Cabinet Secretary for Justice

Cabinet Secretary for Justice

Incumbent Michael Matheson MSP since 21 November 2014
Justice Directorate
Member of	Scottish Cabinet
Appointer	First Minister of Scotland
Precursor	Minister for Justice
Inaugural holder	Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Formation	1999
Deputy	Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs
Salary	£106,290
Website	www.gov.scot

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The Cabinet Secretary for Justice, commonly referred to as the Justice Secretary, is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary has overall responsibility for law and order in Scotland. The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs.

The current Cabinet Secretary for Justice is Michael Matheson, who was appointed in November 2014.

History

The position was created in 1999 as the Minister for Justice, with the advent of devolution and the institution of the Scottish Parliament, taking over some of the roles and functions of the former Scottish Office Minister of State for Home Affairs that existed prior to 1999.

As with the UK Secretary of State for Justice, but unlike some other justice ministers, the Cabinet Secretary does not have any oversight of prosecutions - in Scotland these are handled by the Lord Advocate.

Overview

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Justice include: The Justice system, Criminal Law procedure, Civil law, Police, Fire and Rescue services, Legal profession, Violence reduction, Anti-sectarianism, Courts, Sentencing, Security, Human rights, Access to justice, Community safety, Anti-social behaviour, Prisons and prisoners, Female offenders, Criminal justice social work, Victims and witnesses, Reducing reoffending, Youth justice, Liquor licensing.

Public bodies

The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice:

Salary

The Cabinet Secretary for Justice is paid a total salary of £106,290, which is made up of £60,685 for being a MSP, and an additional allowance of £45,605 for the responsibility of being a Cabinet Secretary.^[1]

List of office holders

	Entered office	Left office	Party

Jim Wallace	16 May 1999	20 May 2003	Liberal Democrats	Donald Dewar Henry McLeish Jack McConnell
Cathy Jamieson	20 May 2003	16 May 2007	Labour Party	Jack McConnell

Kenny MacAskill	16 May 2007	20 November 2014	Scottish National Party	Alex Salmond
Michael Matheson	21 November 2014	Incumbent	Scottish National Party	Nicola Sturgeon

References

↑ "MSP and Office Holders Salaries" (PDF). www.parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

Scottish Cabinet

Nicola Sturgeon (First Minister)
John Swinney (Deputy First Minister and Education and Skills)
Derek Mackay (Finance and the Constitution)
Keith Brown (Economy, Jobs and Fair Work)
Roseanna Cunningham (Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform)
Shona Robison (Health and Sport)
Angela Constance (Communities, Social Security and Equalities)
Michael Matheson (Justice)
Fergus Ewing (Rural Economy and Connectivity)
Fiona Hyslop (Culture, Tourism and External Affairs)

Criminial justice system of Scotland
Administration	Scottish Government Justice Directorate Cabinet Secretary for Justice Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs
Investigation	Police Scotland Scottish Police Authority Police Investigations and Review Commissioner HM Inspectorate of Constabulary Specialist reporting agency National Crime Agency
Prosecution	Crown Office Lord Advocate Solicitor General for Scotland Advocate Depute Procurator Fiscal Precognition Criminal law
Criminal courts	Courts of Scotland Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Scottish Sentencing Council High Court of Justiciary Lord Justice General Lord Justice Clerk Lords Commissioners of Justiciary Act of Adjournal Lord Advocate's Reference Sheriff Court Sheriff Appeal Court Justice of the Peace Courts
Punishment	Scottish Prison Service HM Inspectorate of Prisons Order for Lifelong Restriction Parole Board for Scotland Risk Management Authority Fiscal fine Admonition

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