Cabinet of the Scottish Government

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cabinet collective decision-making body executive body

The Cabinet of the Scottish Government is the senior decision-making body of Scotland’s devolved administration, composed of the First Minister and key ministers responsible for major policy areas.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet → collective decision-making body → executive body →
accountableTo	Scottish Parliament →
alsoUsesLanguage	Scottish Gaelic →
appliesToJurisdiction	Scotland →
associatedWith	Scottish National Party governments (various terms) → coalition or minority administrations in Scotland →
branch	executive branch →
composition	Cabinet Secretaries → First Minister of Scotland → other senior ministers →
country	Scotland →
decisionMakingPrinciple	collective responsibility →
formedAsPartOf	devolution settlement for Scotland →
governmentType	devolved administration →
hasMemberRole	Cabinet Secretary for Education → Cabinet Secretary for Finance → Cabinet Secretary for Health → Cabinet Secretary for Justice → Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero or Environment (title may vary over time) → Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs → Cabinet Secretary for Transport or Infrastructure (title may vary over time) → Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs (title may vary over time) →
headOfGovernment	First Minister of Scotland →
jurisdiction	Scotland →
language	English →
leaderTitle	First Minister →
legalBasis	Scotland Act 1998 →
locatedIn	Edinburgh → Scotland →
meetsAt	St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh →
meetsFrequency	regularly, usually weekly when Parliament is sitting →
notResponsibleFor	reserved matters of the United Kingdom Government →
oversees	Scottish Government directorates → implementation of Scottish Government policies →
parentOrganization	Scottish Government →
partOf	Scottish Government →
responsibleFor	major policy areas in Scotland →
role	collective decision-making on major policy areas → formulation of government policy in Scotland → senior decision-making body of the Scottish Government → strategic direction of the Scottish Government →
scopeOfAuthority	devolved matters under the Scotland Act 1998 and subsequent amendments →
seat	Edinburgh →
subordinateTo	Scottish Parliament (through democratic accountability) →
website	https://www.gov.scot/about/who-runs-government/cabinet-and-ministers/ →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cabinet Secretaries (Scottish Government) ("Scottish Cabinet") → Cabinet Secretary for Education → Cabinet Secretary for Finance ("Scottish Cabinet") → Cabinet Secretary for Health ("Scottish Cabinet") → Cabinet Secretary for Justice ("Scottish Cabinet") → Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero or Environment ("Scottish Cabinet") → Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs ("Scottish Cabinet") → Cabinet Secretary for Transport or Infrastructure ("Cabinet of Scotland") → Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs ("Scottish Cabinet") → First Minister of Scotland ("Scottish Cabinet") →	memberOf
Cabinet Secretary for Education ("Scottish Ministers") → Cabinet Secretary for Transport or Infrastructure ("Scottish Ministers") →	jurisdiction
Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero or Environment ("Scottish Cabinet") → Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs ("Scottish Cabinet") →	positionHeldIn
First Minister of Scotland ("Scottish Government ministers") →	canAppoint
First Minister of Scotland ("Scottish Cabinet") →	chairs
Cabinet Secretaries (Scottish Government) ("Scottish Cabinet") →	collectiveBody
Scottish Government →	includes
Scottish Government directorates ("Scottish Ministers") →	reportsTo