Scottish Government

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devolved government executive branch

The Scottish Government is the devolved administration for Scotland, responsible for governing domestic affairs such as health, education, justice, and local government within the United Kingdom.

Aliases (12)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	devolved government → executive branch →
accountableTo	Scottish Parliament →
country	Scotland →
createdBy	Scotland Act 1998 →
dateFormed	1999 →
dateRenamed	2007 →
employs	civil servants in the Scottish Government civil service →
hasWebsite	https://www.gov.scot/ →
headedBy	First Minister of Scotland →
headquarters	St Andrew's House, Edinburgh →
includes	Cabinet of the Scottish Government → Scottish Government directorates →
jurisdiction	Scotland →
legalBasis	Scotland Act 1998 → subsequent Scotland Acts →
locatedIn	Edinburgh →
notResponsibleFor	defence policy → foreign affairs → immigration policy → macro-economic policy → most social security policy →
partOf	devolution settlement in the United Kingdom →
precededBy	Scottish Executive →
renamedFrom	Scottish Executive →
reportsTo	Scottish Parliament →
responsibleFor	Gaelic language policy → agriculture and rural affairs in Scotland → culture and the arts in Scotland → economic development in Scotland → education policy in Scotland → environmental policy in Scotland → fire and rescue services in Scotland → health policy in Scotland → housing policy in Scotland → justice policy in Scotland → local government in Scotland → planning and land use in Scotland → policing in Scotland → public health in Scotland → social care policy in Scotland → some aspects of taxation in Scotland → transport policy in Scotland →
usesLanguage	English → Scots → Scottish Gaelic →
worksWith	UK Government → local authorities in Scotland →

Referenced by (96)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cabinet Secretaries (Scottish Government) → Cabinet Secretary for Education → Cabinet Secretary for Finance → Cabinet Secretary for Health → Cabinet Secretary for Justice → Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero or Environment → Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs → Cabinet Secretary for Transport or Infrastructure → Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs → Cabinet of the Scottish Government → First Minister of Scotland → Scottish Government directorates →	partOf
Edinburgh Castle ("Scottish Ministers") → Longmore House → Parliament House, Edinburgh ("Scottish Ministers") → Register House, Edinburgh → St Andrew's House, Edinburgh → Stirling Castle ("Scottish Ministers") → Urquhart Castle ("Scottish Ministers") →	ownedBy
Cabinet Secretary for Finance → Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs → Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs → Forth Islands SPA → Scottish Government directorates ("devolved Scottish administration") → Scottish trunk road network →	jurisdiction
Bòrd na Gàidhlig → Cabinet of the Scottish Government → Historic Environment Scotland → NatureScot → Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland → Transport Scotland →	parentOrganization
Caledonian MacBrayne → Glasgow Prestwick Airport → Queensferry Crossing → Queensferry Crossing (north end) → Scottish trunk road network →	owner
BnG → Bòrd na Gàidhlig → National Trust for Scotland → Strathclyde Partnership for Transport →	collaboratesWith
Bòrd na Gàidhlig → Court of the Lord Lyon ("Scottish Government (in administrative matters)") → Glasgow City Council ("Scottish Government (in devolved framework)") → Historic Environment Scotland →	subordinateTo
NHS Lothian → Scottish Government directorates → Scottish Islands →	governingBody
Department of Health (Northern Ireland) ("Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate") → Scotland Office →	coordinatesWith
Scotland Act 1998 ("Scottish Executive") → Scotland Act 1998 →	createdBody
Historic Environment Scotland ("Scottish Government grant-in-aid") → NHS Fife →	fundingSource
NHS organisations ("Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate") → Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh →	governedBy
Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero or Environment ("Scottish Government executive") → Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs ("Scottish Government executive") →	governmentBranch
NatureScot → St Andrew's House, Edinburgh →	operatedBy
National Galleries of Scotland → Scottish Opera →	sponsor
Cross of Saint Andrew → Saltire →	usedBy
National Scenic Area →	administeredBy
Scotland Act 1998 ("Scottish Ministers") →	allocatesPowerTo
Lord Lyon King of Arms →	associatedWith
First Minister of Scotland ("Scottish Government ministers") →	canDismiss
Scottish Parliament →	canHoldVotesOfNoConfidenceIn
Lord Advocate →	chiefLegalAdviserTo
Cabinet Secretary for Health →	createdBy
National Scenic Area ("Scottish Ministers") →	designatedBy
Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 ("Scottish Ministers to issue directions relating to Gaelic language plans") →	empowers
Scotland →	executiveBody
National Galleries of Scotland →	foundedBy
NHS Scotland →	fundedBy
Scotland Act 2012 ("Scottish Ministers") →	grantsPower
Common Agricultural Policy implementation (pre-Brexit) →	implementedBy
Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 ("Scottish Executive") →	introducedBy
Boundary Commission for Scotland →	isIndependentOf
Fife Council →	isSubjectTo
British–Irish Council →	member
Lord Advocate →	memberOf
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs ("devolved government of Scotland") →	officeScope
MSP →	oversees
Blackness Castle ("Scottish Ministers") →	ownership
Historic Environment Scotland →	parentOrganisation
Scottish rail network ("Scottish Government (most passenger services)") →	policyResponsibility
Scottish Government ("Scottish Executive") →	precededBy
University of Stirling →	recognizedBy
Scottish Government ("Scottish Executive") →	renamedFrom
Moderator of the General Assembly →	representsTo
Scottish Parliament →	scrutinizes
Edinburgh →	seatOfGovernment
UK government →	sharesPowerWith
Joint Nature Conservation Committee →	sponsoringGovernment
Secretary of State for Scotland →	worksWith