civil service
The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...
Directorates in the Scottish Government. The individual Directorates within the overarching Communities Directorates report to the Director-General, Paul Johnston.
History
The Governance and Communities Directorates were created by a December 2010 re-organisation, with Paul Gray appointed as the Director-General. In June 2014, Sarah Davidson was appointed as Director-General, with the group of Directorates now simply referred to as "Communities".
Ministers
There is no direct relationship between
Ministers
Minister may refer to:
* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
** Minister without portfolio, a member of governme ...
and the Directorates. However, in general, the activities of the Directorates include those under the purview of the
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, commonly referred to as the Social Justice Secretary, is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary has overall responsibility for local governmen ...
,
Shona Robison
Shona McRory Robison (born 26 May 1966) is a Scottish politician serving as the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish ...
MSP. She is assisted in this work by the
Minister for Equalities and Older People
The Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees ( gd, Ministear airson Co-ionannachdan, Imrich agus Fògarraich) is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.< ...
and the
Minister for Social Security and Local Government
The Minister for Social Security and Local Government is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet."Reporting on 100 Days: Moving Scotland forward" Scottish Government. Retrieved 15 August 2009. "A new structure for Scotland's Government has been put in place, transforming the Departmental structure, moving from 9 Heads of Department, to a Strategic Board with the Permanent Secretary and five Directors General (DG), with each DG having responsibility for driving one of the Government's strategic objectives. Directors-General focus on the performance of the whole organisation against the Cabinet's agenda. The new structure means that the old Scottish Executive Departments no longer exist. Instead, each DG supports and manages a number of Directors, with these Directorates leading, presenting and developing policy for Ministers." As an overarching unit, the Communities Directorates incorporate a number of individual Directorates entitled:
* Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights - Director:
* Housing and Social Justice - Director: Shirley Laing
* Local Government and Communities - Director: Stephen Gallagher
* Social Security - Director: Stephen Kerr
The individual Directorates are headed by Directors who are assisted by Deputy Directors.