Cabinet Secretaries
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Cabinet Secretaries are the senior Scottish Government ministers who head major departments and collectively make high-level executive decisions within the Cabinet.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Secretaries (Scottish Government) | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective executive body member
ⓘ
senior government ministerial position ⓘ |
| accountableTo |
committees of the Scottish Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Parliament committees
|
| advisedBy | First Minister of Scotland ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
First Minister of Scotland
ⓘ
British monarch ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| canBeRemovedBy |
First Minister of Scotland
ⓘ
the King-in-Council ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom on First Minister's advice
|
| collectiveBody |
Cabinet of the Scottish Government
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Cabinet
|
| collectiveResponsibility | Scottish Cabinet collective decision-making ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | part of the devolved executive of Scotland ⓘ |
| contrastWith | junior Scottish ministers ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| duty |
answer to the Scottish Parliament for their portfolios
ⓘ
develop and implement government policy in assigned areas ⓘ head major directorates or portfolios of the Scottish Government ⓘ make high-level executive decisions within the Cabinet ⓘ |
| equivalentTo | UK Government Secretaries of State (approximate functional analogue) ⓘ |
| governsFor | people of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approve major spending decisions within their portfolios
ⓘ
issue strategic direction to their directorates ⓘ propose primary and secondary legislation in their areas ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle |
Cabinet Secretary
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet Secretary for [portfolio]
|
| jurisdiction | devolved matters in Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Scotland Act 1998
ⓘ
surface form:
Scotland Act 1998 and subsequent legislation
|
| locatedIn | St Andrew's House, Edinburgh ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Scottish Cabinet meetings ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | regularly, typically weekly when Parliament is sitting ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cabinet of the Scottish Government
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Cabinet
|
| officeType | Cabinet-level minister ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish Government ⓘ |
| policyScope | health, education, justice, finance, constitution, and other major areas ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | devolved parliamentary system within the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
First Minister of Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
allocation of resources within their portfolios
ⓘ
strategic leadership of government policy areas ⓘ |
| responsibleTo | Scottish electorate through their MSP status ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | drawn from members of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Scottish Cabinet Secretary
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Government ministers (junior ministers)
civil servants in the Scottish Government ⓘ |
| termLength | at the pleasure of the First Minister and Monarch ⓘ |
| worksWith |
UK Government departments on reserved and intersecting matters
ⓘ
local authorities in Scotland ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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