Public bodies of the Scottish Government

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Public bodies of the Scottish Government are organisations that are funded by the Scottish Government. It is a tightly meshed network of executive and advisory non-departmental public bodies ("quangoes"); tribunals; and nationalised industries.

These public bodies are distinct from executive agencies of the Scottish Government, as they are not considered to be part of the Government and staff of public bodies are not civil servants.

Governance

The Scottish Government is responsible for appointing a board of directors to run public bodies. The Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland is responsible for regulating the process.

Public bodies are assigned "sponsoring departments" who provide funding in the form of grant-in-aid to assist with running costs and capital investment. Most public bodies also have other sources of income (for example the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh receives income from charging the public to visit the greenhouses in its gardens).

List of public bodies

Non-ministerial government departments

Executive NDPBs

Advisory NDPBs

Tribunals

Public corporations

Executive agencies

Other significant national bodies

Former public bodies

Advisory Committee on Sites of Special Scientific Interest (abolished)
Building Standards Advisory Committee (abolished)
Deer Commission for Scotland (abolished 2010; functions transferred to Scottish Natural Heritage)
Fisheries (Electricity) Committee
Historic Scotland (abolished 2015; replaced by Historic Environment Scotland)
Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland (abolished)
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (abolished 2015; replaced by Historic Environment Scotland)
Scottish Arts Council (abolished, now Creative Scotland)
Scottish Police Services Authority
Scottish Screen (now Creative Scotland)

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v t e Non-ministerial departments of the Scottish Government
Consumer Scotland Environmental Standards Scotland Food Standards Scotland National Records of Scotland Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Registers of Scotland Revenue Scotland Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Scottish Fiscal Commission Scottish Housing Regulator

Executive non-departmental public bodies of the Scottish Government

v t e Advisory non-departmental public bodies of the Scottish Government
Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards Scottish Commission on Social Security Scottish Law Commission

v t e Tribunals of Scotland
Devolved tribunals	Upper Tribunal for Scotland First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Children's panels Council Tax Reduction Review Panel Lands Tribunal for Scotland Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland NHS Tribunal Parole Board for Scotland Pensions Appeals Tribunal Police Appeals Tribunal Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal Valuation Appeal Committee
Reserved tribunals	First-tier Tribunal Upper Tribunal Employment tribunals Employment Appeal Tribunal
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