Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department

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The Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) is a Civil service department of the Scottish Executive. SEERAD is responsible for the following areas in Scotland: agriculture, rural development, food, the environment and fisheries. SEERAD is directly responsible for various agencies of the Scottish Executive and other public bodies relating to these areas of responsibility. Since early 2005 the Department has been headed by Richard Wakeford. The Minister for Environment and Rural Development is Ross Finnie and he is assisted by the Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development, Sarah Boyack .

A Concordat sets out agreed frameworks for co-operation between it and the United Kingdom government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs[1]

[edit] Structure

The department has three executive agencies:

The department sponsors several Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) including:

The department also works with Scottish Water.

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Concordat between MAFF and the Scottish Executive
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Departments of the Scottish Executive

Ministerial: Office of the Permanent Secretary • Development Department • Education Department • Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department • Environment and Rural Affairs Department • Finance and Central Services Department • Health Department • Justice Department • Legal and Parliamentary Services
Non-ministerial General Register Office for Scotland • Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

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