Public bodies of the Scottish Government
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Public bodies of the Scottish Government are organisations that are funded by the Scottish Government. It is a tightly meshed network of executive and advisory non-departmental public bodies ("quangoes"); tribunals; and nationalised industries.
These public bodies are distinct from executive agencies of the Scottish Government, as they are not considered to be part of the Government and staff of public bodies are not civil servants.
Governance
The Scottish Government is responsible for appointing a board of directors to run public bodies. The Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland is responsible for regulating the process.
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).
List of public bodies
Executive NDPBs
- Accounts Commission for Scotland
- Architecture and Design Scotland (replaced the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland in 2005)
- Bòrd Gàidhlig na h-Alba
- Cairngorms National Park Authority
- Children's Hearings Scotland
- Creative Scotland
- Crofters Commission
- Deer Commission for Scotland (abolished 2010, functions transferred to Scottish Natural Heritage)
- Highlands & Islands Enterprise
- Historic 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
- Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland
- Quality Meat 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 (abolished, now Creative Scotland)
- Scottish Children's Reporter Administration
- Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care
- Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
- Scottish Enterprise
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Scottish Funding Council
- Scottish Legal Aid Board
- Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
- Scottish Natural Heritage
- Scottish Police Services Authority
- Scottish Qualifications Authority
- Scottish Screen (now Creative Scotland)
- Scottish Social Services Council
- Skills Development Scotland
- sportscotland
- Visitscotland
- Water Industry Commission for Scotland
Advisory NDPBs
- Advisory Committee on Sites of Special Scientific Interest (abolished)
- Building Standards Advisory Committee (abolished)
- Fisheries (Electricity) Committee
- General Teaching Council for Scotland
- Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland (abolished)
- Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
- Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
- Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland
- Public Transport Users Committee for Scotland
- Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards
- Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board
- Scottish Law Commission
- Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee
Tribunals
- Additional Support Needs Tribunal for Scotland
- Bus Users Complaint Tribunal
- Children's Panel
- Lands Tribunal for Scotland
- Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland
- Parole Board for Scotland
- Private Rented Housing Panel for Scotland
- Scottish Charity Appeals Panel
Public corporations
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Highlands and Islands Airports
- Scottish Canals
- Scottish Futures Trust
- Scottish Water
Other significant national bodies
- Audit Scotland
- Court of the Lord Lyon
- Drinking Water Quality Regulator
- HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland
- HM Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland
- HM Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland
- James Hutton Institute
- Justices of the Peace Advisory Committee (x6)
- Moredun Research Institute
- Office of the Queen's Printer for Scotland
- Scottish Agricultural College
- Scottish Fire & Rescue Service
- Scottish Police Authority
- Visiting Committees for Scottish Penal Establishments
External links
- Scottish Government public bodies site
- Online database of all UK quangos 1998-2006 from the Economic Research Council
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