Museums of Scotland
• Parole Board for Scotland
• Risk Management Authority
• Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
• Scottish Agricultural Wages Board
• Scottish Arts Council
• Scottish Children's Reporter Administration
• Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care
• Scottish Court Service
• Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
• Scottish Enterprise
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Scottish Further Education Funding Council
• Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
• Scottish Homes
• Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust
• Scottish Legal Aid Board
• Scottish Natural Heritage
• Scottish Qualifications Authority
• Scottish Screen
• Scottish Social Services Council
• sportscotland
• Visitscotland
• Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland

Bòrd na Gàidhlig (borst na ga:lIk) is a quango appointed by the Scottish Executive with responsibility for Scottish Gaelic. ... The Deer Commission for Scotland is an executive non-departmental body of the Scottish Executive. ... The UK governments economic development agency for the northern and western half of Scotland: The Highlands and Islands of Scotland has around 19,000 businesses, more than 435,000 individuals with skills and potential of their own - and more than 8,000 voluntary and community groups. ... Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS or LT Scotland) is a non-departmental public body and is the main organisation for the development and support of the Scottish curriculum and is at the heart of all major developments in Scottish education, moving education forward with its partners. ... The National Galleries of Scotland are: The National Gallery of Scotland The Royal Scottish Academy Building The Scottish National Portrait Gallery The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art The Dean Gallery The Partner Galleries are: Duff House Paxton House See Also The Playfair Project ... The building on George IV bridge The National Library of Scotland is a legal deposit library in Scotland. ... The National Museums of Scotland are: The Royal Museum of Scotland - a general museum encompassing geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology and art. ... The Risk Management Authority is a Scottish public body, established by the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003. ... The Palm House in the Royal Botanic Gardens The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is both a scientific institution and a tourist attraction. ... The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) is an executive non-departmental public body financed by the Scottish Parliament through the Architecture Policy Unit of the Tourism, Culture and Sport Group of the Education Department of the Scottish Executive. ... Scottish Arts Council logo The Scottish Arts Council is a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Scottish Executive and is the leading national organization for the funding, development and promotion of the arts in Scotland. ... // The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care, known as The Care Commission has the responsibility for the regulation and inspection of all care services in Scotland which are registrable under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001. ... The Scottish Court Service is a Government department charged directly with the running of Scotlands Court system. ... The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) is a non-departmental public body in Scotland and was established by the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (as amended by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997). ... Scottish Enterprise is the main national economic development agency of Scotland. ... The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is a powerful non-departmental public body in Scotland sponsored by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department. ... The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, more commonly known as the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), is the body in Scotland that distributes funding from the Scottish Executive to the countrys colleges and universities. ... The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, more commonly known as the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), is the body in Scotland that distributes funding from the Scottish Executive to the countrys colleges and universities. ... Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is a Scottish public body . ... The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Executive responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment and certification of qualifications other than degrees in Scotland. ... Scottish Screen is the national body for film and television in Scotland, established in April 1997. ... The General Social Care Council (GSCC) is a public body which has responsibility for registering and regulating Social Workers and Social Care Workers in England. ... sportscotland is the national body for sport in Scotland. ... VisitScotland is Scotlands national tourism agency. ...

Advisory NDPBs

• Advisory Committee on Sites of Special Scientific Interest
• Architecture and Design Scotland (replaced the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland in 2005)
• Building Standards Advisory Committee
• Fisheries (Electricity) Committee
• General Teaching Council for Scotland
• Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland
• Justices of the Peace Advisory Committee
• Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
• Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
• Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards
• Scottish Advisory Committee on the Medical Workforce
• Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board
• Scottish Law Commission
• Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee
• Scottish Records Advisory Council

The Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland was a Scottish public body. ... The General Teaching Council for Scotland is a Scottish public body. ... The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is an independent body in Scotland responsible for reviewing electoral arrangements for local elections. ... The Scottish Law Commission is an independent body set up by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1965 to keep the law of Scotland under review and recommend necessary reforms to improve, simplify and update Scots law. ...

Tribunals

• Bus Users Complaint Tribunal
• Children's Panel
• Lands Tribunal for Scotland
• Rent Assessment Panel for Scotland

A Children’s Hearing is part of the legal and welfare systems in Scotland; it aims to combine justice and welfare for children and young people. ...

Nationalised industries

• Caledonian MacBrayne
• Highlands and Islands Airports
• Scottish Water

MV Juno (Iùno in Scottish Gaelic) arriving at Gourock on the Dunoon service The Caledonian MacBrayne headquarters building at Gourock pierhead and a visit from MV Caledonian Isles and MV Isle of Mull. ... Corporate Logo Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) is the company that owns and operates 10 airports in the Scottish Highlands, the Northern Isles and the Western Isles. ... Scottish Water is a state-owned company in Scotland that provides water and sewer facilities. ...

External links

• Scottish Executive public bodies site