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The site became available as a public alpha test from 12 September 2014. [3] The site officially replaced DirectScot.org on 12 May 2015 and the Scottish Business Portal (business.scotland.gov.uk) on 14 September 2015. [4] The new Victims’ Code for Scotland, which sets out the rights of victims of crime, is hosted on the site. [5] [6]
The Scottish Government (Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba, pronounced [ˈrˠiə.əl̪ˠt̪əs nə ˈhal̪ˠapə]) is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. [2] It was formed in 1999 as the Scottish Executive following the 1997 referendum on Scottish devolution. [3]
The Cabinet Secretary has Ministerial responsibility for the Scottish Government's Finance Directorates. The post has been held by Shona Robison since March 2023, as Cabinet Secretary for Finance until 8 May 2024 when Local Government was added to her brief. Robison was additionally Deputy First Minister of Scotland from
Communities Scotland (part reabsorbed into Scottish Government, the remainder reorganised into the Scottish Housing Regulator) Fisheries Research Services (now part of Marine Scotland, within core Scottish Government) Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland; Registers of Scotland (now a non-ministerial office of the Scottish Government )
Non-ministerial offices are staffed by civil servants, but do not form part of the Scottish Government. They are accountable to, and funded by the Scottish Parliament, and publish their own annual reports and accounts. Each office is headed by a board or statutory officeholder(s) appointed by the Scottish Government. [2] [3] Consumer Scotland
The politics of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Poilitigs na h-Alba) operate within the constitution of the United Kingdom, of which Scotland is a country.Scotland is a democracy, being represented in both the Scottish Parliament and the Parliament of the United Kingdom since the Scotland Act 1998.
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The External Affairs Directorate is a directorate of the Scottish Government, responsible for all aspects of Scotland's external affairs and international relationships with other countries and governments.